Three Different Ways:
Dreams, Madness, and Myths

I am not unfamiliar with Cassiel, as the matter of the Crossed Ring installed me into certain places even as certain places were installed into me. But Cassiel as called in the framework of Rufus Opus’s Seven Spheres, is simultaneously a completely different entity and an expansion of the entity I was introduced to the…

While I was ready at the beginning of the planetary hour, I still waited for a neighbor to do as they always do so that it would be one less distraction to contend with. Unfortunately, they chose today to be late so I wound up watching the clock with concern. When they did finish their…

No extra warding this time. I am amused that for all my fear of Anael, I have Zero Problems™ with the idea of facing Samael, or any representation or embodiment of war, conflict, and aggression. Maybe because when I look over my life, I see I have been fighting from my earliest memory and to…

For all the fear that gripped me when facing Anael, I was instead filled with a simmering joy to face Michael. I felt like a student returning from studies abroad, eager to show their mentor that the time apart was not wasted. Previous encounters with various forms of the Archangel Michael had taught me not…

My legs felt weak and I could not bear the weight of the air around me. For a moment I was concerned that I had woken up before dawn to be greeted with the beginning stages of illness. But all of my experiences were pointing to something worse: I was afraid. I prepared the area…

I had considered the space weather when I planned out this endeavor last month. Too many retrogrades and shadow periods. Too many afflicted planets. Too many irritating aspects with my natal chart. Too many reasons not to do it now. One reason why it is imperative that I do: If I don’t do it now,…

Three years ago, I worked through Rufus Opus‘s Seven Spheres as prescribed in his book to the best of my ability. I was able to meet the minimum requirements easily and even was able to incorporate a few of the “optional” tasks and enjoinders. All was well until I summoned Anael, the Angel of Venus.…