Sing a Song of Sixpence

I so love the way the Mysteries keep themselves alive! Their survival instinct is as strong as Mother Nature’s, which is hardly surprising because they are the dragons of the ouroboros that carry the sacred measurements of the whole cosmos. The Mysteries seed themselves as mnemonics into nursery rhymes, hymns, carols, psalms … any poem…

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Quicksilver Messenger Service – the hidden messages in medieval and Renaissance art

Once we understand the codes in the great masterpieces preserved in the churches, abbeys and cathedrals, then it becomes clear that these symbols are a series of still-life tableaus forming a narrative about the alchemical process of the transformation of metals, with ourselves as the crude lead. Each metal is assigned a god or goddess…

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The Saturn Return of Pinocchio

An extract from Stories in the Stars … In my experience, the Saturn Return is one of the most important features in the path of the zodiac hero, because metaphorically-speaking, Saturn is the planetary governor that represents the father who has to be redeemed by the son (Jupiter) in the Underworld, and the redemption of…

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The Origins of Satan

Satan first appears in the Book of Numbers as an angel supporting the work of the gods or spirits of the shaman (or diviner), Balaam. We can trace him right through the mythology of the Hebrews until he ends up as the Hammer Horror character he is today — for which we can blame the…

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