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
Next month sees the publication in paperback of Michael Crowley’s Secret Drugs of Buddhism. Amazon’s description of this book states: Secret Drugs of Buddhism is the first book to explore the historical evidence for the use of entheogenic plants within… 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
This past weekend, members of Golden Thread Camp, O.T.O. hosted a Ritual Retreat Weekend in Windber, PA, birthplace of seminal Rock ‘N’ Roll DJ Alan Freed. Participants stayed at the Grand Midway Hotel, a former brothel turned hotel and presentations… 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
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
Late this past summer, the New York Times ran a review of the pioneering video art of Billy Viola, on display at several fine arts installations in Philadelphia. Viola’s work is marked by, what the critic calls “humanistic spiritualism” (Deus… Continue Reading
Authentic mystics are few and far between. Authentic mystics who wind up being celebrated composers — odds getting kind of Euclidan here! Theatrical presentations of the lives of such personages — what’ the full value of Pi? But indeed, “In… 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