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Volume 15

Anno IV:xviii

Volume 15, Number 2 PDF (1.1 MB)

Gugalanna by Hals Reynolds
An Account of the Season by the Editor
Sex Magick by Pentecostal Thelemite
Capybara by Liv Rainey-Smith
The Great Hymn of the Aten by Pharaoh Akhenaten
Transmutation of Meat and Drink by Fr. Peredur
The Starry Sky by Sr. Theodora
Mr. Clown by Andropos Troy
Liber LXV Series (part 4) by Dathan

Volume 15, Number 1 PDF (1.0 MB)

Lilith by Sr. Beth Wilson
An Account of the Season by the Editor
Andromeda Klein Review by John G. Bell
The Way of the Tao by V.V.V.V.V.
The Avenger by Aleister Crowley
The Starry Sky by Sr. Theodora
Wash Behind Your Ears! by Andropos Troy
Liber LXV Series (part 3) by Dathan

Volume 14

Anno IV:xvii

Volume 14, Number 4 PDF (1.1 MB)

Beauty by Aleister Crowley
An Account of the Season by the Editor
Elocution Magick by Κηαβϛ Καοϛ
Sekhet (I) by Aleister Crowley
God's Muse by Sr. Daphna Kohn
The Rended Veil by Fr. Hrumachis
Plumage by Liv Rainey- Smith
Paean to Capricorn by Br. Obelos
Symbolism of the Creed by Fr. Ίακχος ט
The Starry Sky by Sr. Theodora
While You Were Sleeping by Andropos Troy
Liber LXV Series (part 2) by Dathan

Volume 14, Number 3 PDF (0.9 MB)

Daath Elohim by Liv Rainey-Smith
An Account of the Season by Editor
The Starry Sky by Sr. Theodora
Past Master's Address by Fr. ΝΘΛΜΚΜΝΡΓ
Master's Address by Fr. IOI
Moses Got It All Wrong by Fr. Didymus
The Birth of Maat by Sr. Lola Daydream
Creed Comparison by Br. Obelos
Mr. Clown by Fr. Andropos Troy
Liber LXV Series (part 1) by Dathan

Volume 14, Number 2 PDF (0.9 MB)

Untitled by Sr. Fawn
An Account of the Season by Editor
De Formula Tota by 666
Quatorzain Stele by Br. John Griogair Bell
The Vow of Holy Obedience by Aleister Crowley
The Starry Sky by Sr. Theodora
Book Review by Br. Pangloss
Don't Forget Your Prayers by Br. Andropos Troy

Volume 14, Number 1 PDF (0.5MB)

Oops! by Liv Rainey-Smith
A Word from the Editor
Every One by Liz March
godpiss by s.e. kinchen
Alienlightenment(Lam) by Fr. Arun
I Love my Lea by Aleister Crowley
The Call to Arms by Sr. Διοτιµα
Cleansing the Nadi by Aleister Crowley
Essay on the E.G.C. Creed by Fr. Khabs Kaos
Liber Resh vel Helios

Volume 13

Anno IV:xvi

Volume 13, Number 2 PDF (1.5MB)

Baphomet by Soror Morgana
A Word from the Editor by Frater Peredur
Musings from a Minerval by Soror Brigid
Anpu by Frater Arun
Follow Through by Sister Story Reese
Cosmology of the Unicursal Hexagram by Sister Sheridan M. Horning
The Four Portlanders of the Apocalypse by Sister Liv Rainey-Smith
AUMGN by Frater Peredur
that harlot portlandia by Soror Lola Daydream
Hermetic Typhon by Frater Arun
New in the Sekhet-Maat Library! by Frater Domino
Samhain by Soror Lola Daydream
Babalon by Soror Morgana

Volume 13, Number 1 PDF (1MB)

PAN by Sister Beth Wilson
A Word from the Editor by Frater Peredur
Dao De Jing chapter 1 by Sister Sheridan M Horning
Practical Alchemy of Self by Frater ZyGoat
Po Door by Soror Theodora
A Meditation on Babalon, Lucifer, and the Number 7 by Frater Samekh ben Shahar
7∴ 7∴ 7∴ — The Marriage of Lucifer and Babalon by Frater Samekh ben Shahar
The Cosmology of the Unicursal Hexagram, Part I by Sister Sheridan M. Horning
SATVA by Frater ZyGoat
One Child by OPHION
Last Night in Troy: A Divination Ritual by Frater Andropos Troy
Recipe: Okra and White Bean Stew by Sister Beth Kimbell
the cascade continues by Sister Sheridan M. Horning
Book Review: Zen and the Brain by Brother Jeff!
Undead Inveigler by Joseph Thiebes

Volume 12

Anno IV:xv

Volume 12, Number 2 PDF (716K)

