“Beyond the Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Lessons From a Magical Life” @ ConVocation 2023
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by Clifford Hartleigh Low
3M ago
Clifford Hartleigh Low’s lecture “Beyond the Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Lessons From a Magical Life” at ConVocation 2023 Happy New Year! For more videos, writings and more from Cliff Low go to http://linktr.ee/clifflow right now. Clifford Hartleigh Low is a man with a mission: to find the most effective magic on earth and share it. He blends many systems of magic, and is renowned for his experience, wit, and scholarship. He has developed provocative new perspectives on magic and been the in the vanguard of the recovery of ancient ones. His adventures and life lessons provide amazing stories ..read more
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The Dark Arts Part Two: Double Double Toil & Trouble” @ ConVocation 2023
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by Clifford Hartleigh Low
5M ago
Clifford Hartleigh Low’s lecture “The Dark Arts Part Two: Double Double Toil & Trouble” at ConVocation 2023. Isn’t it about time you had some payback? This class might be exactly what you need. Continuing what we began last time with The Dark Arts: Curses, Bindings and Coercive Spells, we will discuss folk magic container spells such as sour jars, madness jars, and killing jars, spells of all sorts for confusion and hatred, tarot spells for mischief and misfortune, the use of effigies for vicious harm, terrifying uses of astrological magic for woe, how to shatter the most powerful defense ..read more
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Featured Presenter Announcement
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by Clifford Hartleigh Low
9M ago
I am honored to announce that I will be a Featured Presenter at ConVocation 2023, taking place over the weekend of February 23rd in Michigan. I invite you all to attend. ConVocation is one of my favorite events. It is the largest and longest running magic-related convention in America by a fairly large margin, and the attendance generally hovers around a thousand. It is one of several initiatives of MEC, the Magical Education Council; and the staff leading both the con and the organization have earned my affection and loyalty over the decade and change that I’ve known them. I am proud to be th ..read more
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The Dark Arts: Curses, Binding, and Coercive Spells @ ConVocation 2020
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by Clifford Hartleigh Low
9M ago
The Dark Arts: Curses, Binding, and Coercive Spells at ConVocation 2020   People have been using magic to harm others since before recorded history, and practitioners have been busy inventing new and more ingenious spells to destroy people, places, and things in virtually every tradition. It’s controversial because it works. We’ll survey historical methods of cursing, binding, and dominating, and highlight effective methods for the contemporary sorcerer and witch. Learn how to make a Hoodoo poppet to cause suffering and incapacity, create a modern defixio from a lead sheet to cause ..read more
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Upcoming Appearances 1
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by Clifford Hartleigh Low
9M ago
ConVocation Pawn Takes King: Political Magic Thursday February 20th 10:30pm  Magic and politics have been intertwined throughout history. The metaphysics of magic are often expressed in political language or imagery, especially that of monarchy and feudalism. The Sforzas and Borgias launched a Renaissance arms race of astrological talismans. In America, slaves sought to magically destroy or gain power over their oppressors. Spiritualism had an essential role in the suffragist movement. Magic has played a role in modern political movements on both the Right and the Left. Discover how pract ..read more
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Magic of the Lunar Mansions at ConVocation 2018
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by Clifford Hartleigh Low
9M ago
Magic of the Lunar Mansions @ ConVocation 2018     The Arabic Mansions of the Moon are often described as a Lunar Zodiac; a division of the passage of the Moon into 28 zones, about one per day. Each “Manzil” foretells the life of those born under it, but plays an important role in the creation of talismans in the tradition of Scholastic Image Magic. Picatrix, Cornelius Agrippa and many other grimoires detail their astrologically timed creation for countless purposes. These talismans are perhaps the simplest examples of this system, explaining their ubiquity. In this class we will di ..read more
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Spellbound: Love Magic Through the Ages
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by Clifford Hartleigh Low
9M ago
Spellbound: Love Magic Through the Ages @ ConVocation 2018   Love magic is arguably the most universally practiced form of practical magic. Different spiritual traditions approach love magic differently and reveal their worldview through the way they bring two (or more) people together. It’s often said that all magic is love magic; that cosmic eros is the sacred principle which orders all reality. But taking the abstract and putting it into practice is often tricky, and ultimately none of that matters without results. In this lecture we will survey the different goals and methods used in ..read more
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Powerful Petition to Mars
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by Clifford Hartleigh Low
9M ago
Ascendant ruler applying to trine Mars, with elaborate garb and suffumigations What Celestial Petitions Are A significant part of the tradition Scholastic Image Magic is based upon includes celestial petitions. These are not technically image magic, because talismans are usually not involved. Nor are they properly scholastic, because they go beyond the boundaries of natural magic and invoke spirits directly, albeit ones who govern aspects of the natural world. They are prominently featured in Picatrix, but belong to the tradition of theurgy going back to at least Iamblichus. The more unsavory ..read more
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Featured Presenter Announcement
The Sorcerer's Blog » Black Magic
by Clifford Hartleigh Low
2y ago
I am honored to announce that I will be a Featured Presenter at ConVocation 2023, taking place over the weekend of February 23rd in Michigan. I invite you all to attend. ConVocation is one of my favorite events. It is the largest and longest running magic-related convention in America by a fairly large margin, and the attendance generally hovers around a thousand. It is one of several initiatives of MEC, the Magical Education Council; and the staff leading both the con and the organization have earned my affection and loyalty over the decade and change that I’ve known them. I am proud to be th ..read more
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Magic of the Lunar Mansions @ PantheaCon 2018
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by Clifford Hartleigh Low
3y ago
Magic of the Lunar Mansions at PantheaCon 2018     The Arabic Mansions of the Moon are often described as a Lunar Zodiac; a division of the passage of the Moon into 28 zones, about one per day. Each “Manzil” foretells the life of those born under it, but plays an important role in the creation of talismans in the tradition of Scholastic Image Magic. Picatrix, Cornelius Agrippa and many other grimoires detail their astrologically timed creation for countless purposes. These talismans are perhaps the simplest examples of this system, explaining their ubiquity. In this class we will di ..read more
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