Introducing the Raven’s Crucible
The first three posts ever written on the Raven’s Crucible, this series outlines the purpose of this blog and the author’s personal path into magic. It also discusses two fundamental axioms of magical practice.
Getting Started with Divination
A series of posts that cover what divination is, why it is important, and how to start (or refine) your practice with it.
- On the Importance of Divination
- Divination for Beginners: A Practical Guide to Getting Started
- On Fate and Free Will
- Framing Questions for Divination
Magic 101
A series of posts that give a solid entry point into magic. They cover some useful mental models of magic, ideas on how to build a foundational practice, and basics of planetary hours and spirit conjuration.
- How Does Magic Work? Five Models of the Occult
- So You Want to Practice Magic? A Guide for the Overwhelmed
- Meditation and Magic: Skills to Build
- Planetary Hours: Unlocking Celestial Timing for Magic
- Beginning Spirit Work: Solomonic Conjuration for the Modern Mage
Ink Making Series
A series that discusses the magical power of writing and a general theoretical framework for making inks – both magical and mundane. It documents my own experiments with making inks from scratch.
- On Magical Language
- On Ink and Ink Making
- Ink Making I: Vine Black Ink
- Ink Making II: Carbon Black Ink Revisited
- Ink Making III: India Ink
Spagyric Alchemy Series
A series of posts that covers the fundamentals of practical plant alchemy. Beginning with the general theory of alchemy and definitions of terms, it works its way through questions on the selection of herb and menstruum, timing and procedure, and concludes with clear instructions for preparing alchemical tinctures and essences.
- Spagyric Alchemy I: Theory of Herbal Transformation
- Spagyric Alchemy II: The Selection of Ingredients
- Spagyric Alchemy III: Bringing It All Together
Solomonic Magic In Practice
A series of posts that digs into the practical details of working magic in the Solomonic tradition. It covers some high-level theoretical frameworks of Solomonic ritual, and then goes into greater depth on each of the various stages of a Solomonic conjuration.
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Overview and Index
- Solomonic Magic In Practice: A General Framework for Conjuration
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Exorcism and a Clean Slate
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Blessings and Consecrations
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Drawing the Circle
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Personal Purity
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Calling the Powers
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Choosing a Spirit
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Making Contact
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Calling the Spirits
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Defining the Boundaries
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: The Spirit’s Reply
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: Ritual Innovation
- Solomonic Magic in Practice: The License to Depart
Playing Card Cartomancy
A series of posts that teaches the fundamentals of divination by playing cards. It covers the meaning of color, suit, and number, as well as the imagery specific to each card.