In an interesting turn of events, the latest batch of Roman Catholic Saints to be canonized includes Bartolo Longo, a Catholic turned atheist, turned Satanist priest who ended up as a third-order Dominican. Here’s one news story about the event:… Continue Reading
The highly productive Sara Mastros is releasing her latest book next month, Introduction to Witchcraft. The posted description says: Sara Mastros has turned thousands of novices into practitioners of the Craft. For the first time, Introduction to Witchcraft: Thirteen Lessons in… Continue Reading
Last month saw the publication of Melissa Seims’ Light in Extension: A History of the Bradford’s 1888 Golden Dawn Temple Horus No.5. I think you can guess what this book is about. The posted description says: Step into the world… Continue Reading
Aleister Crowley lived in the midst of society-wide searching for metaphysical truths. In part this was a reaction against Materialism and the Mechanistic vision of reality promoted by Josephin Peladan and the people associated with his Rose + Croix Order,… Continue Reading
England’s Hadean Press has opened pre-orders for Cyprianus: St. Cyprian and the Black Book in Scandinavian Folklore Cyprianus is the name of an infamous grimoire in Scandinavian folk magic and a byword for sorcery. In recent years, dozens of Cyprianus books have been… Continue Reading
This passed Saturday, the Boleskine House Foundation posted: On the eve of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Aleister Crowley, we thought it appropriate to re-share this incredible talk from Dr. Andrew Wiseman earlier in the year about Crowley’s… Continue Reading
Yesterday marked the 150 birthday of the The Prophet of the Lovely Star. Sabazius X°, the National Grand Master of United States Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis posted: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.… Continue Reading
Cliff Berns posted this article on Yoga Postures and Forceful Yoga: Tibetan Amrtasiddhi Texts by Amoghavajra that was published earlier this year in Journal of Yoga Studies. Aleister Crowley made some study of the Yoga being taught in Europe around… Continue Reading
The Boleskine House Foundation expects the restoration of this historic site to be completed next month when furniture, rugs and such are brought in and arranged. Here’s a picture of Room 5. Exposed beams, arched window, and wrought iron chandelier… Continue Reading
James Foster, PhD, recently published Hidden Unity: French Esoteric Christianity and the Western Path to Non-Duality. The posted description says: Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century France incubated a remarkably coherent esoteric Christianity. Neoplatonism, Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Christian Kabbalah, and a revived Gnostic… Continue Reading