Form and Austin Osman Spare From John Coulthart’s Journal {feuilleton} The University of Heidelberg‘s scanning programme continues to be a source of delight for those of us without professional or financial access to rare book collections. Having recently made the entire run… Continue Reading
An excavation on a hilltop on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu has found evidence of a seventh-century fortification, complete with castles and large-scale earthworks, according to a report in The Asahi Shimbun. The site is thought to have been part… Continue Reading
Nkame: A Retrospective of Cuban Printmaker BelkisAyón exhibition of Cuban artist Belkis Ayón”Nkame: A Retrospective of Cuban Printmaker Belkis Ayón” opens October 2, 2016(Los Angeles, CA)—The Fowler Museum at UCLA is pleased to be the first museum in the… Continue Reading
The Sofia Globe reports that a Greek inscription found in a stairwell at the theater in the ancient city of Philippopolis suggests it was built earlier than had been previously thought. The theater was believed to date to A.D. 116,… Continue Reading
Atlas Obscura just published a piece on phallic amulets utilized as prophylactics for children. The piece is illustrated with photos of antique specimens of same from the British Museum that in the 19th century fueled the imaginations of mystic theorists… Continue Reading
Here’s a vintage story from 2014 on Genesis Breyer-Orridge and the late, lamented Lady Jaye originally broadcast via NPR. This is a little taste: “P-ORRIDGE: We’d been awake for three days. There were no more whites in my eyes. They… Continue Reading
Visionary artist and magician Austin Osman Spare was born 130 years ago today. Fulgur Publishing’s site features this biographical sketch: “Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) is one of the most influential and innovative figures in twentieth century occultism. A natural artist… Continue Reading
An Artist Embraces the Magic Symbols that Helped Send Him to Death Row from Allison Meier article for HYPRALLERGIC At Day for Night festival, Damien Echols invited visitors to engage with the occult symbols that helped lead to his wrongful murder… Continue Reading
Robert Buratti of Ordo Templi Orientis Australia’s Collective777 Art Guild is working on backdrops for an April 2017 concert by Canadian rock band The Tea Party supplemented by the Sydney Youth Orchestra. Buratti’s artwork was featured in the stage set… Continue Reading
Live Science reports that researchers from the Jebel Qurma Archaeological Landscape Project are recording thousands of inscriptions and petroglyphs in the Jebel Qurma region of Jordan’s Black Desert. Peter Akkermans of Leiden University explained that the inscriptions were written in… Continue Reading