Introducing The Court of the Rising Sun

Apply to join my new mystery school

May 26, 2025

It’s finally time to unveil the secret project I’ve been working on for the last month.

I’m starting a cult—er, online coven!

A mystery school, really.

The Court of the Rising Sun is a mystery school devoted to ushering in a new age of magick—catalyzed by Pluto in Aquarius, amplified by Uranus in Gemini, bolstered by Neptune in Aries, and codified by Saturn in Aries.

Over the next 18 years, our mental models, our inner orthodoxy, the very operating system our consciousness runs on, is getting a huge upgrade. The way we process our inner and outer world will never be the same. The way we think and perceive is being abolished, rewritten.

As modern humans, we are increasingly evolving to function across digital/imaginal spaces. As a species, we have gone from animists to materialists and back again. Naturally, magick is evolving, too.

The old ways of magick aren’t being replaced so much as they are being updated to resonate with a new generation of magickians.

In this aeon, we make our own magick.

In this aeon, we don’t just follow other people’s rituals. We craft our own—whether by throwing out the rulebook or updating the spells we’ve been given.

We’re returning to an older conception of magick—one where the rituals we do are High Art composed of High Strangeness.

This is not just creativity work. This is revolutionary work. This is the work of inducting all receptive souls you come into contact with back into the fold of magickal consciousness—returning them to the awareness of their own sovereignty and ability to influence the powers of the great universal fractal in which we live.

I think it’s the responsibility of all awakened artist-magickians to build community with those who are serious and committed to the work of liberation.

So, I’m creating a special Discord community for all of us to gather and practice magick together. Here’s what we’ll be up to:

Performing regular group rituals and hangout sessions in Discord
Monthly Q&A call where you’re free to ask me questions about magick and creativity

Maintaining a group grimoire in Notion
Collaborating on special projects in Notion

You’ll also receive free access to everything behind the paywall on Substack, a selection of my books and courses, including The Magickal Art of High Strangeness Handbook & Spellbook (a course full of guided audios, worksheets, and your very own digital starter Grimoire) and a 30% discount on all my other releases.

And all it will cost ya is $111/month!

Watch the Q&A about Court of the Rising Sun and my new course, The Magickal Art of High Strangeness

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This community is application only

There is no special training or experience level in magick, spirituality, or psychism required to join COTRS, but you will need to fill out the application and attend a brief 15min phone interview before you will be officially invited to join.

Once your membership is approved, I’ll send you a contract to sign and a link to initiate your monthly membership payment.

All of this will need to be completed before you are able to join the Discord, the Notion workspace, and the orientation and initiation on June 20, 2025.

Applications close June 16.
Next initiate round will start August 11.

How to apply

Here is the application. In order to complete it, you will duplicate the form by clicking the 3 dots in the top right corner, selecting duplicate, and copying the document over into your own Notion workspace.