Journal Sigils

I created two sigils yesterday specifically for the purposes of online journalling. This may interest you if you also keep an online journal or blog. The first one is quite particular to my needs, which is to learn more about myself and construct a coherent identity through the process. Furthermore, I can [...]

Employment

I made a sigil last week using 1337 speak to assist my housemate in finding employment and activated it by typing it into the search engine on an employment search website.  This is what it looks like:
/\/\P1Y/\/75Q
To do this, I simply used a combination of the words “employment” and her name and streamlined by removing [...]

Altar: Growing

I have added to my Plutonic altar two lanterns given to me by a friend for my birthday, ceramic bowls carrying coins and trinkets symbolic to Hades, and a red and black glass bowl that represents the traditional ‘cauldron’ (usually a ditch dug into the ground) in Ancient Greek and Roman necromantic rites.

Pathworking: Hod

This was a pathworking I wrote inspired by the sephiroth Hod (Splendor) of the Kabalah.

Hod
After arriving at the temple of Malkuth via the gift the Lady of the Earth delivered to you, you inform her that you wish to travel further up the tree. She nods to you and three doors appear behind her throne, [...]

PhD Assistance

Yesterday evening, I performed another evocation ritual to raise four servitors, which I had spent Monday preparing.  Like my wealth entity, I linked each one to a sigil of their own, using the sigil itself as the means by which they are summoned.
The extent to which their effects have been experienced thus far are extremely [...]

Altar: First Set-Up

I bought a simple hall table for my altar on Saturday from a nearby furniture store.  On Sunday, I spent the day visiting two fairs and bought a journal to keep record of what experimental techniques and practices are effective, a carved incense box, and myrrh.  Also on the altar is a decorative, Damascene plate [...]

Wand

My wand is created of white poplar, a tree in Greek mythology believed to be sacred to Hades after a nymph he pursued, Leuke, was turned into a white poplar that stands in the Elysian Fields. My wandmaker, Jo, turned my brief for something masculine but elegant into these two sketches:
She then later showed me [...]

Opening the Gates

After the sacred space has been created, I envision the astrological sign of Pluto (left) emblazoned on the inside of my left wrist.  This is my key.  I visualise it hanging from a thin thread that is tied around my wrist so I unwind it and let the key sit in my hand.  Slowly, the [...]

Creating Sacred Space

Notes
I wanted to create a variation of the classic, staple ritual for creating sacred space in my workings with Hades. The corresponding elements of Water, Earth, Air and Fire are derived from The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.  I intended for it to be an interim one at first and when time allowed, to [...]

Devotionals to Hades

Morning Devotional
“Hades, Receiver of Souls,
My dreams still linger with the memory of your presence.
Let my will be strengthened by the power of your resilience,
May your justice temper the heat of my wrath
and your passion fuel my resolve.”
[Second revision on 29/10/2008]
Afternoon Devotional
“Hades, Host of Many,
Blessed you are to guide me on my path.
Let me walk beyond [...]