The Thelemic Cookbook: Cooking with Correspondences by Sister Lita-Luise Chappell was written to provide specialized recipes for the Thelemic calendar of feast days. It offers a unique insight into foods by explaining their elements, ruling planets, astrological signs, and chakra attributions.… Continue Reading
Omnipollo is an award winning brewery based in Sweden that was founded in 2011. The brewery’s site gives their mission statement: “We conceive our recipes at home and travel to different breweries across the globe to craft our ales. Our… Continue Reading
The Greater Feast of Soror Estai, Jane Wolfe, is today, March 29. Born March 21, 1875, in St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Jane Wolfe was a silent film actress. In 1918, Jane Wolfe began corresponding with Aleister Crowley. In 1920, she gave up her Hollywood career… Continue Reading
“There are rituals of the elements and feasts of the times.” AL II:36 On Sunday, March 20, William Blake Lodge — like many other O.T.O. bodies — celebrated the Vernal Equinox with a ritual and a potluck feast. Taking advantage… Continue Reading
Want to experience the culinary delights of Paris much as Crowley did? We cannot return you to the days of John St. John: The Record of the Magical Retirement of G. H. Frater, O.’. M.’. but we can give you tips… Continue Reading
The story of the 1951 annual Explorers Club dinner is famous, at least among explorers, paleontologists and connoisseurs of exotic cuisine. In brief, mammoth was served. A club member and journalist reported on the menu shortly afterward in The Christian… Continue Reading
A species of squash believed to be extinct has been grown from 800-year-old seeds found at an archaeological dig. A group of students in Winnipeg, Canada, proved that heirloom seeds can be viable even if they have been buried for… Continue Reading
Marvin G. Perez reports for Bloomberg News that coffee prices are falling fast. A rainy season in the country led to better Arabica coffee growth, which has helped coffee supplies rise and prices fall. It’s part of a bigger global trend toward cheaper food… Continue Reading
Celebrity chef Mario Batali and Dogfish Head owner and brewer Sam Calagione have launched an effort to make beer out of food waste. According to Civil Eats, this beer “is dubbed ‘WasteNot,’ and it’s modeled after a pruno, or prison… Continue Reading
While Thelemites may not choose to celebrate Christmas, making a delicious and beautiful holiday themed dessert can be applicable to many feasts. On the Food Network, this episode of Outrageous Foods shows Bronwen Weber of Frosted Art in Dallas, Texas,… Continue Reading