Jamie Gregory's Hinter-Land

St. Pancras Way - Ars Memoria

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:17:08 +0200

Continuing the theme of aqueous sorcery this walk down St. Pancras Way covers the 'Art of Memory'.

Walking the River Lea

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:24:25 +0200

Well, I've reached the eastern boundary with this video. Continuing the psychogeographical mapping and adding a slice of aqueous sorcery...

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Spirit manifestation via Brownian Motion

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:20:57 +0100

If you remember your science class at school then you may remember Brownian motion. The effect of 'seeing the unseen via the seen'. In other words the effects of air molecules are shown via their collisions with smoke or pollen particles suspended in air.

So using this principle to manifest unseen spirits using ink trails in en-sorcelled water seemed a distinct possiblity.

Below are examples of 'unremembered dreams' preserved in brine and rendered visible otherwise known as psychometamorphosis via the menstruum of undines...

Sweet Dreams!!

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...Been a long time...

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:24:13 +0200

Well it has been a long time since making any posts but have been very busy doing a long of work on various arcane and occult subjects. In fact my camera is a bit poorly too so that is another reason for the dearth of new movies. One might have to actually go see a blockbuster at this rate.

Well I'm waiting for the latest publication from Xoanon, to hit the shelves. This one from the current magister Daniel A. Schulke his re-editing of 'Ar Philtron' the art of making potions of philtres in the idiosyncratic Cultus Sabbati style. Prof. Snape eat your heart out! Also signed up to Adam Mclean's Beginner's Alchemy course. Plus in-between some automatic drawings, trance work, and other eldritch science lessons.

TTFN

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Talismanic Art for sale

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:09:36 +0200

Talismanic Art

• Two sigils in ivory black and vermillion hue acrylic paint on four watercolour postcards.
• For use in meditation or more general purposes.
• production via automata following fascination of in-dwelling wood spirit to evocation and subsequent reification.
• gaze indulgently upon sigil form to ecstasis to incarnate a future self.

The artist will bear no responsibility for sorcerous misuse.

Follow this link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Talismanic-Art-on-postcards_W0QQitemZ120275027656QQihZ002QQcategoryZ102517QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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River Westbourne North

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:37:11 +0200

Continuing the series of underground rivers of London here is the River Westbourne walk - north from Paddington to Swiss Cottage...

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T'was on the Good Ship Black Venus

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:11:07 +0100

Move over 10,000BC and make way for some real special effects in this latest from the JG studios..This is on Youtube and my name there is squareye for those who would like to join in with this prayer wheel production. Feel free to post it anywhere you like....

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Walking Counter's Creek

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:37:45 +0100

Continuing the series of psychogeographical walks of the Thames tributries, we reach Counter's Creek in West London. This river is governed by the planet Saturn also known as Cronos.

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25: Goetia - Glasya Labolas

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:46:42 +0100

Sigils and spirit drawing from automata

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Mansion of the Moon 5 - Alhathaya

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:47:14 +0100

Eclipse of the Sun by the Moon...

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Hypostatis of Az - Art

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:56:39 +0100

Azimech: The 14th Mansion of the moon

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Walking the Walbrook River

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:57:41 +0100

The latest in the river walk series is the River Walbrook which emerges into the city through the wall east of Moorgate and passes under the Bank of England.
The Romans built a temple to Mithras on its eastern bank, the remains of which have been relocated onto Queen Victoria St. (behind hordings at the moment however it did not stop your intrepid film maker from jumping the fence.
Governed by the planet Mars...soundtrack by KLF..

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Moon Wheel attributions

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:49:30 +0200

Some further information with regard to the twenty-eight mansions of the moon, which I'm currently working on. The purpose of this working is to produce a map of the psyche for exploration. In this explanatory document below the wheel is amplified and attributions of the classical four qualities and elements are made. In addition the twenty-eight letters of the arabic alphabet are applied to act as keys to open each mansion for psychic exploration.

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EVP Experiment

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:45:02 +0200

I'm taking part in an experiment in Electronic Voice Phenomena. No voices so far however, last night I recorded a two minute segment which included two 'knocks'. Before anyone asks, I was sitting quite still and did not hear them until I listened to the playback.

I've uploaded the section with the knocks on below. You will hear me say "Hello...is anyone there?" (Yeah, original I know!). A few seconds later you can hear two knocks. Spooky eh?

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A rare insight

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:52:55 +0200

Here's something someone else prepared earlier....

