With its on-point hairstyles, makeup, and costume, “Masters of Sex” on Showtime definitely compares to “Mad Men” for accuracy. Still, natives of St. Louis and vicinity might wonder — how close is the TV show architecture to reality? Toby Weiss… Continue Reading
New book announcements from Three Hands Press are always attention-grabbing, and this time it’s especially so as the subject of their latest title is Babalon. The anthology A Rose Veiled in Black: Art and Arcana of Our Lady Babalon has… Continue Reading
Did you know that culinary delight and orgasm use some of the same parts of the brain? “The orbitofrontal cortex, where orgasm and taste perception overlap, is likely the critical region for the foodgasm. It isn’t the same as an… Continue Reading
Obviously. Research shows that having more sex often results in increased happiness. A recent study tried to see whether the increased sex was the cause of the happiness. Unfortunately, when researchers assign sex as a task, followed by a filling… Continue Reading
“Breaking Convention 2015” the 3rd International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness will be held at the University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, London. July 10-12, 2015 Breaking Convention is a multidisciplinary conference on psychedelic consciousness, featuring more than 130 presenters… Continue Reading
Containing a ritual that has become nearly ubiquitous with Crowley’s A:.A:., Hell Fire Club Books has recently released a deluxe edition of Liber Pyramidos sub figura DCLXXI in a printing of fifty boxed sets. Containing a facsimile of an original typescript believed… Continue Reading
I just received notice this morning of a call for papers from Canterbury Christ Church University for a conference titled “Re-Enchanting the Academy” to be held in Canterbury in the United Kingdom. This looks like a particularly interesting conference related… Continue Reading
I have been excited to start reading some of Manon Hedenborg-White’s analysis of gender within Thelema and O.T.O. as it comes into official publication. Hedenborg-White is a scholar from Sweden who has done extensive ethnographic fieldwork in the United States on… Continue Reading
The new Journal of Thelemic Studies is out, with an issue containing a wealth of essays on the Gnostic Mass from a number of luminaries within O.T.O. and featuring as beautiful cover art a painting of the Gnostic Saints by… Continue Reading
I recently received a copy of The Book of Oberon, a much-awaited release of a sixteenth century magical grimoire from Daniel Harms, Joseph Peterson, and James Clark. My publication of The Offices of Spirits (published in 2011) is actually an extract from this… Continue Reading