Journal Sabbatius V's Theoria Imerologio

[Sabbatius]

Before I begin, things to note:
1) I am a Native American/First Nation
2) I am a Waabanowin(Dawn Socitey)
3) I am Russian Orthodox
4) I am fascinated with the Occult
5) I am a parent of daughters- a LOT of daughters.

Waabano
With the season still covered in a blanket of snow, I am humbled by the oncoming changes of season for this new year.

In short time, by early March I will be receiving the requests for Is'kigami'zige-Gii'zis(Maple Tree Tapping Month) Ceremony to which I must stand, dance and maintain focus on a bonfire, outside for an entire night- usually in wet, cold snow. It is the one time I am able to spend time with the Midewiwin of the area as they also assist in the ceremonies for the season. I plan on bringing my drum.

Now the season itself requires the weather to be above freezing during the day, yet below freezing at night. This is so the sap itself in the Maple is at peak. In past gatherings, we have started late March but most of the time it is in April- hence the name Is'kigami'zige-Gii'zis is actually the name for April in the Anishinaabe language.

Most of the time, Waabano have our own gatherings and meets and are called for specific needs of the communities. In contrast, the Mide are brought in for more healings and journeys, usually with easier access to the communities as their lodges are almost always near the center of the community. The Waabano were outlawed for over a century due to persecution among the communities by the BIA and Canadian law. The laws were lifted, but sadly it was too late- for much of the wisdom was lost.

Orthodox
I was able to purchase recently a book called The Anthologion. I do believe my search for the Best Prayer Book has been achieved.

One meticulous journey in the walk of faith has been to seek out Уединение(Uedinenie) which is to be alone without loneliness. Initially, this was easier when I was single, no children and much more wealthy than I am now. However, I was neither Orthodox nor remotely interested in anything that pursued Hesychasm. I was a lazy, seed-sowing dog of a human. But now, after marriage, several children(those I know and may not know of, sadly) and a desire for spiritual growth- it is almost impossible for Уединение, or simply just to be alone.

I am blessed to have a small but strong Monastic community within an hour drive from me.

Occult
One of the subjects in my past has been the translation of Hebrew texts and manuals. Note- I am not fluent, nor anywhere near a master of the language itself. But, I can translate and am familiar with applying the text itself to the era and dialogue for a formidable translation. I have translated works- ghost written for authors for a couple decades now, including a few works which have been posted here.

I mention this for one reason- I recently was asked to do translation work for a newfound text of what appears to be another Solomonic work, Italian in origin and in complete Hebrew writing- a poor attempt at Rashi script and handwritten. In any case, I began breaking down the text. I complete an entire page into Latin characters, as is very tedious when handwritten pages are blotched, often letters are too close in characters to each other. And shocking, the transliteration of Hebrew was not into the Hebrew, nor Yiddish- nor was it Ladino, nor anything Semitic.

Apparently, someone in the late 18th Century decided to handwrite a Grimoire in Hebrew but used very poor Latin for the wording. It was a horrible hodge-podge of an attempt at conglomeration of a Key of Solomon and Goetia, virtually everything was copied. Nothing new, sadly- so it may not reach print but be held in their library for reference.

-Savvaty

 

[Moongarm71]

I'm intrigued, on the Russian Orthodox/Occult side. I know very little about Native American religion, though.

 

[Sabbatius]

Waabano
Last evening I went into my garage back room to do some maintenance and clean up on my drum and other articles I use for my tribe. I discovered that I need a new skin for the drum due to someone accidentally leaving my back door cracked during the recent snows in my area. Temperatures dropped to well below -40 Fahrenheit in my area a couple of nights as well as gusts and drifting caused the door to open even more.

I may post some pics when I reskin the head, as this needs to be done somewhat sooner than expected.

Orthodox
I was able to attend a ceremony for the consecration of an Ambry for a parish in Chicago. This brought about the contemplation of renewing my obsessive compulsion for carpentry, though the Ambry itself was made of bronze with silver highlights. In any case, an oil box mounted on the wall or resting on the Oblation Table would be nifty for the Archpriest of my parish. All we have currently is the table itself, cluttered with various oil bottles.

Occult
With the recent consecration of the Ambry in Chicago, I have been pondering where oils have been used in various means within the Occult world. The infamous Abra-Melin Oil as well as Protection and Prosperity, Blessing and Love Oils are used in Ceremonial Magic and Witchcraft- which brings about an amusing tale.

Many year ago I was tasked with the maintenance of a religious facility in the Evangelical denomination during my high school days. A few times I was tasked with cleaning the sanctuary where I was requested to make it not smell so "musty." I was given a vial of "scented oil" to which I was informed to drop some oil drops about every six to ten feet throughout each aisle. The scent was woody and had a hint of orange peel. I have smelled this scent before and it caught my attention as I smelled this scent at the Occult bookstores in Los Angeles.

Afterwards, I eventually looked further into this concoction of oil and discovered it was agarwood blended with orange as a scent to attract people to spend their money. My Evangelical Christian denomination, to which I was happy to abandon when I left my family home, dabbled in low magic methods to attract money during their services for their congregation to increase the amount of tithing. Go figure.