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==Modern history== | ==Modern history== | ||
===Beverly Randolph=== | |||
The earliest known practical teachings of sex magic in the Western world comes from 19th-century American [[occultist]], Paschal Beverly Randolph (1825-1875). The son of a wealthy Virginian father and a slave mother, he was a well-known spiritualist who was greatly influenced by the work of English [[Rosicrucian]] and scholar of phallicism, Hargrave Jennings. | The earliest known practical teachings of sex magic in the Western world comes from 19th-century American [[occultist]], Paschal Beverly Randolph (1825-1875). The son of a wealthy Virginian father and a slave mother, he was a well-known spiritualist who was greatly influenced by the work of English [[Rosicrucian]] and scholar of phallicism, Hargrave Jennings. | ||
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Randolph insisted that for the magic to be effective and prayers be fulfilled, both the partners involved in should achieve orgasm at the same moment. His teachings were later passed on to numerous secret societies in Europe, the most notable being [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] or O.T.O founded by Carl Kellner and Theodor Reuss. | Randolph insisted that for the magic to be effective and prayers be fulfilled, both the partners involved in should achieve orgasm at the same moment. His teachings were later passed on to numerous secret societies in Europe, the most notable being [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] or O.T.O founded by Carl Kellner and Theodor Reuss. | ||
===Aleister Crowley=== | |||
In the latter part of the 19th century, sexual reformer Ida Craddock (1857-1902) published several works dealing with sacred sexuality, most notably ''Heavenly Bridegrooms'' and ''Psychic Wedlock''. [[Aleister Crowley]] considered these teachings extremely important and incorporated them into his own [[Thelema]] magical system. He once said of ''Heavenly Bridegrooms'', "This book is of incalculable value to every student of [[occult]] matters. No Magick library is complete without it." | In the latter part of the 19th century, sexual reformer Ida Craddock (1857-1902) published several works dealing with sacred sexuality, most notably ''Heavenly Bridegrooms'' and ''Psychic Wedlock''. [[Aleister Crowley]] considered these teachings extremely important and incorporated them into his own [[Thelema]] magical system. He once said of ''Heavenly Bridegrooms'', "This book is of incalculable value to every student of [[occult]] matters. No Magick library is complete without it." | ||
Crowley believed sexual energy was the central force of humanity and wrote extensively on the topic of sex magick. Some of these works were published and made available to the general public, others were secret and could only be obtained by initiates of Ordo Templi Orientis. | Crowley believed sexual energy was the central force of humanity and wrote extensively on the topic of sex magick. Some of these works were published and made available to the general public, others were secret and could only be obtained by initiates of Ordo Templi Orientis. | ||
Maria de Naglowska (1883–1936) was a Russian occultist, mystic, author and journalist who wrote and taught about sexual magical ritual practices while also being linked with the Parisian surrealist movement. She established and led an occult society known as the Confrérie de la Flèche d'or (Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow) in Paris from 1932 to 1935 | ===Maria de Naglowska=== | ||
Maria de Naglowska (1883–1936) was a Russian occultist, mystic, author and journalist who wrote and taught about sexual magical ritual practices while also being linked with the Parisian surrealist movement. She established and led an occult society known as the Confrérie de la Flèche d'or (Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow) in Paris from 1932 to 1935. | |||
She also published ''La Lumière du sexe'' (''The Light of Sex''), a mystic treatise and guide to sexual ritual that was required reading for those seeking to be initiated into the Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow. Her later book on advanced sexual magic practices, ''Le Mystère de la pendaison'' (''The Hanging Mystery'') details her advanced teachings on the Third Term of the Trinity and the spiritually transformative power of sex, and the practice of erotic ritual hanging and other sensory deprivation practices. | |||
===Travis McHenry=== | |||
In 2023, [[occultist]] [[Travis McHenry]] released the [[Sexcraft Oracle]], a deck of [[oracle cards]] based around sex magic and [[witchcraft]]. | In 2023, [[occultist]] [[Travis McHenry]] released the [[Sexcraft Oracle]], a deck of [[oracle cards]] based around sex magic and [[witchcraft]]. | ||
The deck was accompanied by a [[grimoire]] of sexual magic titled ''[[SEXCRAFT]]''. | |||
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