https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/ Essays on hermeticism, the mystery school tradition, and the path of initiation. en https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/acts-of-solomonThe acts of Solomon is a lost book cited once in 1 Kings 11:41. Learn what the citation says, what the book likely held, and why it never survived.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/st-john-of-the-cross-dark-night-of-the-soulSt John of the Cross dark night of the soul: discover the Carmelite friar's own life, his imprisonment, and the poem that gave the phrase its lasting meaning.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/energy-healingEnergy healing is the practice of sensing and directing a subtle life force to support wellbeing. Learn how it works, what a session involves, and how the mystery school tradition trains it.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/testament-of-solomonThe Testament of Solomon is a pseudepigraphal Greek text in which Solomon binds seventy-two demons with a magic ring to build the Temple. Learn its origins, its contents, and how the mystery tradition reads it.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/mystery-schoolA mystery school is an initiatory tradition that transmits sacred knowledge through direct experience rather than doctrine. Learn its ancient history, its near-disappearance, and how one lineage still operates today.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/hermeticism-and-kabbalahHermeticism and Kabbalah share more history than most seekers realize — both map consciousness onto structure. Learn where the two traditions converge, what the Tree of Life adds, and how the mystery school lineage holds them as one teaching.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/enochian-magicEnochian magic is the angelic language and ritual system recorded by John Dee and Edward Kelley in the 1580s. Learn its origin, its true relationship to the Book of Enoch, and how the tradition still works with it.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/kybalionThe Kybalion is a 1908 hermetic text built around seven universal principles. Learn what it actually teaches, where it came from, and how the mystery tradition still reads it.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/biblical-king-solomonBiblical king Solomon fulfilled and broke the Torah's own law of the king within one lifetime. Here is what Deuteronomy 17 demanded, and where Solomon's reign kept it and where it didn't.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/bible-king-solomonBible king Solomon appears in far more than Kings and Chronicles — trace every book that names him, from Proverbs to the Gospels, and see what each one adds to his portrait.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/solomon-in-the-bibleSolomon in the Bible was David's son and Israel's third king, famed for his wisdom and his Temple, and remembered too for the decline that followed. Here is his full story.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/hermeticism-principlesThe hermeticism principles are seven universal laws — Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Cause and Effect, and Gender. Here is what each one means and how to actually apply it.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/meditation-spiritual-awakeningMeditation spiritual awakening describes a well-documented link: sustained meditation reliably opens the door to genuine spiritual awakening. Learn the stages, the mystery tradition's methods, and how to build a lasting practice.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/the-kybalion-three-initiatesThe Kybalion three initiates never signed their names. Learn who most likely wrote the 1908 hermetic classic, why anonymity was the point, and what the tradition makes of it.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/sheba-and-solomonThe meeting of Sheba and Solomon is more than a royal visit — it is a test of wisdom, a trade alliance, and, in the mystery tradition, a meeting of two lineages of sacred knowledge.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/wisdom-of-solomonThe wisdom of Solomon is both a biblical claim and a deuterocanonical book. Learn where each comes from, what they actually say, and what the mystery tradition makes of them.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/spiritual-awakeningA spiritual awakening is the shift from identifying with the ego to recognizing your deeper, eternal nature. Learn its stages, its signs, and how the mystery tradition guides the process.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/dark-night-of-the-soul-meaningThe dark night of the soul meaning is often flattened into 'a bad patch.' Learn its true origin in St. John of the Cross, its hermetic parallels, and what it really asks of a soul.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/kundalini-awakeningA kundalini awakening is the rising of dormant life force through the body's energy centers. Learn what the tradition teaches about its signs, its dangers, and how initiates prepare.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/hermeticism-meaningThe hermeticism meaning most searches want, answered plainly: where the word comes from, why 'hermetic' means sealed, and what the living tradition still teaches.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/king-solomonExplore King Solomon's profound legacy as a builder, initiator, and founder of the mystery school lineage. Discover what his path of wisdom means for seekers today.Tue, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/hermeticismExplore hermeticism—an ancient wisdom tradition from Hermes Trismegistus. Learn the seven hermetic principles, as above so below, and how to practice hermeticism as a living spiritual path.Tue, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.paulschulz.org/blog/dark-night-of-the-soulUnderstand the dark night of the soul—the spiritual crisis where old identity dissolves before deeper awakening. Explore its place in the mystery school tradition and how initiates navigate it.Tue, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200