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Disciple’s Guide to Ritual Magick is a book written for the beginning magician who seeks the integral practice of a ritual magician. This book presents concepts and insights found in no other book on the subject. Frater Barrabbas believes that all magicians seek enlightenment and Gnosis, whether they know it or not. This means that the practice of magick must be expanded and broadened so that it is as much a full spiritual discipline and means to gaining Gnosis as any other spiritual system. This book is an attempt at making magick a comprehensive discipline that affects all aspects of life.” May 11, 2024 an exercise for him to deal with the demons of war and fear” Rod Serling’s first, unpublished story, an exercise for him to deal with the demons of war and fear”, will appear in The Strand . Not long after [Rod Serling] returned from the war in 1946, Serling attended Antioch College on the G.I. bill. There, in his early 20s, he penned ‘First Squad, First Platoon,’ a short story which is being published for the first time Thursday in The Strand. It was one of his earliest stories, starting a writing career that Serling once said helped him get the war ‘out of his gut.’ ‘It was like an exercise for him to deal with the demons of war and fear,’ said his daughter, Jodi Serling. ‘And he sort of turned it into fiction, although there was a lot of truth to it.'”— A WWII story by The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling is published for the first time May 11, 2024 Warburg Rennaissance – October 1, 2024, London, UK Warburg Institute will reopen after completing their Warburg Rennaissance building project , October 1, 2024, in London, UK. We are thrilled to announce the Warburg Institute’s reopening on 1 October, 2024, marking the completion of the ambitious £14.5 million Warburg Renaissance building project. The redesign, led by the renowned architectural firm Haworth Tompkins(Opens in new window), includes the addition of a new auditorium, a state-of-the-art centre for special collections, and our first-ever gallery. These enhancements are designed to attract a wider audience, enriching the Institute’s already prestigious programme. A highlight of our new gallery space is Edmund de Waal’s library of exile, an evocative installation – gifted by the artist in 2020 – that fosters dialogue on books, memory, and migration. Founded in Hamburg by the visionary scholar Aby Warburg, the Institute and its treasures were rescued from Nazi Germany and relocated to London in 1933. Since joining the University of London(Opens in new window) in 1944, we have been an integral part of the School of Advanced Study(Opens in new window), the UK’s national centre for advanced research in the humanities. With a focus on the ‘afterlife of antiquity,’ the Institute’s collections, courses, and programmes aim to transcend traditional academic boundaries, promoting a unique exploration of culture across barriers – of time, space and discipline. The reopening this autumn is not just a renewal of our physical space but a reaffirmation of our mission to serve as a hub for scholarly events and international exhibitions that explore the global history of culture and role of images in society. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Warburg Institute to explore our new spaces and engage with our expanded programmes.”—” Counting Down to the Warburg Renaissance LaunchMay 11, 2024 Of Masonry: An Ode GENIUS of MASONRY! defend, In mystic Numbers while We ſing: Enlarge Our Souls; the Craft defend; And hither all Thy Influence bring. With ſocial Thoughts Our Boſoms fill, And give Thy Turn to ev’ry Will! While grofs BATAVIA, wall’d with Mud, Thy purer Joys delight no more; And winding SEINE, a captive Flood, Laments Thee wand’ring from his Shore; Here ſpread Thy Wings, and glad theſe Iſles, Where ARTS reſide, and FREEDOM ſmiles. Behold the LODGE rife into View! The Work of INDUSTRY and ART. ‘Tis grand, and regular, and true: For ſo is each good MASON’S Heart. FRIENDSHIP cements it from the Ground, And SECRECY hall ſense it round. A STATELY DOME o’erlooks Our Eaft, Like Orient PROEBUS in the Morn: And TWO TALL PILLARS in the Weft At once ſupport Us, and adorn. Upholden thus, the Structure ſtands, Untouch’d by ſacrilegious Hands. For Concord form’s, Our Souls agree; Nor Fate this Union ſhall deſtroy; Our Toils and Sports alike are free; And all is Harmony and Joy. So SALEM’S Temple roſe by Rule, Without the Noiſe of noxious Tool. As when AMPHION tun’d his Song, Ev’n rugged Rocks the Muſick knew; Smooth’d into Form they glide along, And to a THEBES the Deſert grew. So at the Sound of HIRAM’S Voice, We riſe, We join, and We rejoice. Then may Our Vows to Virtue move! To VIRTUE, own’d in all her Parts: Come CANDOUR, INNOCENCE, and LOVE; Come, and poffeſs Our faithful Hearts! MERCY, who feeds the hungry Poor, And SILENCE, Guardian of the Door! And Thou ASTRAEA, (tho’ from Earth, When Men on Men began to prey, Thou fled’st, to claim celeſtial Birth;) Down from OLYMPUS wing Thy Way! And, mindful of Thy antient Seat, Be preſent fill where MASONS meet! Immortal SCIENCE, too, be near! (We own Thy Empire o’er the Mind) Dreſs’d in Thy radiant Robes appear, With all Thy beauteous Train behind: INVENTION, young and blooming, there; Here GEOMETRY, with Rule and Square. In EGYPT’S Fabrick Learning dwelt, And ROMAN Breaſts could Virtue hide: And VULCAN’S Rage the Building felt, And BRUTUS, last of ROMANS, dy’d: Since when, diſpers’s the Sifters rove, Or fill paternal Thrones above. But, loft to half the human Race, With Us the VIRTUES ſhall revive; And, driv’n no more from Place to Place, Here SCIENCE ſhall be kept alive: And MANLY TASTE, the Child of SENSE, Shall baniſh VICE and DULLNESS hence. United thus, and for theſe Ends, Let SCORN deride, and ENVY rail: From Age to Age the CRAFT defends; And what We build ſhall never fail: Nor ſhall the World Our Works ſurvey; But ev’ry BROTHER keeps the KEY. — John Bancks, 1738 This entry was posted in Hermetic Library arts and letters and tagged arts and letters , freemasonry , John Bancks , poetry on May 11, 2024 by John Griogair Bell . The Vodou Quantum Leap The Vodou Quantum Leap (Tribute Edition) by Reginald Crosley, foreword David Beth, illo Peter Dyde, cloth hardcover limited to 522 copies, with some still in stock, with a deluxe Auric Edition” sold out. Dedicated to our late friend, the visionary Haitian-American Dr. Reginald Crosley, this book needs little introduction. Since its first publication, The Vodou Quantum Leap has gained iconic status as one of the most intriguing and visionary works elaborating the most hidden and shadowy dimensions of the Vodou Universe. At the core of his work, we find Crosley’s radical claim that operational Vodou, especially in the workings of the Secret Societies, is nothing short...