The Ars Notoria is one of the stranger texts of the Latin Middle Ages. It appears in manuscripts from the early thirteenth century, is attributed to Solomon, and promises mastery of the liberal arts, philosophy, and theology to anyone who recites its prayers (some in Latin, some in unintelligible "words") while contemplating diagrams called notae, under a strict regimen of fasting and prescribed days.

What I find interesting is how seriously it was taken. Thomas Aquinas addressed it by name in the Summa (II-II, q. 96, a. 1) and ruled it illicit. In the fourteenth century, the monk John of Morigny wrote his Liber florum partly because he had practiced the notory art and come to fear it. The standard critical edition is Julien Véronèse's L'Ars notoria au Moyen Âge (2007), for anyone who wants the texts rather than the rumors.

Has anyone here worked with the notae themselves, or with the later Ars Notoria printed in Robert Turner's 1657 English translation, which differs considerably from the medieval versions?

(Disclosure: I write fiction that uses this material. I put together a plain-history note on it here.)

Way oversimplified, but ok introductory level.

What are the earliest known origins of Atlantis and Lemuria tales?

Hello. Newbie to the board, but an avid enthusiast of esoteric knowledge.

I have a question. Actually, two to three questions. Have any of you practiced any rituals or rites that have consistently worked? If yes, were these practices learned from others or discovered from principles?

And, in your experience/opinion, where does esotericism and the occult end and theatrics and illusions start?

Edit: I really don't get all the downvotes. I'm just asking perfectly reasonable questions. And I'm even polite about it. Is it the thumbnail? Did people get offended by the greenscreen wizard? I hope that's not the case, I like the greenscreen wizard. He has much wisdom to share.

Jimmy Page first composed his original score for Kenneth Anger's film 'Lucifer Rising' at his (then) residence, Boleskine House, in November 1973. The 24-minute piece was rejected by Anger and very soon achieved legendary status, with many poor quality vinyl bootlegs emerging during the rest of the decade and beyond.

In 1987, Page's 'Lucifer Rising' soundtrack was released in 12-inch, blue vinyl format in a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies -- apparently without either Page or Anger being consulted. The release was accompanied by a publicity flyer which attributed the project to "Boleskine House Records" under the supervision of one "Frater Zardoz", aka: Chris Dietler, a member of the O.T.O. who (despite claiming to have permission/authorisation to launch the project) was subsequently expelled from the Crowley-based organization for his unauthorised actions.

In 2006, the original soundtracks to Kenneth Anger's films were released in remastered form on a CD entitled: 'Anger Rising'. The CD contained the full, unedited, uninterrupted original version of Page's 'Lucifer Rising' soundtrack, as well as Mick Jagger's haunting score for Anger's 'Invocation Of My Demon Brother' and the replacement 'Lucifer Rising' score composed by Bobby Beausoleil. The CD was released to coincide/commemorate the appearance of 6th June 2006, or: 06/06/06 and its extensive liner notes were written by one "M.D. Not"

2012: Jimmy Page released (via his website only) a limited edition vinyl LP record: 'Lucifer Rising & Other Tracks', Side Two of which contains a series of short eerie, instrumental experiments which are strongly reminiscent of Page's 1982 'Death Wish 2' soundtrack. Side One of the LP is taken up entirely by a cleaned-up version of 'Lucifer Rising'. However, this new version is noticeably shorter: coming in at just over 21-minutes. The thunderstorm/howling gale finale in the original has here been completely excised by Page -- thereby inadvertently (or deliberately?) leaving the "must-have" status of the original work intact.

2013: My offering comprises Jimmy Page's full, completely unedited and uninterrupted original 'Lucifer Rising' score -- (with my addition of pertinent/relevant stills) -- uploaded here in commemoration of the Winter Solstice and in recognition of the works of Aleister Crowley, Kenneth Anger and Jimmy Page with great respect.

Hello everyone,

I’ve been lurking around this community for a while, hoping to find discussion and community outside of Reddit, and figured it was finally time to properly introduce myself and say hello.

