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Elementals – Undines
Continuing on with my ponderings of the elementals, we move to the Undines. The elementals of water have a long and interesting history, as may be seen by the following quote from the Chaldean Oracles of Zoroaster: “There are certain … Continue reading
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Tagged chaldean oracles, de villars, melusine, nereides, ondine, undine
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Elementals – especially Salamanders
A discussion with some friends over the weekend left me pondering the diversity of modern views on elementals and their role in magick. Interestingly, the further we go back, the more clearly defined these issues sometimes become, as there were … Continue reading
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Tagged aelian, aristotle, cicero, isidore of seville, leonardo da vinci, pliny, salamander, st augustine
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Watching the Elements
The elements are the bedrock of magic, and yet they are often seemingly ignored or paid lip-service by many people who say they practice magic. Or worse people have completely off-the-wall ideas which can range from simply bizarre to positively … Continue reading
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Tagged elemental magick, elements, natural disaster
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Too bad for heaven and too good for hell
Fairies continue to both fascinate and provoke discussion, as they have for centuries. These days it seems there are many different views of fairies, from tiny Victorian fluffy winged flower fairies to gothic dark fairies of the unseelie court to … Continue reading