So many associations arise from the contemplation of a rose in the modern post-Crowleyan Hermetic sense... the seeress Rose Crowley, Rose Cross, Mystic Rose, Rosa Mundi, the Secret Rose of The Empress, Briar Rose...
About Me
- Caroline Tully
- A fervid article-writer, Caroline has been published in many international Pagan publications and for six years was a feature writer and reviewer for Australia's 'Witchcraft Magazine'. Caroline has also contributed chapters to several anthologies including 'Practising the Witch's Craft' by Douglas Ezzy (ed.) (Allen and Unwin 2003); 'Pop! Goes the Witch' by Fiona Horne (ed.)(Disinformation 2004); 'Celebrating the Pagan Soul' by Laura Wildman (ed.) (Citadel Press 2005); 'Green Egg Omelette' by Oberon Zell (ed.) (New Page Books 2008); and 'Priestesses, Pythonesses and Sibyls' by Sorita D'Este (ed.) (Avalonia. 2008). In 2009 Caroline contributed a chapter, ‘Samuel Liddell Macgregor Mathers and Isis’ to 'Ten Years of Triumph of the Moon' by Dave Evans and Dave Green (eds.) (Hidden Publications, 2009); and another chapter, ‘Florence and the Mummy’ to 'Women’s Voices in Magic' by Brandy Williams (ed.) (Megalithica Books, forthcoming 2010).
2 comments:
Well isn't the rose the ancient symbol of secrecy. fits well with the origins of the modern occult tradition in medieval secret societies of intellectuals and heretics. David
Yes... good point. Something about "sub rosa"...
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