Occultism, Mysticism, Religion, and Magic
FAQS and REFS
Welcome to the Arcane Archive Usenet FAQ and REF directory, where you can
familiarize yourself with the subjects discussed in a wide variety of usenet
newsgroups devoted to occult, religious, magical, and mystical topics.
Copyright Notice: Some of the FAQ and REF documents at this site are protected by copyright and are not
to be mirrored to other sites or distributed in any form. Other FAQ and REF documents
archived here contain written instructions which, if followed, will make
them available for copying under the terms and conditions specified.
USENET NEWSGROUP FAQs
The term FAQ stands for Frequently Asked (or Answered) Questions, and when you
join a newsgroup, it is always a good idea to read the FAQ before posting.
By familiarizing yourself with the FAQ you will find answers
to questions that you MIGHT have been about to ask -- and by reading them before posting,
you will avoid boring long-time group members and you'll be able to enter into
the ongoing conversations as an equal.
Most newsgroup FAQs have been compiled by a group of people (called FAQ editors or
a FAQ committee), but in some contentious newsgroups, a series of
alternative or even opposing FAQs may be written.
Not every usenet newsgroup has a FAQ, but for those groups that do, there is
usually also a volunteer called the FAQ maintainer who keeps the FAQ on a web site,
helps when newsgroup members wish to update the FAQ, and
reposts the FAQ to the newsgroup once a month. Some FAQs are updated
frequently; others, dealing with stable topics, tend to remain the same
for years or even decades on end.
This Lucky Mojo archive of occult and religious usenet FAQs contains many
documents that are maintained and reposted monthly to their respective newsgroups by
the tyaginator. They by no means represent the entirely of FAQs for occult and magical
usenet newsgroups, merely those the tyaginator has collected.
If you have custody of an occult or religious usenet FAQ
you would like to see archived here, please send it in email to
the tyaginator and he will copy it to this web site.
- alt.alien.visitors FAQ, 1994 vrsion
- alt.astrology FAQ, 1993 version
- alt.dreams.lucid FAQ, Lucidity Institute's 1999 version
- alt.fan.dragons FAQ, 1999 version
- alt.horror.cthulhu FAQ, 1994 version
- alt.lucky.w FAQ, 1999 version
- alt.magick CHARTER by Josh Geller, 1991
- alt.magick FAQ, 1992-1994 solo authorship, ("the old FAQ" by Shava Nerad Averett)
- alt.magick FAQ, 1994 Questions Without Answers, compiled by tyaginator
- alt.magick FAQ, 1996-2000 group authorship, 1996 edition
- alt.magick FAQ, 1996-2000 group authorship, 2000 edition, ASCII
- alt.magick FAQ, 1996-2000 group authorship, 2000 edition, HTML
- alt.magick FAQ, 1999 group authorship, based on the 1992-1994 FAQ
- alt.magick FAQ, 2000 solo authorship ("Nagasiva's Biased alt.magick FAQ")
- alt.magick.chaos FAQ, 1995 version compiled by Ashton
- alt.magick.chaos FAQ, 1995 version by Peggy Brown
- alt.magick.tantra FAQ, 1999 ASCII version
- alt.magick.tantra FAQ, 1999 HTML version
- alt.magick.tyagi FAQ, 1999 version
- alt.magick.*, records of control messages for alt.magick.* groups, 1994 - 1998
- alt.meditation FAQ, 1996 version
- alt.meditation.transcendental FAQ, 1995 version
- alt.mythology FAQ, version 1.0, 1999
- alt.pagan FAQ, version 3.0, 1993
- alt.pagan FAQ, version 4.0, 1996
- alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic FAQ, 2001 version
- alt.religion.all-worlds (Church of All Worlds) FAQ Part 1 of 2, 1999 version
- alt.religion.all-worlds (Church of All Worlds) FAQ Part 2 of 2, 1999 version
- alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren FAQ, 1995 version
- alt.religion.wicca FAQ, 1995 version
- alt.religion.universal-life (Universal Life Church) FAQ, version 3.5, 1996 version
- alt.satanism FAQ, collective newsgroup version 1.0, 1996
- alt.satanism FAQ, collective newsgroup version 2.3.3, 1999
- alt.satanism FAQ, (CoS) Church of Satan version, 2001
- alt.satanism FAQ, (FCoS) First Church of Satan version, 1999
- alt.satanism FAQ, (OCRT) Ontario Conference on Religious Tolerance, 1999
- alt.satanism FAQ, (Tokus) The Ordure of Kaos Under Shaitan version, 1999
- alt.satanism FAQ, (ToS) Temple of Set version, 1999
- alt.sex FAQ, 1994 version
- alt.tarot FAQ, version 2.0, 1996
- alt.tarot FAQ, version 2.3, 1998
- alt.zen FAQ by Daryl Kinsman, 1995 version
- alt.zen FAQ by Daryl Kinsman, 1999 version
- alt.zen FAQ by Ned Ludd and !, 1999 version
- soc.religion.shamanism FAQ, version 2.0.2, 1995
NON-AFFILIATED OCCULT, RELIGIOUS, AND MYSTICAL FAQs
Some FAQs are written by indivuals or groups for use on
their web sites or for posting to a wide cross-section of
relevant newsgroups. Because they did not arise in any one usenet newsgroup,
we call them "non-affiliated FAQs."
This Lucky Mojo archive of occult and religious
non-affiliated FAQs by no means represents the entirely of
such FAQs, merely those the tyaginator has collected. If you
have custody of a non-affiliated occult or religious FAQ you
would like to see archived here, please post it to
news:alt.magick.tyagi and the tyaginator will copy it to
this web site.
- Asatru FAQ by Steve McNallen, 1995 version
- Asatru FAQ by Gamlinginn, 1995 version
- Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ by Christopher Siren, version 1.8, 1999
- Astrum Agenteum (A.'.A.'.) FAQ compiled by nigris, 2000 version
- Camelot / King Arthur FAQ compiled by Chris Thornborrow, version 1.2, 1993
- Canaanite-Ugaritic Mythology FAQ by Christopher Siren, version 1.2, 1998
- Druidism Solitary Practitioner's FAQ by B. Myers, version 2.0, 1995
- Egyptian Gods FAQ by Shawn C. Knight, 1993 version
- English Qaballa (Gematria) FAQ by Jake Stratton Kent, 1998 version
- Feng Shui FAQ by William L. Cassidy, 1995 version
- Golden Dawn FAQ by Steven R. Cranmer, version 5.0, 1998
- Hittite-Hurrian Mythology FAQ by Christopher Siren, version 1.2, 1998
- Kabbalah FAQ by Colin Low, version 3.0, 1996
- Kundalini FAQ by Kurt Keutzer, version 1.0, 1994
- Lucky Mojo Help Page FAQ by cat yronwode, version 2.0, 2015
- Lucky Mojo FAQ Is Magick Real? by cat yronwode, version 8.0, 1996-present
- Mind Machines FAQ by J. Brad Hicks, 1991 version
- Necromomicon FAQ by Kendrick Kerwin Chua, version 2.0, 1994
- Necronomicon FAQ (Chua) reviewed by Dan Clore, 1995
- Siddha Mahayoga FAQ by Kurt Keutzer, version 1.0, 1994
- Sumerian Mythology FAQ by Christopher Siren, version 1.0, 1992-1994
- Sumerian Mythology FAQ by Christopher Siren, version 2.0, 1994-2000
- Taoism FAQ by Steve Bokenkamp, 1993 version
- Temple of Set FAQ, 1994 version
- Temple of Set FAQ by Balanone, version 1.1.8, 1999
- Thelema FAQ from ThelemaNet, 1986 version
- Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth (TOPY) FAQ, 1995 version
- Uri Geller FAQ by Lucianarchy, version 1.0, 1999
- Was Aleister Crowley a Bigot? FAQ version 3.0, 2003
- Was Aleister Crowley a Racist? FAQ version 3.0, 2003
- Was Aleister Crowley a Sexist? FAQ version 3.0, 2003
REFs on Occult, Magical and Religious Subjects
REF files -- reference documents -- are often developed in
the same occult, religious, magical, and mystical usenet newsgroups that generated the FAQs.
