Just came across this book review in the New York Times from last year (yep, I’m behind in my reading), CUNNING FOLK: Life in the Era of Practical Magic, by Tabitha Stanmore about how mainstream thaumaturgy for hire was in Europe a… Continue Reading
In 2020, members of Alombrados took advantage of their time locked down at home during the early days of the SARS-COV2 pandemic started creating art inspired by the Thelemic Holy Days. Here’s an example The Sun card Liber Vii chapter… Continue Reading
Greetings of the March (northward) equinox, which is the time that the Earth’s tilted axis is perpendicular to the rays of the Sun. Tomorrow at 9:01 UTC, the Sun crosses the projection of the earth’s equator (at 0° ecliptic longitude)… Continue Reading
DNYUZ.com just ran a feature about a Maryland state legislator looking to have a number of people convicted of witchcraft centuries ago exonerated. An excerpt of the story read: Ms. Dyer is one of seven people who were tried and… Continue Reading
UK occult publisher Hadean Press has announced the release of a new oracle deck. Their posted description says: Using as inspiration José Leitão’s work on the Iberian tradition of Saint Cyprian, artist Natalia Lee Forty has created a unique cartomancy… Continue Reading
Last month, the New York Times ran a story about the recent revival of the ancient tradition of Wassailing. The story begins: A jet of steam rises with a hiss as a red hot poker plunges into a bowl of… Continue Reading
The O.T.O. USA has added some more playlists recent.: one collects recordings made of the Master Therion during his lifestime, the other three are anthologies of sacred music recorded in Cuba circa 1957 including songs for the Orishas and Palo… Continue Reading
This coming weekend, March 15 and 16, the third Conjuring Creativity conference will be held in London at MKII, Lower Clapton, 71-75 Powerscroft Rd. This year’s theme is Inhabiting Esoteric Ecologies. The full schedule is:SATURDAY 9:00 Doors open9:30 Conference Intro… Continue Reading
Part 2 Q&A discussion between Dr. David Shoemaker and Dr. Richard Kaczynski. The focus of this conversation is on orders and initiation. We get into the benefits of going through the A∴A∴ and/or O.T.O., what their own membership means now… Continue Reading
One might interpret the initiation rituals of Mysteria Mystica Maxima as being intended to progressively deprogram the initiate of all received wisdoms, be it familial, societal, cultural etc., the point being not their rejection, necessarily, but actively evaluating and then… Continue Reading