Once again a piece of history has been damaged by narcissistic individuals trying to get the ultimate selfie. This is a trend that must stop. Read more at – http://www.thelocal.it/20150504/tourists-break-off-piece-of-priceless-statue-for-selfie Yet another incident – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/19/selfie-statue-broken_n_4994809.html
In what is quite an amazing discovery, scientists have confirmed that a bracelet found in Siberia is 40,000 years old. This makes it the oldest piece of jewelry ever discovered, and archeologists have been taken aback by the level of… Continue Reading
Renowned mystic, poet, painter, printer et al William Blake – the namesake of William Blake Lodge, OTO in the Valley of Baltimore is being honored with a new exhibition at Yale University, “Illiminated Printing: William Blake and Book Art.” The… Continue Reading
The Ghetto Tarot is a newly created deck created by award-winning documentary photographer Alice Smeets and “Atiz Rezistans” a group of Haitian artists. They basically recreated the visuals of the Rider-Waite deck as tableaux with live models in various locations in… Continue Reading
A press release from Collective 777 announced a celebration of the life and work of Leila Waddell. It states: “The art guild of Ordo Templi Orientis Australia, Collective 777, recognised one of the 20th century’s most important occultists at the… Continue Reading
Dr. Richard Kaczynski posted this brief report on his FB feed yesterday: “Yesterday (Saturday, April 25) I attended an amazing Gnostic Mass in the Fleisher Art Memorial chapel in Philadelphia. What a setting! A fleur de lis iron gate opened… Continue Reading
Disinformation.com posted a nice profile on Antipodean artist Barry William Hale last week. It includes a number examples of his striking work, a brief profile and quotes from him about his art, such as: “My work is a synthesis of… Continue Reading
Most devout Thelemites do know that one of the major holdings of Crowleyana is the Yorke Collection at the Warburg Institute in London which includes, among many other books and papers, Lady Freida Harris’ original painting of the Thoth Tarot… Continue Reading
This past April, Baphomet Chapter Rose Croix and Aurora-Eos Chapter Rose Croix, both chapters of O.T.O., sponsored a performance of Aleister Crowley’s The Rite of Mars at Alombrados Oasis O.T.O. in New Orleans. This performance was part of a series of… Continue Reading
There’s more than meets the eye in artist Rembrandt van Rijn’s famous 17th-century painting, “Susanna and the Elders,” according to a new study. To learn more about how the Dutch painter created his masterpiece, art historians and researchers recently compared… Continue Reading