Introduction We are pleased to present this guest post by Phillip Harris-Smith on the topic of the grimoire tradition. We know this may spark some debate within the magical community, and we welcome civil discussion in the comments section. We…
Introduction The Franz Bardon tradition is in my opinion one of the gifts given to humanity. I remember after leaving one of the Tibetan Nyingma Traditions, I wanted to find a path that could lead me out of samsara and…
This post is a response to feedback and private messages received over the years in regard to practice and the pursuit of self-mastery. For anyone who reads the following and sees it as common sense then this post is not…
Introduction Marcus Mattern was not always a believer in angels or the power of magick. As a former atheist, his journey to connecting with his Holy Guardian Angel through rigorous ritual practices and self-development work is an insightful one for…
This marks a great occasion, as a long time ago in 2012 I went out to Thailand as I was feeling stuck with my then approach to Initiation into Hermetics, I had heard about Sifu Mark Rasmus, corresponded with him…
Introduction In this fascinating interview, hypnotist and personal growth mentor Angel Millar shares deep insights on modern manhood, warriorhood, and the mystical life. Drawing on his expertise in esoteric traditions from Sufism to Tantra, he offers a unique take on…
In this post we will look at why you may want to consider evoking Radina in order to best prepare you for future work on Franz Bardon’s third book, The Key to the True Kabbalah. You can learn Kabbalah from…
Introduction This interview provides insight into Andre’s new course “Ceremonial Magic and the Bardon Tradition” which bridges ceremonial ritual work with Franz Bardon’s core teachings. Andre, experienced in both the Golden Dawn and Bardon’s Initiation into Hermetics, designed this course…
Introduction I recently had the privilege of interviewing Gilberto Strapazon, an accomplished occultist and author with nearly 50 years of experience exploring diverse magical traditions. Born in Brazil, Gilberto has dedicated his life to studying the occult through direct experimentation,…
Introduction I discovered our guest, Ike Baker, via his YouTube channel, it is a treasure trove of wonderful videos delving deeply into fascinating subjects. From Magic, Ritual, Gnosticism, the quality of content and presentation really make it stand out. This…
Today we have an interview with Steve Savedow. I learned about Steve by seeing some of the beautiful internal images of his book Goetic Evocation. Hadean Publishing were releasing a 25th anniversary edition after it first being published in 1996…
Welcome, Todays post comes from Sixty Skills, from the lecture on ‘How to use Franz Bardon’s Key to the True Kabbalah’. For more information, please visit the website. The topic of today’s lecture is how to use Franz Bardon’s “The Key to…
Welcome, this post is mainly focused on those working the Franz Bardon system but I feel also is of importance for anyone working with the elements and various energies as someone who wants to be self-reliant i.e being able to…
A warm welcome to Dinesh, we share in a teacher Sifu Mark Rasmus so I am aware of a lot of the training, I am also aware just how good Dinesh is because he makes a lot of this Hermetic…
Todays post comes from Sixty Skills from the lecture Pluto Meditation: What it does and how to access it. Pluto Today’s topic is meditation on Pluto. Meditation on Pluto is a rarely covered topic mainly because as the furthest out…
Robert Matthew Phoenix is a practitioner of Pennsylvania German Braucherei (Powwow) in Southcentral Pennsylvania. His family is a mix of Austrian, German, and Irish descendants. For the past two decades he has been working hard to separate historical and cultural…
This post serves as an introduction to the book Unlocking the Keys to Magic, this book is a result of the interviews we did on the first version of the studentsoffranzbardon.com blog. We did not want to lose these as…
Robert Allen has been a practicing ceremonial magician for more than half a century; his life in magick began when he was 13 years old. In his late teens, he joined the Ordo Templi Orientis under the direction of Kenneth…
Today we have Ryan DeBlanc on the blog. I noticed Ryan wrote a really nice post on Kundalini that was shared by one of our mutual friends. I contacted Ryan to discover he was super friendly and very willing to…
Before we learn how to Meditate we must learn where Meditation came from, what it is and why we should spend time upon it. If you are one of regular readers or magical practitioner you can probably just skip this…
If you have been involved in Meditation, Yoga or Self Improvement then you may have heard of terms like, stillness, silence and the void. It is a key skill that needs to be developed regardless of whether meditation or magic…
