Saturday, July 11 was the Feast of St. Bardesanes (155-233 e.v.), also known as Bar-Daisan, a Gnostic Christian poet from the Syrian city-state of Edessa, possibly of the Valentinian lineage. According to the Invisible Basilica, “Most modern scholars have abandoned… Continue Reading
July 12 was the 30th anniversary of the Greater Fest of Major Grady Louis McMurtry, Gnostic Saint and first head of Ordo Templi Orientis following the death of Karl Germer, who celebrated his Greater Feast without specifying a successor. This… Continue Reading
A shipwreck from a failed Mongolian invasion of Japan in the 13th century has been discovered by archaeologists working at the underwater Takashima Kozaki site. Researchers from the University of the Ryukyus and the Matsuura city board of education said… Continue Reading
This Spring, the HuffingtonPost.com published a new interview with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge by director Michael Nirenburg. As one of the founders of Throbbing Gristle, Psychik TV, Coum Transmissions, Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth…well, we figured y’all would wanna peep this… Continue Reading
Albuquerque, NM’s local alternative newsweekly, the Weekly Alibi just ran a nice advance feature about Subtlety or Force Encampment’s upcoming public performance of the Rite of Mars from Aleister Crowley’s Rites of Eleusis theatrical series. While there is a tinge… Continue Reading
Egypt has lifted a 13-year-old ban on excavation permits issued to foreign archeology missions working in Upper Egypt, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Amin was quoted by Youm Friday. For 13 years, the excavation permissions… Continue Reading
Due to school, family, and other obligations, the production crew at Speech in the Silence had to take a break last Autumn. Now they’re back with a brand new podcast, Program 58: Solstice in Cancer, Year 111. In this program:… Continue Reading
The last amphitheater of the northern Anatolian region will be unearthed in an excavation in Turkey’s province of Tokat. The amphitheater is located just east of the historic castle of Zile, a city with a long Roman history and battle… Continue Reading
In an Order that knows the power of sex magick, one would expect that many initiates would be interested in sexuality in all its many facets. Some go so far as to gain degrees in psychosexual knowledge, others seek education at a more… Continue Reading
The Cultus Sabbati’s Three Hands Press has announced the imminent publication of a new title: Witchcraft and Sorcery of the Balkans by Radomir Ristic this month. Their announcement explains: “With its geographic diversity of rocky edifices, deep river valleys and… Continue Reading