The Kybalion: on the seven Hermetic principles
What the book actually is, who wrote it, and why that matters.
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The study of the
Western Mystery Tradition
Hermeticism. Astrology. Tarot. Magic. Philosophy.
Ancient wisdom for the modern seeker.
A living tradition
Esoterica Academy is an independent school of spiritual philosophy and the occult arts. Rooted in the Western Mystery Tradition, our work bridges timeless wisdom with contemporary life.
We teach in cohorts, read primary sources together every new moon, and keep an open library in which every entry is filed with its provenance stated plainly.
Paths of study
Hermeticism
The principles of the Hermetic philosophy, from the Corpus to the Kybalion.
Astrology
Celestial wisdom and the language of the stars, aimed at practice rather than personality.
Tarot
Symbol, psyche and the sacred archetypes, read as a structured system.
Magic
Theory, practice and the art of transformation, with its history intact.
The curriculum
Six courses, one path
Eight weeks
Twelve weeks
Six weeks
Ten weeks
Eight weeks
Ten weeks
The Fool's Road
Tarot from first principles. The deck as a structured symbolic system rather than a book of meanings to memorise.
The Lamp and the Temple
Foundations of ceremonial magick: purification, banishing, planetary hours and the logic underneath ritual form.
Second Sight
Psychic development for sceptics. Attention, imagery, state control and record keeping.
The Green Cunning
Herbalism for practitioners. Twenty plants in depth, as medicine, as ally and as symbol.
The Speaking Dead
Spirit communication and ancestral work, with discernment and aftercare as its spine.
As Above
Astrology for magicians. The sky as a working calendar rather than a personality quiz.
From the journal
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Hermeticism
Astrology
The planetary hours and their influence
Calculating them by hand, and choosing them well when you have a job.
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Occult history
Notes on the life and work of Eliphas Lévi
The man who bent nineteenth century magic into the shape we inherited.
Read more →Initiation in the Hermetic Arts
A foundational course in the wisdom of Hermes Trismegistus and the Western Mystery Tradition.
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The Library
Explore our collection of texts on occult philosophy, magic, art, religion and the hidden history of ideas. Every entry is catalogued with its date, its origin and its provenance.
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