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My Problem with Neopagan Polemics, The Protestant Origins, and Modern Catholicism’s Complicity

Fun fact I learned yesterday: the Romans used the Yin-Yang symbol 700 years before the Chinese. Oh, and this was recorded in the Notitia Dignitatum around 425 AD, meaning the symbol was first used by actual Roman Catholics! Those pagan … Continue reading

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The New Version of the Daily Magical Prayers!

When I first wrote The Magic of Effective Prayer in early 2016, I was surprised by how much I learned from that exercise. If I had to name the book’s best benefit, writing it forced me to collect thoughts I’d … Continue reading

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The Good Things That Came out of Vatican II

My thinking on Vatican II has evolved since 2008. I may even have warmed up to some of its ideas. Continue reading

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Seriously Bro, Thelema’s Just Another Form of Christianity!

Some Thelemites are just as bad as some Christians when it comes to misrepresenting their religion. Continue reading

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Why Dogma Can Be Good for Spirituality

Knowing what you truly believe is the first step toward growing as a person. Continue reading

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How Occultism Saved Me from Atheism

How returning to the esoteric literally saved me from the denial of everything. Continue reading

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The Catholic Blessing for Weapons of War

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord: and let perpetual light shine upon them. Continue reading

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Ordinations, Consecrations, and Circumstances I’d Be Willing to Confer Them

People have asked me to ordain them. I’m stingy about it for very good reason. Continue reading

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Seven Keys to Better Results with Prayer. Number 6 Is the One They Never Told You.

They never told you about Number 6! Continue reading

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Can Non-Priests Perform Exorcism?

Exorcism by laypeople: impossible fiction, or victim of a priestly power-grab? Continue reading

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