Here’s a vintage story from 2014 on Genesis Breyer-Orridge and the late, lamented Lady Jaye originally broadcast via NPR. This is a little taste: “P-ORRIDGE: We’d been awake for three days. There were no more whites in my eyes. They… Continue Reading
Visionary artist and magician Austin Osman Spare was born 130 years ago today. Fulgur Publishing’s site features this biographical sketch: “Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) is one of the most influential and innovative figures in twentieth century occultism. A natural artist… Continue Reading
In the final podcast of Thelema, NOW! for 2016 host Frater Puck speaks with Thomas Hatsis about his book, The Witches’ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic. Find out what old-school witches were really up to and how you can… Continue Reading
An Artist Embraces the Magic Symbols that Helped Send Him to Death Row from Allison Meier article for HYPRALLERGIC At Day for Night festival, Damien Echols invited visitors to engage with the occult symbols that helped lead to his wrongful murder… Continue Reading
Religionens varp och trasor is a recent publication edited by Daniel Enstedt, Göran Larsson, and Sardella Ferdinando featuring the paper “Adviata Vedanta And Occultism: The Case Of Kenneth Grant, authored by Henrick Bogan. The book is published by LIR.skrifter; this is a is… Continue Reading
Three Hands Press, the publishing art of the Cultus Sabbatai is offering original artwork by Carolyn Hamilton-Giles, originally created to illustrate Peter Hamilton-Giles’ The Baron Citadel. The publisher’s site states: “2015 saw the release of Peter Hamilton-Giles’ The Baron Citadel: A Grimoire… Continue Reading
Just in time for the holidays, Atlas Obscura has published a survey of household spirits from around the world, giving tips as to how to curry their favor so that perhaps they pitch in and help out covertly rather than… Continue Reading
The U.K,’s Scarlent Imprint has announced the February 2017 publication of The Game of Saturn by Peter Mark Adams. This is the first book-length, scholarly study of the Renaissance’s Sola-Busca tarot. The publisher’s site states: “Beneath its beautifully decorated surface, its imagery… Continue Reading
The Vice media empire’s Broadly imprint recently posted a piece on Sex Magick. The writer interviewed Wiccan practicioners exclusively and touch Buddhist, Hindu, Gnostic and Ceremonial Magick practices via reference to books like Sex and the Supernatural by Benjamin Walker and Essence… Continue Reading
Karl Germer: Selected Letters 1928-1962 was published December 10 (the day before Advanced Iniator Training weekend in Atlanta!) was authored by Karl J Germer, edited by David Shoemaker, Andrew Ferrell, Stefan Voss. The International College of Thelema site states: “Karl… Continue Reading