Lithub.com published an interesting piece on how the stereotype of “witch” emerged from traditions of healing: ‘What is a witch? To answer that question, we have to start with another: What is magic, the force witches use? That answer depends… Continue Reading
It’s true that I’m fascinated with toxic cults and that’s for many reasons but the pre-eminent one is noting the large amount of crossover between them and generally benevolent occulture. Both populations tend to style themselves as utopian, follow charismatic… Continue Reading
Announcement from Hadean Press: Today we have the absolute privilege of announcing that pre-orders are open for Jake Stratton-Kent’s Night School Volume II: Cyprian’s Offices of Spirits. Jake and Erzebet were working on the final edits in the months before… Continue Reading
Here’s a wrap-up of the progress made on the preservation and restoration of Boleskine House: *Started slating the roof *Started lead work on the roof *Completed all of the chimney rebuilding *Laid all of the foundations internally *Erected an internal… Continue Reading
OccultLibrary.org is a new online source for information on all things, uh, occult! Their homepage says: Welcome to your one-stop online resource for information & updates on all matters related to occult books, art, and ephemera. Run by volunteers without… Continue Reading
Strange Attractor Press, in association with The Magic Circle Museum, introduce the long-awaited second edition of the long out-of-print book Lost Envoy – the Tarot Deck of Austin Osman Spare and, for the first time, a facsimile reproduction of the artist’s unique… Continue Reading
The Other Side: A Story of Women in Art and the Spirit World is a new book by Jennifer Higgie discussing women artists and their engagement with the spirit world. The posted desciptions says: It’s not so long ago that a… Continue Reading
Splendor Solis is a book on alchemy originally published in 1582. The Moleiro publishing house is offering a new edition.The posted descriiption says: This book on the most beautiful alchemy treatise ever made is now available for you. We are talking about… Continue Reading
The publisher Century Guild is releasing a reprint of Alphonse Mucha’s Symbolist Masterpiece, La Pater, originally published in 1899. The posted description says: In 1899 Alphonse Mucha created an intensely personal series of occult-themed artworks as a love letter to the close… Continue Reading
James Patrick “Jimmy” Page was born January 9, 1944, 80 years ago. He has been renowned as one of Rock music’s greatest guitarists and had his greatest success with the band he founded Led Zeppelin, though maintained an active record… Continue Reading