Introduction Today we will post another part of a book I wrote a few years ago but chose not to publish. The book focused on building a foundation in Hermetics/Franz Bardon Training. Our focus then in this post, the first…
Welcome to this wonderful interview with Shani Oates. I became aware of her work only recently with my discovery of her book The Search for Odin published by Anathema Publishing. Before we start the interview here is a brief introduction…
Many thanks to Tamara for joining us on the blog, we had discussion after I posted a SixtySkills book review of ‘Ecstatic Body Postures’ by Belinda Giles. Tamara kindly agreed to answer some questions on the blog about her experience…
Introduction In this post we wanted to let readers know what magical courses are available on Perseus and also remind readers as to why we offer courses, our views about having a teacher and magical maturity. Firstly Perseus is a…
Introduction Nenad Djordjevic Talerman is a historian. He considers himself to be a hermetist and a student of Franz Bardon. He recently published a book The Spirits of Tarot, which he wrote in Serbian which is his native language. He…
Hi, my name is Dr. Peter Duchemin, and I have been practicing magick since the mid 1990’s. I sometimes use the magickal name “Abraxis Nothing”. Like many others, I think, this Work found me
Thank you for your warm invitation! I am very glad for the opportunity to share some of my thoughts with other Practitioners on the Path of Hermetic, magic and mysticism.
A wonderful guest post from Virgil, huge thanks to Virgil for sharing his knowledge with us on the blog. This article was written for Bardonists who already have a background in Tibetan Buddhism. For this reason, I do not explain…
This is an updated interview with Tristian, I found I had questions and I wanted to know how AYP went about answering those questions. After contacting Tristian he was super help and willing to go into more details. So what…
In mid-1950s, the automatic writing practitioner Dorothy Martin, aka Sister Thedra, received a communication from an entity calling itself Sananda – the “galactic name” of Jesus in the Ascended Master Teachings. After conveying spiritual teachings to Martin and her esoteric…
Today we talk with Ramon Castellanos, the founder of ‘The Ancestral Now‘, an individual with a fascinating background coming from his Grandma, early awakening of Kundalini and further advancement brought on by some very interesting mentors. I hope you find…
My name is Helmar Rudolph, born in Germany, but with strong ties to South Africa, where I spent the better part of the past 30 years. I have a diploma in Marketing Management from the Institute of Marketing Management in Johannesburg. In the early days I did a lot of database programming, then made myself a name in Customer Relationship Management. A period of website development followed, before turning to the Master Key System in 2007.
There have been many questions regarding Andres course Magical and Mystical Introspection and his book Through the Soul Mirror to the Sphere of the Sun (Read about the book here). Is it just introspection? Is it a full path etc. So to clear up any questions Andre has answered some questions we were recently asked in detail for the benefit of anyone seeking a path that is supported by an experienced guide and authentic.
In Tibetan Buddhism, it’s taught that sentient beings trapped in samsara can be divided into six classes. Each of these six classes corresponds to an unwholesome inner state which characterizes that class. The six classes and their corresponding inner states are as follows.
Exploring the Profound Meaning in Andre Consciencia’s Occult Works – Part 2 PAA: 1) How does your new Magical series beginning with your book on the Elementals fit in with your previous books. Is there a relationship? 1 – It…
This is the result of a discussion Andre and I had. I am constantly amazed by the depth of understanding that Andre has in all things magical and Occult.
Todays post comes from Sixty Skills lecture on Transfer of Consciousness and the grain of sand exercise, see the video here. Today, I’m going to bring you an excellent lecture on transference of consciousness (as seen in Franz Bardons Initiation…
This is a subject that gets strong reactions from different schools of thought. Some believe it should not be considered until much later in your magical education while others believe it can be tackled early on if less than stellar results are acceptable.
Sixty Skills is back! As we mentioned in the last interview a lot of things were coming, now with this interview they are here. The new home of Sixty Skills Courses is now Perseus Arcane Academy, this has allowed Bob the founder of Sixty Skills to create a Mega Deal that gets you every course in his 18-month curriculum for a significant discount compared to buying separately. Bob discusses this along with the latest news from the pre-launch of 'The Living Crystal', a result of his work with the outer planets. We also hear about the next phase of his work, now focusing upon the Zodiac.
