Last week saw the World Premier of David Hertzberg’s operatic production inspired by Aleister Crowley’s fairy tale – “The Wake World. It was staged in the Annenberg Court of the Barnes Foundation museum, which is situated on Benjamin Franklin Parkway,… Continue Reading
Two days ago the NY Times ran a review of Opera Philadelphia’s unprecedented staging of an opera-palooza aka O17 which includes a staging of Aleister Crowley’s “The Wake World.” The review states: “The notion of what opera can be may… Continue Reading
The New York Times Book Review ran a highly critical review this Summer of a new biography of Gnostic Saint Wolfgang von Goethe Life as a Work of Art by Rüdiger Safranski translated by David Dollenmayer. Among the notable criticisms by the… Continue Reading
Jesus, Satan, angels, demons. The Goetia, Enochian Angels, The Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of Buddhism, Djinn, ancient Sumerian gods accessed by the rituals and recitations that appear in Simon’s Necronomicon… I dunno, if you “believe” in any of these I’m… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for this upcoming Advanced Initiation Training workshop later this year: Bubastis Oasis in the Valley of Dallas, TX on… Continue Reading
The London Times recently ran a feature about a 17th letter dictated by The Devil to a possessed nun which has finally been deciphered. An excerpt from the article states: “A letter written in code by a 17th century Italian… Continue Reading
Accumulator Press are announcing the publication of a second, expanded, edition of Anthony Clayton’s NETHERWOOD . The publisher’s release on this book states: “Netherwood: Last Resort of Aleister Crowley” (2nd revised edition 2017) by Antony Clayton, with contributions by Gary Lachman,… Continue Reading
In time for the Autumn Equinox, for your listening and viewing pleasure here’s the latest piece from Bornless, a project exploring spoken word performances of Thelemic texts and minimalist ambient music based in Ireland, and featuring individuals associated with Cúchulainn… Continue Reading
The Times of Israel ran a story on Lawrence Mykytiuk a researcher who attempts to confirm the historicity of figures mentioned in the Tanakh and New Testament. His criteria are: A name appearing in the must match the name on… Continue Reading
Well well well – this is some trippy shiz! Former Washington Post journalist and ueber-hostess of DC power-parties uttering, nay SHOUTING the “M” word, meaning MAGICK in friggin Time magazine and while they’re spelling it without the “k” we’re talking… Continue Reading