New book announcements from Three Hands Press are always attention-grabbing, and this time it’s especially so as the subject of their latest title is Babalon. The anthology A Rose Veiled in Black: Art and Arcana of Our Lady Babalon has… Continue Reading
At its biennial National Ordo Templi Orientis Conference (NOTOCON), U.S. Grand Lodge just launched Neither East Nor West, the fourth volume in its ongoing series of NOTOCON proceedings books. This title contains a selection of papers that were presented at… Continue Reading
Our beloved DangerousMinds recently published a news story linking to a podcast featuring Laura Jane Grace and our equally beloved Genesis Breyer P-Orridge discussing the notion that “Caitlyn Jenner—rich, white, honored at awards ceremonies, etc—should be wary of referring to herself as a… Continue Reading
Aleister Crowley’s Liber III vel Jugorum is a practical instruction on increasing one’s power of self-control making use of a self-administered punishment to help break habits of speech, action or thought. The Liber advises inflicting a cut on one’s wrist… Continue Reading
Martin Palmer reports on his FB feed: A private concert/ritual performance and live recording with the Norwegian weirdness/experimental duo Seidmen will be held in Sangraal Encampment O.T.O. in the Valley of Trondheim, Norway on October 17. Everybody who joins the… Continue Reading
Check out the latest episode of Living Thelema, released just a few days ago: “Living Thelema: Outside the Temple”. In this episode, Brother David Shoemaker presents a recording of his recent lecture at NOTOCON 2015 in Austin, Texas, in which… Continue Reading
The first official announcement has now appeared about the January 2016 publications of Western Esotericism in Scandinavia edited by Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg) and Olav Hammer (University of Southern Denmark). brill.com states: “This is the first encyclopaedic work on… Continue Reading
As ceremonial magicians, we know the power of using all our senses to create ritual space. Visual cues like weapons — a sword, a wand, whatever is appropriate to the work. Olfactory cues like the right incense for the task at… Continue Reading
“And I believe in the Serpent and the Lion, Mystery of Mystery, in His name BAPHOMET.” August 1 (tomorrow) is the Feast of the Lion-Serpent. To celebrate, here are some quick facts about Baphomet: In the Egyptian cult of Hathor,… Continue Reading
Del Tashlin is neither Asatru, nor heathen, nor any of the known organizations that practice with Norse deities. He calls himself a Northern Tradition Shaman, explaining, “They are interested in reconstruction and I am not. I am interested in what’s… Continue Reading