Today, November 20, is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, honoring the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. The Human Rights Campaign expands, “Transgender Day of Remembrance is an opportunity for communities to come together… Continue Reading
“The 18th-Century German thinker Adam Weishaupt would have been stunned if he had known his ideas would one day fuel global conspiracy theories, and inspire best-selling novels and blockbuster films,” says National Geographic. “Until he was 36, the vast majority… Continue Reading
Saturday, October 20, was the Feast of Saint Sir Richard Francis Burton. Born March 18, 1821, Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He died in… Continue Reading
It’s Monday 8 October, Family and Community Day in Australia, Thanksgiving in Canada, Entrepreneur’s Day (Ettevõtja päev) in Estonia, Naval Battle of Angamos (Combate Naval de Angamos) in Peru, and Indigenous People’s Day in the United States. Aleister Crowley’s birthday,… Continue Reading
A retrospective of filmmaker John Waters’ work comes to the Baltimore Museum of Art October 7, 2018 — January 6, 2019. On Saturday, October 27, William Blake Lodge will be taking a field trip to see the exhibit. According to… Continue Reading
According to A Liturgical Calendar for Thelemic Gnosticism by Tau Polyphilus, today is the Feast of Frater Franceso Colonna. Born about 1433 e.v., Colonna was an Italian Dominican priest and monk credited with the authorship of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. In… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, September 21, is the Feast of Saint Vergilius, also known as Vergil or Virgil. If you studied Ancient Latin, you are probably familiar with his works. The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius tells us: “A poet of Rome under the… Continue Reading
Today, September 13, is the Feast of Dante Alighieri. Born Durante degli Alighieri in Florence, Dante was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. He is best known for the epic poem The Divine Comedy, which describes the… Continue Reading
This feast is a bit overdue, as September 8 is the Feast of Saint Robertus de Fluctibus, aka Robert Fludd. According to The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, “Fludd was a Kentish Anglican alchemist, Paracelsist physician, mathematician, astronomer, cosmologist, Qabalist, Rosicrucian apologist, and… Continue Reading
On this day in 1909, American explorer Robert Peary sent a telegram from Indian Harbor, Labrador, announcing that he had reached the North Pole five months earlier. In honor of this achievement, today we offer the following dessert recipes for… Continue Reading