Kirjahaku

This book explores historical and contemporary ideas of witchcraft through the perspective of the Clan of Tubal Cain - a closed Initiatory group aligned to the Shadow Mysteries within the Luciferian stream. As students of arte we mediate the ancestral stream, teaching through practice with the sacred tenets of Truth, Love and Beauty. The Word is thus manifest in deed and vision."A driving thirst for knowledge is the forerunner of wisdom. Knowledge is a state that all organic life posesses, wisdom is the reward of the spirit, gained in the search for knowledge. Truth is variable - what is true now, will not be true tomorrow, since the temporal truths are dependent upon ethics and social mores - therefore wisdom is possibly eternal Truth, untouched by man's condition. So we must come to the heart of the People, a belief that is based upon Eternity, and not upon social needs or pressures - the 'witch' belief then is concerned with wisdom, our true name, then is the wise people and wisdom is our aim." - Robert Cochrane 1931-1966

The Arcane Veil: 'analogue of Craft historiography, brought up to date through the author's own experiential praxis' A discursive investigation of magical beliefs and practises in England since 600CE to the post-modern fall-out of the 21st century, analysing in particular its influences and survival strategies. Emphasis is placed on Christian, Heathen, and Hermetic Praxis, with provocative, critical study of the concepts of Lucifer, Witch-Blood, Sin-Eating and their influences on modern Traditional Craft praxes. "A driving thirst for knowledge is the forerunner of wisdom. Knowledge is a state that all organic life possesses, wisdom is the reward of the spirit, gained in the search for knowledge. Truth is variable - what is true now, will not be true tomorrow, since the temporal truths are dependent upon ethics and social mores - therefore wisdom is possibly eternal Truth, untouched by man's condition. So we must come to the heart of the people, a belief that is based upon Eternity, and not upon social needs or pressures - the 'witch' belief then is concerned with wisdom, our true name, then the wise people and wisdom is our aim." - Robert Cochrane 1931-1966

Part One: Dual-authorship of the Clan of Tubal Cain's Legacy defining 50 years of its organic evolution. Originating from within an unpublished ms written by Evan John Jones, the former Magister of the Clan since Robert Cochrane's death in 1966, it serves Testament to the Will of Fate and Tenacity of Spirit here expressed, from its inception under Robert Cochrane through Evan John Jones' own record of the Clans beliefs and practises to those of the Current bearers of this mantle, depicting the interweaving of Wyrd in the vital process of its existence and continuity in Troth to its Tutelary Spirit: The Star-Crossed Serpent

"In Fate and the overcoming of Fate is the true Graal, for from this, inspiration comes . . ."ROBERT COCHRANEPresented in prose and verse, this Clan Anthology ofselected musings illustrates the poignant duty of allpilgrims in the Craft to explore and share their realisationsand experiences in order to guide and shape those ofothers. Drawing upon our incredible legacy, we are boundby our troth to 'pay it forward.' Thus may we ensure thesurvival of its three sacred tenets - Truth, Love and Beauty(that parallel those of Freemasonry - Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty) for genera to come. Held within the lore ofthe folk, our insights regarding the Mysteries come directfrom the source, and provide brief and thought-provokingcomments on 'The Work.'

Dedicated to our northern heritage, this unique work is a deeplypersonal and introspective insight into the mysteries of 'The Peopleof Goda, of the Clan of Tubal Cain.' And while it is a treatise that isvery much a work in progress, it offers a privileged glimpse into whoand what the 'People' are. Better yet, it presents the cumulative worksof former magisters of the Clan of Tubal Cain, Robert Cochrane, Evan John Jones, and Robin the dart, drawing them to a remarkableconclusion. In so doing, it constructs a dynamic template, a blueprint oftheir working ethos and praxes germane to the Clan of Tubal Cain Cosmology.Asserting a very specific identity and origin, the work provides acontextual basis for emulation and adaptation, a basis from whichto grow and develop, so that everyone may in turn, participate andcontribute to the vitality of tradition. Peeled back, layer by layer, the very heart of our rich heritage is revealed and shared: culturally, spiritually, and magically. None of this is, nor ever should be deemedsecret, but it is sacred, at least to those who cherish this precious pearlof wisdom; for it represents a way of seeing and a way of being bywhich everyone may 'know thyself ' and be truly blessed.Near heretical conclusions are drawn from a hefty body of researchthat some may fi nd contentious, others may see this knowledge aschallenging. It is meant to be, without challenge, we falter in ouronwards pilgrimage to Truth. This journey demands the removal oftrivial abstractions to allow truths to be revealed. Many agendas havehistorically obfuscated the simple beauty and elegance of a system basedin northern culture. It is hoped this innovative material will rekindle theneedful fires of cultural enquiry in the pursuit of a life given purposeand meaning into the next generation and beyond.