The Astral Library
  • The Royal Path
  • Way of the Wizard
Mystery School

The Royal Art

0. The Story

I. Book of Formation

II. The Primordial Tradition

III. The Lineage of the Patriarchs

IV. The Way of the Christ

V. Gnostic Disciple of the Light

VI. The Arthurian Mysteries & The Grail Quest

VII. The Hermetic Art

VIII. The Mystery School

IX. The Venusian & Bardic Arts

X. The Story of the New Earth

XI. Royal Theocracy

XII. The Book of Revelation

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The Nostalgia of the Soul

The Nostalgia of the Soul

The Nostalgia of the Soul

A longing of the soul for that which you do not even really know what it is or why you feel it…

Sehnsucht is a German noun translated as "longing," "yearning," "desire," or "craving." It describes an intense, often bittersweet, and inconsolable longing for something remote, unattainable, or unknown.  Unlike simple desire, Sehnsucht is characterized by a sense of incompleteness and a yearning for ideal alternative experiences or utopian states that may never be realized.

The word is composed of two parts: sehnen (to yearn) and Sucht (addiction or craving), literally suggesting a "sickness caused by yearning." It captures a complex emotional state that is both painful and pleasurable, often associated with nostalgia for a place or time one has never actually experienced.