Today, October 25, is the Feast of Doctor Gérard Encausse, and of Sir Karl Johannes Germer, both Gnostic Saints. According to the Invisible Basilica website, “Gérard Encausse, usually known by his pseudonym ‘Papus,’ was a Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of… Continue Reading
This Summer, the New Yorker ran an article about the neuroscience of pain, detailing the experience, mechanics, methods of relief and so on associated with pain. An unsual sidelight was examining the fact that religious people can have a different… Continue Reading
Noted Occult author Erik Davis interviewed noted occult author Richrad Kaczynski for the former’s Expanding Mind podcast. Davis states: “Occultist and Aleister Crowley biographer Richard Kaczynski talks about Jack Parsons, the ‘method of science,’ the Agape Lodge, the women of Thelema, and… Continue Reading
Brother Scott Wilde shared this good news with us! As part of my Crowley First edition scanning project, I’d like to announce that ΘΕΛΗΜΑ is available at https://keepsilence.org/the-equinox/ A print version of this will eventually be made available as part… Continue Reading
Quartz.com has posted a story about the latest discoveries in the ruins of the Roman town of Pompeii which, famously, was quickly buried in ash and lava from the eruption of the volcano, Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. These include… Continue Reading
This Summer, noted occult author J. Daniel Gunther published his latest book, The Visions of the Pylons: A Magical Record of Exploration in the Starry Abode. The description posted at Amazon sez: “Here is a modern grimoire and record of a… Continue Reading
The Witch of Kings Cross, the cinema length documentary from writer/director Sonia Bible about the life of radical artist Rosaleen Norton, is reported to currently be in post-production though no release date has been announced as yet. The project’s website… Continue Reading
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting “Armenia,” September 22 2018 – January 15, 2019. The work covers nearly 15 centuries of art, much of it religious in content. The Met’s website states: “This is the first major exhibition… Continue Reading
The venerable Weiser Antiquarian has published a new catalogue of 110 items including many used, or if you prefer “antique” books to make most of us who don’t work for Hedge Funds look ruefully at our bank balances. To wit:… Continue Reading
Last year saw the release of the five part series “Inside the Freemasons” via Netflix. The service’s site says “Explore the history and future of the Freemasons, a fraternal order steeped in both secrecy and tradition.” At least some Masons’… Continue Reading