In Honor of Grady McMurtry
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law In honor of Grady Louis McMurtry, who was born on this day, October 18, in 1918 – here is a slightly extended version of a short blurb I wrote… Continue Reading
Author: Frater Orpheus
In Memory of Soror Meral
In memory of Phyllis Evelina Seckler, also known as Soror Meral. Born on this date in 1917, in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. – I would like to share the following essay which I wrote a few years back.… Continue Reading
In Memory of Austin Osman Spare
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law Austin Osman Spare (30 December 1886 – 15 May 1956) was an English occultist, artist, author, and a Probationer of the A∴A∴, Spare was best known for his drawings which… Continue Reading
In Memory of Marguerite Frieda Harris
Frieda Harris (1877 – 1962), was a British artist best known for her paintings of Crowley’s Thoth tarot. She had a life long interest in spiritual matters and was drawn to the teachings of Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910). … Continue Reading
In Memory of Israel Regardie
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law Thirty-six years ago today Francis Israel Regardie (November 17, 1907 – March 10, 1985), shed his earthly vehicle. So today, in memory of one of our own, I thought… Continue Reading
More on Soror Fiat Yod
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. A few years back I made a small post regarding my research into the “Unknown Soror” to whom the vast majority of the letters contained within Magick Without Tears had… Continue Reading
Remembering Frater Achad
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law In memory of one of our own, Charles Stansfeld Jones (April 2nd, 1886 – February 24th, 1950): The youngest of seven, Charles Stansfeld Jones aka Frater Achad was born… Continue Reading
The Portraits of Aleister Crowley
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law Some time ago I spoke with a representative from Fulgur Press about the possibility of publishing a large collection of Crowley’s artwork held in private collections throughout the… Continue Reading
Grady McMurtry and the Thoth deck
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law The images above and below are of Grady McMurtry’s personal Thoth deck – one of the early Llewellyn editions. Grady would be directly involved with the production of this… Continue Reading
Aleister Crowley and Pirate Bridge
A little-known chapter in the life of Aleister Crowley. In the January 1917 edition of Vanity Fair Crowley introduced modifications to the game of Bridge which he termed “Pirate Bridge” – Though I have never played any version of Bridge,… Continue Reading