LVX Hydra by Frater ΝΘΛΜΚΜΝΡΓ
The First Page by Frater ΜΠΑΑ
Djeridensis Creed a derivation by Frater ΝΘΛΜΚΜΝΡΓ
XIX + II by Soror ARGM
Queen of Heaven by Frater Andropos Troy
hitchhiker's guide to thelema by Frater Zir
Khephera by Frater Theapraxis
Walpurgis Night Spirit Feast: April 30th, 2007 by Frater Theapraxis
+ Icon + Archon + Aion by Soror ARGM
Nemyss by Frater Arun
A Contemplation of Shiva, Part Two: Shiva-Shakti, the Hexagram Ritual, and the Gnostic Mass by Frater Arun
Book Reviews
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Crowley by Frater Zir

Volume 12, Number 1 PDF (863K)

Tarotic Deconstruction phase 2: Hermit/Hanged Man by Frater Wandering Yeti
The First Page by Frater ΜΠΑΑ
Working with Archetypes and Deities: Possession and Equilibration (part 2 of 2) by Frater Harmateus
Bitter Hell Bats Engorged on Loving Snakes by Soror Aletheia Mnemonicas
Laborare est Orare: An ethos of self-sufficiency in the New Dark Age by Frater HydraLVX
Burning Heart by David Taylor
An Essay on the Creed of the E.G.C. by Frater Ka'Ari'K
Untitled Sketch by Aleister Crowley
Fall Equinox Reap Ritual: Wherein our Community Reaps what it Sows by Soror Aletheia Mnemonicas
TO UNLEASH A BEAST by Frater Zir
Tarotic Deconstruction phase 3: Death/Adjustment by Frater Wandering Yeti

Volume 11

Anno IV:xiv

Volume 11, Number 1 PDF (900K)

Rose Galaxy by Soror River Soma
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX
Working with Archetypes and Deities: Possession and Equilibration (part 1 of 2) by Frater Harmateus
Swimming in the Shadow of the Fortress by David Taylor
A Ritual of Fire and Blood by Soror Zephiniah Summerisle
A Contemplation of Shiva by Frater Arun
Shiva Pentagram by Frater Arun
double helix by Soror A.R.G.M.
The Head and Tail of the Dragon and the Black Moon Lilith by Greg Foster
Book Reviews
31st Path by Soror Dora Raymaker

Volume 10

Anno IV:xiii

Volume 10, Number 2 PDF (579K)

Talon (Sekhet-Maat Lodge Master Regalia)
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX
Scorpio in Violet by Frater Dorje
Manifesting the Lodge by Frater HydraLVX
The Eleventh Anniversary: Sekhet-Maat Lodge, OTO (ritual) by Soror Amrita Rosa Gloria Mundi and Frater Mau-Bast
In Memoriam
thru midnight to the sun . . . by Frater Zir
Pluto in Capricorn: When the Lord of the Underworld Dresses Up Like a Goat-fish by Greg Foster
Division within Emptiness by Frater Mantis
Jove by Frater HydraLVX
El Ermitaño by Frater Dorje
Adoration by Frater Michael O'Neill
Sekhet-Maat Lodge by the Numbers by Frater HydraLVX
Up From the Depths by David Taylor

Volume 10, Number 1 PDF (1MB)

aurgasm by Frater nolon
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX
in bluegreen & vermilion by Soror ARGM
The Hemlock Queen by Greg Foster
Masters of Names, Masters of Numbers: A Very Concise History of Jewish Qabalah, Part 6 & Bibliography by Frater Brian Keck
Evolve by Frater Andropos Troy
Lux Hydra by Joseph Thiebes
winter's children by Soror ARGM
Untitled by Greg Foster

Volume 9

Anno IV:xii

Volume 9, Number 4 PDF (466K)

Les Monstres sont Libres by Greg Foster
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX
Masters of Names, Masters of Numbers: A Very Concise History of Jewish Qabalah, Part 5 by Frater Brian Keck
The Ancient Egyptian of Liber AL vel LEGIS by Frater M. L. O'Neill
Some Ideas on Stars by Frater Douglas A. Rist, a.k.a. Nexist Xenda'ths
yhvh by Frater Arun
Tetragrammaton and the Magick of Art by Frater Arun
ptah by Frater Arun
khnum by Frater Arun
khephra by Frater Arun
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft by Frater Mick
Ghost Dance Score
Heart of Chaos by Greg Foster

Volume 9, Number 3 PDF (425K)

Clock Tower — Croatia by Soror River Bastet Soma
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX and Soror L.I.S.L.
In Memoriam by Frater Mau Bast
Masters of Names, Masters of Numbers: A Very Concise History of Jewish Qabalah, Part 4 by Brian Keck
Equinox by Soror SeC
Untitled by Soror River Bastet Soma
A Priest Re-Leased by Frater PARShiF-AL
For the Record by Frater Apuat
Satan by Soror Smashanam