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The Hypostasis of Az

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:03:15 +0200

Hypostatis of Az

The Az which can be named is not the eternal Az
Convulsion of the Az: The great meiosis
From the naught, both sides were born
The principle of gravity
The principle of radiance
These twins wax and wane in an ever – changing ratio
From these two all re-birth proceeds
Although both are simultaneous and immanent – gravity precedes radiance in time; as the seeded earth the harvest
Through time they describe a sine-wave proceeding from the centrum
This movement forms two worlds
Gravity governs Downland
Radiance governs Upland
Crossing the centrum is called translation
All deities of double nature, translation or ambiguity reside at the centrum
The deities of expansion and growth reside in Upland
The deities of contraction and death reside in Downland
North is the maxima of Downland
East is the translation to Upland
South is the maxima of Upland
West is the translation to Downland
No-thing controls the Great Process – as it is inherent in the All
However all things mirror it
Amongst these – foremost is the moon
In its oscillations
In its cool radiance
In its hidden face
In its tidal influence
It excels in representation
In marking its placing and phases the Great Az becomes sentious as a flash of lightening translates a landscape from the darkness
Know this to be true and let it not lie fallow in the mind.

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Walking the Westbourne

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:18:47 +0200

Continuing the project of walking the northern rivers which flow into the Thames - we reach the Westbourne. Formed by a number of smaller rivers which converge at Kilburn High Street station (formerly a spa), then it flows through Maida Vale and Carlton Vale and under Westbourne Park. The film picks it up at Paddington and follows it to its entry point into the Thames at Chelsea embankment.

The river is governed by the sun.

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Crossbones Graveyard

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:10:40 +0200

I've entered a competition in a London newspaper (Metro), to win a Sony handcam - with the following videoclip:

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The Luna Mandala

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:54:55 +0200

An interpretation of this Mandala of the Mansions of the Moon is given in the following document.

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Buffy meets Aleister Crowley - the lost screenplay

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:51:52 +0200

Following a chance meeting with a mysterious de-frocked priest a forgotten manuscript has come into my possession. It purports to be a reject from the now de-funked Buffy the Vampire Slayer series six. Because of the importance of this find the original manuscript is not available for scrutiny. I'll let you, the public, decide on its authenticity.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER MEETS ALEISTER CROWLEY

SCREENPLAY

(The scene opens with Buffy on patrol; she looks bored witless as she enters a dark and dank alley.)

BUFFY: C’mon guys don’t do this to me can’t one of you show a slayer a good time?

(She lifts the lid of a garbage can)

BUFFY: Anything with slime for blood in here with an evil plan to destroy the world….how about just Sunnydale; it ain’t that hard?

This is so double math.

(A sudden flash of light and puff of orange smoke appears behind Buffy who swings round ready to give a karate chop – out pops Willow.)

WILLOW: Hey – No, no no! It’s me, It’s me Buff!

BUFFY: Hey – Can’t you announce before you teleport; it’s kinda too sudden?

WILLOW: Sorry Buffy but Giles sent me it’s an emergency he’s worried the world might end tonight!

BUFFY: Well Giles always has to have something to worry about. What is it this time?

WILLOW: He’s gotten something real bad from the Hellmouth.

BUFFY: Oh God! Not halitosis again?

WILLOW: He’s serious Buff; don’t be mad at me (looks worried), It’s Warren.

BUFFY (sighs): Everyone’s favourite uber-nerd! What have those losers gone and done now?

WILLOW: He’s stolen the Baubles of Baphomet!

BUFFY: Can’t Baphomet claim them on insurance?

WILLOW: Giles says they can be used to raise the dead.

(Three figures descend from the sky with jet-packs on their backs it’s our favourite uber-nerds)

WARREN: Hey Slayer! Am I going to kick your ass tonight.

BUFFY: Hey Warren – Y’know most guys try a little flirting first off perhaps a few sweet nothings in my ear or suggestion of a dinner date or a visit to the movies – there’s probably a reason why you never kept a girlfriend.

JOHNATHAN: Oh no, Warren that’s sarcasm I just know she’s gonna get real pissed at us.

WARREN: That’s a lie Slayer! Girls just don’t appreciate my superior mind.

BUFFY: Hey Warren don’t confuse the size of your ego with a superior mind.

WARREN: No matter your words will be empty where you’re going, no doubt your ginger witch-friend has told you I can raise the dead and have I got something special for you.

BUFFY: Let me guess… Bela Lugosi?

WARREN: None other than the Great Beast himself!

BUFFY: Darren Walters from third grade?

WARREN: Aleister Crowley himself! – Prepare to be dragged to Hell, slayer.

