Some more pearls of occult smartness from our old pal Inominandum “[July 29] is the feast of St Martha. This Patron Saint of cooks and homemakers is also a saint that Sorcerers call upon for influence and dominance. Some people… Continue Reading
Today is the anniversary of the 480 BC death of Spartan King Leonidas I at the Battle of Thermopylae. The battle is probably best known in popular culture through “300,” the 2006 movie and the 1998 comic series of the… Continue Reading
More video from last year’s Trans-State Conference, this of the presentation by Benedetta d’Ettorre on “Curating Trans- States.” The video’s description states: Can an exhibition be a medium to reach “trans-states”? Exhibitions are the medium for curatorial experimentation and a relative… Continue Reading
Here’s video of the Way Public Library‘s presentation of “Theatre of the Occult” featuring speaker Edmund B. Lingan PhD. In his lecture, Lingan explored the role of theater to the seeking of the occult during the 19th and mid-20th century.… Continue Reading
On this day in 1846, the United States Congress chartered the Smithsonian Institution using funds from the estate of James Smithson. The Smithsonian tells us, “The will left his estate to his nephew, Henry James Hungerford, and stated that if… Continue Reading
At times it feels like we’re making progress in getting the profane community to acknowledge our religio-philosophical perspective, perhaps even agree on the odd point. And at other times – the chasm between mainstreamers’ consensual reality and that of occulture… Continue Reading
Robert Ansell, Managing Director of the UK’s Fulgur Publishing posted this note earlier today: Twenty-five years ago, FULGUR was born. In the weeks leading to this day, I have been looking back. Not as you might expect, to our many… Continue Reading
Today is the 48th anniversary of the murder of Sharon Tate, as well as guests Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Stephen Parent. Tate was an actress and model, probably best known for the now-classic Valley of the Dolls. She… Continue Reading
Director Todd Haynes has had a successful career making offbeat yet successful films like Safe, Far From Heaven, I’m Not Here and many more. Recently he was interviewed at the Locarno Film Festival in Italy and made the following observation… Continue Reading
The Wellcome Trust in London is funding researchers at ten locations to study the diverse ways that sexuality plays a role in health. In a press release dated August 4, the Trust notes: Sexuality is an often wilfully overlooked or… Continue Reading