Just got a FB Invite from Brother David Shoemaker re: a Fall 2019 event. The invite said: “Announcing ThelemaCon! A Symposium on Thelemic Magick and Mysticism. October 11-13, 2019 e.v. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Registration, hotel information, and more details may… Continue Reading
Next Tuesday, April 9, is the Feast of Saint Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam. Britannica describes Bacon as: A lawyer, statesman, philosopher, and master of the English tongue, he is remembered in literary terms for the sharp worldly wisdom of a… Continue Reading
Today is the 115th anniversary of the Invocation of Horus in Cairo in 1904. It is also (as of 2158 UTC, 5:58 P.M. EDT) the equinox, and the first day of the new Thelemic Year: Annus Vv. In celebration, here’s… Continue Reading
On Friday, February 15th, 2019 Krewe What Thou Wilt rolled in the inaugural year of New Orleans’ latest Mardi Gras Krewe, Krewe Boheme. This marks our fifth year of parading; Krewe What Thou Wilt was established in 2015 e.v. by… Continue Reading
I’m not sure when this article detailing the magical technologies utilized by author William S. Burroughs originally posted but… the classics never date. An excerpt notes: “Naked Lunch only marked the beginning of William S. Burroughs’ career as a writer, however,… Continue Reading
The Deconstructingyourself.com podcast recently posted an interview with occult author Erik Davis discussing Robert Anton Wilson, anarchism in the 1970s, Terrence McKenna, P.K. Dick, psychedelics, cultures of awakening now and then, Zen practice, and more. The podcast’s site says: “Erik Davis is… Continue Reading
Do you lucid dream? How often? What do you do to achieve this state? Science wants to know. In a recent article for Medium, Sally McGrane says: While dreamers may enjoy the ability to control their dreams, neuroscientists are interested… Continue Reading
The U.K.’s Scarlet Imprint publishing house has announced some of their upcoming 2019 publications: “The Brazen Vessel We are currently gathering our work into The Brazen Vessel, which will include most of our essays and presentations from 2008 up to our… Continue Reading
Sunday, February 17 was the Feast of Saint Giordano Bruno, a martyr who was burned at the stake by the Inquisition. According to The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, “During his lifetime, he managed to be excommunicated by the Catholics, Calvinists… Continue Reading
Did Crowley truly see himself as solely male? Are we trying to see the path of the New Aeon from an Old Aeon perspective? Are we trying to force the New Aeon into models that don’t fit? “Was Aleister Crowley… Continue Reading