Alchemy, symbols, and the quest for illumination.
Explore the lineage of Western esotericism—from Hermeticism and Kabbalah to Freemasonry and modern spiritual science.
The Rite of the Royal Art represents a modern embodiment of alchemical philosophy, symbolism, and practice, carried forward as a discipline of transformation, creativity, and insight. It is presented through the Royal Art Society.
Explore Aleister Crowley’s system of Magick through the lens of Scientific Illuminism and Integrated Humanism—a practical, visionary guide to Thelema, spiritual transformation, and the path of the A∴A∴.
The Royal Art, known technically as symbolic or speculative alchemy, is the art of eternal transformation. In illumined circles it is the art of doing nothing.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1842 novel Zanoni occupies a curious and influential place in the literary and esoteric traditions of the nineteenth century.
The Great Work of the medieval alchemist, in emulation of the “Great Architect,” was to unite the divine opposites, macrocosm and microcosm, to produce a unified and balanced whole.
I found it strange that in my research I found no short, simple introduction to the first known alchemists in the Western world.
The Royal Art, known technically as symbolic or speculative alchemy, is the art of eternal transformation. In illumined circles it is the art of doing nothing.
Magic, in its essence, is the ritualized use of symbolic action to affect change in the world.
The nine degrees of the O.T.O. claim to offer full instruction in Craft Masonry, in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Rosicrucianism and Hermetic Science, and Illuminism.
The origins of Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism may be traced to the Renaissance, which embodied three major schools of thought: Scholasticism, Humanism, and the Hermetic-Kabbalistic tradition.
The Rosicrucian Movement, based on a system of Christian alchemical mysticism, embodied many aspects of the Renaissance Hermetic-Kabbalistic tradition.
Western esotericism, often referred to as the Western mystery tradition, encompasses a diverse array of spiritual, philosophical, and mystical movements that have developed within Western society.
