According to the “Liturgical Calendar for Thelemic Gnosticism” by Tau Polyphilus, today is the Feast of Osiris. Osiris is depicted as a human male with green skin, wearing the Atef Crown, wrapped in mummy’s bandages with his hands protruding, holding… Continue Reading
The Guardian recently ran a photo gallery on Great Britain’s oldest “folk” dance. The lead off reads: “The Abbots Bromley horn dance is an English folk dance whose origins date back to the middle ages and is performed annually on… Continue Reading
We have another installment of video from last year’s Trans-State Conference held in London. In this one Geoff Greentree speaks on “The Sweat LodgeThe Sweat Lodge – Ancient Technology in Modern Context.” The posted description says: “I have travelled extensively,… Continue Reading
Altered States: Sex, Drugs, and Transcendence in the Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library is a new exhibition at Harvard’s Houghton Library that investigates human kind’s search for transcendence via religion, the occult, philosophy, music, endorphins, sex, ecstasy i.e. most of the elements of theurgic… Continue Reading
In 1836 some boys out rabbit hunting found nine tiny coffins that were around 3 to 4 inches long in a small cave. Four of the coffins were stacked on top of four more with one stacked on top. Inside… Continue Reading
In Psychology Today, Michael Aaron, PhD, interviews Courtney Plante, PhD. about furry fandom. Dr. Plante “…is a research psychologist, co-founder, and lead analyst of the International Anthropomorphic Research Project (IARP)—a team of social scientists who study identity development, stigma, and inter-group/inter-species dynamics in the… Continue Reading
According to Mother Earth Living, “Ancient Celts ate and drank heartily during their traditional fire festival on the eve of May Day, which celebrated the return of the light half of the year. From the fulachta fiaolha (cooking pits of… Continue Reading
To my way of thinking, the turn of the 19/20 centuries was a fascinating, crucial time in the history of magick. Amidst Doinel’s revival of Gnostic religion and Yarker’s investigation into archaic Freemasonic ritual, Great Britain’s colonial initiatives brought Europeans… Continue Reading
Last month, the Wall Street Journal ran a review of Bill Schutt’s book Cannibalism. The reviewer, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, starts his review by pointing out two little known facts about the practice: that it has, in fact, been commonplace throughout human… Continue Reading
The New York Times Sunday Magazine just published a fascinating, multi-layered piece that starts by examining current scientific views on Homo Neanderthalensis and ongoing research into these being’s morphology, evolution, history, cultural achievements and relationship to Homo Sapiens. But author… Continue Reading