There’s a new piece posted by scholar of the esoteric Massimo Introvigne at BitterWinter.org, “Are Apostates Reliable? 1. The Problem of Apostasy.” It begins: “In April 2018, I visited Tasmania and stayed at the MACq 01 Hotel in Hobart. It… Continue Reading
A little while back, U.S. Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis soft-launched its own YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OrdoTempliOrientisUSA. The channel started with introductions to O.T.O. and Thelema as well as playlists of related video content. Over time, the channel has… Continue Reading
Scarey movies, gore, Viking’s inflicting inhuman torture on captives… just the stuff the occult community laps up as greedily shown by the enthusiasm shown for the Swedish horror film Midsommar (if yr FB posts are to be believed) which depicted… Continue Reading
The Routledge, Taylor & Francis group have announced the 2022 publications of The Routledge Companion to Ecstatic Experience in the Ancient World, edited by Diana Stein, Sarah Kielt Costello, Karen Polinger Foster. The publisher’s posted descriptions says: “For millennia, people… Continue Reading
A Wall Street Journal thought piece on the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, legendarily spirited from England to Central Europe by Dr. John Dee, brought to my attention by Soror Amy, got me poking around leading me to this story about this… Continue Reading
Today in BITTER WINTER A MAGAZINE ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, Massimo Introvigne examines controversy surrounding the Hindu group called the Thuggee, from whence we derive the English term “thug.” An excerpt reads: “This and other studies may help us addressing… Continue Reading
O.T.O Sweden has published the latest and final issue of it’s biannual journal, “Solståndet,” Volume 13. This issue features informative articles and striking artwork from within Sweden and from around the world, including the likes of Manon Hedenborg White, Mitchell… Continue Reading
The Subtle Body: A Genealogy by Simon Paul Cox is now available for pre-order. This title is part of the Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism series. The posted description says: “How does the soul relate to the body? Through the… Continue Reading
In 2019 Federation University supported the Australia Magic Research Project, funded by the University of Hertfordshire and the Society for Vernacular Architecture. The project conducted a survey on the remains of folk magic practices in colonial Australia and was a… Continue Reading
One of the many methods of altering consciousness that the Prophet of the Lovely Star investigated was the use of drugs, “strange” and otherwise. Ether being a favorite but mescaline was in there, and of course he relied on heroin… Continue Reading