The International Assocation History of Religions has announced its next world conference, to be held August 23-29, 2020 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Presentation proposals should be submitted August 2019 – December that same year. The organization’s site states: “On behalf… Continue Reading
The organizers of the Trans-States conference have announced that the sophomore conference will be titled, “Trans- States: The art of revelation” and held at University of Northampton, in the U.K. September 13 & 14th, 2019 and are calling for proposals… Continue Reading
February 2019 Oxford University Press will be publishing, “Sayings of Gorakhnath” by Gordan Djurdjevic — who many of you are likely acquainted with — and Shukdev Singh. the publisher’s site states: “Sayings of Gorakhnath presents a translation of late-medieval texts in Old Hindi,… Continue Reading
The Washington Post recently ran a feature looking at the deep roots of sexism wherein one might note the degree to which academics’ accounts of stages of development of human civilization, especially as regarding gender roles, follows the Aeonic Theory… Continue Reading
If you delve a bit into Aleister Crowley’s writing on sex magick you’ll likely get the impression that he thought certain bodily fluids might play some part in it such operations. At least of these fluids is the carrier of… Continue Reading
While there have been two English translations of the Picatrix in recent years—the two-volume set from Ouroboros Press (2002-2008) and various Lulu permutations by Christopher Warnock and John Michael Greer (2011-2018)—this edition from PSU’s excellent “Magic in History” series is… Continue Reading
“Helping women better understand sex is always important, but may be even more so after the findings of a new study were published recently in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. It appears that many men, sadly, have no clue how… Continue Reading
According to A Liturgical Calendar for Thelemic Gnosticism by Tau Polyphilus, today is the Feast of Frater Franceso Colonna. Born about 1433 e.v., Colonna was an Italian Dominican priest and monk credited with the authorship of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. In… Continue Reading
Just ask Rich Kaczynski, Ordo Templi Orientis was a product of an international utopian movement that flourished throughout Western Countries during the 18th century. One might discern an attempt to revive and reintegrate a sense of the sacred into industrialized… Continue Reading
Available for pre-order in hardcover and Kindle formats, The Orphic Hymns: A New Translation for the Occult Practitioner is scheduled to release October 8 in the United States. According to Fishpond (“Australasia’s Biggest Online Store”): The Orphic hymns are fascinating… Continue Reading