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But there are also other books by Frater Barrabbas to discover. increasing population and exciting love and the emperour Julian writes to Calixines that he is drinking the juice of mandrake to render him amorous. The third, "Talismanic Magic for Witches", is due in February 2023.
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The three books of the "Witches" series by Frater Barrabbas. autocracy within healthy and less healthy orders, the difference between ceremonial and ritual magic, initiation and self-initiation and the ‘otherness’ that creeps up one’s spine as the reason for practicing the occult arts.įrater Barrabbas will also have some good advice for anyone just starting out on the path not really knowing where to begin and how being an openhearted sceptic helps in navigating the flood of information available on- and offline. However, he will explain in great detail the concept of the Catholic mass as a powerful system of energising magic, the role of the priest and that of transubstantiation and also the connection to ancient concepts of sacrifice.įurther topics we will be discussing are the role and relevance of magical/occult groups in general and their egregores, how they influence the individual’s abilities and workings, democracy vs.
This episode of the show will highlight quite a few topics that are close to Frater Barrabbas’ heart such as his special relationship with Catholicism which might surprise some of our listeners. All along the way, magic and witchcraft were his chosen paths. Frater Barrabbas originally wanted to become an actor, however he wasn’t very good at memorising scripts, and assuming different personas, so went on to get a university degree in English. This was also the catalyst for getting into touch with the Golden Dawn and its practices and community of that time. Growing up in a Protestant family with a father who was a member of the military force there was quite a lot of discipline required and being different was not really seen as a positive trait so Frater Barrabbas created himself his own world where he could retreat to.ĭiscovering witchcraft in his teens by reading Gerald Gardner’s books (which he actually found boring) it was Paul Huson’s ‘Mastering Witchcraft’ and Lady Sheba’s ‘Book of Shadows’ that made a difference and prompted him to be initiated into the Alexandrian tradition by Christopher Synn in his early twenties. Defining himself as a ‘seeker’ he managed to get kicked out of Sunday school for asking too many questions instead of ‘simply having faith’. From a pretty early age on he realised he was sort of different and didn’t really fit in. Frater Barrabbas Tiresius got back to me and explained that the break was only due to work and travelling a lot and he would soon publish a new book, ‘Talismanic Magic for Witches’, coming out in February 2023, so we set up this interview for this episode of the podcast.įrater Barrabbas was born in 1955 and grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. He had stopped blogging some time ago, and when I noticed he had restarted publishing new entries I decided to reach out. Hidden Design Ltd.My guest this week is the author of several books on magic, Qabalah and witchcraft and his blog has been on my personal reading list for quite some time now. The History of British Magic After Crowley: Kenneth Grant, Amado Crowley, Chaos Magic, Satanism, Lovecraft, the Left Hand Path, Blasphemy and Magical Morality. Camden Town Murder: The Life and Death of Emily Dimmock.
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Seidways : shaking, swaying and serpent mysteries. Julian Kayl Mandrake (born Jin San Diego, CA) is a guitarist best known for his work with the bands Canvas, Mothers Anthem, and Blue October.Pan's daughter : the Magical world of Rosaleen Norton.Visual Magick : a practical guide to trance, sigils and visualization techniques.More light : a play about the heretic Giordano Bruno.Mandrake of Oxford is best known for discovering German occultist freestyle shaman Jan Fries, and they have published several of his works, including his seminal work, Visual Magick Select Books Published by Mandrake of Oxford Mandrake's founder, Mogg Morgan, when interviewed by occultebooks, said that he chose the name in 1987 as an homage to Aleister Crowley (see Mandrake Press) and that he prefers to publish new writers who are continuing to develop the Thelemic tradition. 2.1 Select Books Published by Mandrake of Oxford.