Frater Levavi Oculos, a member of the Golden Dawn wrote that the “Will is the grand agent of all Occult Work; its rule is all potent over the nervous system. By Will the fleeting vision is fixed upon the treacherous waves of the Astral Light, but, as it is said, you cannot pursue the Path [...]
In contemporary Western Occultism, the Northern quarter represents the womb and tomb, the dark moon, night, winter, earth, and form and potentiality. Whereas the Southern quarter is associated with assertiveness and action, the Northern quarter is associated with the vehicles of action: the body and will. In it is the will and potential to exist. [...]
Autumn is my favorite time of year and the topic of aromatherapy and scent is one of my favorite topics. The sense of scent is our most powerful and the smell of things can conjure up memories of days long ago; some even say past lives. There are certain scents that immediately bring thoughts of [...]
The wand is the quintessential mythical tool associated with the magical worker or occultist. It also is an important ritual implement in Western magic and mysticism. Like the sword and dagger, the wand may represent the element of air or the element of fire. Whereas the blade is an aggressive magical weapon that penetrates and [...]
The ritual cup is a magical and mystical symbol and a tool important to both pagan and Christian spirituality and mysticism. The cup represents the element of water. As a ritual tool representing water, it rests on the western side of the altar. As a meditation on the water element, the cup is associated with [...]
Eliphas Lévi wrote that learning how to will is the first arcanum of magical initiation, and posed the question, “how can one learn to will?”. To understand this, it is important for the practising magician to understand the two psychic faculties that are essential for the practice of magic. Most occultists are familiar with Aleister [...]
The word will derives from the Indo-European Root wel- meaning to wish, will, showing its close association with desiring a particular outcome. It is not surprising that various occultists have considered the human will to be central to magic, the great art of bringing about desired changes. This article details various magical concepts and correspondences [...]
English