Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's getting on for midnight, so we can proceed with a new Magic Monday. Let's start things out with a bit of alchemical text from the Splendor Solis, the most gorgeously illustrated of all the old alchemical texts: 

 

"They further saw the King of the Earth sink, and heard him cry out in an eager voice, 'Whoever saves me shall live and reign with me forever in my brightness on my royal throne,'  and night enveloped all things. [...] Meaning, in this masterly art:  'Deprive the thing of its destructive moisture, and renew it with its own essential one which will become its perfection and life.'" 

 

The image is the seventh illustration from Splendor Solis. It shows, in the distance, an old king in the water, struggling and crying out to be saved. In the foreground stands a young king in a golden robe bathed in the light of the sun and a brilliant star. 

Ask me anything ***about occultism*** (ahem) and I'll do my best to answer it. Any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. (Any question received after then will not get an answer, and will likely just be deleted.) If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 143,916th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.0 of The Magic Monday FAQ here.

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I've also had quite a few people over the years ask me where they should buy my books, and I have a new answer. Bookshop.org is an alternative online bookstore that supports local bookstores and authors, which a certain other gargantuan corporation doesn't, and I now have a shop there, which you can check out here. Please consider patronizing it if you'd like to purchase any of my books online. 

Please note also that this is the last Magic Monday until February 1, 2021, as I will be taking the month of January off as usual. 

With that said, have at it!

***This Magic Monday is now closed. See you in February!***

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Comments

Re: The Red God

[sothismedias]

I don't think anyone really likes smores -they've just been sold by the Campfire Cartel as something you are supposed to buy before a campout. They can't have people making their own homemade treats in dutch ovens or cast iron skillets over an open flame without trying to step in now can they?

Crimson Odiferous Toad

Re: The Red God

[(Anonymous)]

Well… food can have occult and religious significance. May I suggest Dutch Oven Cooking by John G. Ragsdale as a source of treats for the upcoming campfire and story time?

Re: The Red God

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, we do, but that may be something to do with the combination of kids willing to eat anything sweet indiscriminately, and the fun of running around screaming waving mini-torches in a way that doesn't cause the neighborhood alarm.

If we got up real torches and ran about the yard, someone would call me. Probably all three neighbors close enough to notice. Bonfire and flaming marshmallows? No big deal.

As for me, I'm a shameless chocolate addict, and while I prefer something nicer, I'll still eat the cheap stuff.

BoysMom

Re: The Red God

[sothismedias]

I get it. I’m also a shameless chocolate addict. I Do like crispy fried marshmallows on a stick, always just thought it was too much trouble to add the graham cracker and chocolate. Kids do like them though.

I like a good peach cobbler in the Dutch oven from a fire though on a campout.