Hadean Press recently posted a description of the contents of their latest publication, Opuscula Cypriani. Their website says: No one blog post, blurb, or email can do the Opuscula Cypriani justice. We’ve described what the book is about, and previously listed… Continue Reading
The U.K.s Hadean Press has announced that they’re they’ve opened pre-orders for Opuscula Cypriani: Variations on the Book of St. Cyprian and Related Literature. The publisher’s site says: “Presented as a sequel to his first work, The Book of St. Cyprian:… Continue Reading
Oxford University’s Bodleian Library has put its archives online. The Library’s Introduction page notes: “The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library. Together, the Bodleian… Continue Reading
Ruhr University recently played host to a workshop led by Bernd-Christian Otto on “Western Learned Magic as an Entangled Tradition.” The University’s website explains “The workshop explores the textual-ritual tradition of ‘Western learned magic’ from an interdisciplinary, longue-durée and cross-cultural… Continue Reading
While prior studies showed that there is a genetic component to same-sex attraction, they were unable to identify the specific genes involved. Researchers teamed up from the US, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Australia to delve further into… Continue Reading
Today is the Feast of Saint Ulrich von Hutten, German knight, humanist, and scholar. According to The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius: “Hutten was a contemporary of Rabelais and Paracelsus, and was a key figure in the German Reformation. He allied himself with… Continue Reading
Ithell Colquhoun Genius of The Fern Loved Gully By Amy Hale The first in-depth biographical study of the British surrealist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, Distributed for Strange Attractor Press Summary The first in-depth biographical study of the British surrealist and occultist… Continue Reading
We blogged about the journal Magic, Ritual, Witchcraft earlier this week – this being the organ of the Societas Magica, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. We decided to dig up more details on said org. Their website says:… Continue Reading
NYU’s Steinhardt Department of Art and Art Professions has announced the FOURTH ANNUAL OCCULT HUMANITIES CONFERENCE. The Conference takes place Friday, October 4 through Sunday, October 6th at the Department of Art and Art Professions, Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street.… Continue Reading
Running through August 18 at Los Angeles’ GETTY CENTER is Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World, a look at 13/14 century “bestiaries,” basically illustrated zoological encyclopedias featuring animals both actual and imagined – though many of the images… Continue Reading