Yesterday’s Sunday New York Times ran a piece on a shop in Brooklyn that specializes in selling the “nazar,” a traditional Middle Eastern amulet that gives protection against the baleful influence of the Evil Eye. The article notes: “The amulets… Continue Reading
On the public OTO website, we have a link to Initiation, which discusses the various degree titles and provides a 30,000 foot view of some of the things that happen as we go through initiations within the Order. There are three “Triads”… Continue Reading
Video of Richard Kaczynski, Ph.D.’s keynote address from the September 2016 Trans- States conference has now been posted. The address was titled “Transmutation and Transmission of a New Iconography in the Thoth Tarot.” On his FB feed Dr. Kaczysnki described… Continue Reading
Many years ago I was working with a certain teacher within the A∴A∴ who asked that I provide them a list of the ten books which most influenced my life… and this little gem made the list. For those… Continue Reading
Break.com has posted an article about the rivalry between Alan Moore and Grant Morrison. Their professional work and magical practices are both discussed. So if you need a primer on all this, here ya go: http://www.break.com/article/alan-moore-and-grant-morrison-occult-war-for-25-years-3080666
Here’s an update about Iceland’s Witchcraft Museum from the always fascinating Atlas Obscura. We wrote about this place originally in 2015. This piece discusses the challenges of maintaining the museum these past few years, as well as detailing its holdings… Continue Reading
(A poem. Sorta.) Nobody talks about it much. At least, if they do, not to me. But it’s weird… being dead. The floor is cold and hard beneath my bare feet. I’m standing, propped up by a spear of some… Continue Reading
Fulgur Limited has opened pre-orders for Ithell Colquhoun’s Decad of Intelligence, a publication representing the surrealist artist’s exploration of the Tree of Life in visual and textual terms. This first release of the work reproduces Colquhoun’s ten enamels of the sephiroth,… Continue Reading
Perun Lodge, a local body of Ordo Templi Orientis located in Zagreb, Croatia has started an IndieGoGo campaign to help fund their activities featuring a LOT of neat premiums. The campaign site says: Do what thou wilt shall be the… Continue Reading
The Reprobate magazine has announced a night of cinematic transgression at London’s Horse Hospital on March 8th, under the title Nova Nights: Progressive Transgressive and Underground. The magazine’s announcement says: “The evening will consist of three slots. Change Itself – An… Continue Reading