Barry William Hale posted pictures of three paintings by notorious Australian artist and witch Rosaleen Norton. They are currently on display at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria, Australia. – Nude with Octopus c.1951 – Tchenabog c. 1951 – Three… Continue Reading
The following PhD thesis has just become available to download via EThOS, the UK’s national thesis service. You must register for access. Title: In search of Frieda Harris Author: Whitehouse, Deja Date of Award: 23 Jan 2020 Awarding Institution: The University of… Continue Reading
In my personal opinion, one Great Work appropriate for self-described Thelemites is to determine their True Will (which I’d equate with the Buddhist concept of dharma – the central purpose to be addressed during a particular incarnation), freeing themselves from… Continue Reading
Somewhere in his writings, Magick Without Tears perhaps, the Prophet of the Lovely Star opined that artists are directly connected to the Divine influence of the Sephira Binah when they are creating (PS if you Google “Sephiroth” you get pages… Continue Reading
A MULTI-VENUE CELEBRATION OF THE 125TH BIRTHDAY OF AMERICA’S – AND HISTORY’S – GREATEST VISIONARY PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST. Venues paying homage include The Heritage Museum of Orange County, curated by Annabella Pritchard, The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick curated… Continue Reading
Austin Osman Spare was born December 30, 1888. For a time he fell under Aleister Crowley’s influence, and then fell out of it, though his occult perspective continued to inform his work. In the late 20th century he became a… Continue Reading
A masterwork by the ultimate outsider artist Henry Darger, hidden for years, exhibited online is being unveiled online in anticipation for 2022’s version of the Outsider Art Fair by the prestigious New York Gallery Ricco/Maresca. Darger is perhaps the… Continue Reading
This passed October, the fine artist publisher Taschen released the latest installment number in their Library of Esoterica series, Witchcraft, edited by Jessica Hundley and Pam Grossman. The publisher’s description says: Initiating readers in the fascinating and complex history of… Continue Reading
Writer James Tynion IV and artist John J. Pearson have created the 14th installment in The Department of Truth series. This one might tickle the fancies of a few of ye: “In 1946, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and eccentric… Continue Reading
Last week, Japan Today ran a feature about the opening of Japan’s first Tarot museum. The article begins: “Whether or not you believe in the fortune-telling and self-discovery powers of tarot cards, you have to admit that they can be beautiful… Continue Reading