Today’s post is all about the Sixty Skills Master Course – A detailed summary that should answer some of the questions we frequently receive from current students of Hermetics and Franz Bardon’s Initiation into Hermetics as well as being useful…
In this post, we will compare four approaches to Kabbalah training available through the Perseus Arcane Academy. We will focus on the programs influenced by Western esotericist Franz Bardon, rather than the traditional Kabbalah practices of the Jewish faith. So,…
Introduction I’m thrilled to share the enlightening answers I received from David Shoemaker, head of the Temple of the Silver Star. David took time out of his busy schedule to provide an in-depth look at this fascinating modern magical order.…
Introduction I’m thrilled to share with you this insightful interview with Jake Green about his approach to Kabbalah and the release of his comprehensive The Complete Universal Kabbalah Masterclass. The interview provides a wonderful glimpse into how Jake approaches the…
Introduction Kyler James shares his candid thoughts on magick and so much more in this post. With extensive experience as an actor, author, and practitioner, he provides unique insights. Kyler emphasizes devotion, passion, and integrity in magickal practice. He warns…
Jack Kausch’s novel Aretalogy (published by Stare Lore Publishing, see an interview with one of the co-founders here, see posts with the other founder here) brings to life the world of ancient Alexandria and introduces readers to the fascinating figure…
Introduction Occultist Marco Visconti has led a fascinating life journey, from discovering Aleister Crowley as a young boy in Italy to eventually leaving the Ordo Templi Orientis and becoming an independent teacher of magick and Thelema. In this wide-ranging interview,…
Introduction In this interview we talk with Jake primarily about the subject of Reiki, but as this is Perseus we are coming at the subject from the perspective of Hermetics, from the perspective of working with various energies and intelligences.…
In this interview we continue to follow the journey of Bob from Sixty Skills as he journeys to the outer planets and beyond into the extra solar region with his private group maintaining the focus of learning letter magic and…
Welcome to the Perseus Arcane Academy, where mysteries are revealed and knowledge is attained! I’m thrilled to introduce three fascinating free courses offered by our esteemed instructors on topics ranging from magic to energy transformation. See a post on our…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
