The Aeternum Notebooks

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

The Fortune Teller, painted by Caravaggio at the end of the 16th century, depicts a gypsy reading the palm lines...

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

Who was Madame Fraya really? Behind the famous “seer of the powerful” was Valentine Dencausse (1871-1954), a palm reader and...

Magic is also rooted in families, lineages, and communities that saw blood and dynastic memory as a privileged channel of...

In magic treatises, certain practices reappear as essential keys to the most demanding operations. Among them, suffumigation holds a special...

Who was Madame de Thèbes really? Behind the famous Belle Époque sibyl was an actress who became a fortune-teller and...

Imagine a village in Alsace in the 19th century. A cow is wasting away, the milk turns sour, and the...

Who was Helena Blavatsky really? Co-founder of the Theosophical Society and author of Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine, Helena...

At the crossroads of philosophy and esotericism unfolds a fascinating current: magical Neoplatonism. Imagine for a moment a philosopher of...

First steps in Catholic prayer? This guide helps you: which day to choose, when to pray, and how to formulate...

Who was Etteilla really? Jean-Baptiste Alliette (1738-1791), a Parisian merchant who became a cartomancer, was one of the founders of...