New Moon Risings

The New - A new meditation has been added to Chapter XIII :: Mental Magic. So many people complain that meditation is difficult because they can not seem to keep stray thoughts out of their mind, Focused Meditation was written to answer this complaint. Instead of keeping thoughts out, why not welcome them and focus them? A companion blog entry, over at Simple Magics will help explain the meditation and the inspiration behind it.

The Update - After discovering new information (new to me anyway ) while reading Applied Magics by Dion Fortune, I updated her biography in Chapter IX :: History. The more I learn about Ms. Fortune and the more of her works I read, the more interesting she become. What a fascinating and progressive lady.

A quiet upgrade of CPanel was completed earlier this month. I find it easier to navigate and account statistics are easier to comprehend with the new display.

Perhaps the greatest advantage to this new version of CPanel are the Video Tutorials (located right at the top in the Preferences panel). Most focus on CPanel’s features, but these tutorials do extend to answer questions regarding sub, add-on, and parked domains as well as email functionality, hot link protection and more. Additional tutorials are planned for the near future.

File Manager, accessible through CPanel, has also gotten an upgrade with this new version. Mostly only the look and feel have changed and as with any change it may take some getting used to (who moved my cheese?!) but after working with it for only a few minutes, I did find it more accessible.

We hope this upgrade makes hosting with Helikas a pleasant experience. If we can be of any assistance, please do contact us via the Helikas site.

WebWeaver’s promised upgrades will be postponed for release until later this year.

Pardon the delay, life and procrastination have gotten in the way.

I’m a big believer in “if you don’t know it, look it up” and so the Glossary has been updated with definitions for theurgy, culdees, and the entomology of the word magic. Two new definitions of Magic have been added to Chapter XII Magic & Ritual :: Defining Magic for your consideration as to exactly what magic is and entails.

Chapter I :: Ancient Worlds has been updated with a short article outlining the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, most notable is the link in the article which leads to an awesome visual of the wonders. Also in Ancient Worlds, a new article reveals most recent theories regarding the immigrant origins of the Etruscan people who once inhabited what is now Italy.

A meditation on Aleph, written by Paul Foster Case founder of the BOTA has been added to Chapter XIII :: Mental Magic. Not only will it be of general interest but also to students of the tarot who seek deeper meaning in the cards. To the same chapter, a new exercise, Journaling Backward, has been added This simple exercise is not only a method to improve visualization skills, but it will also aid in the understanding of just how interconnected seemingly disparate events actually are.

Enjoy the additions and, as always, we are working on even more for the coming months.