The Mystic Journal

Enlightenment & Occult Underground

Enlightenment & Occult Underground

Discover the Enlightenment (18th century) and the occult underground: how the Age of Reason drove mysticism into secret societies (Freemasonry, Rosicrucian orders, Illuminati). Explore Cagliostro (the era's greatest occultist), Mesmerism...

Enlightenment & Occult Underground

Discover the Enlightenment (18th century) and the occult underground: how the Age of Reason drove mysticism into secret societies (Freemasonry, Rosicrucian orders, Illuminati). Explore Cagliostro (the era's greatest occultist), Mesmerism...

Chartres Cathedral: Labyrinth and Pilgrimage Path

Chartres Cathedral: Labyrinth and Pilgrimage Path

Decode Chartres Cathedral labyrinthβ€”11-circuit walking meditation, three stages of purgation-illumination-union, symbolic pilgrimage to Jerusalem, rose window alignment, sacred geometry, and how the winding path teaches patience, trust, and surrender on...

Chartres Cathedral: Labyrinth and Pilgrimage Path

Decode Chartres Cathedral labyrinthβ€”11-circuit walking meditation, three stages of purgation-illumination-union, symbolic pilgrimage to Jerusalem, rose window alignment, sacred geometry, and how the winding path teaches patience, trust, and surrender on...

Witch Hunts & Persecution

Witch Hunts & Persecution

Explore the witch hunts (1450-1750): the persecution that killed 40,000-100,000 people, mostly women. Discover the Malleus Maleficarum, who was accused (healers, herbalists, wise women), the trials and torture, why the...

Witch Hunts & Persecution

Explore the witch hunts (1450-1750): the persecution that killed 40,000-100,000 people, mostly women. Discover the Malleus Maleficarum, who was accused (healers, herbalists, wise women), the trials and torture, why the...

Freemasonry & Esoteric Fraternities

Freemasonry & Esoteric Fraternities

Discover Freemasonry (founded 1717) and esoteric fraternities: the three degrees (Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, Master Mason), square and compasses symbolism, the Hiram Abiff legend, and the transformation from operative to speculative...

Freemasonry & Esoteric Fraternities

Discover Freemasonry (founded 1717) and esoteric fraternities: the three degrees (Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, Master Mason), square and compasses symbolism, the Hiram Abiff legend, and the transformation from operative to speculative...

Rosicrucian Manifestos & Mystery

Rosicrucian Manifestos & Mystery

Discover the Rosicrucian manifestos (1614-1616): the Fama Fraternitatis, Confessio Fraternitatis, and Chemical Wedding announcing the invisible Brotherhood of the Rose Cross. Explore Christian Rosenkreuz's legend, the synthesis of Hermeticism-alchemy-Kabbalah-Christianity, and...

Rosicrucian Manifestos & Mystery

Discover the Rosicrucian manifestos (1614-1616): the Fama Fraternitatis, Confessio Fraternitatis, and Chemical Wedding announcing the invisible Brotherhood of the Rose Cross. Explore Christian Rosenkreuz's legend, the synthesis of Hermeticism-alchemy-Kabbalah-Christianity, and...

Islamic Architecture: Geometry, Infinity, and the Divine

Islamic Architecture: Geometry, Infinity, and t...

Decode Islamic architecture as sacred geometryβ€”geometric patterns as divine language, tessellations and infinite complexity, the Alhambra's mathematical perfection, calligraphy as architectural element, and how Islamic builders created infinity through pattern...

Islamic Architecture: Geometry, Infinity, and t...

Decode Islamic architecture as sacred geometryβ€”geometric patterns as divine language, tessellations and infinite complexity, the Alhambra's mathematical perfection, calligraphy as architectural element, and how Islamic builders created infinity through pattern...