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Ask A Wizard: “Political Asylum”


Novelist and writer on the occult Alex Sumner gives advice to a certain “ES” holed up in Moscow Airport on how to claim political asylum. In doing so he invokes the goddess Eris to provide a “Discordian” solution. 🙂

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Ask A Wizard: “How To Break In A New Tarot Deck.”

In which I impart some advice to a tweep who has just received a Tarot deck as a Christmas present. This video contains the outline of a practical ceremony you can perform for breaking in a new tarot deck.

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December 26, 2012 · 4:44 pm

Ask A Wizard: Ultra Zodiacal Astrology

Novelist and writer on the occult Alex Sumner discusses “Ultra Zodiacal Astrology” with tweep @IrisSchouten. This is the astrology of constellations which lie outside the Zodiac: although they are not used in conventional astrology, certain traditions both ancient and modern assign them magical and spiritual significance.

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Ask A Wizard: Transformation and Golden Dawn Magick

Inspired by discussions I had recently on Facebook concerning my post on the Aura, here is my take on Transformation, one of the “Magic Of Light” formulae of the Golden Dawn.

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Ask A Wizard 5: Chart Rectification

In response to a request from Manuel (see: How to Use Horary Astrology With Tarot) I present a short tutorial on “Chart Rectification” i.e. how to work out the most likely Ascendant when the time of birth is unknown.  There is a conventional method which involves analysing the movements of the slow-moving planets such as Saturn and Jupiter: but I suggest that it is also possible to get a quicker result using a crafty analysis of sun-sign characteristics.

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January 7, 2012 · 4:43 pm

Alex answers Your Questions

Just to let you know that if you would like to see future blog posts on a particular subject, drop me a line and I will see what I can do. Click on the “Contact Alex” tab on my website to get in touch. Thanks! 🙂

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