The Raven's Crucible

Tag: Jason miller

  • Meditation for Magic: Skills to Build

    I’ve written previously about how meditation can be considered one of the fundamental pillars of esoteric practice. But meditation is a pretty broad category, covering a ton of different exercises. This week I wanted to walk through some of the most common forms of meditation encountered when getting started in occult training. I consider these…

  • Solomonic Magic in Practice: Calling the Spirits

    We’re now through all the preparatory phases in our deep dive on Solomonic conjuration. We’ve talked about setting the stage, consecrating our tools and completing the requisite purifications. We’ve talked about spirit names and seals, and the various different ways a spirit may show up when called. We’ve invoked various divinities, patrons, and gatekeepers for…

  • Beginning Spirit Work: Solomonic Conjuration for the Modern Mage

    I’ve written previously about how to get started with divination, and how to build a solid magical practice more generally. The vast bulk of my magical work at this point, however, is spirit conjuration – specifically in or inspired by the Solomonic tradition. Let’s say you’re learning your chosen divination system and you have your…

  • On the Importance of Divination

    Occult author Jason Miller has said that if he had to keep a single thing from his esoteric practice, while giving up everything else, he would keep meditation. While I appreciate meditation and have seen notable benefits from it, if posed the same question the one practice I would keep would instead be divination. What…