Articles

The Ring of Solomon: Binding, Commanding, and C...

The famous ring, and what it is famous for The ring of Solomon is one of the most famous tools in all of Western magic, and its fame rests on...

The Enochian ring of Dee and Kelly: a working t...

A ring with a named history, not a generic band The ring offered here is the ring as it was used by John Dee and Edward Kelly to call up...

The ritual robe: silk, measure, and marking the...

Why a robe at all A ritual robe is easy to dismiss as costume, and that dismissal misses what it actually does. A robe is not worn to impress anyone....

Sherlock Holmes Explores the Mystery of the Tarot

Some decks are best read as a story, and this one tells you its story in its title: Sherlock Holmes explores the mystery of the tarot. Not Holmes explains the...

Sherlock Holmes Explores the Mystery of the Tarot

A good detective and a good tarot reader have more in common than either profession usually admits. Both start with what is actually there, rather than what ought to be...

Shax incense: hidden things, and sight that can...

Seal of Shax, from the Grimoire Companion seal set, in transparent gold for the dark website theme. This article is about the incense; the seal is shown for identification of...