To an outsider, some of the behaviors observed in Afro Americans who “Mask Indian” appears to be working with archetypes, absorbing and acting them out perhaps approaching possession by ancestors or the spirits those ancestors worshipped. I dunno, you’d have… Continue Reading
The New York Times ran an intriguing article. It addresses Dr. Vanessa Braganza’s study of a sketch for a piece of jewelry, she believes was commissioned by Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII. Dr. Braganza worked to… Continue Reading
Earlier this year, the New York Times Book Review published a review of DANTE A Life by Alessandro Barbero, translated by Allan Cameron. Considering the impact on the popularly held concepts of the Judeo-Christian afterlife that proceed from Dante’s Divine Comedy, well,… Continue Reading
A series of ebooks are being published stemming from lectures given by J. Daniel Gunther. The publisher’s description states: “The Parables of Thelema originate from a series of lectures by J. Daniel Gunther. This parable is taken from Liber LXV, The Book… Continue Reading
Aleister Crowley had a thing for picaresque role models – Sir Richard Burton, Allesandro Caliogstro and Neuhas, di San Gallo, the Chevalier de Seingalt, Count Farussi aka Casanova. And who can blame the Great Beast regarding the latter – someone… Continue Reading
Journalistic polymath Carl Abrahamsson has posted a new documentary film featuring a series of interviews he’s done with filmmaker/mage Kenneth Anger, Cinemagician – Conversations With Kenneth Anger. Starting in the late 1940’s Anger directed and released a series of avant-garde… Continue Reading
The New York Times ran a nice piece on 15th century master sculptor, Donatello, a certain portion of his work considered important to the esoteric current in European art. Here’s an excerpt: “Donatello’s innovative interpretations of subjects — a teenage… Continue Reading
MIT Press has published a new book by Phil Baker, City Of The Beast: The London of Aleister Crowley. The posted description says: “’I dreamed I was paying a visit to London,’ Aleister Crowley wrote in Italy, continuing, ‘It was… Continue Reading
The Boleskine House Foundation announced on its FB page: “We are now adding Ashlar decorative stone above the string course on the east facing elevation toward the north wing. This side was more badly damaged from the 2015 fire so… Continue Reading
The Metropolitan Museum of Art at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 is hosting the exhibition Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color. The posted description says: “Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture was once colorful, vibrantly painted and richly adorned with detailed ornamentation. Chroma:… Continue Reading