Sunday, June 17, is the Feast of Sir Marvel “Jack” Parsons, American rocket engineer and rocket propulsion researcher, chemist, and Thelemic occultist. Born Marvel Whiteside Parsons October 2, 1914 e.v., he was Master of Agape Lodge, O.T.O., in Oakland, California, from 1942… Continue Reading
Today is World Blood Donor Day, Flag Day (US), Jerky Day, International Bath Day, Farm Workers Day, and Bourbon Day. To celebrate, why not enjoy some beef jerky and drink some bourbon? Or just drink the bourbon. Or just eat… Continue Reading
Fifty-four years ago, a book about erotic submission became one of the most widely read French novels. The story was and remains controversial. Today, artist Natalie Frank recreates the book’s main scenes in drawings at New York’s Half Gallery through June 16. Vice… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 13 is the Feast of St. Ludovicus Rex Bavariae (aka Ludwig II, 1845-1886 e.v.). According to the Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, “Ludwig was the last of the German feudal princes: a romantic dreamer who viewed himself as a… Continue Reading
Sunday, June 10, is the Feast of Saint Basilides. According to the Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, Basilides (c. 100 – c. 139 e.v.) was the “Syrian or Egyptian founder of the Basilidean sect of Christian Gnostics in Alexandria during the reigns… Continue Reading
“In the sight of Allah, the best food is a food shared by many.” – Mohammed Tomorrow, June 8, is the Feast of the Magi: Saint Mohammed (570-632 e.v.). Born in Mecca, Mohammed (also known as Muhammad, Mahomet or Mahmud)… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, June 7, is the Feast of Saint Carl Kellner. Described as “The Spiritual Father of Ordo Templi Orientis,” Kellner was an Austrian paper chemist, a student of the esoteric, and a world traveler. He sought, with Theodor Reuss, to form an Academia Masonica which… Continue Reading
“The Beast 666 ordains by His authority that every man, and every woman, and every intermediately-sexed individual, shall be absolutely free to interpret and communicate Self by means of any sexual practices soever, whether direct or indirect, rational or symbolic,… Continue Reading
“I am God, says Love, for Love is God and God is Love, and this Soul is God by the condition of Love. I am God by divine nature and this Soul is God by righteousness of Love. Thus this precious beloved… Continue Reading
“The Beast 666 ordains by His authority that every man, and every woman, and every intermediately-sexed individual, shall be absolutely free to interpret and communicate Self by means of any sexual practices soever, whether direct or indirect, rational or symbolic,… Continue Reading