Here’s an interesting article by MADELEINE LEDESPENCER regarding Berthe de Courrière a 19th century Parisian who took the emerging trend of women’s liberation into the realm of occultism. A small excerpt reads: “Rumors about Berthe and her occult predilections were rampant. She… Continue Reading
Weiser Antiquarian Booksellers has released its latest catalogue of goodies Catalogue 224: Hermetica and Mysticism. It features such goodies as: “New York: Rudolf Steiner Publications, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 704 pp. Maroon buckram with gilt titling to spine; b&w illustrations, List of Illustrations. The… Continue Reading
Running through August 18 at Los Angeles’ GETTY CENTER is Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World, a look at 13/14 century “bestiaries,” basically illustrated zoological encyclopedias featuring animals both actual and imagined – though many of the images… Continue Reading
There are a lot of crackpot theories regarding . The Memoirs of Billy Shears by Thomas E. Uharriet claims that The Beatles were a tool of a Freemasonic conspiracy to turn teenagers away from God and to the Satanic hedonism… Continue Reading
Scottish news paper, the Scotsman is confirming reports that the new owners of Boleskine House and its grounds apparently are open to welcoming members of O.T.O. to the grounds once it’s restoration has been complete. Other sources report that the… Continue Reading
I don’t think I need to explain this overmuch… two of my favorite things all mashed together! The hour long + documentary features Leonard Cohen narrating the Bardo Thodol! The YT page says: “Narrated by Leonard Cohen! Part 1: A… Continue Reading
Thelema, NOW! has now posted part 2 of Harper Feist interviewingo Brother BJ Swain about his book Living Spirits: A Guide to Magic in a World of Spirits. BJ discusses working with many different kinds spirits including ancestral and planetary. https://oto-usa.org/main/podcast/.
This year’s installment of the annual European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism conference marks the 20th anniversary of the centre for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents (HHP). They’ll be marking the occasion with the publication of… Continue Reading
Yesterday, Ordo Templi Orientis announced: “Boleskine House, on the south-east shore of Loch Ness in Scotland, was once owned by Aleister Crowley and is considered by many Thelemites to be a holy site. It was heavily damaged by fire in… Continue Reading
Oxford University Press has announced the upcoming publication of Gurdjieff Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises by Joseph Azize. This is an installment in the Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism series. According to the publisher’s site the book: “Provides a fresh reading of… Continue Reading