Some more pearls of occult smartness from our old pal Inominandum “[July 29] is the feast of St Martha. This Patron Saint of cooks and homemakers is also a saint that Sorcerers call upon for influence and dominance. Some people… Continue Reading
More video from last year’s Trans-State Conference, this of the presentation by Benedetta d’Ettorre on “Curating Trans- States.” The video’s description states: Can an exhibition be a medium to reach “trans-states”? Exhibitions are the medium for curatorial experimentation and a relative… Continue Reading
Here’s video of the Way Public Library‘s presentation of “Theatre of the Occult” featuring speaker Edmund B. Lingan PhD. In his lecture, Lingan explored the role of theater to the seeking of the occult during the 19th and mid-20th century.… Continue Reading
At times it feels like we’re making progress in getting the profane community to acknowledge our religio-philosophical perspective, perhaps even agree on the odd point. And at other times – the chasm between mainstreamers’ consensual reality and that of occulture… Continue Reading
Robert Ansell, Managing Director of the UK’s Fulgur Publishing posted this note earlier today: Twenty-five years ago, FULGUR was born. In the weeks leading to this day, I have been looking back. Not as you might expect, to our many… Continue Reading
Director Todd Haynes has had a successful career making offbeat yet successful films like Safe, Far From Heaven, I’m Not Here and many more. Recently he was interviewed at the Locarno Film Festival in Italy and made the following observation… Continue Reading
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 associated with Cúchulainn Oasis , Ordo Templi Orientis, is a meditative and passionate performance – delivered… Continue Reading
I believe that most occultists that have done any study of the 60’s socio-cultural revolution in Western countries would agree that Aleister Crowley’s writings and vision had a noticeable impact on same. You don’t believe me – buttonhole Lon Milo… Continue Reading
Earlier this year Dionysius Rogers, the noted occult lecturer, posted his presentation on Hiding of the Ass (Cult of the Gnostic Ass II). You can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUa4U6WheAU. This part of an ongoing series presenting his research on esotericism; expressions… Continue Reading
This Spring, the New York Times Book Review ran this piece about George Prochnik’s Stranger In A Strange Land: Searching For Gershom Scholem and Jerusalem – a look at the emergence of concepts of Jewish identity intertwined with the tale… Continue Reading