Post-Blaze Photos of Boleskine House
Here are photos posted on FB by Karen Whiskey McCoy taken at Boleskine House post-conflagra tion.
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New Book “Success Is Your Proof” Celebrates One Hundred Years of O.T.O. in North America
Ordo Templi Orientis, in cooperation with Sekmet Books, is pleased to announce the publication of Success Is Your Proof: One Hundred Years of O.T.O. in North America. This collection of papers is drawn from the May 16, 2015, North American… Continue Reading
Boleskine House Severely Damaged in Blaze
The Scotsman reports: “Boleskine House, on the banks of Loch Ness near Foyers in the Highlands, is still ablaze and fire crews have been unable to get inside the building to check for casualties. “About 60% of the building had… Continue Reading
White Rabbit Podcast Hosted by The Gunthers
Here’s the inaugural episode of White Rabbit Podcast, a series hosted by J. Daniel and Gwen Gunther. Their home page says: “White Rabbit Podcast is a Broadcast dedicated to discussions on life from the perspective of those who accept the… Continue Reading
Fact, Fiction and Crowley Mix in Mystery of “Tanis”
The Guardian posted an article about a podcast that mixes fact and fiction, and the occasional occult reference in a blend that deliberately — apparently quite successfully — keeps devotees unsure as to whether it’s based on reality masquerading as… Continue Reading
The Scotsman Publishes Piece on Jimmy Page’s Ownership of Boleskine House
The Scotsman just published a piece on Aleister Crowley’s erstwhile Scottish residence Boleskine house. The article mainly discusses the period of Jimmy Page’s ownership of the property and the experiences of the caretaker, who lived with his family on the… Continue Reading
Now out: Winter 2015 issue of “Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft”
The winter 2015 issue of the academic journal Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft has just come out. It includes Ethan Doyle White’s 30-page article “‘An’ it Harm None, Do What Ye Will’: An Historical Analysis of the Wiccan Rede,” four pages… Continue Reading
Birthday of Allan Bennett
Allan Bennett was born in London, England December 8, 1872. Bennett was already a respected member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn when Aleister Crowley joined and soon enough began giving Crowley private tutoring. Eventually he became a… Continue Reading
68th Anniversary of the Death of Aleister Crowley
On December 1, 1947 EV Aleister Crowley died in Hastings, England. Of all that’s been written about his life, work, achievements and such, our personal favorite was composed by Hymenaeus Beta, posted at the U.S. Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi… Continue Reading
New Book On Early Ascents of K2 Including Crowley’s
Just published in the U.S. The Ghosts of K2: The Epic Saga of the First Ascent is Michael Conefrey’s accounts of the earliest attempts by Europeans to scale K2, still rated as one of the most difficult mountains in the… Continue Reading