Nema Andahadna Explained

Nema Andahadna
Pseudonym:	Nema
Birth Name:	Margaret E. Cook
Birth Date:	16 September 1939
Birth Place:	Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Death Place:	Columbus, Ohio, US
Occupation:	Occultist, writer
Alma Mater:	Mount St. Joseph University
Genre:	Occult
Subject:	Magick
Notable Works:	Maat Magick
Spouse:	Michael David Ingalls
Years Active:	1974–2008

Margaret E. Ingalls (; September 16, 1939 – January 9, 2018), known by her pen name Nema Andahadna or simply Nema, was an American occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer known for her magical writings about the Ma'atian current.

Early life and education

Margaret E. Cook was born on September 16, 1939, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to William Maurice and Edna Rita (Specht) Cook. She attended Mount St. Joseph University where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in English and Journalism. After graduating, she worked in market research.

Writing career

Nema Andahadna practiced and wrote about magick (magical working, as defined by Aleister Crowley) for over thirty years. In 1974, she channelled a short book called Liber Pennae Praenumbra.

From her experience with Thelemic magick, she developed her own system of magic called Maat Magick which has the aim of transforming the human race. In 1979, she co-founded the Horus-Maat Lodge. The Lodge and her ideas have been featured in the writings of Kenneth Grant.

Her writings have appeared in many publications, including the Cincinnati Journal of Ceremonial Magick, Aeon, and Starfire. According to Donald Michael Kraig:

Personal life

Nema married Michael David Ingalls. She had one son and three daughters from previous marriages.

Nema died on January 9, 2018, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Works

Partial bibliography

News: Nema . Liber Pennae Praenumbra . Cincinnati Journal of Ceremonial Magick . 1974.
Book: Nema . The Priesthood: Parameters and Responsibilities . Cincinnati . Black Moon Publishing . 1985.
Book: Nema . Maat Magic: a Guide to Self-Initiation . 1995a . Samuel Weiser . York Beach, ME . 0-87728-827-5.
Book: Nema . The Way of Mystery: Magick, Mysticism & Self-Transcendence . Llewellyn Publications . 1995b . 0-7387-0290-0.
News: Nema . The Evolution of Maat Magick: from Cornfields to Cyberspace . Silverstar . 2 . 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071228045639/http://www.horusmaat.com/silverstar/SILVERSTAR2-PG4.htm . 2007-12-28. (Text of lecture delivered 4/10/2004 at the Thelemic Conference held at Conway Hall, London)
Book: Nema . Maatian Meditations And Considerations . 2008 . Black Moon Publishing . 978-1-890399-10-8.

Discography

Pan-Aeonic Magick . lecture on cassette . Association for Consciousness Exploration.

References

Works cited

Web site: Anon . Margaret E. Ingalls . Robertsfuneralhome.com . Roberts Funeral Home . 2018.
Book: Grant, Kenneth . Kenneth Grant . Outside the Circles of Time . Muller . 1980. Contains a lengthy account of the writing of Nema's Liber Pennae Praenumbra.
Book: Grant, Kenneth . Beyond the Mauve Zone . London . Starfire . 1999. Contains a photo facsimile of Liber Pennae Praenumbra.
Kraig . Donald Michael . Review of Maat Magick . New Moon Rising: A Magickal Pagan Journal . 45 . n.d..
Book: Bernd-Christian . Otto . Dirk . Johannsen . Fictional Practice: Magic, Narration, and the Power of Imagination . 2021 . Netherlands . Brill . 978-9004465992.
Book: Rabinovitch . Shelley . Lewis . James . 2004 . The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-paganism . Kensington Publishing Corporation . 978-0806524078.

External links

Web site: Maat Magick . https://web.archive.org/web/20180127002947/http://www.maatmagick.com/ . 2018-01-27.
The Horus / Maat Lodge, a website containing collective work