A class exploring the mythology and magics associated with Adam, First  Father and First Magician.  
 
Beyond the mysteries of the Book of Genesis, the various Apocrypha of Adam and Eve detail their post-Eden (mis)adventures and offer valuable insights into how the First Father and First Mother have been understood and celebrated across time.  
 
In delving after the magics most associated with Adam, this class will  especially celebrate the mythic origins of the Sepher Razielis as a  guidebook of practicable cunning granted the First Man by a sympathetic angel of God’s secrets. It will explore myths around Adam’s reading of magical texts contained in or received from stones, his divinations, and his continual interactions with angels, aerial spirits, and the dead.  
 
This class will also pay close attention to the magical speech of the First Man: from his use of the Angelical language, to the Semaforas by which Adam performed his miracles and sorceries, as well as the  conjurations of proper naming and pacting with the beasts and birds of  Eden. 
 
We will consider the long history of appeals to Adam (and to Eve) in conjurations of love and benedictions of protection, as well as  egalitarian appeals to the classless utopia of the Garden before the Fall.
 
About the Presenter:
Dr Alexander Cummins is a contemporary cunning-man and historian of magic. His magical specialities are the dead (folk necromancy), divination (geomancy) and the grimoires. His published works include Nazarth: Pillars of Gladness (Hadean Press, 2022), An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke (Scarlet Imprint, 2020) with Phil Legard, The Starry Rubric (Hadean Press, 2012), A Book of the Magi: Lore, Prayers, and Spellcraft of the Three Holy Kings (Revelore Press, 2018) and several chapbooks and anthology contributions through Three Hands Press, Hadean Press and Scarlet Imprint. He is a frequent speaker on the international circuit, co-hosts the podcast Radio Free Golgotha, and is a founding editor of Revelore Press’ Folk Necromancy in Transmission series. Dr Cummins’ work, classes, and services can be found at www.alexandercummins.com
 
THIS IS A CLASS RECORDING
This class recording link will be emailed to you within 3-5 business days of your order. You will have access to this class recording link until the end of 2023.
 
By purchasing this class you agree to the following Non Disclosure:
This Agreement is between The Cauldron Black (“OWNER”); and the Purchaser (“RECIPIENT”). WHEREAS, OWNER has developed through substantial effort, research, time, and expense certain inventions, design concepts, methodologies, technical know-how, copyrightable material and trade secrets directed and related to this class. (“INFORMATION”); WHEREAS, OWNER desires to disclose the INFORMATION on a confidential basis to RECIPIENT. The OWNER wishes to maintain the confidentiality of the INFORMATION and the protection of OWNER'S intellectual property rights. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the  mutual promises, covenants, and conditions contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: I. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION A. OWNER agrees to disclose INFORMATION to RECIPIENT for the purposes of an online class. B. RECIPIENT agrees to receive such INFORMATION and to refrain from copying, disclosing, using, selling, or offering for sale any and all of said INFORMATION. RECIPIENT agrees to keep confidential and refrain from disclosing any and all of the INFORMATION, and to take all necessary and reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized disclosure or use  of any and all of the INFORMATION.  Failure to uphold this NDA may result in legal action.