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
Here’s an excerpt from today’s Magick Monday newsletter: “Yesterday was the feast of St Michael the Archangel. This is a figure beloved not only by Catholics and other Christians, but often invoked successfully by Pagans as well. When I was… 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
Thelema, NOW! has posted it’s most recent episode. In this one host Harper Feist puts her thinking cap on and talks to Robert Podgurski, author of The Sacred Alignments and Sigils: Angelic Magick, Renaissance Thought, and Modern Methods of Sigilization. (That’s a… 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 UK’s Kamuret Press has announced the upcoming publication of Aleister Crowley: Early Poetic Works. The book was edited, annotated and introduced by Christian Giudice. The publisher’s FB page states: From the inner sleeve: “Aleister Crowley is beyond doubt the… 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
Wicked! Modern Art’s Interest in the Occult BY CAROLINE MARCINIAK 18 SEP 2019 Contemporary art’s resurgence of interest in magic has a powerful art-historical precedent The resurgence of interest in magic today – in art, popular culture and ritual practices… Continue Reading