Author Archives: knotmagick
The Role of Intent in Witchcraft
When people start asking for reasons that their spell hasn’t worked as intended it is important to get them to breakdown their magical operation to help in the diagnostic process. More often than not (assuming an explanation is forthcoming at … Continue reading
The Fool
Let’s start 2019 on the right foot with a post on the tarot. The Fool Le Matt, The Inner Child, The Student Upright – Beginnings, Spontaneity, Innocence, Freedom, the start of a journey, unformed potential Reverse – Naivety, Foolishness, Recklessness, … Continue reading
Goodbye 2018 Hello 2019
2018 is rapidly drawing to a close and it’s time to take a look back at all that has taken place like I always do. Knot Magick was born into this world during the last weeks of December so is … Continue reading
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice Also known as: Yule, Yuletide, Midwinter, Alban Arthuan, Saturnalia Pronounced: Yule (pronounced: Yool) Dates 20th to 23rd December (Northern Hemisphere) 20th to 22nd June (Southern Hemisphere) Season Winter Zodiac Aspect 0 degrees Capricorn Themes rebirth quiet introspection new … Continue reading
Theogony – Challenging My Interpretation
Why do I do this to myself? Why? Why? Why? What started out as a bit of a twee tumbler challenge to rewrite a favourite bit of Mythology ended up being an exercise in challenging my interpretation of Hesiod’s Theogony … Continue reading
Maskelli Maskello
The Maskelli Maskello formula appears in PGM IV. 2708-84 (lines 2752-55) where Hekate is directly invoked by the formula… “Come, Hekate, of flaming council, I call you to my sacred chants MASKELLI MASKELLO PhNOUNKENTABAÔTh OREOBAZAGRA who bursts forth from the … Continue reading
Summoning the Spirits
I know of witches who whistle at different pitches, calling things that don’t have names. Helen Oyeyemi, White is for Witching Whistling is a common power attributed to the historical Witch, whether it be linked to the calling of spirits or … Continue reading
