Next Tuesday, April 9, is the Feast of Saint Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam. Britannica describes Bacon as: A lawyer, statesman, philosopher, and master of the English tongue, he is remembered in literary terms for the sharp worldly wisdom of a… Continue Reading
A week from today, April 9, is the Feast of Saint Rabelais. The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius describes Rabelais as a “French Franciscan (later Benedictine) friar, classical scholar, physician, humanist and humorist, the author of the monumental, revolutionary satire Gargantua and… Continue Reading
Today is April Fools’ Day. According to the History Channel: Although April Fools’ Day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians speculate that April Fools’… Continue Reading
Yesterday, March 24, was the Feast of Saint Priapus. According to the Greek Mythology Link, “Priapus is a god of fertility, protector of horticulture and viticulture. His statue, holding a wooden sickle in his hand, was used in the Roman gardens… Continue Reading
Today, March 22, is the Feast of Saint Wolfgang von Goethe, described by Tau Apiryon as “…a true Renaissance Man, a success at all of his vocations and avocations, but he was indisputably one of the greatest authors and poets… Continue Reading
Today is the 115th anniversary of the Invocation of Horus in Cairo in 1904. It is also (as of 2158 UTC, 5:58 P.M. EDT) the equinox, and the first day of the new Thelemic Year: Annus Vv. In celebration, here’s… Continue Reading
And at the end of the darkness, amid many names which I could not read, JACOBUS BURGUNDUS MOLENSIS. for his name was in letters of fire. Did not the Order of the Temple prepare the Renaissance by fusing the Mysteries… Continue Reading
Sunday, March 17, will be the Feast of Saint Dionysus. According to the Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, Dionysus was: Also known as Bacchus, Iacchus, Bassareus, Trietenicus and Liber. Thracian god of ecstasy, terror, guilt and atonement, death and resurrection, vegetation, trees,… Continue Reading
Sunday, March 17, will be the Feast of Nancy Cunard, writer, heiress and political activist. Born 1896 into the British upper class, the only child of shipping magnate Sir Bache Cunard and American heiress Maud Burke, she devoted much of… Continue Reading
Sunday 10 March is the 34th anniversary of Israel Regardie’s death in Sedona, Arizona. Born Israel Regudy 17 November 1907 in London, England, Regardie wrote fifteen books on the occult over the course of his lifetime. Aside from being personal secretary… Continue Reading