Did you know . . . .

Eadha is the nineteenth letter of the Ogham alphabet

Fact came from: pg. 143 of the New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

Ligature

Ligature is magic performed when one ties a string, thread, or cord of one or more knots. This is commonly used for binding spells. In Ancient Greek sorcerers used this method to bind wind to give sailors fair weather.

In Wicca tradition ones being initiated measure themselves with a cord from head to toe, then tie two or three knots to mark their first, second, and third degree of their progress. These knots serve as a magical binding preventing their energy from dispensing.

Facts came from: Pg. 274 of The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

Did you know . . .

Nachash is the serpent of the Tree of Knowledge

Fact came from: The New Encyclopedia of the Occultdia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

Demon of the Week – Belial

Belial means “Without God” in Hebrew. He is a major demon among the Jewish and Christian. The Lemgeton , he is a King who commands fifty legions and is saw as two angels with beautiful voices, and sits in a chariot of fire.

Fact came from: The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer pg. 62

Did you know . . .

People have a misconception of Merfolks. Most believe them to be harmless, but in the older sense of the word they are referred to as monstrous.

This fact came from: Monsters An Investigatior’s Guide To Magical Beings by John Michael Greer

I have to agree with this since they are known for forming storms with singing and seducing hapless sailors in order to drown them.  Not sure how anyone could see such a creature as being harmless. 

Demon Philosophy of Cabala

Western magic has a take of its on the origin and nature of demonic entries. According to Cabala demonic powers are entities surviving from a universe existing before ours. They believe the universe to be a realm of an unbalance force which destroyed itself after a relatively short time frame.

Facts came from: John Michael Greer’s Monsters An Investigator’s Guide to Magical Beings.

Pantacle

I’m sure we’ve all heard of the term Pentagram. Sure we’ve all seen photos of it at some point and time in our lives. I find it hard to avoid seeing the different styles of images and cartoon aspects they come up with to represent this image. But . . . That is not my topic for today’s discussion. It is . . . in a round about, way related, so I didn’t waste words.

Today I’ve chose the word Pantacle. This is a word I was unaware of its definition or if it was a someone made up. Low and behold, I learned it was an alternate spelling of “pentacle” What they have done is replaced the Greek root word penta (number five) with panta (all). So, it is related to Pentacle which is a standard working tool or magical weapon for ceremonial aspects. It also represents the element EARTH.

Source: The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer