Marco Pasi announced some details of the panel he’s taking part in organizing, to be presented at the 22nd World Congress of IAHR in New Zealand at the University of Otago August 23-29. His post says: “The panel I have… Continue Reading
This past Fall, Lita-Luise Chappell published a new book, Sticks and Balls: A Sexologist Pokes Fun at Sports. Her website contains the following description: “An informative and entertaining reference guide that explores the relationship between sports and sex, most especially… Continue Reading
Earlier this year Gordan Djurdjevic published a paper titled ‘Wishing You a Speedy Termination of Existence’ which examines Aleister Crowley’s views on Buddhism and its relationship with the doctrine of Thelema. The abstract posted states: “Aleister Crowley was considerably influenced by the… Continue Reading
We place no reliance on Virgin or Pigeon Our method is Science, our aim is Religion Published this September by Cambridge University Press, Physics and Psychics discusses the relationship between the “paranormal” and science. Does one necessarily exclude the other?… Continue Reading
The Athenaeum Review has published an interesting paper by Diane Purkiss on the history of witchcraft proposing a narrative that contradicts current popular views on the subject. One excerpts states: “There are in fact so many problems with some modern… Continue Reading
Ea’s Duplicity in the Gilgamesh Flood Story (The Ancient Word) — the title rolls off the tongue, don’t it — is a new book by British scholar Martin Worthington that’s been misquoted as per its supported assertion that the first… Continue Reading
This is pretty durned meta! Several British newspapers including The Telegraph and Daily Mail boast headlines declaring: “Babylonian god used ‘fake news’ to trick Noah into building his Ark, claims new translation of 3,000 year-old tablet.” The article is actually… Continue Reading
Oxford University Press Inc has published The Eloquent Blood: The Goddess Babalon and the Construction of Femininities in Western Esotericism by Manon Hedenborg White. The posted synopsis states: “In the conventional dichotomy of chaste, pure Madonna and libidinous whore, the… Continue Reading
A call for papers for a panel on Esotericism in a global context: centres, margins, and everything in between has been issued by the panel’s organizers, Marco Pasi, Henrik Bogdan, and Mriganka Mukhopadhyay. The panel will be part of the 22nd Quinquennial World… Continue Reading
One of the many roles played by O.T.O. Cabinet member David Tibet is as a Contributor to the The Coptic Magical Papyri: Vernacular Religion in Late Roman and Early Islamic Egypt project. The project’s website says: “The Coptic Magical Papyri: Vernacular… Continue Reading