There’s a lot wrong with sex education in the United States. Many programs push an “abstinence until marriage” agenda geared only to cisgender heterosexual people. If youth are really lucky, they might learn about birth control and HIV prevention. Honestly,… Continue Reading
William Blake Lodge, in the Valley of Baltimore, Maryland, just released its newest edition of Heaven and Hell, a periodical anthology of writing by and for Thelemites and other magicians. Editor Frater Von Hohenheim writes, “This issue celebrates the boom… Continue Reading
Today, January 4, is National Spaghetti Day in the United States. The nice thing about promotional holidays like this is that there are great restaurant offers all over the nation — some are listed below, but don’t forget to try… Continue Reading
“There is nothing new about the practice of Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM)—an umbrella term that captures polyamory, swinging, and various other forms of ethically ‘open’ relationships—but you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking it was a new fad or trend given the… Continue Reading
Written by a brother from William Blake Lodge, Living Spirits: A Guide to Magic in a World of Spirits has just been released in paperback. The name derives from a discussion group on the topic, expanding traditions to include the author’s… Continue Reading
The Earth is closest to the Sun, or at the perihelion, about 2 weeks after the December Solstice, when it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The perihilion this year will be January 3, 2019 at 5:19am Universal Standard Time;… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, January 1, is the Feast of Saint Pan. As the Invisible Basilica of Sabazius says: Pan was a solitary god who wandered among the heaths and woods, and dwelt on mountains and in caves. As a spirit of Nature,… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, December 29, is the Feast of Miguel de Molinos. The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius tells us that Molinos was a “Spanish priest and mystic, the chief exponent of Quietism. He studied theology at Valencia, moving to Rome after his… Continue Reading
“Science keeps showing us that sex also doesn’t fit in a binary, whether it be determined by genitals, chromosomes, hormones, or bones (which are the subject of my research),” says Alexandra Kralick for Pacific Standard. “Skeletal studies, the field that… Continue Reading
“Every man and every woman is a star.” –AL I:3 Yesterday, December 25, was the 2nd anniversary of astronomer Vera Cooper Rubin’s death in Princeton, New Jersey (coincidentally, yesterday was also Isaac Newton’s birthday on the Julian calendar). While Rubin… Continue Reading