Volume 9, Number 2 PDF (463K)

Study After Jacobello Albregno Polittico dell'Apocalisse 1397 or Babylon Is Happier Without Any Clothes! by Soror SeC
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX
The Devil's Advocate by Frater Aleph Ben Ali
On the Correlation of the Enochian Keys to the Watchtowers and the Elements: Part I. The Keys and the 4 Directions by Frater David R. Jones
Masters of Names, Masters of Numbers: A Very Concise History of Jewish Qabalah, Part 3 by Brian Keck
Crow Spirit by Soror River Bastet Soma
Untitled by Anonymous
Into The Gayatri Mantra by Frater Arun
Untitled by Soror Smashanam
Invocation of Horus by Frater Arun, et al.
Toxic Eden on Venus by Soror Elizabeth Sixsmith

Volume 9, Number 1 PDF (531K)

Priest of the Serpent Lord by Frater Arun
The First Page by Frater Diapason
The System of Enochian Magick, Part VII: Nalvage Concluded, a Magikal Incantation by Frater David R. Jones
Waiting by Frater Gerald del Campo
Masters of Names, Masters of Numbers: A Very Concise History of Jewish Qabalah, Part 2 by Frater Brian Keck
Serpent of Ecstasy by Frater Arun
Equinox Ritual of the Serpent Lord by Frater Arun ben Zygoat
Serpent of Wisdom by Frater Arun
Lotus by Soror Maroth
Feast for Fire by Soror S.D.M and Frater Balise d'Anubis
Drop Brick Waltz: NOTOCON 2003 by Soror SeC
Janus by Frater Gerald del Campo

Volume 8

Anno IV:xi

Volume 8, Number 2 PDF (584K)

Sekhmet by Soror River Soma
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX
The Devil's Advocate by Frater Aleph Ben Ali
The System of Enochian Magick, Part VI: The System of the Tablet of Nalvage by Frater David R. Jones
Untitled by Frater ZyGoat
The Function and Operant Terms of the Creed of the Gnostic Mass by Frater I. P.
Untitled by Frater ZyGoat
Masters of Names, Masters of Numbers: A Very Concise History of Jewish Qabalah, Part I by Frater Brian Keck
Creatures by Soror Elizabeth Sixsmith
Untitled by Frater ZyGoat
Spring Equinox Ritual by Frater Balise d'Anubis and Soror S.D.M.
Untitled by Soror River Soma
Book Reviews
Eternal Groovyland by Soror Jamie Ann Partridge

Volume 8, Number 2 - Centerfold PDF (35K)

Creatures by Soror Elizabeth Sixsmith

Volume 8, Number 1 PDF (3.8MB)

Immortal Orchard by Joseph Thiebes
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX
Liber Homo by Frater Philadelphos Magdalenos
The System of Enochian Magick, Part V: More on the Round Table of Nalvage by Frater David R. Jones
Untitled Poem by Frater William
Planetary Collects by Frater MPAA
Service & Fraternity by Frater Alastor
Autumn Equinox Ritual by Frater Balise d'Anubis & Soror S. D. M.
Website Reviews by Frater HydraLVX
Liber Gimel vel Lunae by Frater Aleph ben Ali
Infinity by Soror S. D. M.

Volume 7

Anno IV:x

Volume 7, Number 1 PDF (1.5MB)

Serpent Spine by Soror S. D. M.
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX
Glossala-Go-Go by Frater ZyGoat
Planets and People in the Light of Astrology by Frater PARShIP-AL 671-31
Abramelin Mixing Ritual: Group Version 1 by Soror A. R. G. M.
Internal Studio by Frater HydraLVX
The System of Enochian Magick, Part IV: The Round Table of Nalvage by Frater David R. Jones
Website Reviews by Frater HydraLVX
Book Review by Frater PARShIP-AL 671-31
Magus Leper by Frater HydraLVX

Volume 6

Anno IV:ix

Volume 6, Number 5 PDF (2.1MB)

Cloistered by Frater HydraLVX
The First Page by Frater Diapason
Resolving the Hyphen by Soror S. D. M.
Liber MRH by Frater P. M. N. E.
Untitled Drawing by Soror Delirium
Above & Within - All iz Naught by Soror Smashanam
A Little Wisdom From an Email List by Frater Marz
Untitled Poem by Soror Smashanam
The Adventures of William a true story recounted by Soror Isabella
Waiting for Rebirth by Soror Athene Nephthys
Untitled Poem by Soror Smashanam
Art/Magick II: Art's Horse by Soror S. D. M.
Winter Solstice Ritual by Frater Balise d'Anubis & Soror S. D. M.
The System of Enochian Magick, Part III: The Heirarchy of the Watchtowers by Frater David R. Jones
Book Review by Frater Diapason
The Alchemical Triumph by Frater ZyGoat

