The Eloquent Blood: The Goddess Babalon and the Construction of Femininities in Western Esotericism is a recently published study by Manon Hedenborg White of the Thelemic deity Babalon, a monograph comprising her doctoral thesis. It was recently published by Uppsala… Continue Reading
Progressive attitudes and research funding have led Canada to become the premier nation for new studies on sex and sexuality, says The Globe and Mail. “This stands in stark contrast to the United States, where funding bodies are squeamish around… Continue Reading
Palgrave MacMillian has announced the publication of the latest title in its Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities series verseen by Henrik Bogdan and Jim Lewis, Female Leaders in New Religious Movements. The book was edited by Inga Bårdsen Tøllefsen and Christian… Continue Reading
…forasmuch as meat and drink are transmuted in us daily into spiritual substance… Since 1994 when archaeologists uncovered the 1607 James Fort, researchers have been studying artifacts to learn more about the living conditions in Jamestown. With the 2006 discovery… Continue Reading
According to Time, “A 2011–2013 U.S. government poll found that among 18- to 24-year-old men, 6% marked their sexual attractions as ‘mostly opposite sex.’ That’s nearly 1 million young men. Yet when these men were forced to choose between straight, bisexual or gay, about… Continue Reading
One major difference between the Abrahamic faiths and Thelema is the latter’s rejection of the idea of Original Sin and that Humankind is inherently flawed and sinful from birth (then, again Crowley did typify the very fact of manifest existence… Continue Reading
Part of a Thelemite’s pursuit of the discovery of their True Will and then subsquently devoting their lives to living it out, is to eliminate the distraction of myriad conditioned prejudices and preconceived notions of how their environment is functioning… Continue Reading
When it comes to menopausal women and gay women, gynecologists aren’t getting the education they need. Most gynecologists lack education and training on menopause, says Pamela Dee Gaudry, MD, a Savannah, Georgia-based gynecologist in an interview with Prevention. Instead, obstetrics… Continue Reading
According to her author bio page, Janice Zarro Broadman “has lived, worked or traveled in 35 countries. After earning her PhD in political economy from Harvard University, she created and served as Director of the Center for Innovative Technologies at EDC,… Continue Reading
The latest issue of Spotlight on Teaching: Religious Studies News is devoted to the topic “Teaching the Paranormal and the Occult.” You can download a free copy here: http://rsn.aarweb.org/spotlight-on/teaching/paranormal-occult/editor-introduction Here’s the introduction from editor Fred Glennon: Walk into a classroom early… Continue Reading