NYBooks.com recently reviewed the newly published Magic and the Dignity of Man: Pico della Mirandola and His Oration in Modern Memory by Brian P. Copenhaver. An excerpt of the review reads: “But the most famous speech of the Renaissance, the… Continue Reading
In Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present Oxford professor of archaeology Chris Gosden explores the history of magic―an ancient and currently often overlooked aspect of human behavior and its present day resurgence. I learned about… Continue Reading
ThelemaCon 2020 will be an online conference taking placing October 17-18, 2020! Presenters include David Shoemaker, Lon Milo DuQuette, Richard Kaczynski, Harper Feist, Lauren Gardner, and Andrew Ferrell. Registration is open to the public! The event’s site says: The presentations… Continue Reading
Here’s a link to a video of a presentation by Henrik Bogdan on The Esotericism of the Esoteric School of Quatuor Coronati Lodge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQUvgnPlBOc&feature=youtu.be. “The Speaker: Henrik Bogdan is Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Gothenburg. His main areas… Continue Reading
“The National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem has announced that with a generous grant from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, it will be opening digital access to over 2,500 rare Islamic manuscripts and books… Continue Reading
The O.T.O. USA YouTube channel re-posted this lecture by Brother BGD KPRT of Thelesis Oasis, in the Valley of Philadelphia. going over the fine points of Ancient Greek for magickal practice. The good Frater is a tenured professor at an… Continue Reading
Yesterday we posted an item about a lengthy piece on Italian physicist Angelo Bassi, who’s focus is on devising experiments to test the many theories of quantum mechanics; a lot the the theory and predictions made through mathematical analyses end… Continue Reading
Modern ceremonial magicians are fond of citing some of the rudiments of quantum mechanics to lend a little scientific heft to the magician’s view of the nature of the manifest universe’s operating; usually the popularized tidbits is all they know… Continue Reading
Two assistant professor positions available in the History of Western Esotericism (University of Amsterdam) The Centre for the History of Hermetic philosophy and related currents has two positions available, one for an assistant professor (UD) in the History of Western… Continue Reading
London’s British Museum will be spotlighting the achievements of the Gay Egyptologist William John Bankes, who first suggested that the texts in three different languages on the Rosetta Stone might actually say the same thing. Following that suggestion Jean-François Champollion and… Continue Reading