This is the first entry in this new blog of mine.
So first thing, the name.
Life as a Modern Mystic, I Ms.Mystic will be the creator and host of this blog. I like to think of myself as a mystic, and that encompasses many things. Instead of trying to list them here in my first post, or in an intro somewhere ( which I haven’t done, but will get to). I will let you figure out what a Mystic is, and who I am by reading my posts and following my blog.
What I want to start this blog off with a comic book character named Promethea, who is a Goddess and superhero from the world of “Immateria”(the Afterlife, Hyperspace, alternate dimension, Spirit realm, etc). Created by Alan Moore who is a known occultist, magician, comic book writer and anarchist, along with other talented artist.
The Madman himself
On a side note. Ms.Mystic is also the name of a comic book and female superhero, but shes not quite as badass as Promthea.
Ok, so growing up female, comic books weren’t really my thing, I had flipped through a couple but nothing drew me in. Decades later, Promethea lands in my lap. Being A Mystic I have studied most of the spiritual paths and submerged myself in Esoteric and Occult literature.
When I started reading Promethea I became completely engulfed in its world of magic. The comic is drowning in Occult ideas and symbolism. It throws you into concepts such as the Kabbalah, Tarot, Tantric sex, Psychedelia, mind expansion, and much more.
Lets go through some of my favorite occult references, first The demons of the Goetia show up, to try and put a stop to the new form of Promethea (Sophie Bangs), of course they are sent/summoned from a corrupt business man name Solomon.
Promethea kick their asses, but in the process her friend and guide Barbra is killed and disappears into the immaterial for good. Sophie (the host of Promethea) knows nothing about magic or the occult and is approached by Jack Faust a famous magician to help to teach her. The deal is, if she sleeps with him (he is a hideous old man to her) he will give her the run down on magic. She agrees, though not happy about it. It turns into a full romp of Tantric sex, the sex being a lesson in itself.
Then her magical staff the caduceus, ( which has two snakes heads which are alive and talk to her) take her through, Crowley’s Thoth Tarot deck like its some magical carnival ride, explaining the meaning behind the cards and much more. She meets the whore of Babylon and her followers. She has several run ins with Crowley himself, along with A.O. Spare and John Dee each adding to a piece of her story.
The majority of the books is her roaming around the different Sephirots of the tree of life. Each comic book an adventure through a certain Sephirot until she reaches the top and merges with the source, which was my favorite moment in the whole series.
For anyone that has had a mystical/psychedelic experience, this will really resonate with you. Her consciousness blends with the white light, the highest vibration, the source. its beautiful.
I could go on and on about this comic, but there is no way to express the magic that this book is. I believe that this is a grimoire created by Alan Moore for summoning Promethea and it has to be experienced personally. The Occultism is just dripping off the pages and the art created by J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray is fantastic and changes from book to book, this really helps to emerge the reader into the content.
What I found interesting is that Promethea is invoked into the material world through her hosts, most recent one is Sophie Bangs by writing about her. To explain this concept a little lets go to Moores definition of magic.
A quote from Alan Moore, taken from the documentary about him, The Mindscape of Alan Moore
“Magic in its earliest form is often referred to as “The Art.” I believe that this is completely literal. I believe that magic is art, and that art, whether that be writing, music, sculpture or any other form is literally magic. Art is, like magic, is the science of manipulating symbols, words or images to achieve changes in Consciousness. The very language of magic seems to be talking as much about writing or art as it is about supernatural events. A Grimoire for example, a book of spells is simple a fancy way of saying grammar. Indeed to cast a spell is simply to spell, to manipulate words to change peoples Consciousness. I believe that this a why an artist or writer is the closest thing in the contemporary world that you are likely to see as a shaman. Since I to a certain degree believe art and magic to be interchangeable, it seemed only natural that art should be the means by which I express magical ideas.”
It is clear to me after reading this comic book, that it is actually a grimoire created by Moore for invoking Promethea into your life. Who doesn’t need a little superhero in their lives? I surely do!
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