“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
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
Late last year, Three Rooms Press published Don’t Hide the Madness: William S. Burroughs in Conversation with Allen Ginsberg. Ginsberg was MANY things including a patron of EGC Bishop Harry Smith. William S. Burroughs was not known as a working mage…… Continue Reading
William Blake’s 1809 art exhibition wasn’t terribly successful. That may have been because it was in a tiny location over his family’s hosiery shop. Starting this September, however, Tate Britain will present “over 300 original watercolours, paintings and prints —… Continue Reading
Newsweek reports that DNA analysis of remains compared to modern populations show that some Crusaders didn’t just wage war in the Holy Land, but also mixed genetically. The study, reported in the American Journal of Human Genetics, notes that “armies… Continue Reading
NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently hosting the exhibit: “The World Between Empires Art & Identity In The Ancient Middle East.” This looks at the experience of the peoples caught between the competing superpowers of yore, Rome and Parthia,… Continue Reading
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
Dr. Kate Lister is a lecturer in the School of Arts and Communication at Leeds Trinity University, primarily researching the literary history of sex work. This month, she tells a little about what she does and why it’s important in… Continue Reading