[qualityavenuejellyfish]

Franz von Stuck (1863–1928): Fluting faun; mythological painting, 1914. Villa Stuck

[sabbaticasterism]

I have such deep profound respect and reverence for those who suffer with chronic pain and still dedicate time and energy to their craft/ practices when they’re able.

[shoots-and-kills]

Wildfires Blaze Through Pacific Northwest Tribal Lands

Wildfires blaze through Pacific Northwest tribal lands - ICT

It’s hot and dry across the region, making for tinderbox conditions.

Firefighters, pilots and equipment operators are mobilized across much of Indian Country in Washington and Oregon, to rein in wildfires that have endangered many tribal communities.

Amidst the powwow season and canoe journey season festivities, multiple tribes are currently being impacted by wildfires, and homes, livestock, pets, and valuables are in danger of being lost.

Community Rallies for Wildfire Relief: How to Help - Underscore Native News

As wildfires burn through Native nations in Oregon and Washington, communities across both states have banded together to set up sites to do

Above is an article describing what tribes are currently impacted. There is also a lot of information for WA/OR locals on where to drop off physical donations contained within it. If you are unsure of the current status of drop-off locations, check the official website(s) or Facebook profile(s) of the tribe(s) you wish to donate to.

Official Websites

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Financial Donations

Cedar Fund Wildfire Recovery Campaign

Yakama Nation Signal Peak and Ransier Fire Updates

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Wildfire Recovery Fund

[dream-menagerie]

WULFILA OF THE GLADE

From my art book Of the Interlunary Pleroma.

[enchantedbook]

“The Man of the Crowd,” from Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Illustration by Alberto Martini, 1905.

[witch-breaker]

French postcards (1900-1920)

[pmamtraveller]

by 9_9ssh

[walmart-the-official]

Hey, don’t cry. Free online database of Japanese folk lore

[bleu-guacamole]

Might I add, free database of mostly European folklore and myths

[bogleech]

A Book of Creatures by @a-book-of-creatures doesn't update these days but is another thing along these lines, really huge, fully illustrated all by the author and cites all sources

[st-dionysus]

Free database of Native American folklore, sorted by tribe.

[bad-moodboard]

Face stone, Urra Moor, North Yorkshire

[cyrilau]

Every act of “magic” falls within a pattern of a greater design. Each moment and instance of ceremony is a fraction of a whole which is already present. Alchemy is the translation of the infinite and eternal into its unique expression in the present moment.

Each moment is a star studded onto the back of the Great Serpent. Every minute is a scale on the Dragon’s hide. Magic is the method of opening a fraction of time like a window.

[rednines]

I think I remember you once saying something like with magic you don't need drugs to get high. If it's an acceptable question to ask, is it possible for you to give an idea of just what kind of thing you could do to achieve that (to be clear I'm not asking for a tutorial to do it at home, but out of curiosity to possibly do my own research, so maybe if you know what I can look into, etc)

This is a very complex and subtle question and everyone enters magical trances a little differently but if you want to jump around and explore, read Aleister Crowley’s Book 4, and his Eight Lectures On Yoga, TOPY’s Thee Psychick Bible, Philip H Farber’s Brain Magick and maybe some chaote shit like Hine’s Condensed Chaos. I wanna throw Chumbley and Schulke at you but they’re a little less straightforward. You’re better off having some experiences with magical trance and magic in general before you dive into them. If you’re struggling check out Regardie’s basic material like The One Year Manual and The Middle Pillar

Basically expect nothing to really work for a while until you’ve really got a regular discipline going. It’s not just gonna happen but it’ll come eventually, doing your basic rituals and meditations diligently every day WILL get you there

[noise-vs-signal]

“Szethah” by Andrew D. Chumbley (1986)

[bebs-art-gallery]

NIGHT-MARE. BY PARSIFEL

[pmamtraveller]

Ernst Fuchs, Invitation to an Exhibition, 1952

[gremlininho]

a little birdie told me

[trollkatt]

Wooden box with various objects used in trolldom medicine, including eagle feet, a cow's teat, several stones, and an albatross' skull.

from Ør grendesamling, Halden historiske Samlinger, Østfoldmuseene, Norway

[iseesigils]

‘Years ago i heard it said- by an admirer and student of the mage- that although Spare had been translated into German, he had not been translated into English’ - Gavin Semple- introduction to ‘The Book of Pleasure- in plain english’ (2009).

For a long time THE book about Spare was Kenneth Grant’s ‘Images and Oracles of Austin Osman Spare’. It’s still a great book, and being a Fulgur production it looks fantastic- but Grant was , in effect, acting as a kind of ‘gate keeper’. Kenneth and Steffi Grant had befriended Spare in his later life, buying many of his works and encouraging him to write down his thoughts for eventual publication (Grant had in mind a ‘grimoire of Zos’). You can see a little of this process in ‘Zos Speaks!’ (fulgur). Anyone who’s read Grant though knows that nothing is ever ‘clear’ with him, which is not to ‘put him down’ but his books aren’t your ‘standard’ books about the occult (if that’s not an oxymoron). Personally i think Grant’s writing style is was intentional (or at least semi- intentional)- the reader is bombarded with outlandish theories, iffy gematria, wild supposition…for page after page after page..but every once in a while little of ‘AHA!’ moments occur and some insight is gained. IMHO Chumbley took this style from Grant and perfected it - what at first appears as over florid and sprawling gives way, upon study and reflection, to a congruent set of themes and ideas that are hidden within the text - every word is carefully chosen, ambiguities may suggest simultaneous interpretations/insights. We can say there are many ‘books about magic’, but few ‘magical books’ and Grant is the one who really took Crowley’s thoughts about ‘the book as talisman’ and ran with them.

More recently Phil Baker wrote an excellent biography of Spare -’Austin Osman Spare- the life and legend of London’s lost artist’  . IMO this biography is (in)valuable to balance out and humanize the ,sometimes, outlandish (and unverifiable) claims in Grant’s work.

The problem is, you see, that Spare wasn’t a great writer..he was a great artist. Even Grant was confused by ambiguities in his ‘teachings’ (see the ‘can you explain X again’ messages in ‘Zos Speaks!’). To that end, the third book i’d recommend is C. J. Chibnall’s ‘The Book of Pleasure in Plain English’ (winged feet productions 2009).

Stephen Mace provides a good overview of Spare’s magic in his ‘Stealing The Fire from Heaven’. Gavin Semple goes deeper in his ‘Zos Kia-  An Introductory Essay on the Art and Sorcery of Austin Osman Spare’.

Finally, to answer your second question, if you were looking to read Spare himself i’d recommend his ‘Book of Pleasure’ - (most of) Spare’s work is available on the net or as pdf ( i’ve never seen ‘The Witches Sabbath’ though- if anyone can send me a link i’d be insanely grateful).

hope this helps..sorry if i rambled ;-)