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Moina Mathers, la prêtresse de la Golden Dawn

Moina Mathers, the priestess of the Golden Dawn

First initiate of the Golden Dawn, temple artist, clairvoyant, and teacher, Moina Mathers was far more than MacGregor Mathers’s wife....

Les mots de pouvoir dans les grimoires | Les Carnets d'Aeternum, blog ésotérique

Words of power in grimoires

Opening an ancient grimoire means entering a language in which words no longer merely serve to describe. Divine names, Greek,...

Le Sang de Dragon, résine de Haute Magie

Dragon’s Blood, High Magic resin

Today, the name “dragon’s blood” is used for resins, powders, incense sticks, scented oils, and blends whose only common feature...

La molybdomancie, l'art divinatoire du plomb fondu

Molybdomancy, the divinatory art of molten lead

Molybdomancy is an ancient divinatory art that involves interpreting the shapes produced by molten lead when it is poured into...

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Moina Mathers, the priestess of the Golden Dawn

First initiate of the Golden Dawn, temple artist, clairvoyant, and teacher, Moina Mathers was far more than MacGregor Mathers’s wife....

Mlle Lenormand, la sibylle du Faubourg Saint-Germain

Miss Lenormand, the Sibyl of Faubourg Saint-Germain

The history of divination in France cannot be separated from the imposing, mysterious, and deeply political figure of Marie-Anne-Adélaïde Lenormand....

The World According to Papus

The intellectual scene of the Belle Époque belonged to figures of high stature, but few matched the influence of Gérard...

Sabbats

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The Pagan Origins of Easter

Every year, Easter marks the arrival of spring with its decorated eggs and family traditions. This holiday, associated with the...

The Pagan Origins of Candlemas

Here in Brittany, everything related to the crêpe naturally holds a special significance. That is why, after exploring the origins...

The Imbolc Sabbat

Imbolc is a traditional Celtic festival, mainly attested in Gaelic Ireland, marking the end of winter and the beginning of...

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Aeternum vous souhaite une merveilleuse année 2025

Aeternum wishes you a wonderful year 2025

As the yearly cycle begins anew, we send you our warmest wishes for 2025. May this new year be an...

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Moina Mathers, the priestess of the Golden Dawn

First initiate of the Golden Dawn, temple artist, clairvoyant, and teacher, Moina Mathers was far more than MacGregor Mathers’s wife....

Words of power in grimoires

Opening an ancient grimoire means entering a language in which words no longer merely serve to describe. Divine names, Greek,...

Dragon’s Blood, High Magic resin

Today, the name “dragon’s blood” is used for resins, powders, incense sticks, scented oils, and blends whose only common feature...

Molybdomancy, the divinatory art of molten lead

Molybdomancy is an ancient divinatory art that involves interpreting the shapes produced by molten lead when it is poured into...

Alchemy or the Art of Transmutation

Alchemy, too often reduced to the chimera of gold-making or seen as an archaic and obscure science, is actually one...

Hoodoo, from Plantations to Rootwork

Hoodoo is one of the most significant folk traditions in American history. However, its name remains little known outside the...

An Occult History of Luck

For centuries, grimoires, talismans, prayers, dreams, and ritual operations have sought to understand why some beings seem favored by fate...

The history of the magic wand

The magic wand is one of the oldest instruments in the history of occult and religious practices, but also one...

On the True Use of the Magic Circle

The study of Western ceremonial magic, free from modern reinterpretations, reveals a structure of remarkable precision where the magic circle...

Miss Lenormand, the Sibyl of Faubourg Saint-Germain

The history of divination in France cannot be separated from the imposing, mysterious, and deeply political figure of Marie-Anne-Adélaïde Lenormand....