REFs consists of a diverse assortment of bibliographies,
compiled quotations, text excerpts, archived usenet posts,
and internet resouces. REF files are generally not
reposted to usenet, but their URLs are given out to those who
wish them at any time. Like FAQs, some REF files are the collaborative work of many
contributors, and others are written by individuals.
The REFs marked "KfaQ" #1-14 are a series of "Kreeping Ooze
FAQs" (actually REFs) that arose in alt.magick during 1994
and 1995, as the transition was being made from "the old
FAQ" to the current newsgroup FAQ. Each "KfaQ" covers one
specific question which had come up in the newsgroup often
enough to merit the compiling of replies. Some of the KfaQs
were incorporated in abbreviated form in the alt.magick FAQ
revision of 1995; others were eventually deemed off-topic or it was
decided that they required too detailed a response for inclusion
in the FAQ.
This archive by no means
represents the entirely of online REFs for
occult and magical topics, merely those the tyaginator has collected. If you have
custody of an occult or religious REF you would like to
see archived here, please post it to
news:alt.magick.tyagi and the tyaginator will copy it to this web site.
- Abrahadabra / Abracadabra REF (quotes defining the words), 1997 version
- Abramelin Oil Recipes REF, version 1.1, 1998
- Abyss REF (quotes defining the word) (KfaQ#10), 1996 version
- Akasha REF (quotes defining the word) (KfaQ#9), 1994 version
- Arthurian Internet Resources Guide by Anne Callery, 1994 version
- Baphomet REF #1 (quotes defining the word and its magical meaning), 1998 version
- Baphomet REF #2 (history and associated images), by cat and tyagi, 1998 version
- Book List: Egyptology, by Shawn Clayton Knight, 1995 version
- Book List: Golden Dawn, by Steven R. Cranmer, 1996 version
- Book List, alt.magick, Old: Magical Non-Fiction and Fiction, compiled 1992 - 1995
- Book List, alt.magick, New: Magical Non-Fiction, compiled 1996 - 2001
- Book List, alt.magick, Combined: compiled from bookref.old and bookref.new, 2005
- Book List: Sacred Geometry and Sacred Sites, compiled by cat yronwode, 2000
- Book List: Sex Magic and Sex Mysticism, compiled by cat yronwode, 2000
- Books by Mail Order: Publishers on Occultism, compiled by tyagi, 2000 version
- Buddhist Resources REF by Hsuan Peng, undated, circa 1994
- Caduceus / Hermes Wand REF (KfaQ#4), 1995 version
- Crowleyanity: Confronting Bigotry in the Beast,version 3.0, 2003
- Druidry Online Resources REF by tyagi, 1996 version
- Demon REF: Demoniac Grimoire / Demons to Summon, edited by 333, 2000 version
- Ethical Guides in Western Magical and Religious Cultures, by nocTifer, 1996
- Evocation and Dark-Mirror Scrying: Runyon, White, Kraig, 2001
- Film List: Magick and Witchcraft in the Movies, 2001 version
- Great White Brotherhood REF (KfaQ#7), 1994 version
- Hoodoo REF(definition of terms and history) by catherine yronwode, 1995 version
- Hoodoo at a Glance REF (symbolism of herbs & oils) by Reave Socratic, 2000
- Illuminati REF by Trevor W. McKeown, undated, circa 1995
- Ipsissimus REF (quotes defining the word and its magical meaning), 1997 version
- Mage's Guide to the Internet (MaGI) directory of newsgroups, e-lists, web sites, etc.
