The sator arepo formula was well known throughout the ancient and medieval worlds, and in fact, known as the "Devil's latin" or the "Devil's Square". It remained quite popular in Scandinavia into the 19th century as protection against theft and various illnesses. The magical effect...
The Hellirunar, Helrunar or Haljarunae describes people who ‘rune’ (speak, sing, whisper) with Hel/Helja, the goddess and realm of the underworld. “Hell”, in its original meaning is the hidden realm, the dark and foggy place where the dead and unborn dwell. The always reoccuring contradiction...
British Intelligence and the Occult. One of those practitioners of the magical and occult arts was Aleister Crowley. Crowley is perhaps the best known ‘occult spy’ operating in the Second World War, and in fact long before. It is not surprising that through history occultism and...
Picasso, the impressive artist-magus of modernism, constantly had an intense feeling for the intrusions of the spirit realms. As a kid he was considered by several of his mates to possess supernatural capabilities, such as mind-reading as well as prophecy. When he travelled to France,...
That Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Germany's greatest poet, had an interest in the occult and alchemy is clear from Faust. Based on an historical character, the original Faust legend goes back to medieval times and prior to Goethe's there were earlier dramatic renditions of...
The Rune Hagal signals a crucial change of energies as the Elder Futhark begins its second row or Aett with it. Hagal is the rune of a goal and confrontation with past patterns. Its character is totally impersonal and it represents power mainly beyond human...
In his excellent thesis, The Babylonian Woe, David Astle stated: "It seems that almost none of the scholars make any serious effort to throw light on the real meaning of private monetary emission, and the disastrous effects that it has had, and in finality, will...
Bible quote from Book Exodus 22:18 "Don’t allow a female sorcerer to live." Most legends and history intertwine and are inclusive of many items woven into a subject. As already said in previous post yesterday (https://the.maier-files.com/have-a-nice-walpurgisnacht/), Walpurgis has many legends and stories very few which are...
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It's almost Walpurgisnacht. No better moment to have a closer look at our witches of the special unit Hexen in Maier files. Where did this cruel hatred against women and the ancient pre-christian sanctuaries start? [vc_row][vc_column width='3/4'] When Pope Innocent VIII (1484–92) professed his belief in witchcraft,...