The 2019 annual report of the U.S. Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis has been published. A link to this and preceding reports is posted at: https://oto-usa.org/2020/11/u-s-grand-lodge-2019-annual-report/ An excerpt reads: The Program of the U.S. Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi… Continue Reading
Vere Chappell posted on his FB feed: “US OTO members: dues paid to your local body and to Grand Lodge are eligible for this deduction. Even if you didn’t get to deduct your dues in previous years, you will be… Continue Reading
Once upon a time science, magick and religion were all viewed as being inextricably bound together. Astrology and astronomy were once considered part an parcel of the same pursuit. In mediaeval times, one of the primary instruments for studies in… Continue Reading
Performer and songwriter K$sha has announced the launch of her own podcast, “Kesha And The Creepies” which will focus on occult experience. Rolling Stone ran a news story that explains in part: “The interview-format show will feature Kesha chatting with… Continue Reading
James Wasserman, American writer and occultist, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 18th, surrounded by family. Wasserman was born in 1948. After attending Antioch College, he spent several years traveling in the U.S. in search of spiritual teaching, studying with… Continue Reading
“Establish thyself firmly in the equilibrium of forces, in the centre of the Cross of Elements, that Cross from whose centre the Creative World issued in the birth of the dawning Universe.” – Liber Librae Do what thou wilt… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law What it was like to be a direct student of Aleister Crowley’s is a question often answered negatively. After all, the man has a reputation of being cruel… 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
Nice reflection on some of German author Herman Hesse’s philosophical ruminations: “Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs,” Joan Didion wrote in her timeless essay on self-respect. And yet this… Continue Reading
It’s part of the modern occult stereotype that ya gotta love Tool, right? And why not. So… I figger you’d wanna read this recent interview with Maynard James Keenan on diverse topics. These include the October 30 livestreamed record release… Continue Reading