In John St. John: The Record of the Magical Retirement of G. H. Frater, O.’. M.’. Crowley records, “Day 1, 12.5. I ordered a dozen oysters and a beefsteak…” In Paris, beefsteak is prepared in a variety of ways. On… Continue Reading
Recently, the Committee of Four of Tahuti Chapter visited Thelesis Oasis, OTO in the Valley of Philadelphia and gave a dramatic reading of Aleister Crowley’s “The Wake World,” Liber XCV replete with multi-media staging. Besides have readers for the roles… Continue Reading
In The Confessions of Aleister Crowley, we read: I was interrupted in my futile attempts to fight for my country as I had been interrupted in my attempts to climb the Alps, this time by an attack of phlebitis. I… Continue Reading
In John St. John: The Record of the Magical Retirement of G. H. Frater, O.’. M.’. Aleister Crowley records eating cherry pie (Tarte aux Cerises) with his lunch on the Fourth Day. Legend has it that George Washington chopped down… Continue Reading
In The Confessions of Aleister Crowley, we read: “The city of Mexico began by irritating me intensely. The hotel had no organized service; they didn’t seem to care whether one got anything to eat or not. In fact, in the… Continue Reading
In Magick Without Tears Aleister Crowley suggested that artists engage in gnostic experience during their acts of creati0n: “…all true Art is spontaneous, is genius, is utterly beyond all conscious knowledge or control…” He also defined magick as:the Science and… Continue Reading
While the influence of Aleister Crowley on Led Zeppelin is undeniable, there are few publications that approach the inspiration derived from magickal study and practice with anything other than incredulity. When magick is mentioned, it is often sensationalized. The volume… Continue Reading
Hugh Schofield reports at BBC.com: “Actress, activist, feminist, mystic, Maud Gonne was also the muse and inspiration for the poet W B Yeats, who immortalised her in some of his most famous verses… This was the attempt in late 1893… Continue Reading
The Warburg Institute in London houses one of the largest collections of Aleister Crowley’s writings in the world, the “Gerald York Collection.” The fate of this institution therefore is of no small interest to many Thelemites. The Warburg recently posted… Continue Reading
The Third Day 12.10. I have ordered 12 oysters and coffee and bread and butter. O oysters! be ye unto me strength that I formulate the 12 rays of the Crown of HVA! I conjure ye, and very potently command.… Continue Reading