Tomorrow is Crowleymas, the official unofficial celebration of Aleister Crowley’s birthday. Born 144 years ago today to a wealthy Plymouth Brethren family in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Edward Alexander Crowley is known to some as the “wickedest man in the… Continue Reading
Last month saw the publication of The Anarchy, an account by William Darymple of the history of the East India Company, the most successful capitalist undertaking of its time and possibly of times since. It was a multinational corporation empowered… Continue Reading
Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 3:30 PM – 5 PM, Star Sapphire Lodge – OTO will be hosting “The Magical Legacy of Phyllis Seckler,” a lecture by Sister Catherine Berry on Phyllis Seckler. It’ll take place at 3212 Honolulu Ave, La Crescenta-Montrose… Continue Reading
On Monday October 28 Los Angeles’ Philosophical Research Society will host a lecture by occult author Erik Davis about the occult revival of the 1970’s. The event page says: Based on his pioneering work in the recent book High Weirdness: Drugs,… Continue Reading
Richard Kaczynski made this announcement on FB: Kamuret Press will be releasing an extensively annotated edition of Aleister Crowley’s first talismanic book, his remarkable “The Sword of Song,” edited and introduced by yours truly. This collection of poetry, essays, satire,… Continue Reading
ThelemaCon is a Symposium on Thelemic Magick and Mysticism being held October 11-13 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Registration, hotel information, and more details may be found on the event’s website: http://thelemacon.org. The event’s FB page says: “ThelemaCon is a privately organized event,… Continue Reading
UK publishing house Fulgur has announced its publication of Black Mirror 2 – elsewhere, the third in a series that examines the influence of the occult upon art practice, past and present. It was edited by Judith Noble, Jesse Bransford, Dominic Shepherd… Continue Reading
Into the Mylar Chamber is a recent publication from the UK’s Fulgur publishing house. It’s a look at the work of NYC artistic polymath Ira Cohen a colleague of occult/art icons like Harry Smith and Angus MacLise. The publisher’s site… Continue Reading
The Conversation recently posted an historical essay on Leilah Waddell aka Soror Agatha or Laylah. One excerpt states: “Waddell is often relegated to a character in Crowley’s life. But if we assess her life on its own terms, we see… Continue Reading
The Liber Oz Project recently announced the upcoming publicaion of On the Rights of Man, a new book on the history and meaning of Liber OZ authored by O=II contributor Frater Orpheus. The LoP website explainsL The Nativity of OZ (C) Christopher Dietler… Continue Reading