Via Solis Pisces Elixir Rite - Year Nine
Today's post is a full script for the Pisces Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, February 24th at the Ritual Workshop starting around 8 PM CST.0. The TempleThe ritual space is set up with...
View ArticleAI Devil Worshippers?
There are lots of reasons to hate AI. As a writer, it really bothers me that large language models were trained on content for which their creators received no credit or royalties of any kind. AI could...
View ArticleNo Rapture for You
Since the United States attacked Iran at the end of February, I have been seeing statements like the ones in this article floating around the Internet about how Evangelical Christians believe that the...
View ArticleDebunking Patterson-Gimlin
A new documentary by Marq Evans looking into the famous Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film has finally uncovered real evidence that the film was faked. For years, researchers have speculated that the film...
View ArticleAll Hail the Prophet!
The prophet in question, of course, being me. Last week I posted my prophetic prediction that the current war in Iran would not bring on The Rapture or the return of Jesus. Apparently some of the...
View ArticleWaffle House Teleportation
According to online memes, Denny's is Waffle House for people who don't know how to fight. Living in Minnesota where Waffle House does not exist, I have no personal experience suggesting this is...
View ArticleNo More James Arthur Ray
I am pretty late to the party on this story, which actually took place January of last year. Self-help author James Arthur Ray passed away on that date at the age of 67. Ray was famous for being...
View ArticleNot April Fools
For quite awhile the tradition here on Augoeides for April Fools Day has been to find an article with some relation to religion, spirituality, conspiracies, or whatever from satirical outlets like The...
View ArticleThe Cabal is Not Shadowy
Over and over again, I keep hearing online conspiracy theorists go on about the "shadowy cabal" of "satanists" who run the world. Some people go so far as to think they are literally shape-shifting...
View ArticleOffice of the Readings for 2026
Happy Thelemic New Year, everyone! It's that time again, for the Office of the Readings.Like last year, the Office of the Readings will be presented at Leaping Laughter Lodge, the Minneapolis local...
View ArticleVia Solis Aries Elixir Rite - Year Ten
Today's post is a full script for the Aries Elixir Rite that we will be performing on Tuesday, April 14th, at the ritual workshop starting around 8 PM CDT.0. The TempleThe ritual space is set up with...
View ArticleAI Religion Has a Name
And that name is apparently "spiralism." Researchers have found that when individuals who get sucked into religious beliefs related to AI chatbots, their beliefs tend to exhibit some common features....
View ArticleImpersonating a Wizard Detective
SFGate reported Monday on a bizarre story in which a man claiming to be wizard detective Harry Dresden of urban fantasy fame threatened the residents of a home, all of which was captured on a Ring...
View ArticleArkansas Ten Commandments Law Struck Down
Last month, in a win for religious freedom advocates, a federal judge struck down a law passed in Arkansas requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in schools. This particular law was especially...
View ArticleFake News Media Consolidation
After more than a year of legal back-and-forth, it finally has happened. In the biggest fake news consolidation deal probably ever, The Onion has finalized its purchase of Alex Jones'InfoWars. I have...
View ArticleTour Boleskine House!
Boleskine house, the Scottish mansion once owned by Aleister Crowley, has been restored. Not only that, it has made the list of top ten tourist destinations in Inverness after being open only one week....
View ArticleRIP Peter J. Carroll
Peter J. Carroll, one of the founders of chaos magic, passed away earlier this week. Carroll was the author of Liber Null and Psychonaut in 1987 and Liber Kaos in 1992, two books that would define the...
View ArticleInvestigating "Monterey Witches"
Donald Trump's new acting Secretary of the Navy offered up a truly disturbing tale a couple years ago when running for Senate in Virginia. He apparently believes that communities across the country are...
View ArticleInvestigating Monterey Witches
Donald Trump's new acting Secretary of the Navy offered up a truly disturbing tale a couple years ago when running for Senate in Virginia. He apparently believes that communities across the country are...
View ArticleGoblin Mode
Back when I was in college, I found a passage in the student handbook that I have never been able to get to the bottom of. It starts out harmlessly enough, but then it gets weird. Here's the line: "The...
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