Volume 6, Number 4 PDF (1.1MB)

Our Father Who Art Within Us by Frater ZyGoat
The First Page by Frater HydraLVX
Divine Fraternity: A Report from the National O.T.O. Conference by Soror Isabella
Rite of Marriage by Soror A. R. G. M.
Poetry by Greg Foster
Aleister Crowley and the Legend of Pasiphae by Frater Michael Osiris Snuffin
Art/Magick I: The Transmutation of Shit by Soror S. D. M.
Untitled Poem by Soror S. D. M.
An Adventure with ZyGoat Through the Unicursal Hexagram by Frater ZyGoat
The Armchair Magician by Frater I. Sh. (Nexist, DARist)
The System of Enochian Magick, Part II: The Evolution of the Tablets by Frater David R. Jones
Demystifying the Eleusinian Mysteries by PARShIP-AL 671-31
Book Reviews
Dragon's Egg by Greg Foster

Volume 6, Number 4 - Centerfold PDF (769K)

Art/Magick 1: The Transmutation of Shit by Soror S.D.M.

Volume 6, Number 3 - PDF (2.2MB)

Potential by Frater Gerald del Campo
The First Page by Frater Diapason
Lunacies: Happiness in Slavery by Soror Peaches
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Baptism Rite by Soror A. R. G. M., with additional commentary by Frater V. I. T. R. I. O. L.
Hadit by Soror Athene Nephthys
The End of Beginning by Cory Francis
OXymorON by Frater Sahaja Nechesh
The System of Enochian Magick, Part I: An Introduction to the Structure of Enochian Magick by Frater David R. Jones
Untitled Poem by Soror S. D. M.
Looming by Frater PARShIF-AL 671-31
Book Review by Frater Diapason
In the Middle of Your Chest there is a Cage by Frater Balise d'Anubis
Triplicity of Chaos: Naïveté, Schizophrenia, and Decay by Frater HydraLVX

Volume 6, Number 2 PDF (2.3MB)

Untitled by Frater ZyGoat
The First Page by Frater Diapason
Lion & Serpent: Past, Present, and Future by Frater HydraLVX
The Formula of the Cup of Babalon by Frater V. I. L.
Untitled by Anonymous
Pleasure by Soror S. D. M.
Applications of the Godform of Hoor-Paar-Kraat by Frater ZyGoat
The Gnostic Catholic Creed: Seeds of Self Knowledge by Frater HydraLVX
Prism by Frater PARShIF-AL 671-31
Adam's Apple by Frater PARShIF-AL 671-31
Book Review by Frater Diapason
Drowning in the Key of Chan Marshall by Frater Balise d'Anubis
Babalon... by Soror S. D. M.

Volume 6, Number 1 PDF (1.3MB)

Untitled by Frater Herakles-Prometheus
The First Page by Frater Diapason
Letters to the Editor
On the Nature of Anubis as Expressed in Atu XVIII: The Moon by Frater Michael Osiris Snuffin
Exerpts from the FBI File of Jack Parsons by Frater Mick
Above the Gemmed Azure by Frater Bacchus
Two Poems by Soror Athene Nephthys
The Energetic Yoga of the Pentagram Rituals by Frater Zygoat
On Initiation by Frater Aleksei-Ra
Book Review by Frater Diapason
Sekhet-Maat Lodge Lamen

Volume 5

Anno IV:viii

Volume 5, Number 4 PDF (2.1MB)

Nuit. by Soror S.D.M.
The First Page by Frater Diapason
Hunter, Knight and Priest: The Symbolic Role and Function of the Lance in the Gnostic Mass by Frater Mark Z. Oldknow
Exerpts from the FBI File of Jack Parsons by Frater Mick
Analysis of the Gnostic Mass (Part II) by Frater V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Two Poems by Soror A.R.G.M.
The Tao of Armageddon, Or The Dissection of the Zen Koan Using the 0=2 Formula by Frater Neti Neti
Portland Thelemic Community Center Opening Ritual by Soror A.R.G.M.
Electra 2 by Joseph Thiebes
Fringe Files III: Some Strange Experiments with Bufotenine by Frater Mick
Book Review by Frater Diapason
Rebirth by Joseph Thiebes

Volume 5, Number 3 PDF (824K)

The View from the Summit of the Earth by Madeline Ray
The First Page by Frater Diapason
Prayer to Sekhmet by Soror A.R.G.M.
Analysis of the Gnostic Mass (Part I) by Frater V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
A Transmission by Soror Ain Soph Guna Nuktos
Fringe Files II: Joe Simonton by Frater Mick
Book Review by Frater Diapason
Movie Review by Frater Balise d'Anubis
Plate 2 (The Argument) from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake