Tomorrow, May 24, is the Feast of Saint Hermes. As you probably know, Hermes Trismegistus is the purported author of the Corpus Hermeticum, a series of sacred texts that are part of a renaissance of syncretistic and intellectualized pagan thought that… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, May 23, is the Feast of the Apparition of the Daughter of Fortitude. This feast celebrates Edward Kelly’s vision pertaining to Our Lady Babalon, which occurred May 23, 1587. “I am the daughter of Fortitude, and ravished every hour,… Continue Reading
Today, May 18, is the Feast of Saint Elias Ashmole, who died in 1692. Born May 23, 1617, Elias Ashmole was a celebrated English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. According to the Invisible Basilica, “Ashmole was… Continue Reading
Today, May 16, is both National Mimosa Day and National Coquilles St. Jacques Day. It is also the Feast of Maria Bieşu, Jim Henson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Modibo Keïta, and Django Reinhardt. To celebrate, here are recipes for a Mimosa… Continue Reading
Today, May 11, is National Twilight Zone Day, Provider Appreciation Day, Military Spouse Appreciation Day, National Public Gardens Day, Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks a Voice, Hostess Cupcake Day, and Eat What You Want Day. Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s… Continue Reading
Today, May 9, is the Feast of Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese Indian mountaineer who was one of the first two individuals to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. He, along with Edmund Hillary of New Zealand, was a… Continue Reading
Today, 8 May, is the Feast of Dame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Russian occultist, philosopher, author, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society. Brittanica tells us, “In 1877 her first major work, Isis Unveiled, was published. In this book she criticized the science and religion of her… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, 8 May, is the Feast of Saint Paul Gauguin, a leading Post-Impressionist painter. Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was born 7 June 1848 and died 8 May 1903. According to Biography, he “…created his own unique painting style, much like he crafted… Continue Reading
Today, May 4, is are Anti-Bullying Day, No Pants Day, Space Day, and Star Wars Day. Tomorrow, May 5, is the Feast of James Branch Cabell, who died May 5, 1958, in Richmond, Virginia. Cabell is best known for his… Continue Reading
Today, May 3, is World Press Freedom Day (man has the right to write what he will), Public Radio Day, Wordsmith Day, Garden Meditation Day, World Password Day, National Day of Reason, Paranormal Day, National Textiles Day, Sun Day, Martin… Continue Reading