The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast has posted an episode featuring occult scholar Sasha Chaitow discussing Josephin Peladan. Peladan was one of the leading lights of the French Occult Revival that occurred around the turn of the last century.… Continue Reading
Episode 9 of Sharron Kraus’ Preternatural Investigations podcast is called “The Personification of Evil in Song.” The posted description says: In which a number of songs that celebrate evil characters are examined and the question ‘why do good people enjoy… Continue Reading
UK occult publisher Hadean Press has announced that they’re taking reservations for the hardcover edition of Frater Acher and José Gabriel Alegría Sabogal’s Clavis Goêtica: Keys to Chthonic Sorcery. The publisher’s description says: “Clavis Goêtica presents a reference to the 16th-century tale… Continue Reading
Here’s an excerpt from Jason Miller’s Magick Monday Newslatter. Some enterprising person decided to make a set of Solomons Pentacles from the Key of Solomon. Now the book itself says that these are to be inscribed at certain astrological times. Some copies… Continue Reading
I think y’all will admit to being bibliophiles AND to having a weakness for rare editions and books bound in exotic substances — YES I’m talking to YOU fans of Three Hands Press’ most exclusive editions! The New York Times… Continue Reading
So Jacob Chansley, the LARPer labelled the QAnon Shaman (though he no claim to any lineage or training that’d entitle him to the latter appellation) has a brother in arms, David Fulton, a Catholic priest who performed an “exorcism” of… Continue Reading
We start the new year by announcing the long-awaited opening of pre-orders for Necromancy in the Medici Library: An Edition and Translation of Excerpts from Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, MS Plut. 89 sup. 38, translated and introduced by Brian Johnson, who is… Continue Reading
Pascal Beveryly Randolph was inducted into the Order of the Lion in 1999 e.v. Here’s an excerpt of the posted essay: “Dr. P. B. Randolph is either the author or the key Western transmitter of the core magical teaching of the… Continue Reading
UK publisher Hadean Press announced on FB that they’ve got three new titles “on the books” (a huh huh huh!) for the beginning of this new year. They sez: We’ve got three new titles lined up for the first quarter… Continue Reading
Kenneth Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer aka Kenneth Anger was born February 3, 1927. He is a seminal avant-garde filmmaker, known for filling his work with homoerotic and occult themes. It’s reputed that his first public screening was orchestrated by Harry Smith… Continue Reading