We are extremely happy to have SixtySkills on Perseus Arcane Academy. After conducting many interviews with the founder, the feedback for these interviews has always been incredible.
My name is Bryan Garner, my magical name or author pseudonym is Frater Ashen Chassan. I am a practicing occultist, author, lecturer, craftsman and grimoire traditionalist that has been involved in Western Ceremonial Magic since 1999.
This is the first of a series post that will primarily be posted over on the new students of Franz Bardon blog. That blog will be focused on simple instructional posts whereas interviews will all be kept over on Perseus Arcane Academy.
Like many denizens of an industrialized country in the 21th century, my soul mirror work involves reflection on both food and media consumption.
Introduction I became aware of Craig Williams in recent months and his deep body of work. I really like Craigs focused and serious approach to these practices and the fruits that come from them. That these fruits are part of…
This is a very quick blog post to let you know about a device that has been developed by Bob, the founder of Sixty Skills. As a result of his continuing work with various spheres information has been gained and action has been taken. The fruit of this effort is 'The Living Crystal'.
A word of warning, “too much freedom” can lead to Chaos… We quickly found that amazingly powerful results from Chaos Magic that were not built on solid grounds could lead to disasters, especially for one’s sanity…
Mysticism and Magic are integral parts of the same coin, one being the internal part that deepens and the other the external part that expands. The first brings stability and the second, comprehensiveness. They are the structures that allow us to, being in this life, live with resources beyond it, thus ensuring the possibility to Taste the World as an epic experience.
Welcome back to Tibor, here spoke about his experiences before focusing on Franz Bardon and as a member of B.O.T.A, in this post he shares his experience of Chaos Magick from the perspective of a Bardon practitioner. Interview PAA: Please…
Today we are joined by Clint Sabom who is the creative director at 'Contemplative Light' He is a long-term practitioner of Franz Bardons teachings, and he shares his experience with us on multiple topics. If you find this or other interviews useful then please do let us know in the comments.
Chaos magick is kind of like applying the scientific method to magick except we are seeking subjective truth instead of objective truth. You experiment with something, record the results, tweak it and try again, all with the goal of finding how to be most effective.
With belief and emotional synchrony – you harmonize with the frequency and can engage with the entities. Just be careful who you invoke.
A Guest Post from Phillip In the Golden Dawn watchtower ceremony which I still have much fondness for there is the following: “The visible sun is the dispenser of light to the earth. Let me therefore form a vortex in…
A guest post from Virgil Given that it is the last week of Advent and Christmas will soon be upon us, I wanted to write an article to help Christian Bardonists develop an understanding of this day that is relevant…
Recently we interviewed Alex Kozma, one of my first internal arts teachers and I would say after travelling the world and living in Asia for over a decade probably one of the best sources of training for western students - I wish I spent more time under his guidance.
The Conscious and the Subconscious Mind. These are massive subjects which strangely don’t get too much serious consideration in our modern lives.
The following provides a narrative outlining Alchemical theory and practice on how to produce oil of antimony (via humida) for the specific purpose of achieving much easier evocation to visible manifestation of various Angels, Genii spirits etc. Read an interview…
Transforming the human body into Rainbow Light and ascending at the time of death. Today we discuss this amazing phenomena which has been fully documented by the Tibetans for thousands of years.
Today we welcome Damo Mitchell to the blog. Many magical practitioners also have an interest in Eastern systems of cultivation that they successfully integrate with their magical practice. So, I thought it would be good to speak with someone who…
We are very excited to have David Coleman join us in the blog. He is well known in the Franz Bardon community for his generous sharing through his writing and for his exceptional book The 26 Keys: The Magic of the Astral Light. In this interview David answers a variety of questions about Astrology in general, how it relates to Hermetic training as well as giving us insight into his own personal approach.
Today we welcome Jesse Woodward to the blog. He is a practitioner of Franz Bardons Tradition as well as a practitioner of Vedic Astrology. Today we focus on Vedic Astrology and how it can be used to bring clarity into a person's life.
