“To worship me take wine and strange drugs whereof I will tell my prophet, & be drunk thereof! They shall not harm ye at all.” — AL II:22 Today is the feast of Albert Hoffman, who died just 11 years… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, 27 April, is the Feast of Sir Wilfred T. Smith. Wilfred Talbot Smith was born Frank Wenham 8 June 1885, the illegitimate son of a domestic servant and her employer in Tonbridge, Kent. He moved to Canada in 1907, where he began reading about Western esotericism. In January 1915… Continue Reading
Today, April 25, is the Feast of St. Manes. According to The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, Manes was: Also known as Mani or Manichaeus; Persian philosopher and religious teacher, founder of the Gnostic religion of Manichaeism (see Chapter 201 of Liber Aleph). Crowley’s… Continue Reading
Today, April 23, is the Feast of Gnostic Saint Sir Richard Payne Knight. Wikpedia describes Knight as “… a classical scholar, connoisseur, archaeologist and numismatist best known for his theories of picturesque beauty and for his interest in ancient phallic imagery.”… Continue Reading
Today is the 88th anniversary of the death of Dame Mary d’Este Sturges, founder of Desti Beauty Products, BFF of dancer Isadora Duncan, the 2nd Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley, mother of American playwright Preston Sturges, and so much more.… Continue Reading
Smithsonian reports that researchers from Bern University played music for wheels of Emmenthal cheese for six months while it matured. Cheese technologists examined the results afterwards, concluding that cheese exposed to hip-hop music is by far the funkiest. After that,… Continue Reading
Today, April 10, celebrates the writing of Chapter III of The Book of the Law. This chapter is written in the voice of Horus,* who tells us, “I am the Hawk-Headed Lord of Silence & of Strength; my nemyss shrouds… Continue Reading
Today, April 9, celebrates the writing of Chapter II of The Book of the Law. This chapter is written in the voice of Hadit, who tells us, “I am the flame that burns in every heart of man, and in… Continue Reading
Today, April 8, celebrates the writing of Chapter I of The Book of the Law. This chapter is written in the voice of Nuit, who tells us, “I am the blue-lidded daughter of Sunset; I am the naked brilliance of the… Continue Reading
Next Wednesday, April 10, is the Feast of Saint Algernon Charles Swinburne. Born April 5, 1837, in London, Swinburne was a poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry, and contributed to the Eleventh Edition… Continue Reading