- Magick and Magic REF (quotes defining the words and their meaning), 1995 version
- Magick: What is Magic(k)? REF (KfaQ#1), 1994 version
- Magick: Reality and Magic(k) Spells REF (KfaQ#6), 1994 version
- Magick: Getting Started in Magick REF (KfaQ#3), 1995 version
- Magick: How to Learn Magic Online REF by nagasiva, 1999 version
- Magick: Magic, Religion, Science, and Politics REF, 1996 version
- Magick: Mythical and Historical Mages, Theurgists, and Witches REF by tyagi, 1994
- Magick: What About Role Playing Game Magic(k)? REF (KfaQ#2), 1995 version
- Melchidezek REF (KfaQ#11), 1994 version
- Monasticism REF, compiled by tyagi, 1995 version
- Movie List: Films Involving Magic and Witchcraft compilation, 1995 version
- Notes to a Neophyte v. 1.1 by Christopher Ward, reviewed by tyagi, 1995
- O.T.O. (Ordo Templi Orientis) REF, undated version, circa 1996
- Pentagram REF (significance and history) (KfaQ#5), 1998 version
- Psychoactive Drug Resources Online, 1994 version
- Psychological and Medical Usenet Support Groups by John M. Grohol, 1995
- Sex Magic: (Biology) "The Biological Basis of Sacred Sex" by cat yronwode, 1995
- Sex Magic: (Categories) "A Taxonomy of Sex and Magic" by xiwangmu, 1996
- Sex Magick: (Agapic) "Liber Conjunctus" by nigris 333, 1994
- Sex Magick: (OTO) "Basic Techniques in Sex Magick" by Josh Geller, circa 1993-94
- Spell-Work: Candle Burning and Candle Magic REF by cat yronwode, 1995 version
- Spell-Work: Recipes for Potions, Oils, and Powders REF, compiled 1995-present
- Spell-Work: Spells by Category REF (love, money, curses, protection), 1995-present
- Spell-Work: Tools and Materials used in Spell-Casting REF, compiled 1995-present
- Tarot Layouts REF by David Clark Jones, version 4.0.0, 1996
- Theosophy REF (KfaQ#14), 1994 version
- Usenet: Is There an alt.magick FAQ? REF (KfaQ#8), 1994 version
- Usenet: List of Magickal Froups (the alt.magick "Go Away" REF) by AshTon, 1993
- Usenet: List of Trolls in alt.religion.witchcraft, 2003 version
- Usenet: Why Is Josh So Hostile? REF (KfaQ#12), 1995 version
- Usenet: Posting REF from news.newusers.questions, 1997 version
- Way of the Sufi by Idries Shah, Table of Contents compiled by haramullah, 1997
- Wicca History REF (KfaQ#13), 1995 version
- Zazen REF by John Neatrour, 1994 version
and, finally, one off-site ref file to which we contirbute and which we support:
- Queen's List of Metaphysical and Occult Stores Around the World
You can also use ATOMZ.COM to search this site for a keyword or phrase
(like Asatru or Crowley or love spells or Santeria):
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Sacred Sex Home Page: essays on tantra yoga, karezza, sex magic, and sex worship
The SacredLandscape Home Page: essays on archaeoastronomy and sacred geometry
Freemasonry for Women Home Page: a history of mixed gender freemasonic lodges
The Lucky Mojo Curio Co.: manufacturers of spiritual supplies for hoodooand conjure
The ComicsWarehouse: a source for back-issues of comic books and trading
cards
catherine yronwode, the eclectic and eccentric author of all the above web pages
nagasiva yronwode: tyaginator, nigris (333), hara/mulla, nocTifer, lorax666, boboroshi, !
The Arcane Archive: captured internet files on occult and spiritual topics
nagasiva@luckymojo.com.