The Aeternum Notebooks

Thoth dominates the thought of ancient Egypt: this god governs writing, calculations, and celestial justice. He has influenced most occult...

The Ordo Templi Orientis (or O.T.O. as notably indicated on our Crowley tarots) is an occult initiatory society founded at...

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

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...

To the north of Greece lies Thessaly, a vast plain surrounded by mountains, the cradle of mythical heroes… and a...

In ancient Egypt, magic (heka in Egyptian) was omnipresent and inseparable from religion and daily life. The Egyptians believed that...

The French and European compagnonnages – these brotherhoods of itinerant workers in wood, stone, or metal trades – have always...

From the earliest sacred stories to the pages of grimoires and medieval treatises, the figure of the devil was built...

For this somewhat special article, I decided to discuss the influence of esotericism beyond the silent or private spheres. Because...