Alex: I began training forty-three years ago, aged twelve, with a Burmese teacher named Pat Meacher. Ostensibly he taught Kyokushinkai Karate, but he was a family friend and during his regular visits he began teaching me small bits of Chinese Gong Fu. Looking back, the reason was quite amusing – the highlight of my week was the old Monkey Magic series and Kwai Chang Caine’s Kung Fu series, they were my escape from the trauma of daily, physically brutal bullying by the gangs in my area.
What an interview this is! Denny has been so generous with his time and descriptive in his story telling. Denny has used Bold in his answers to highlight important points, we have kept all the answers unedited to retain Denny's original meaning. So, if it is in bold make sure you pay special attention to it.
From this point, I realized that I knew about the future and aspects of life that other people—even my parents—couldn’t perceive. I felt very different from other people and spent much of my time in nature and with animals. (Fortunately, my family was very loving despite their lack of understanding.)
Victoria: Thank you. I’ve been practicing magic in one form or another for 23 years. While I was introduced to Bardon’s work 18 years ago, I did not become an actively serious student of his system until 5 years ago.
Borderline Alchemy Spagyrics which usually involves working with different plants is in the current day often considered as a beginners introduction to laboratory Alchemy.
Exciting times, long time friend of our first blog Students of Franz Bardon is now here with us on Perseus Arcane Academy with an update detailing all that he has been working on over the last year.
We welcome today Tibor who has agreed to share a little of his path towards Franz Bardons teachings and his approach to practice. He had a lot of experience prior to meeting with Franz Bardons teachings which is interesting to hear how it all connects together. Thanks Tibor for sharing.
In the writings of several spiritual teachers, you periodically find some version of the phrase “the battlefield of life.” I’ve always liked that. In many ways, life is indeed like a battlefield, and magical training is one battle we fight on this battlefield.
Today I would like to welcome David Monaghan to the blog. David runs a beautiful website called The Art of Attunement which I highly recommend visiting after reading his interview. He has decades of experience to share with us from solo practice in a small hut in Australia to living in Buddhist Temples in Thailand.
When you end step 1, you should start being powerful in mind also in the everyday life.
Now I believe the day is often the key in remaining aware, but after hearing your story and reading your book I saw that you decided to capture 100% of sensation from the sense gates and this became a turning point.
Today we we would like to introduce one of the new teachers here at Perseus Arcane Academy, Jake Green. He has a tremendous amount of experience that has been gained from some intensive training literally living and travelling with some…
Today we have an interview with Jason Read, someone who has undertaken a very interesting course of study in Asia, he is a student of Franz Bardons work and the author of what I think will be some very interesting books on hard to find subjects within Taoist Magic, due to be released in the coming years.
We are extremely fortunate at this time to have experienced practitioners sharing openly what used to be extremely difficult to access information. Not must that but we now have practitioners willing to work with students one-on-one to ensure practical success. One of those teachers is Nenad, he is a teacher of teachers as his courses are for those who have reached the latter stages of Initiation into Hermetics by Franz Bardon.
This post uses both Kabbalah and Quabbalah interchangeably. We are extremely grateful for Ray in spending the time answering our many questions in such detail. It was lovely to have this communication with him as he brings deep insight into many of these topics as he truly walks the walk and has spent countless hours seeing what works most efficiently and safely
Today we are talking with Ajahn Punnadhammo from 'The Arrow River Forrest Hermitage'. I was inspired to contact him after my research into Buddhist Cosmology and the states of the Jhana led me to his website. We are just scratching the surface here into what are extremely far reaching subjects.
We would like to introduce William Hegeman (Bill) “Archonstone”. He has been very generous in sharing his journey through the magical arts. Please leave us feedback in the comments and please do share the post if you feel inspired to…
This is the first of several new releases from Andre Consciencia. He is a practitioner with a wealth of experience, the author of many informative and beautifully presented books as well as being one of our teachers here on Perseus…
I’m a British occultist and have been practicing magic of one sort or another since I was 19 years old(currently 58), before that my interest in magic was blocked by parents, then when I was in lodgings the Landlady also objected, once I lived on my own I was free to fully pursue the Art