(Warren holds up two crystal baubles emitting an eerie violet glow, one in each hand.)

WARREN: ZAZAS ZAZAS SATANANDAS ZAZAS! Arise Therion!

(The ground shakes a bit and some bricks and dust fall from nearby buildings. Suddenly the ground splits open and out of the abyss rises Sir Aleister Crowley in burgundy knickerbockers and matching jacket with cummerbund & a vast bowtie. Apart from a tuft on his forehead he is clean shaven)

ALEISTER: Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law!

BUFFY: Hey don’t let me catch you saying that within earshot of Dawny. It’s bad enough getting her to go to bed as it is.

WARREN: Destroy her Therion, I command you and drag her soul to hell!

ALEISTER: Young man! I think you must have been very badly brought up!

BUFFY: Y’know I was just thinking that too.

WARREN: But you are constrained by Baphomet’s Baubles to do my will!

ALEISTER: Do you know anything whatsoever?

WARREN: What d’ya mean?

ALEISTER: That every man AND every woman is a star! This child of Babalon (gestures vaguely in Buffy’s direction), is carrying out her True Will.

WARREN: What about My will!

ALEISTER: You, young man have singularly failed to discover it. As such I am not obliged to carry out your whims. What is more you also conjured me without paying the necessary call-out charge.

WARREN: No-one said anything about a call out charge. This is dumb!

ALEISTER: It’s a straight fifty-fifty split between the Annunaki and the spirit of the dear departed and as I find myself a little embarrassed for funds of late I must insist that you pay or the three-headed guardian of the gates to the underworld will be unleashed on this rather dreary suburb.

WARREN: Now that’s more like it!

(Willow rushes forward)

WILLOW: Oh, I’m sure we can make some financial recompense so as to avoid any inconvenience, Sir Aleister.

ALEISTER: Most gracious of you to offer, my scarlet-haired Sapphic, and I most certainly accept. Perhaps you have a good bottle of Courvoisier to seal our agreement?

WILLOW: Back at the Magic Box, I’m sure!

ALEISTER: Then it is my Will to do your bidding entirely. (Aside) I only hope it includes a fine debauch!

WARREN: Hey! That’s, like, so unfair! I’m the one with the Baubles.

ALEISTER: Then I suggest you try reading the label on them BEFORE you use them in future. Love is the Law.

(Sir Aleister and his new chums walk away in the direction of the Magic Box).

THE END

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Aleister Crowley meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:10:03 +0200

Well...only on ebay I'm afraid. I've got a couple of items going if anyone is interested?

A reprint of 'The Banned Lecture' by Aleister Crowley was due to be delivered to the Oxford University Poetry Society in 1930 however the powers that be stepped in and prevented it happening. Not to be outdone AC printed it anyway and sold it to the students. This booklet is a re-print of that lecture. The subject matter is Gilles de Rais but really its AC attacking the church with his usual rapier like wit. A good read!

The Banned Lecture

The second item is a box-set of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season six DVD collection. 'nuff said?

Buffy season six DVD box set

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Movie Maybes - 2

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:06:07 +0200

MOVIE MAYBES – 2

Chicken Run

In this low-budget remake of the Aardman Animations hit, a group of British army service men compete with each other for iPods, XBox games and 3G mobile phones in a hilarious race across the Middle East.

The Buzz – Government ministers insisted on shares in the merchandise before backing the project. The Prime Minister said “It seemed like the only moral thing to do at the time.”

Pirates of the Caribbean

A tale of the little man taking on the big corporation when local ice cream vendor Jaconnelli (Nicholas Cage), has his pitch bought from under him by the Pirate Corporation. The action takes place in front of the Caribbean Sun Lounge on the sea front at Scarborough. The final CGI fuelled battle has been called a nightmare in candy floss.

The Buzz - Local movie company, Pitch n’ Putt Productions, have filed a $2 billion law-suit against Disney for theft of intellectual property rights. The jury is still out on this one.

Come back next week for more MOVIE MAYBES!

Nothing is True Everything is Permitted.

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MOVIE MAYBES 1

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:34:57 +0200

MOVIE MAYBES! - 1

Village of the Damned

Six dead TV wannabes drift around an enclosed village talking inanely about themselves for several weeks. From time to time they have to perform degrading and humiliating acts to provide some kind of emotional stimulus for the vacuous and empty minded viewers who tune into this ‘running on empty’ reality TV formula.

The Buzz The surprise inclusion of Anna Nicole Smith almost led the US Actor’s Union, to call for industrial action. Rumours that the other members of the cast were anxious that she might ‘corpse’ them were strenuously denied.

