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[[File:DamienEchols TravisMcHenry.jpg|400px|thumb|Me (on right) with [[Damien Echols]] in 2024]] | |||
==Who is Occultwiki== | |||
User Occultwiki is the creator of the Occult Encyclopedia. | User Occultwiki is the creator of the Occult Encyclopedia. | ||
My name is Travis McHenry | My name is [[Travis McHenry]]: I'm an author, [[occultist]], and Editor-in-Chief of the Occult Encyclopedia. | ||
==Why I Made This Wiki== | |||
I used to rely on Wikipedia for the sake of convenience whenever I needed to quickly reference simple facts about the 72 [[Kabbalistic angel]]s. At one time, the Wikipedia article on the angels had an excellent table containing lots of details about the angels and their relationship with the [[Goetic demon]]s. | |||
One day, I went to the article page and the table had been deleted. Some moron decided that it was not relevant to the angels because they are "not real." At that point, I decided that it was up to me to become a preserver of esoteric information. So, I created the Occult Encyclopedia, not only for my own use, but for anyone who is interested in spirituality and esoteric subjects. | |||
Managing the wiki consumes a fair amount of my time, but I tend to use the process of researching and writing articles as a form of escape. It's actually relaxing for me to create through this medium! | |||
==Fun facts== | |||
* This is the second wiki I've created out of disgust for the editors at Wikipedia. The first was [https://www.westarctica.wiki/index.php Encyclopedia Westarctica]. | |||
* For three years, I worked as a recruiter for California Psychics, the largest telephone psychic company in the world. | |||
** My second cousin (who I have never met) is one of the service's oldest and highest-paid psychics. | |||
** While working there, I met my good friend Damian Kramer, who introduced me to [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]]-style [[ritual magic]]. | |||
* In 2013, I spent so much time [[meditation|meditating]] that I suffered from "meditation sickness" for several days. | |||
* The first place I remember seeing a [[tarot]] card was in the credits sequence of ''The People Under the Stairs'' (1991). | |||
* My interest in tarot was sparked by reading the young adult novel ''[[Eyes of the Tarot]]'' (1983) by Bruce Coville. | |||
==Personal beliefs== | |||
Many people are puzzled by my personal spiritual beliefs because I can find elements of truth in many different religions without becoming devoted to any of them. For my own practice, I pull out the parts which are truthful, beneficial, and elevating, while leaving the rest behind. For this reason, I do not ascribe to any single church or religion. | |||
My primary spiritual practice involves elements of: | |||
* [[Jainism]] | |||
* [[Buddhism]] | |||
* [[Judaism]] | |||
* [[Hinduism]] | |||
* [[Egyptian religion]] | |||
Along with little pieces of: | |||
* [[Christianity]] | |||
* [[Islam]] | |||
* [[Candomblé]] | |||
* [[Voodoo]] | |||
==Lists of favorites== | |||
===Favorite books=== | |||
* ''Misery'' by Stephen King | |||
* ''American Psycho'' by Bret Easton-Ellis | |||
* ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' by Hunter S. Thompson | |||
* ''The Man Who Fell to Earth'' by Walter Tevis | |||
* ''The Invisible Man'' by H. G. Wells | |||
* ''At the Mountains of Madness'' by [[H. P. Lovecraft]] | |||
* ''[[Mount Analogue]]'' by René Daumal | |||
===Favorite movies=== | |||
* ''Schindler's List'' (1993) | |||
* ''The Last Emperor'' (1987) | |||
* ''The Handmaiden'' (2016) | |||
* ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) | |||
* ''[[The Holy Mountain]]'' (1973) | |||
* ''[[The Ninth Gate]]'' (1999) | |||
* ''[[Nightmare on the 13th Floor]]'' (1990) | |||
===Favorite TV shows=== | |||
* ''The Office'' (US) | |||
* ''Seinfeld'' | |||
* ''Temptation of Wife'' (Korea) | |||
* ''Star Trek: the Next Generation'' | |||
* ''The X-Files'' | |||
* ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | |||
* ''Extras'' | |||
===Favorite musicians=== | |||
* Lana Del Rey | |||
* Queen | |||
* David Bowie | |||
* Rae Sremmurd | |||
* Lil Peep | |||
* W.A. Mozart | |||
* Neil Diamond | |||
* Bo Diddley | |||
* Elvis Presley | |||
* Melanie Martinez | |||
* J.S. Bach | |||
===Favorite foods=== | |||
* Pad Thai (with chicken) | |||
* Chicken catupiry coxinhas | |||
* Grilled queijo coalho | |||
* Steamed pork dumplings | |||
* Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream | |||
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