Invented by Augustine to imply ignorant country person, so I don't much like it when people use it to describe themselves. The sort of thing you do fits in with a sort of Renaissance Neoplatonism, and come to think of it, some of the leading lights of that movement were Catholic priests, which didn't stop them from doing planetary rituals, as I recall. Can you get by the atheist by talking about archetypes and stuff?

Your name did look a little Kemetic to me. I must admit that some boys want to be firemen when they grow up; I wanted to be an ancient Egyptian.

I have read a bit on ceremonial magic, but have no personal contact with it, though I know a retired clergyman who once bought a ritual sword... and now I am glad to know you too.

Since I went over to the Eastern church, my interest in magic is more theoretical. When I participate in the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, especially in the old Slavonic, I can't imagine the Golden Dawn being any grander. It's like being in the middle of a Wagner music drama.