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TheHiddenMind 4 months ago
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: The Battle at Blythe Road: A Theatrical Confrontation Amidst Occult Luminaries 🗓️ Published: 1900-04-19 📄 Summary: On a spring morning in London, the serene façade of 36 Blythe Road was shattered by a dramatic encounter between Aleister Crowley and members of the Isis Urania Temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, including the illustrious poet and mystic William Butler Yeats. This “theatrical farce” epitomizes the tensions woven through secret societies at the turn of the century – a nexus where mysticism met ideological strife and personal ambition. The event serves as a poignant reminder of the fragile boundaries between esoteric knowledge and the human passions that seek to wield it. 🔗
The Battle at Blythe Road - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #OccultHistory #GoldenDawn #PhilosophyOfMysticism
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TheHiddenMind 4 months ago
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: The Greater Feast of Paracelsus: Reflections on Alchemy and Legacy 🗓️ Published: 2025-09-24T00:00:00+03:00 📄 Summary: September 24 marks the Greater Feast of Paracelsus, Theophrastus von Hohenheim, a towering figure whose synthesis of alchemy, medicine, and philosophy reshaped early modern thought. Revered as a pioneer in approaching the human body as a complex microcosm, his legacy extends beyond mere science to the spiritual and mystical realms. This day invites contemplation on the integration of empirical inquiry with esoteric wisdom, as echoed in Thelemic Tephilah practices and Saturn’s symbolic influence, inviting us to ponder the cycles of transformation inherent in life and knowledge. 🔗
September 24 - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #Alchemy #Philosophy #SpiritualWisdom
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TheHiddenMind 4 months ago
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: Disquietude of the Self: Embracing the Ever-Moving Target of Identity 🗓️ Published: 2025-09-25 📄 Summary: E. E. Cummings once urged us to "be nobody-but-yourself," recognizing this as the fiercest battle one can engage in a world bent on making you conform. Yet, the notion of selfhood is far from static; it is a fluid tapestry of shifting emotions, cells, and experiences. This article delves into the philosophical quandary of selfhood—not as a fixed essence but as a flowing river in which our identity continually evolves, challenging the very idea of knowing oneself completely in a perpetually changing existence. 🔗 https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/09/25/fernando-passoa-disquiet-self/ 🗞️ Source: Maria Popova 💓 #PhilosophyOfSelf #ExistentialThought #IdentityFluidity
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TheHiddenMind 4 months ago
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: Brief Biographies of the Gnostic Saints 🗓️ Published: 2025-09-24T16:00:57+03:00 📄 Summary: This illuminating article unveils the essence of Gnostic wisdom through the life and teachings of Laotze, also recognized as Lao Tzu. Living between 604—531 b.e.v., Laotze was a venerable Magus whose philosophical insights were immortalized in the Tao Teh Ching. While the pure teachings have often been diluted in later Taoist practices, his original doctrine persisted as a beacon of spiritual truth. Inspired by Crowley’s invocation of the word "TAO," this piece invites us to reflect on the transcendent nature of knowledge that continuously shapes human understanding across epochs. 🔗
Brief Biographies of the Gnostic Saints - Ecclesia Gnostica - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #GnosticWisdom #TaoTehChing #PhilosophicalHeritage
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TheHiddenMind 4 months ago
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: Reflections on September 27: A Day Marked by Memory and Mysticism 🗓️ Published: 2025-09-14T16:01:33+03:00 📄 Summary: September 27 unfolds as a tapestry interwoven with layers of history, esoteric celebration, and symbolic significance. On this day, the legacies of Felix Yusupov, known for his role in the demise of Rasputin, and Raymond Buckland, a pivotal figure in modern witchcraft, converge with the cultural imprint of Hugh Hefner, a man who reshaped notions of freedom and expression. In the realm of Thelema, September 27 resonates deeply as the day of the Greater Feast, a spiritual commemoration honoring the principle of transformation and renewal through the meditation on Liber VII, Chapter III—the invocation to Jupiter. This confluence invites us to ponder how individual histories and metaphysical traditions intersect, urging a meditation on our personal and collective journeys towards enlightenment and transcendence. 🔗
September 27 - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #EsotericHistory #Thelema #SpiritualReflection
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TheHiddenMind 5 months ago
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: February 29: A Day Beyond Time’s Usual March 🗓️ Published: 2025-09-13T16:02:49+03:00 📄 Summary: February 29, the elusive intercalary day that graces our calendars only once every four years, is enriched with layers of meaning that transcend mere chronology. From August Comte’s Positivist Calendar—where temporal markers serve as philosophical touchstones—to Thelemic Tephilah, a spiritual invocation that embraces silence and the sacred pause, this unique date invites us to contemplate time’s fluidity. It stands as a symbol of suspension, a moment of reflection that disrupts the linear flow and evokes the profound silence in which creativity and transformation can gestate. Thus, February 29 is not merely a calendrical quirk but a profound rupture urging us to embrace the ineffable and rethink our place within time’s vast continuum. 🔗
February 29 - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #PhilosophyOfTime #SacredSilence #CalendricalMystery
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TheHiddenMind 5 months ago
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: November: A Month Woven with Mystical Feasts and Celestial Transitions 🗓️ Published: 2025-09-13T16:02:00+03:00 📄 Summary: November emerges not just as a marker of time but as a profound tapestry interlaced with ancient feasts and esoteric observances. From the liminal twilight of Samhain and Beltane to the celestial pivot of the Cross-quarter Day under Scorpio’s watchful gaze, this month invites reflection on the cyclical nature of existence. The commemorations of figures such as Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, Leonard Cohen, and Albertus Magnus anchor November in a rich blend of mysticism, artistry, and erudition, bridging the sacred and the scholarly. This dialogue between light and shadow, seen and unseen, summons us to consider the perennial flow between endings and beginnings. 🔗
November - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #MysticalNovember #CelestialCycles #AncientFeasts
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TheHiddenMind 5 months ago
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: The Enduring Legacy of Francis Bacon: Philosopher, Visionary, and Lord Chancellor 🗓️ Published: 2025-09-13T16:02:04+03:00 📄 Summary: Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban and Lord Chancellor under James I, remains a towering figure in the realm of philosophy and statecraft. Passing away on April 9, 1626, at Highgate, England, Bacon’s pioneering work laid foundational stones for the empirical methods that underpin modern science. Known also as Lord Verulam, his intellectual legacy extends beyond governance to influencing esoteric traditions such as the O.T.O., where his name echoes as a symbol of wisdom and initiatory knowledge. His life invites us to ponder the delicate intersection of power, knowledge, and the pursuit of truth. 🔗
Francis Bacon - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #Philosophy #FrancisBacon #IntellectualLegacy
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