The Stooping Starlight blog and podcast recently posted a very special episode featuring – An interview with Phyllis Seckler, by Heather Schubert – An interview with Marlene Cornelius, by Sr. AJMNS They warn, “Due to the age of the tapes used… Continue Reading
Missionary Independent Spiritual Church has announced the 9th annual 2016 Hoodoo Heritage Festival running on Saturday and Sunday, May 14th and 15th, 2016 in Forestville, California. The event will include a number of Hands-On Conjure Training Workshops: Dem Dry Bones: Working with Osteocentric… Continue Reading
Carl Abrahamsson recently announced that a new issue of the annual journal he edits, Fenris, Wolf will be issued this Summer. In the meanwhile you can sign up for his newsletter to be kept up to date on all his… Continue Reading
Here’s a funny, yet finally, intriguing piece on how the goals of magick can now be (almost) achieved using modern science and its technologies. The articles aim is to show how stage magic “tricks” can be done for real via… Continue Reading
Weiser Antiquarian Books is announcing the publication of a new edition of Frederick Hockley’s The Pauline Art of Solomon. Their site explains at length: First Edition Hardcover. Small quarto. xxiv + 64p, [+ 144pp MSS facsimile ]. Bound in high quality… Continue Reading
Published by Penguin last month in the U.S. The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment, edited by Brian Copenhaver looks at the birth of modern science and its close relationship and interaction with magical practice. Both in fact were… Continue Reading
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia — Penn Museum for Twitter — is mounting an exihibit devoted to the tools and texts of magical technology. Their site explains: “Protective amulets, incantation bowls, curse tablets, powerful… Continue Reading
Yuval Harari’s Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah will be published in English translation in February 2017 by Wayne State University Press. According to the publisher’s website, “Magic culture is certainly fascinating. But what is it? What, in fact,… Continue Reading
As posted on this blog last year, the lost library of John Dee is being exhibited at the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4LE through July 29 this year. In addition to the… Continue Reading
At this year’s Pantheacon, Anna Pulley attended the BDSM workshop, and in Vocativ reflects on the mix of paganism and kink. She notes: “BDSM actually has a storied history within Paganism. Both BDSM and Paganism, in varied forms, have been around… Continue Reading