When I was a diplomat in Pyongyang, although we kept the decision to close our embassy a strict secret, the North Koreans found out about it after a few days, so they made a reciprocal decision to close their embassy in Belgrade. North Korean officials regretfully informed us that they were forced to close the …
Marcellina was a very beautiful Egyptian woman who strove for freedom in an unusual way. She might be any of the women from the below picture. Not so much is known about her, with the only exceptions from Christian authors like Irenaeus and Origen, but it turned out that they disliked her life style and …
his is a painting of a wonderful Serbian artist Isidora Dundjerski. She agreed to have this painting as a cover for my book Spirits of Tarot. I met her two years ago during the promotion of my book in Belgrade, and we became friends. Great work Isidora!
One of the main goals of the alchemist is to produce quicksilver of philosophers out of ordinary quicksilver. The alchemist Fulcanelly has said that no alchemist has ever talked openly about how to produce it. He argues that quicksilver of philosophers emerges out of ordinary quicksilver. However, he also warns that many cannot see the …
he Nestorian Stele in Xian, China. It was created in 781. Nestorians came to China in 635. Running away from dogmatic Christian Europe, they came to China where they found their new home for several centuries. They were the first Europens who settled in China. This Stela tells about their history and spiritual practices from …
People should behave. If not, there are Taoist Departments of Otherworld to remind them to be decent. Those photos are taken from a wonderful Taoist temple in Beijing. I visit that temple every time when I am in Beijing. Departments are: Longevity Department, Urging Department, Toxicant Department, Department of Resurrection, Department for Raising Descendents, Departlment …
Well, it is not a big secret that most of the politicians in any given country are villains, rogues, rascals and thugs, but luckily our Taoist brothers and sisters have recognized a very special place for them in Hell run by Punishing Department.
Modern enviromental organizations are nothing new under the sun. Taoists cared a lot about nature too. Modern GO and NGO exclude gods from their enviromental work. On the contrary, Taoists used to cooperate closely with the spirits from Department for Preservation of Wilderness. I think that nature was in a better shape with less money …
There are 30 of them. First mentioned by Joh Dee and E. Kelly. Then forgotten. Later explored by Crowley. They were also alluded by Bardon. Today, they are explored by more and more practitioners. I made this map to fasciliate my explorations. They now also may serve to me as related portals. Once you are …
Bruno’s portrait reveals to me a facial expression of a sentimental man with the joyful child within. His motto was “Joking seriously and playing games academically (Iocari serio et studiosissime ludere)”. Bruno’s another motto, “Enigma et Paradigma”, both mysterious and academic, nicely depicts the nature of a true hermetic, who he was. Giordano Bruno spent …
felt I was particulary connected to this building in Shanghai the first time I saw it in 2006, I felt it had a connection to my previous life. Step by step, I descovered that it was a place where my lover had lived. And today, I might even write a long story about this. Each …
In his 18th Chapter of his first book of Occult Philosophy, Agrippa has sad: “A Snake is afraid of a man that is naked, but pursues a man that is clothed.” I will give it a try. The first time I see a snake in the forest, I am going to take my cloths off …
