It is wonderful to see this much sought-after volume finally available to the English-speaking world. While the rituals of the various Orders of that time make for a fun and sometimes exciting read (particularly the parts with cadavers strewn around the room!), without a good grasp of the background philosophy behind them and how these […]
Most people know that Éliphas Lévi (or Alphonse Louis Constant) was a clergyman who wrote a large number of very influential books on esoteric topics, and that he was a major influence on the occult revival of the 19th Century, particularly in England and France. However, far fewer people are aware that he was a […]
This blog reviews the new book by Michael Osborne, entitled Son of Perdition – The Magic & Hubris of Simon Magus, Simon Magus is one of those characters who looms large in the theurgical world. While we find tangential references to witchcraft and the use of magic in the Old Testament, Simon is the first […]
It is always refreshing to come across a theory which attempts to tie together number of varying threads. Sadly, like movie critics, the number of those who naysay such attempts without providing any meaningful alternatives are far more common than those who attempt to set new ideas before us. Such a novel theory is the […]
A new book which I am sure will be of interest to readers of this blog is Letters to Friends of the Spirit. Written by Rémi Boyer and his wife, Sylvie, it represents two series of 22 letters (no coincidence, of course) adding to 44 letters in all. These letters, each no more than 2 […]
I am absolutely delighted to announce that my new book is finally out! I had hoped to see it published late last year, but a number of issues conspired to delay it. I hope you like the format, which was wonderfully put together by Steve Adams, which provides an attractive appearance to the book. The […]
Sometimes, whether through luck or good fortune, we notice something which appears to link a number of otherwise unconnected events. A random series of occurrences led me to formulate – or rather, continue to develop – a theory I had begun a couple of years ago. That was the interconnectivity of the Inklings. To refresh […]
In this book on the Nehushtan, titled The Brazen Serpent – Chaos and Order, Michael Osborne takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery, provocatively telling us in his cover information that “the myth of the Raised Serpent in the Bible is an allegory for God’s concealment within the very fabric of time and space […]
The Most Holy Trinosophia is, alongside the Templar Ritual book recently published, the most ambitious project undertaken to date by Rose Circle Publications. The original idea for the book came from Michael Osborn, who noted that little had been covered – in English at least – since Manly P. Hall’s book on the subject back in […]
This extraordinary book is the third in the series by Rémi Boyer, expertly translated by Michael Sanborn, completing the Ways of Awakening series which previously looked at Freemasonry and Martinism, in which he takes a characteristic look at this third method of approaching The Journey known to all who aspire to the Source. Beneath the […]
