In the United States and Western Europe occultists have a particular perspective on how they relate to mainstream society. Sometimes it’s useful to reflect on how the occult is perceived in other cultures and director Rungano Nyoni’s I Am Not… Continue Reading
A retrospective of filmmaker John Waters’ work comes to the Baltimore Museum of Art October 7, 2018 — January 6, 2019. On Saturday, October 27, William Blake Lodge will be taking a field trip to see the exhibit. According to… Continue Reading
The Witch of Kings Cross, the cinema length documentary from writer/director Sonia Bible about the life of radical artist Rosaleen Norton, is reported to currently be in post-production though no release date has been announced as yet. The project’s website… Continue Reading
All episodes of the Thelema, NOW! podcast now available for streaming and download at Spotify. You’ll still find it at OTO-usa.org of course! OR here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Z2w7pez4XHrecsEqejzty?si=EVwycxo0QZi9n738bnBB-A. PLEASE “Follow” the podcast.
While conversion therapy has been discredited by all reputable mental health organizations for decades, and in fact has been deemed unethical and potentially harmful (see links below), it is still practiced — largely under the auspices of religion. This year,… Continue Reading
Mind UTTERLY blown! Famed avant-garde photographer/filmmaker Robert Frank (most of us know him from his association with the Rolling Stones, filming their instantly banned “Cocksucker Blues” tour documentary and contributing the photographs that comprised the cover of the “Exile On… Continue Reading
A friend forwarded me this note about a new release from Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and friends, being released by the U.K.’s Cold Spring Records: Kondole / Dead Cat, a double CD and DVD collection. “The rare film features: Derek Jarman,… Continue Reading
February is Black History Month, which the History Channel describes as “an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history. The event grew out of ‘Negro History Week,’… Continue Reading
NOW: A VIDEO ART RITUAL, a multi-screen, audience participatory performance/video installation by John Sanborn and Monet Clark will premiere at SF Camerawork Thursday February 8th, 2018 from 6-8p.m before traveling to venues in the US and abroad. The gallery’s site states:… Continue Reading
Avant-guitarist/composer Gary Lucas, is proud to premiere his new live scores for early short films by Curtis Harrington’s at Roulette in NYC on Friday, Feb. 2nd 2018 at 8:00pm. Lucas’ website states: “Considered one of the godfathers of New Queer Cinema (in… Continue Reading