The fashion line, Dior is presenting its Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2021 Collection via a 15 minute long film, featuring a series of tableaus inspired by Tarot Trumps, all the action taking place at Le Chateau du Tarot. Once you finish… Continue Reading
Here’s a link to a 2017 documentary on occultism including interviews with Dr. Richard Kaczynski and the now deceased James Wasserman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR1a2rq2E56U_weD_Qi2A3b1BjVXaAMUWbYeFGPJAneztqgvZRz-EkyHfwA&v=_gnID7ciR5s&feature=youtu.be. The occult (from the Latin word occultus “clandestine, hidden, secret”) is “knowledge of the hidden”.[1] In common English… Continue Reading
Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities book series is publishing a new title this month, The Occult Nineteenth Century Roots, Developments, and Impact on the Modern World, edited by Lukas Pokorny and Franz Winter. The publisher’s description is: “The… Continue Reading
The late Brother James Wasserman once gave an impassioned lecture where he declared the United States’ Declaration Independence as one of the most Thelemic documents the world has ever known. This document was drafted by Virginian landowner and politician Thomas… Continue Reading
The beginning of the new year saw the publication of a new book, Mountain Conjure and Southern Root Work, written by Orion Foxwood, how grew up in rural Appalachia. The description posted on Amazon says: “Folk magic conjurer and root… Continue Reading
Here’s a sad story from the New York Times about “Halloween House,” a private home in Poughkeepsie that was a longtime meeting place for local members of the Church of Satan, many of whom had relocated to the area specifically… Continue Reading
Agapé is the official organ of United States Grand Lodge, Ordo Templi Orientis. This periodical is published online as PDF documents linked below. The content of all issues is searchable via Google custom search engine, which is available on most pages… Continue Reading
The Portugal News recently ran a story on the Boca do Inferno in Cascais which begins with a recounting of an interesting chapter in Aleister Crowley’s life connected with this locale. Have a read: https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-01-22/boca-do-inferno-in-cascais/57855.
Karl Johannes Germer was born on this date 136 years ago – January 22, 1885. In 1999ev he was inducted into the Ordo Templi Orientis Order of the Lion. The History section of OTO-USA.org states: “When World War II broke… Continue Reading
On January 19, Yolanda Adams sang Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah,” which Cohen originally recorded for his Various Positions album (an album that Columbia Records originally passed on releasing, being issued instead by the independent Passport label). This version was edited… Continue Reading