quadrivii This essay is a draft. It will change and may possibly disappear altogether, so don’t get too attached. In magic, we talk about tables of correspondence. So, what do they look like? Usually, like this: But also, like this: A lot of people are used to them looking like this, too – especially if they … Read more Tables of Correspondence 101
This essay is a draft – it will change, disappear, reappear, and probably get retitled, so don’t get too attached. When we look at a table of correspondence, it’s often hard to know where it came from. Did someone just make it up? Did it come from an oral tradition, or a 15th century grimoire? … Read more Origins of Tables of Correspondence
All essays are drafts – they’ll be shifted around, edited, and might disappear on occasion. Interconnectedness Doctrine of Signatures Correspondences
This essay is a draft and will expand/change over time. The way that oils and herbs are chosen for inclusion in a ritual oil is by using a table of correspondence that’s based on sympathetic magic. One important component of sympathetic magic that involves plants is the doctrine of signatures, which was focused on medicinal … Read more Doctrine of Signatures
These are the suggested rituals and uses for the Quadrivium Supplies oils – they are specific to these oils and their ingredients. If using them with other oils, please check the ingredients in the oils and change the wording/ritual accordingly. Banishing Come To Me Crown of Success Cut and Clear Drive Away Fortune and Favor … Read more Directory
Van Van is used as an extra ingredient in floor wash, accomplishing spiritual and physical cleansing at the same time, as an anointing oil for candle magick, to anoint or feed mojo bags for just about any purpose, and for a thousand and one other things. Because Van Van isn’t as specific an oil as many of the others … Read more Van Van
This oil is not linked to the lunar calendar, and may be used at any point during the month. For optimal use in candle magick, select a white seven-day candle, or section a regular taper candle into seven equal sections. Anoint the candle with Truth Be Told oil from base to tip, with the tip pointing towards your … Read more Veritas
The most effective time for using this oil is during a waning moon – as the moon grows smaller, so does the influence of the gossipers. A waning moon, in this instance, is defined as the waning “gibbous,” the period of time when the illuminated section of the moon grows smaller, but remains visible. While … Read more Stop Gossip
Carve a word or symbol that represents your goal into a green candle, and anoint it with Steady Work oil from base to tip. The oil should be applied with the wick end of the candle held towards you and the base away from you. This oil can be used in conjunction with other success, money, and … Read more Steady Work
Unlike many of the other oils that we produce, Road Opening works best when it’s used in work that isn’t too specific. The intention is to achieve your goals, to remove whatever is standing between you and what you want. If the intent is too specific, only that particular obstacle will be removed. Your intention, in using … Read more Road Opening