Thelemites are well acquainted with the important part Soror Virakam aka Mary D’Esti nee Dempsey played in The Prophet of the Lovely Star’s life during her stint as his Scarlet Woman and the writing of Book 4, for which he… Continue Reading
If you read this blog regularly, you know we’ve been following the re-discovery and burgeoning appreciation for the seminal Abstract painter Hilma af Klint. So you can imagine how excited we are to find out that a biopic titled Hilma… Continue Reading
The U.K.’s Watkins Publishing is releasing Brian Cotnoir’s forthcoming book, On Alchemy: Essential Practices and Making Art as Alchemy June 13th. Their description states: Alchemy is the art of transmuting base metal into gold – a material process that also functions as… Continue Reading
The Theosophical Society is selling their London headquarters. In the from the mid 19th century, well into the 20th century, the Theosophical Society was the pre-eminent mystical organization in the world with most of the major players in the occult… Continue Reading
Fasincating read, this! Sunday New York Times “Talk” columnist interview Roland Griffiths, one of the pioneers of medical use of psychedelics. The medicinal applications include treating depression in general, with a focus on treating depression in patients with terminal diagnoses.… Continue Reading
Nalanda Monastery is hosting two days of teaching by Jhado Rinpoche, a highly respected and prominent master of Sutra and Tantra in Tibetan Buddhism. The 2-day teachings cover the following points: What’s Mahamudra? – How to meditate on Mahamudra, the… Continue Reading
A past FB posting from Frater Orpheus, only adjusted to reflect the passing of years: 93! In memory of Frieda Harris who died 61 years ago today, on the 24th anniversary of her joining the Order. Marguerite Frieda Harris (1877… Continue Reading
I saw the headline for this Popular Mechanics news story about a press release issued by RIKEN Research institute in Japan – and couldn’t resist sharing for obvious reasons. The news story starts: ‘Scientists believe that spacetime may have emerged,… Continue Reading
The Thelema, NOW! podcast has posted a new episode! In this fascinating Thelema, NOW! episode, host Harper Feist talks to friend and colleague Red K. Elders about art and movement, magick and bodies. Red’s perhaps best known for her stellar… Continue Reading
Scott Wilde announced: As part of my continuing Aleister Crowley first edition book scanning project, I’d like to announce that “The Book of Thoth” is now online. Released in 1944, three years after the Thoth paintings by Frieda Harris were… Continue Reading