Liar Liar

This ‘rom com’ features Tony Bliar as a shyster New York lawyer who is cursed to tell the truth by his meddlesome son who has no idea how to get ahead in this world. The laughs come by the truckload as he has to defend a senator accused of perjury when the case is based on a tissue of lies. The final acquittal scene saves the day as the jury decide that they are not that bothered anyway.

The Buzz Heart throb Tony Bliar confessed that he got lost on the shoot in Los Angeles for several days running until someone pointed out that he was using a map of Basra to find his way about the city.

Tune in next week for more MOVIE MAYBES!

Nothing is True – Everything is Permitted

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"Reveal!"

Thu, 31 May 2007 08:36:58 +0200

Thank you Dean Christopher for the tagging. Looks like I've been drafted in for a dose of chain mail blogging. I'm supposed to give 10 facts about me and pass on a similar request to seven others posting them messages.

Weeeeell....I'm prepared to comply with the first half but I'm afraid not being a believer in foistering chain mails onto unsuspecting cyber-friends I won't be passing the request on... 'The family tree stops here' as I once saw a tee-shirt say on a Pride march a long time ago!!!

So ten facts about Jamie Gregory:

1. Jamie Gregory is a nom d'internet
2. I'm partially blind in one eye (me and Odin both eh?)
3. In my teens me and a friend were into making wine and beer. We made it out of anything. Not just apples and elderflower but left over tea and nettles..eugh!!
4. When I was sixteen my mother caught me performing an invocation to Osiris - she threatened to tell my dad!
5. When I ordained as a Buddhist monk she expressed relief that at least I hadn't joined a coven.
6. I'm broke
7. I kept honey bees for a while in my teens
8. I sometimes have the feeling that I'm a fraud but as long as nobody finds out I might get away with it.
9. Scuba diving is one of the most remarkable experiences of my life.
10. Although my life has been pretty good and I'm not unhappy my favourite year was my first undergraduate year at university in Northern Ireland.

There you have it ten facts about Jamie Gregory..

By the way, for those who are following the story on the Peggy Duell magick book, the museum has not come up with any information on the item listed in the previous post on this site. They are still trying so - fingers crossed!!

TTFN

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On FA Cup Final Day

Sat, 19 May 2007 17:42:56 +0200

On Cleveland Street London W1 the site of the now closed Middlesex hospital..

In fact this is almost to the spot where the Cleveland Street Scandal occurred over a hundred years ago.

See

A fitting tribute..

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Peggy Duel's Magick Book

Sun, 06 May 2007 10:15:45 +0200

This is a copy of the ‘magick book’ of Peggy Duel who lived in the Pickering area of Yorkshire in the early part of the 19th Century. It is currently on display at the Ryedale Folk Museum at Hutton-le-Hole which I remember from my youth and visited again this Easter.

I’ve asked the museum for any information about it and am still awaiting their reply. It is obviously a divination table and some of the symbolism is obvious (planetary signs, playing card suits etc.), however some is not. Has anyone seen anything like this before?

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Fleet River Walk

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:55:50 +0200

The long wait is over!

Herewith another in the series of London River Walks. This time it's the Fleet River from Kings Cross (originally Battle Bridge to commemorate Boudicca v The Romans), to Blackfriars Bridge.

This river is identified as coming under the aegis of the planet Mercury who governs writing, knowledge, communications, trade, medicine thieves and all-round trickery!

I've borrowed a friend's video camera and recently acquired Magix Edit pro 11. I'm afraid the editing of video and soundtrack is a bit of a hatchet job - early days still!!

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Walking the Tyburn

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:44:21 +0100

London has seven rivers flowing from the north side of the Thames Valley into the River Thames. Each river corresponds to one of the seven planets of classical astrology. This is my photo-documentary of the descent of the Tyburn, a culverted river, which starts in Hampstead, flows through Swiss Cottage. It sinews under the West End of London and Buckingham Palace and onward until its outflow near Vauxhall Bridge.

The Tyburn no longer surfaces at any point along its winding descent; the city grew over it hiding it beneath roads and pavements. However it shaped the land before the arrival of man and can still be recognised, by a careful eye, guiding the pathways and half-hidden lanes of this city.

Tho’ we cover Nature with a veneer we are forever subject to her influence whether we acknowledge it or not.

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Magnolia

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:47:02 +0100

It's that time of year.....

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Liminal: The Movie

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:38:48 +0100

'nuff said'

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