VR Mystery School
The VR resource, activity venue and community for self development, spirituality, mysticism and all things related.
VR Spaces
Masonic Lodge
A Masonic lodge room. Polished and uploaded by TarotReaderFrog, with Unity Assets donated by MetroSaint, to whom this world is dedicated.
Ceremony & Magic Suite
The comprehensive solution for any and all ceremonial and ritual practices in VR. Only for supporters of VR Mystery School. Quest Compatible.
Video
Recordings of event series and individual events that took place at VR Mystery School.
Event series
Recordings of event series that took place at VR Mystery School.
Agrippa's Books of Occult Philosophy, condensed (3 parts)
Amateur Magus, an adept of various Western Esoteric systems -with a love for the technical side of occult practice- takes us through Agrippa's foundational works of Occult theory and practice. He separates the useful information from archaic superstitions in the process.
The Enochian magic of John Dee and Edward Kelly (2 parts)
An introduction to the history, tools and techniques of the Enochian Magic of John Dee and Edward Kelly. This presentation was given by Gantzu, a long time regular of VRM and adept magician from Poland with over a decade of Enochian specialization under his belt.
The Fivefold Practice (3 parts)
A thorough introduction of the sub-types of meditation and their relation to the four major insights of Buddhism. Presentation by Santtu Heikkinen. Santtu is an experienced Dharma and Buddhist Meditation teacher. He trained under Culadasa and Tucker Peck, and is currently a student of Leigh Brasington who's one of the principal Jhana teachers in the west.
Prometheus Rising reading & dissection (18 parts)
What started as a simple group-reading of Robert Anton Wilson's 'Prometheus Rising', but quickly turned into a fully fledged course. With Alley Wurds, who has studied and written on R.A.W.
The Corpus Hermeticum (5 parts)
A beginner friendly group reading and discussion of the annotated Freke & Gandy translation of the Corpus Hermeticum.
Individual events
Recordings of individual events that took place at VR Mystery School.
Hoodoo (Conjure): From the inside, looking out
A talk on the origins, influences, history, and methodology of Hoodoo. Drawing from personal experience and community members to say “what’s really real”.
An Overview of Gnosticism
A look into the Gnostic world-view, beliefs and initiations, as well as a brief history of Gnosticism, from its origins to the present day. Presentation by Ahiram
Wicca: An outline of Modern Witchcraft
Modern Witchcraft, also termed Wicca, was developed in England during the first half of the 20th century and was introduced to the public in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant. Wicca draws upon a diverse set of ancient pagan and 20th-century hermetic motifs for its theological structure and ritual practices. We will be looking into some of these ritual practices, beliefs, as well as a brief history of the tradition.
Trithemius’ Drawing Spirits into Crystals
A presentation by Fídi Sofós about Johannes Trithemius' most well known grimoire 'The Art of Drawing Spirits Into Crystals'. This presentation will not only cover the origin and context of this grimoire and the practice it details, but also the practice itself, and the presenter's extensive experience with it.
Morality using the Theravada Buddhist ethical framework
The practice of virtue is both a hidden-in-plain-sight and under-valued tool on the spiritual path and for personal growth. Theravada Buddhism contains a wealth of information on morality that is applicable to most spiritual and non-spiritual frameworks. Throughout this talk, Equanimity will cover in detail the purpose and benefits of sila (Pali word for virtue), the kammapatha (10 unwholesome and wholesome courses of action), meritorious action, and sense restraint.
Maranasati: Mindfulness of Death in the Visuddhimagga
An introduction to the Buddhist practices of Maranasati (mindfulness of death) in the Visuddhimagga, and guided meditation. This presentation was given by Equanimity, one of the resident meditation teachers at VRM, and student in the lineage of Culadasa and Leigh Brasington through his own teacher Santtu Heikkinen.
Coffee & Qabalah: Difficult major arcana cards
A discussion among some Qabalistic Tarot apreciators within the VRM community, of some of the more 'difficult' to understand Major Arcana keys.
Astral Projection & Lucid Dreaming
Gene Hart, author of 'Beyond Dreaming' shares his insights, and help separate the wheat from the chaff on the nebulous topics of Lucid Dreaming and Astral Projection.
Self initiation in Game Archetypes
A discussion on the topic of Games as a medium for esoteric experience. As a platform for mystical knowledge, an experience of occult wisdom or as an arcane magickal construct- games can provide an extremely unique way for the neophyte to grow AND a powerful medium for sharing the impossible that we try to put into words. While there will be focus on electronic/digital games, many concepts can be applied to other situations.
Excerpt: The Kybalion's 'Hermetic' Principles
A short elaboration of the so called 'Hermetic Principles' as they are put forth in the Kybalion by Three Initiates. An excerpt of the first ever live presentation at VRM. The reason it's an excerpt and not the whole thing, is because footage was lost due to newbie mistakes.
Graphics, diagrams, posters
Available without watermarks in VR, digital formats, and print where listed.
Hermetic Qabalah poster
Contains many of the important concepts related to the Tree of Life of Hermetic Qabalah, and a little extra.
Gnostic Cosmology poster
Recreation of a popular diagram that has floated around online for some time (source and original author unknown).
Tetractys poster
The Pythagorean Tetractys.
Zodiac Sine Wave & Correspondences poster
This diagram shows the Zodiac not as a wheel, but a sine wave, and gives some data and correspondences rooted in Hermetic Qabalah.
Tzim Tzum poster
A recreation of the familiar traditional artwork depicting the Kabbalistic conception of 'Tzim Tzum'.
Tarot Cube of Space
A Tarot Cube of Space resource.
SATOR Square (Digital)
More info soon
Agrippa's Magic Squares of the Planets (Digital)
A digital (vector) collection of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's planetary magic squares.
Text publications
Available in VR, digital formats, and print where listed.
Hermetic Qabalah Correspondence Table
A simple table giving most of the important correspondences of the 32 paths of the Tree of Life of Hermetic Qabalah.
Article: Prayer for self actualization and magic
A short but useful article that dissects the mechanics of prayer, and suggests ways to use it for self realization or in the context of (ceremonial) magic.