Sunday, June 10, is the Feast of Saint Basilides. According to the Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, Basilides (c. 100 – c. 139 e.v.) was the “Syrian or Egyptian founder of the Basilidean sect of Christian Gnostics in Alexandria during the reigns… Continue Reading
“In the sight of Allah, the best food is a food shared by many.” – Mohammed Tomorrow, June 8, is the Feast of the Magi: Saint Mohammed (570-632 e.v.). Born in Mecca, Mohammed (also known as Muhammad, Mahomet or Mahmud)… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, June 7, is the Feast of Saint Carl Kellner. Described as “The Spiritual Father of Ordo Templi Orientis,” Kellner was an Austrian paper chemist, a student of the esoteric, and a world traveler. He sought, with Theodor Reuss, to form an Academia Masonica which… Continue Reading
Today, May 31, is the Feast of Saint Alphonse Louis Constant, better known by his pseudonym “Eliphas Lévi Zahed,” which is a translation of his name into Hebrew. Although known for many books on ritual Magic, Constant may be best… Continue Reading
“Let the woman be girt with a sword before me.” – AL III:11 Tomorrow, May 30, is the Feast of Saint Joan of Arc. In the Roman Catholic tradition, Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d’Arc, is the patron saint of… Continue Reading
“Motherhood is holy. Fatherhood is holy. The act of creation is a sacrament.” –Aleister Crowley In the United States, Mother’s Day will be observed this coming Sunday, May 12. In celebration of moms, a number of businesses are offering freebies… Continue Reading
Today is the Feast of artist and libertine Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin. The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius tells us, “The life of Paul Gauguin provides us with an example of a man who flouted convention and abandoned material success in… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, 8 May, is the Feast of Dame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Russian occultist, philosopher, author, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society. Britannica tells us, “In 1877 her first major work, Isis Unveiled, was published. In this book she criticized the science and religion of her day… Continue Reading
Sunday, May 5, is the Feast of James Branch Cabell (pronounced like “rabble”). Cabell was born April 14, 1879 in Richmond, Virginia, to an affluent and well-connected Virginia family. He was named for his maternal grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel James R.… Continue Reading
Noted in the Thelemic Seasonal Calendar as the Feast of Cattle, Little and Big, the first of May is also called Beltane or May Day. All three feasts celebrate life bursting forth in the Spring, some with religious observation, some… Continue Reading