A lot of theurgy and thaumaturgy relies on altered states of consciousness and cermonial magicans rely on a variety of means to attain same via meditation, “banishing” rituals, elaborate costuming and set design, using entheogens etc. And physical stress can… Continue Reading
NOTOCON XI, the 11th Biennial National O.T.O. Conference will be held August 11-13, 2017 in Orlando, Florida, hosted by Hidden Spring Oasis, Swirling Star Lodge, and Serpent & Lion Camp. The list of presentations is now available: 11 KEYS TO… Continue Reading
Recently the academic paper “Consensual BDSM Facilitates Role-Specific Altered States of Consciousness: A Preliminary Study” was made available for free download via Dropbox. The study was undertaken by James K. Ambler, Ellen M. Lee, Kathryn R. Klement, Tonio Loewald, Evelyn… Continue Reading
At the end of the Summer, The New York Times Book Review ran a review of Anthony Gottlieb’s “The Dream of Enlightenment” an examination of the work of the philosophers that ushered in and oversaw the Age of Reason, a… Continue Reading
Noted academic and author, Henrik Bogdan just uploaded a paper to Academia.edu – available for free download! It’s titled “Envisioning the Birth of a New Aeon Dispensationalism and Millenarianism in the Thelemic Tradition” https://www.academia.edu/1879766/Envisioning_the_Birth_of_a_New_Aeon_Dispensationalism_and_Millenarianism_in_the_Thelemic_Tradition
The current (September 2016) issue of MIT’s Performing Arts Journal (PAJ) includes the article “A Disturbing Mix of Religion and Politics: Aleister Crowley’s The Savior” by Edmund B. Lingan, Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film… Continue Reading
American Academy of Religion is hold its annual meeting San Antonio, TX November 19-22, 2016. Proceedings will include European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism hosting a presentation entitled: The Fear of the Occult: European and American Perspectives. Four distinguished scholars… Continue Reading
Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg, Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion) just uploaded “Review: “The New Age of Russia: Occult and Esoteric Dimension” to Academia.edu. View the paper here: https://www.academia.edu/t/bVrFj-K1hpkbJ-KzG3P/27411555/Review_The_New_Age_of_Russia_Occult_and_Esoteric_Dimension._Edited_by_Birgit_Menzel_Michael_Hagemeister_and_Bernice_Glatzer_Rosenthal._M%C3%BCnchen_Berlin_Kubon_and_Sagner_2012_._Published_in_Journal_of_Religion_in_Europe_2016_9_pp_286-290
As the “Ladies of Force and Fire” also known as the US GL Women’s Conference fast approaches, I thought that it would be appropriate to share a wonderful collection of letters that is on-line free to explore. The Epistolae are… Continue Reading
Man has the right to love as he will. According to IOL, 74 percent of 1,000 people recently surveyed lie about their sexuality or gender. In fact, “59 per cent of LGBT+ respondents said they had felt threatened by other… Continue Reading