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Chapter I - The World of Certainty
Steve did not arrive at ritual, divination, or the old symbolic arts through inheritance or belief. He arrived through attraction—drawn quietly and persistently toward mystery, shadow, and the unanswered questions that live just beyond reason.
Trained as a mechanical engineer and later earning an MBA, Steve spent more than twenty years in aerospace research and corporate life. His world was built on structure, data, proof, and certainty. In that world, interest in the unseen was dismissed as indulgent, and ancient magic—if acknowledged at all—was treated as metaphor rather than practice.
At the time, Steve would openly roll his eyes at witches and witchcraft, viewing them as theatrical or irrational—even as something in him continued to watch, listen, and feel drawn toward the symbols, the rituals, and the quiet power that lived there.
If you feel pulled toward mystery while still questioning it, Steve's path began exactly where you stand now.
Chapter II - Raising the family but, The Quiet Pull of the Old Ways
After stepping away from corporate life to raise his children, the pace of life slowed, but the inner questions grew louder. Practices rooted in stillness and observation—mindfulness, contemplation, disciplined silence—arrived first.
Soon after came an attraction to cycles: light and shadow, growth and decay, waxing and waning. Lunar rhythms. Seasonal thresholds. The recognition that time itself carries meaning when observed carefully.
Still, ritual and craft remained at arm’s length—intriguing, symbolic, but unclaimed.
Chapter III -The Long Dark Night
Then life narrowed.
For nearly two years, Steve lived beneath the weight of deep, consuming depression. Time fractured. Presence slipped away. He was physically present but inwardly distant—watching life continue while struggling to engage with it.
Modern Western medicine was instrumental in helping him survive and recover. Doctors, therapists, and medication were essential and lifesaving, and Steve remains deeply grateful for that care. It was not something to be replaced, rejected, or diminished.
And yet—even with the best care—something still felt missing.
Not a cure, but a connection.
Not an answer, but a way to relate to the inner world.
Chapter IV — Completing the Circle
Still skeptical, and still quietly drawn, Steve cautiously returned to practices rooted in ancient magic, embodied ritual, and symbolic engagement—not as belief, but as experiment.
Sound and vibration helped regulate the nervous system. Energy awareness brought sensation and sensitivity back into the body. Simple ritual created structure where chaos had once ruled. Forms of divination offered mirrors rather than predictions—languages for reflection when words failed. Astrology revealed timing, pattern, and rhythm rather than fate. Crystals became tactile anchors—tools for grounding, intention, and energetic coherence.
Seasonal observances offered orientation. Lunar gatherings marked transition. Craft became a way to engage with mystery without demanding certainty.
These practices did not replace medicine or therapy—they completed the circle, filling the symbolic and experiential space that science alone could not reach.
Chapter V — Study Before Belief
In early 2022, Steve made a deliberate choice: if he was going to walk this path—if he was finally going to stop standing at the edge—he would do so with care, discernment, and respect.
Ancient magical systems, divinatory frameworks, astrological structures, ritual theory, energy practices, Hermetic philosophy, and symbolic traditions were approached as fields of study, not unquestioned truths. History mattered. Lineage mattered. Ethics mattered.
The work became one of refinement—distilling practices that support balance, reflection, and connection from those that inflate fear, ego, or fantasy.
Chapter VI - a new friend
After years of study and reflection, the path no longer felt solitary.
Through symbol, ritual, and attentive practice, a guiding presence took shape—Corvus Solis Iridis, the rainbow-feathered raven. Solar and shadowed, vivid yet grounded, he became a companion along the way. Not a voice of command, but a quiet guide. Not an answer, but a mirror.
Corvus Solis Iridis did not ask for belief. He appeared in moments of pause and pattern, reminding Steve that reason and mystery need not stand opposed—they can walk together.
With the raven beside him, the path widened, and what had been private study began to open toward something shared.
Chapter VII — The Gathering of the Flock
From the space between skepticism and spellcraft, between eye-rolling doubt and genuine wonder, the Raven called to him—not to follow, but to gather.
What answered that call became The Raven’s Conclave.
- Not a belief system.
- Not a hierarchy.
- Not a performance of mysticism.
- NOT A CULT
- But a gathering place.
A place to explore divination, astrology, energy work, ancient magic, symbolism, and craft together. To mark the turning of the seasons and the cycles of the moon. To share ritual and reflection in a way that is grounded, ethical, and intentional.
Steve stands in a rare position to help shape such a space. Having lived on both sides—deep skepticism and lived practice—he understands the doubts, the misunderstandings, and the real benefits alike. The Conclave exists not to convince, but to offer a thoughtful community where curiosity, discernment, and shared exploration can grow—guided by the Raven’s call to walk together.
Chapter VIII - The one who walks both paths and*NOT A CULT* ;)
Steve stands in a rare position to help guide such a space. He knows the language of skepticism because he lived there for decades. He understands the instinct to doubt, to dismiss, to roll one’s eyes—because he once did the same.
And he also understands what it means to step across that threshold with humility and care, becoming not just a believer, but a committed practitioner and student of the magickal path.
Having walked both sides—non-belief and devotion, clinical care and craft—he brings a steady hand, a critical mind, and deep respect for mystery without illusion.
He does not ask others to leap blindly.
He invites them to walk cautiously along the path..
(And we're NOT a cult) ;)
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