This article is designed to share some of the hard won knowledge that I have gained while working within the necromantic paradigm. Though more experienced magickians could conceivably skim read this essay for ideas, it is recommended that at least some time is spent browsing the rest of The Vulpine Portfolio for background information regarding … Continue reading Necromantic Altruism
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Necromantic Feeding
Healing within the necromantic paradigm might be best thought of as falling into three broad categories: absorption, projection and pacts, with only the last of these in any way relying upon external entities of various kinds. While this particular article only concentrates on the first category, all of the ideas discussed will demand a certain … Continue reading Necromantic Feeding
Necromantic Rebel
Way back in July 2015, when I used to write under the nom de plume of Fox The Rebel, I was asked to take part in the Highgate Vampire Symposium as the resident expert on both necromancy and tulpa creation. During the preparations for the event Della Farrant, the principal organiser, decided to conduct an … Continue reading Necromantic Rebel
Necromantic Culture
Necromancy tends to get a raw deal in popular culture. Indeed, characters associated with this most misunderstood paradigm tend to fall into two distinct camps. The horror film villain with an army of the resurrected dead and almost eternal lifespan, or the unlikely hero who utilises the fallen in a last ditch effort to do … Continue reading Necromantic Culture
Remembering David Farrant
In truth I take no pleasure in writing obituaries despite my more necromantic interests placing me in the perfect position to do so. To my mind every death among the pitifully few people who fully embody the heart and soul of modern magick stands as a massive loss to our wider movement, as well as … Continue reading Remembering David Farrant
Howl At The Darkness
We all have an inner primitive. In some it is little more than a bundle of repressed desires and unfulfilled needs churning quietly just below the surface of their otherwise placid and well adjusted personality, never to see the light of day. In others it takes the form of a distinct alter ego, their own … Continue reading Howl At The Darkness
A Very Public Enemy
While I support the idea of a more open and visible esoteric presence in the mundane world there remains one aspect of the modern occult revival that continues to bother me greatly. No, it is not the bloated publishing houses who churn out poorly written handbooks professing to be a one stop shop for all … Continue reading A Very Public Enemy
