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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 19h

Have fun at pride! ❤️ Wish I was there!

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

I am so honored and looking forward to you reading this. I am excited to hear your thoughts on it. ❤️

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@Christopher Penczak @christopherpenczak.bsky.social · 1d

I’m excited to read this!

Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!

I spent years researching, writing, and combing through archives and private libraries to put together a gem of a book about the holy days of Thelema.

Available for pre-order now at @llewellynbooks.bsky.social #magick #occult

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

Join me as I do a deep dive into the holy days and their significance in my upcoming book. This book also provides an absolute feast of ideas on how to celebrate them.

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

It's an invitation to engage more thoughtfully with the passage of time.
People are often surprised to hear that Thelema has holidays. Yes we do and we have celebrations for times of our life and death as well.

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

I return back to the original holy texts, Crowley's writings, his unpublished notes, etc to talk about the holy days found in the Book of the Law.

While I am heavy on the research, this book is a love letter to practitioners.

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!

I spent years researching, writing, and combing through archives and private libraries to put together a gem of a book about the holy days of Thelema.

Available for pre-order now at @llewellynbooks.bsky.social #magick #occult

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

"But to love me is better than all things: if under the night stars in the desert thou presently burnest mine incense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the Serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom." - I:61

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

"Invoke me under my stars! Love is the law, love under will. Nor let the fools mistake love; for there are love and love. There is the dove, and there is the serpent. Choose ye well!" - I:57

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

Ever since I read those famous words in the Book of the Law, it became a dream of mine to pray and invoke the Sky Goddess Nuit in the desert under the stars. I was blessed to realize this with @richardkaczynski.bsky.social as my loving, steadfast companion. #thelema

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Richard Kaczynski @richardkaczynski.bsky.social · 3d

This past Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the Witch Summit in Phoenix. Highlights for me included @maeviuslynn.bsky.social representing ceremonial magick tradition with a participatory workshop on Practical Thelemic Magick and a presentation on the Crowley-Harris Thoth Tarot. /1

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 3d

We met so many wonderful feathered friends!

Richard Kaczynski @richardkaczynski.bsky.social · 3d

@maeviuslynn.bsky.social and I spent Sunday at the Desert Botanical Garden, but I was so busy photographing the wildlife that I forgot to take any pictures of the cacti 😅

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, but unfortunately it was not recorded. I do cover a lot of the same info in this video:
youtu.be/aGakurEAV7E?...

Introduction to the Thoth Tarot

YouTube video by Maevius Lynn

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for the interest! 😁 It was not recorded, but I do cover a lot of the same information in this video:
youtu.be/aGakurEAV7E?...

Introduction to the Thoth Tarot

YouTube video by Maevius Lynn

youtu.be

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you to Pam Grossman for signing a copy of "Waking the Witch" and also coming to my Thoth tarot talk. ❤️

I am so very grateful to have had the opportunity to connect in person with Julia Halina Hadas whose creativity continues to be a gift. Thank you to her for signing books for me too.

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so very much to everyone who joined me or connected with me this past weekend. 🌹 Also a big thank you to all of the people who worked hard to behind the scenes to make this event happen. A job well done!

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 3d

I am still abuzz from this past weekend. I was honored and overjoyed to be a presenter and speaker at the Witch Summit! I gave a workshop on "Practical Thelemic Magick" where people got Thelema 101 crash and tried out some classic rituals with me. Additionally I gave a talk on the Thoth tarot.

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations on the launch!! 🎉
#occult #magick #occultbooks

Richard Kaczynski @richardkaczynski.bsky.social · 3d

Its here! Today is release day for “Mind over Magick: The Psychology of Ritual Magick.” I can’t wait to hear what readers think of my latest. ☺️

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Solitary Witch Books @witchbooks.bsky.social · 3d

... Drawing on peer-reviewed research, Richard Kaczynski offers a clear framework for understanding the psychological foundations of transformative spiritual and magical experience."

Dean Radin. Author of The Science Of Magic.

#Magick #Occultism #OccultSky
@richardkaczynski.bsky.social

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 3d

Love to see this book find a good home!!

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 4d

I absolutely love them! Thank you for this blessed update.

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🌷🧿 khthoniaa 🧿🌷 @khthoniaa.bsky.social · 5d

Hard to pick just one, but I always enjoy seeing posts from

@charlotlaveau.bsky.social
@bodhidave.bsky.social
@maeviuslynn.bsky.social
@dadrunner.bsky.social
@sethanikeem.bsky.social
@lunarose.bsky.social
@redheadfrommars.bsky.social
@inforapenny.bsky.social

(Plus many, many more!)

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 9d

What's your favorite Bluesky account that primarily posts about something other than current events/politics?

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Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 5d

I am honored to be included ❤️

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 6d

Something lovely for the weekend!

Ancient Egyptian gold headband decorated with heads of gazelles and a stag between stars or flowers. Second Intermediate (Hyksos) period, Dynasty 15, c. 1648–1540 BC. 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

#Archaeology

Met Museum photo of an Ancient Egyptian gold head ornament viewed from the front against a grey background. The headband is made of hammered sheet gold, the ends of which have been tapered to a narrower width and rolled to form loops. A string would have threaded through the loops to fasten the band around the head at the back. The front of the band is decorated with a central head of an antlered stag, identified as the Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica). The stag has two large antlers, large ears and a triangular-shaped head. It is flanked on either side by two gazelle heads. The gazelle heads have long ears and long curved horns which point outwards at the tip. Between the animal heads are four 8-pointed flowers or stars. Dimensions: height of central stag 8.9, length of headband 49.5 cm.

Dated to the Second Intermediate period (c. 1648-1540 BC) when northern Egypt was ruled by the Hyksos from the ancient Near East. Said to be part of a group of objects found in the Eastern Delta near Avaris, the Hyksos capital. The headband shows a mix of ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian artistic styles.

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