The organizers of the Trans-States conference have announced the first confirmed keynote speakers for the second installment of the conference, “Trans- States: The art of revelation.” The conference will be held at University of Northampton, in the U.K. September 13… Continue Reading
Hanukkah (or Chanukah, or many other spellings) began in the evening of Sunday, December 2, and ends in the evening of Monday, December 10. Whether you observe this particular holiday or not, some of the food and symbolism associated with… Continue Reading
Today, November 27, is Giving Tuesday in the United States. Starting 2012 on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their… Continue Reading
Thelema, NOW! has posted another new episode, Sister Hattie Quinn’s lecture at the last National OTO CONvention. Titled, “Revolution and Revelation: The Magic of Benjamin Franklin,” her presentation was quite an eye-opener, discussing this brilliant, and persnickety Founding Father. “Benjamin… Continue Reading
Today, November 20, is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, honoring the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. The Human Rights Campaign expands, “Transgender Day of Remembrance is an opportunity for communities to come together… Continue Reading
“The 18th-Century German thinker Adam Weishaupt would have been stunned if he had known his ideas would one day fuel global conspiracy theories, and inspire best-selling novels and blockbuster films,” says National Geographic. “Until he was 36, the vast majority… 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
It’s Monday 8 October, Family and Community Day in Australia, Thanksgiving in Canada, Entrepreneur’s Day (Ettevõtja päev) in Estonia, Naval Battle of Angamos (Combate Naval de Angamos) in Peru, and Indigenous People’s Day in the United States. Aleister Crowley’s birthday,… 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
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