British guitarist George Hoyle, recording as “Cunning Folk” has released a new album, A Casual Invocation that features a lengthy psych-folk piece titled “Pan To Artemis” that incorporates a Crowley poem. Give a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIfaAVoPvaw&feature=youtu.be. Here’s an excerpt from an… Continue Reading
Most of you now know the tale of the Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty, the Philadelphia Tarot Deck features local personages of note like “Fresh Air” host Terry Gross, Questlove of the Roots and you’ve now heard the term “jawn.” But… Continue Reading
The trans experience should be instructive to all with an interest in Aleister Crowley’s teachings on magick as one of the glyphs of the perfected individual is Eliphas Levi’s depiction of Baphomet – a figure with both female and male… Continue Reading
Episode 5 of Sharron Kraus’ Preternatural Investigations podcast is called 2 Ways of Thinking About The Past. The posted description says: In which an examination of M.R. James’ approach to writing ghost stories leads to a distinction between two ways… Continue Reading
Renowned occult author Rodney Orpheus has released a new track from his Electronic / Gothic / Industrial group Cassandra Complex. Give a listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/7tIPNnqFPH47ePlqZdzGfM?si=v69hqcgJTku0UvXbXFzd-A. Purchase: https://thecassandracomplex.bandcamp.com/track/the-crown-lies-heavy-on-the-king. http://rodneyorpheus.com/. http://cassandracomplex.co.uk/. His posted bio says: “Rodney Orpheus was born in Northern Ireland, and in the… Continue Reading
Prominent media outlets have been publishing in depth discussions of the new collection of Harry Smith B-sides. These are songs that appeared on the flip side of commerically released 78RPM records who’s other sides wound up on Smith’s epochal Anthology… Continue Reading
We already have written about the recently release compilation of B-Sides of the records chosen by EGC Bishop Harry Smith for his epochal Anthology of American Folk Music. The media coverage has been interesting, largely focusing on the curators’ decision… Continue Reading
On October 7, London’s Faustus Recordings will be releasing new music from the English duo Daona, “Nightside of Eden.” The session will be going out on the great Mid-Valley Mutations programme on KLFM.org 3pm PST / 6pm EST / 11pm GMT /… Continue Reading
New Yorker’s October 5 issue features a look at EGC Bishop and artistic polymath Harry Smith, in conjunction with the release of a new compilation of the flip sides of the 78 RPM records whose A-Sides Smith chose for his… Continue Reading
The third episode of the Preternatural Investigations podcast is – “MAGIC, MYSTERY AND A SENSE OF WONDER. ” In which the idea that the sense of wonder we are born with automatically diminishes as we mature is brought into question.… Continue Reading