My personal framework is a bit of an eclectic mix. It sits somewhere at the crossroads of folk traditions, a cross-pantheon approach to deities (including Goetic work and Roman planetary/chthonic currents, like Lucifer), and a subtle leaning into traditional Catholic/Episcopalian aesthetics and protection work.

Practically speaking, I’m largely a toolless practitioner. Most of my work is done directly with my hands, or within the astral space rather than relying heavily on physical altars or complex ritual gear.

That isn't to say I don't have an altar, of course.

I'd love to use this post as a way to get to know the active members around here a bit better. If you have a second, I have a couple of icebreaker questions for the comments:

1. What does your practical setup look like? Are you a high-ritual person with a lot of tools, or do you lean more toward minimalist, toolless, or astral work?

2. What is a piece of magical toolery or piece of literature that you find you can't live without in your practice?

Looking forward to sharing notes, theories, and discussion files with you all. Thanks for having me!

There are multiple articles from the early 2000s that describe a strange incident in which a fish began talking. The event seemed to have happened shortly before the 13. of march 2003.

Specifically, it was a large carp in a Hasidic Jewish fish shop that began shouting in Hebrew, warning of impending doom. The voice of the fish was first noted by a Latin American immigrant working in the shop who was about to slaughter the fish.

''I screamed, 'It's the devil! The devil is here!' '' he recalled. ''But Zalmen said to me, 'You crazy, you a meshugeneh.' ''

The owner of the shop heard noted the shouting, and how the fish identified itself as a man in the community who had died last year and warned of impending doom. After this, the shop owner killed the fish with a knife.

The fish commanded Mr. Rosen to pray and to study the Torah and identified itself as the soul of a local Hasidic man who died last year, childless. The man often bought carp at the shop for the Sabbath meals of poorer village residents.

After this, the story gained widespread attention in the Jewish community.

He said that Spanish-speaking rabbis have been calling his home every day and night asking him to recount the story. ''It's just a big headache for me,'' he added. ''I pull my phone out of the wall at night. I don't sleep and I've lost weight.''

Here are some of the articles:

Word is made flesh as God reveals himself... as a fish

'Talking fish' stuns New York

Monsey Butcher: “Talking Fish Made Me Do it”

Talking fish not an omen against war

Miracle? Dream? Prank? Fish Talks, Town Buzzes

The Incredible Talking Fish

When I first started my journey, people warned me that my "power" could be stolen if they got a photo of my altar. What are people's opinions on this? I think it sounds a bit unhinged from reality myself.

Blah, I'm just lingering here digesting how I must transcend duality to not wind up homeless again (you know how family is), thinking through what I must think, and thus my thinking was interrupted by a daemon within me - those animalistic subsystems that make up the system "you" are - that has been thoroughly conditioned by the Illuminati to put that memetic bullshits into words and here we are.

Is it nuts, what I just said? I dunno, is China nuts because they use weird fucking symbols that cannot possibly mean anything, at least in my limited exposure to the world? Kumquat says I need to take my meds, so obviously if my phone's keyboard decides to send me synchronous messages, I should ignore that because I'm on my meds.

But no, really, I would not have understood myself fifteen+ years ago, and I am the type of divergent that intuitively understands what "perceive n undo the karmic fetters that bind you to the existence-illusion complex" means, so it is safe for me to say now and forever that 98% of the America's population does not understand me, which is weird, cuz I understand that ish they talk about!

Coin sound effect. Dopamine. Wiring. Association. Free association. This is how the decentralized autonomous organization of secret police communicates with me! God just speaks in whispers/burning bushes/white rabbit, obviously. But, what DON'T you know? Almost everything is the right answer, cuz it's the right answer for me, and I'm a fackin' sorcerer, whatever that is.

I'll cast Lot's wife, I'll tell ya that much, but forgive my French, which is a hint for the unordained in the hidden matters of the world, obviously.