According to The Liturgical Calendar for Thelemic Gnosticism by Tau Polyphilus, November 13 — tomorrow — is the Feast of Osiris. In The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, we learn: Osiris is depicted as a human male with green skin, wearing… Continue Reading
Saturday, October 20, was the Feast of Saint Sir Richard Francis Burton. Born March 18, 1821, Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He died in… 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
Peter Jenx has done it again! following the first publication in the Thai Occult series ‘ Sak Yant’ Magical Tattoos, Seen but rarely understood in the West. Follows a second incredible edition titled ‘The Thai Occult. For this… Continue Reading
The New York Times Book Review asks “Can Islamic and European Civilizations Coexist?” in the online headline of the reveiw of Akbar Ahmed’s Journey Into Europe: Islam, Immigration and Identity. We know the the Prophet of the Lovely Star believed… Continue Reading
The New York Times recently ran a news story about the posthumous publication of Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon, her account of the life of Cudjo Lewis. Lewis was thought to be the last surviving African who had been captured in… Continue Reading
Liber Al vel Legis quotes our Lord, Hadit in Chapter II verse 22 saying: “I am the Snake that giveth Knowledge & Delight and bright glory, and stir the hearts of men with drunkenness. To worship me take wine and strange… Continue Reading
The Irish Times recently published a new story about the effort to transcribe documentation of indigenous folklore done in the early 20th century, much of it having to do with the supernatural. The unusual angle is that the contributors are… Continue Reading
Have you ever wondered what other cultures eat for breakfast? Not everyone thinks scrambled eggs and bacon is the ideal way to start the day. It’s certainly arguable that eggs evoke the symbolism of the rising sun, of course. How… Continue Reading
Denizens of certain social media platforms might take note of rather virulent textual conflict between members of organizations that define themselves as fraternal — which might seem a conceptual contradiction. Some of the socio-psychological engines powering such behavior are examined… Continue Reading