philosophy
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Hermeticum Arcanum (Book Review #8)

Review of Aula Lucis Publication of the 17th century ‘Hermeticum Arcanum’ Continue reading
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Of The Holy Guardian Angel
The First Excerpt on work to establish and understand that which is called the ‘Holy Guardian Angel’, being symbolic or actual as a cause to study in ritual by manner of lucid dream Continue reading
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The Narcissist and the prey.

Rumi tells the tale of a narcissist wife in a poignant manner on the eve of the New Moon in Virgo. Continue reading
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The Chaldean Oracles (i-xxx)

An overview of 30 of the ‘slokas’ from the so called;- “The Chaldean oracles” from the perspective of channelled insight without subjective construction. Continue reading
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Tale of the Jinn’-Rumi

The Tale of Amal. Unwritten and Oral tradition reception of discourse with ‘Rumi’ as recounted from lucid Dream work. Continue reading
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Cut and Paste/ Reworking and recreate.

A brief Introduction to The Art of the Montage, The Cut and Paste works, where plagiarism becomes original work of expression. Continue reading
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Thrice Great Hermes.

Some short discourses with Hermes aka, Thoth but after another manner. Continue reading
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The Curser and his means

Rumi expounds the art of cursing, the dark arts and the alternative of the cursory path. Continue reading

The Random musings of a nobody. “Dagenham Dave”, is slang for someone one stop short of Barking (mad), though more contemporarily refers to any wayfaring and carefree person. Dagenham is a town to the eastern side of London (Luds Dominium) that was first recorded in a Barking charter in 666a.d. as the town of Daeccanham. Daecca is an ancient man’s name meaning ‘bright’ or ‘famous’ . Ham is short for Hamlet.
Dave is short for David, Hebrew for ‘Beloved’, My Surname ‘Wenborn’ derives from old English meaning of the Winding Stream.
Contents:-
1/ Book Reviews.
They’re not reviews as such- to recommend or asway, I neither seek to promote nor condemn, more my personal reflections on the books I read. In that respect it’s a subjective thing. I write the reviews as it instils in the mind, like writing down your dreams on waking, the right to remember.
2/ Short Stories and Tales
Short stories borne from imagination, dreams, thoughts and wanderings. Too large to be written in my journal of shadows.
3/ Full Books
Books that were once published elsewhere, I have full copyright on these, and of course given here freely.
4/ Magazines and Articles
Small snippets and articles that may or may not have appeared elsewhere, and information not included in Journal of shadows.
5/ Poetry
A small selection of poetry. Like song, I create as a means to an artistic diary.
6/ WordPress Challenges
Wordpress (where this website is hosted) offer up a daily prompt for people to answer, sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.
I do not accept donations or offers, bribes etc, and do not advertise or am paid to promote anything either. All donations should be sent to either of the following ;-
Zarach ~ Helping Children living in poverty
Street Talk ~ Helping women trapped in prostitution and trafficking


Email at the following ;-

