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SO YOU’VE REMEMBERED YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN A MAGICIAN: 15 Tips, Tricks and Intuition Games for the Internet Age Occultist

Hello, regular reader. Welcome to 2019’s brand new season of bi-weekly essays, brought to you by author M. F. Sullivan. To support her continued production of these essays and enjoy far more polished forms of her work, check out her fiction–and preorder The Hierophant’s Daughter by clicking this link, or one of the links in the sidebar or footer. Thank you as always for your continued support, and hang in

January 12, 2019

An Analysis Of The Alchemical Tradition Behind BOOK OF THE NEW SUN, Part III: The Piteous Gate and A Dark Albedo

Before we start, THE LIGHTNING STENOGRAPHY DEVICE is not only the #1 New Release in Amazon’s Alchemy category, but it is 99 cents until April 7th! If you haven’t snagged your copy, now’s the time. Click here to get it from Amazon and read all those wonderful reviews. Sometimes, readers, life is challenging. It can seem at times that we have been dropped on this planet for reasons unknown, to

April 4, 2018

UNDERSTANDING THE LIGHTNING STENOGRAPHY DEVICE: A User’s Guide to 2018’s Most Psychedelic Novel

[A/N: Hello, loyal readers. I’ve missed you; have you missed me? As my fiction writing schedule lulls into an editing phase before I turn my attentions to an in-progress visual novel, I wanted to take the time to develop a few essays for you. What better way to get into the swing of analyzing than by doing so with my own work? If you haven’t already read THE LIGHTNING STENOGRAPHY

February 23, 2018

Join Over 300 People Vying For A Free Paperback Copy Of THE LIGHTNING STENOGRAPHY DEVICE!

Imagine my exhilaration to discover that, after just one day of being available for request, 250 people had already declared their interest in THE LIGHTNING STENOGRAPHY DEVICE’s paperback edition! With it now over 300 and almost a week left to go, how many will we see by the end? Goodreads Book Giveaway The Lightning Stenography Device by M.F. Sullivan Giveaway ends January 03, 2018. See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

December 29, 2017

The Alchemical Devilry Series, Part I: The Temptation of Christ, The Black Trinity, and The Choice Before The Children of God

[AN: Part One of a multi-part occult series regarding the Devil, this essay provides a foundation for concepts which will be elaborated later, such as the devil’s representations in art and culture and the crafting of a psychic contract. More practical-application occult discussion will be occurring in future essays, to be published every Friday beginning 7/29 until their completion. After this devilry series is complete, more discussion will be given

July 19, 2016

Saturnism In The Emerald City: The Alchemical Symbolism Of Return To Oz

Even the most painful-to-watch, trashy piece of cinema can be littered with accidental (or, perhaps, intentional) symbolism enough to trigger a serious acid flashback or psycho-spiritual experience otherwise unlabeled. Barbarella, for God’s sake, is a pretty profound (well, ‘thoughtful’, say) exploration of a woman’s emerging sexuality and her embrace of the power it gives her. But I think a better, and safer place to start touching on this subject is

July 16, 2016