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Howling with the Moon

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Welcome to the third part of “Inner Work with the Planets”. If you’re new to the series, you can read part 1 here, and part 2 here.

Two weeks ago, we discussed the role of the planets in Hermetic thought and in the Hermetic worldview, and their potential for self improvement inner work – the seven classical planets, that is.

In today’s essay, we’ll have a detailed look at the planet closest to us… the Moon. But the Moon is not just the planet nearest to earth, her influence on our lives is also the most obvious to us. [Read more…] about Howling with the Moon

Modern Order of Essenes Course – Intro and Unit 1

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A heartfelt welcome to all of you – I’m absolutely thrilled that so many people are planning to take part in this course! 🙂

If I’d tell you how many takers I realistically expected, and how many I was prepared to call a “success” when I posted the course offer, you’d know why “absolutely thrilled” is most decidedly not an exaggeration… 😉 It’s fantastic that so many people want to join the Modern Order of Essenes and practice what it has to offer.

And here we are, finally – at Unit 1 of our Modern Order of Essenes course. This post consists of two parts:

In the Introduction, I’m going to explain a few things about the course in general, how the units are structured, how to follow along, the House Rules, etc. And in Unit 1, we’re going to dive right in. Enjoy!

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Email Notifications Now Available!

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On reader request, I’ve set up an email notification system.

Actually, in more prosaic terms, it’s a mailing list – the “system” which notifies people when new content goes up is yours truly. I.e. I simply send an email to the list when I publish something new.

Since there are different kinds of content on The Hidden Things, I’ve split the mailing list up into (currently) three subgroups: [Read more…] about Email Notifications Now Available!

When Your Mirror Image Has the Shape of a Planet…

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Welcome back to the second part of the essay series with the working title “Inner Work with the Planets”.

(Yep, I know, as far as series titles go, this one is pretty lame. I’m working on it, ok? 😉 )

In the first part, we took a quick tour of Hermeticism and its colourful history, and I also explained what I mean by “inner work” in the first place.

In this second installment, we’ll get down to the nitty-gritty… namely the planets, and their role in Hermetic thought – and in inner work. [Read more…] about When Your Mirror Image Has the Shape of a Planet…

What is Spiritual Healing?

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In a recent essay, I described the Modern Order of Essenes as a “system of spiritual healing”. Of course, this raises the question what I mean by “spiritual healing”… 😉

Thus in today’s essay, I’m going to explain my understanding of this term. My hope is that this will not just better help you understand some of my other essays (and, of course, the Modern Order of Essenes), but also that it will lead you to develop your own understanding of what spiritual healing could be for you.

(And just to be clear: What I’m laying out here is my personal understanding of this term at the current time. I don’t presume to proclaim an unfailing truth, nor do I expect you to see things the same way!)

In order to understand what I mean by spiritual healing, we need to take a step back first and think about what healing means in general – and how it happens. [Read more…] about What is Spiritual Healing?

Viewing Yourself Through a Different Lens

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With this post, we’re setting out into a new series of essays, a series which I hope will be both interesting and useful to you.

One of my plans for this year is to publish more regularly on The Hidden Things – preferably about topics which I enjoy, and which I hope you will enjoy just as much. This new series is the start into this endavour, and it covers some out-of-the-way ground, namely an obscure approach to “improving” yourself and your life.

Of course, I’m not just covering this approach here because it’s far outside the mainstream, but also because it’s ground which deserves to be covered, and which I think could be helpful to a lot of people.

Before we dive into what exactly this topic is, though, let me first explain what I mean by “improving yourself and your life”.

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Heads-up: “Modern Order of Essenes” Online Course

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UPDATE: Email notifications are now available!

I’ve set up an email notification system. You can sign up below this post in order to get an email whenever I post anything related to the Modern Order of Essenes (including this course), or read more about it here.

This is for all those of you who are interested in the Modern Order of Essenes…

… maybe you’ve always wanted to start, but never quite got to it. Or you think it sounds interesting, but you’ve never felt up to tackling it. Or you started, but then fell off the bandwagon. Or you’ve done the work up to whatever point, but you feel you’d profit from repeating certain things.

For all of you, I’ve got good news. 🙂

Starting in February 2025, I’m going to offer a free online course for the Modern Order of Essenes here on the The HIdden Things.

My plan is as follows: [Read more…] about Heads-up: “Modern Order of Essenes” Online Course

What is the Modern Order of Essenes?

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Occasionally, somebody asks me what the Modern Order of Essenes is. And despite being a Master Teacher, I have found this question surprisingly difficult to answer (at least within less than 10 minutes of explanation).

The most concise reply I can give is “It’s a system of spiritual healing.” – but that immediately raises the question what I mean by the term “spiritual healing”.

Obviously, I need a bit more space than just one sentence to get the gist across (and maybe even a second essay to talk about spiritual healing, but let’s cross that bridge later, shall we?). But I think the question deserves an answer. So let me dive right in:

In order to answer the question “What is the Modern Order of Essenes”, it’s helpful to first explain what the Modern Order of Essenes (henceforth in short “MOE”) is not: [Read more…] about What is the Modern Order of Essenes?

Lessons from a Year of Blessings

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A few weeks ago, one of the regulars noticed that we were rapidly approaching a full year of blessings – and he asked if I’d consider writing a bit about “a year of giving blessings”.

I think this is a great idea, if nothing else then to celebrate the past year and all the blessings it has brought me and, hopefully, you as well. I’m not quite sure I have that many interesting things to write about, though, but I’ll give it a try and let you be the judge… 😉

(Btw, if you have no idea what I’m talking about in the first place: I perform a formal blessing ceremony each Wednesday in which I bless everybody who has signed up that week. You’ll find the most current signup option here.)

Back when I put the first offer for a formal blessing online, I had no idea what would come out of it. To be honest, I still don’t really know what will come out of it, but I can at least see a bit clearer now. Back then, I wasn’t sure how things would go, and I had no clue how long I would even offer these blessings. My thought was that I’d give it a try for a few weeks, and then re-evaluate. [Read more…] about Lessons from a Year of Blessings

MOE Master Attunement on Sunday, January 19th 2025

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UPDATE: Since nobody has confirmed their participation, I will not perform the attunement today. I will most likely offer an Apprentice attunement in March. Please keep an eye on this space or on JMG’s Magic Mondays for the announcement.

+++ IMPORTANT: I will only perform the attunement at one or both of these time slots if at least one person per slot RSVPs by Saturday 6pm my time, i.e. by Saturday noon EST! +++

I am going to offer a Master attunement for the Modern Order of Essenes on Sunday, 19th of January 2025, at 10 am and/or 6pm German time (i.e. EST+6) – if at least one person replies to let me know they‘ll participate at the respective time.

The attunement is open to everybody who has studied all the MOE material for the Master grade, practices regularly, has received the Apprentice and Healer attunements, and fulfills the requirements. Note that you need to practice certain things daily for at least a week beforehand, so make sure to study the requirements well in advance! [Read more…] about MOE Master Attunement on Sunday, January 19th 2025