The Aeternum Notebooks

Lead may seem unremarkable with its gray shine and heavy weight, but it carries a fascinating occult power. Since Antiquity,...

The pow-wow of Pennsylvania, known in Pennsylvania German dialect as Braucherei (which we discussed in our article on Alsace magic),...

John Dee (1527 – 1608/1609) was one of the most prominent scholars of the Elizabethan era. A mathematician, astronomer, astrologer,...

L’Hermeticism refers to a philosophical and esoteric current of thought born in Greco-Egyptian Antiquity, whose writings are attributed to a...

Dion Fortune, whose real name was Violet Mary Firth (1890-1946), was a British occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer. A prominent...

The history of occultism tends to highlight only male figures. One readily imagines the medieval alchemist in his laboratory or...

Joséphin Péladan (1858-1918) was a French man of letters known for his major role in symbolism and fin-de-siècle occultism. A...

Franz Bardon is a Czechoslovak occultist, Hermeticist, and esoteric author whose work marked the revival of Western magic in the...

Basile Valentin is an iconic figure in alchemy, traditionally presented as a 15th-century Benedictine monk who became an alchemist. His...

Occultism has long maintained a discreet but persistent relationship with French haute couture. In France especially, many fashion personalities have...

The French Basque Country is a land of mountains and legends where the figure of the witch holds a unique...

The Sator Square is a mysterious Latin palindrome arranged in a square, consisting of the five words SATOR AREPO TENET...