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
The British Library posted an interactive manuscript roll that details the geneology of Gnostic Saint Dr. John Dee. Their site says: This remarkable manuscript roll, over six feet in length, shows the illustrious family history of John Dee (1527–1608/09) –… Continue Reading
The late scholar John Chadwick first came up with the idea to update HG Liddell and Robert Scott’s 1889 dictionary, the Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, in 1997. An abridged version of a lexicon published in 1843, the Liddell and Scott had… Continue Reading
Here’s a video lecture by Julie Chaje from 2015 on appropriations of Jewish mysticism in the United States. The YT page sez: Kabbalah and American π: Mathematics and Medicine in late-nineteenth-century Appropriations of Jewish ‘Mysticism.’ Western Esotericism between Religions: Conversions… Continue Reading
Coptic Magical Papyri team leader Korshi Dosoo will be presenting an online talk entitled “Who Used the Magical Papyri?” this Friday (23 April) at 4.30pm EDT (10.30pm CET) as part of the Bryn Mawr College Classics Colloquium. For nearly two… Continue Reading