One of the many methods of altering consciousness that the Prophet of the Lovely Star investigated was the use of drugs, “strange” and otherwise. Ether being a favorite but mescaline was in there, and of course he relied on heroin… Continue Reading
This Spring saw the publication of a new book on Gnostic Saint William Blake, William Blake vs The World by John Higgs. Higgs’ website posts the following description: “Poet, artist, visionary and author of the unofficial English national anthem ‘Jerusalem’,… Continue Reading
Thelema, NOW! has posted it’s latest episode. Host Harper Fiest speaks with Cath Thompson, an English Qaballist and Stellar Magician of thirty-seven years experience; in 1980 she was the youngest initiated member of James Lees’ O.’.A.’.A.’.. She is the author of The… Continue Reading
Wow. I dunno how I missed this book by noted occult author Tobias Churton, who’s penned a series of books on various periods in the life of the Prophet of the Lovely Star: The Lost Pillars of Enoch: When Science… Continue Reading
Oxford University Press is announcing that it’ll be publishing Christian Giudice’s Occult Imperium: Arturo Reghini, Roman Traditionalism, and the Anti-Modern Reaction in Fascist Italy this coming November as part of the Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism series. The publisher’s description says: Demonstrates… Continue Reading
Anathema Publishing Ltd. opened pre-orders for Samuel David’s book, “Rod & Ring: An Initiation Into A Mesopotamian Mystery Tradition” today! The publisher’s site staes “In Mesopotamian art, the rod and ring, like the horned helm or crown, are indicators of the… Continue Reading
This August, Academic Studies Press will be publishing Zvi Ish-Shalom’s Sleep, Death, and Rebirth: Mystical Practices of Lurianic Kabbalah. The publisher’s description says: “In the sixteenth century, the famous kabbalist Isaac Luria transmitted a secret trove of highly complex mystical practices to… Continue Reading
Sub Rosa Studio has published Australian artist Robert Burratti’s translation of Josephin Peladan’s La décadence esthétique in which he laid out the principles employed in mounting his series of Rose Croix Salons Belle Epoque Paris. Some commentators would say these… Continue Reading
I was tooling around FB and noted this item on noted occulture authority Carl Abrahamsson: “If there was ever a true genius, it was Harry Smith. His head was too heavy for him. He was all brains. They should have… Continue Reading
Psychoanalyst /Author/musical artist Vanessa Sinclair will be discussig her book Scansion in Psychoanalysis and Art: The Cut in Creation in an online presentation June 26 @morbidanatomy. The event page says: This talk, based on her new book, will look at a… Continue Reading