Last year Sara Amis posted a thoughtful essay at Patheos on the role of the modern Cunning Woman or Man put into historical context going back at least to Neolithic times, that I thought I’d pass along. It states in… Continue Reading
We came across this report in the Siberian Times of an event called “Call of The 13 Shamans” It begins: “This festival, named ‘Call of 13 Shamans’ was held in an area of Siberia that retains great respect for shamans… Continue Reading
MY FIRST ARS GOETIA is a coloring book for budding magicians created by Kate Sherron. Her site says: My First Ars Goetia is a fun & creative introduction to the seventy-demons of King Solomon! These spirits are quite the “colorful”… Continue Reading
This past Monday, May 168, 418 Collectibles presented a full day of classes and workshops with Lon Milo DuQuette at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. The presentations were as follow: *Aleister Crowley – Madman? Prophet? Secret Agent? “Condemned by the newspapers as a traitor and… Continue Reading
The Italian town of Colobraro is so renowned in the region as a place of ill-omen that reputedly police don’t fine drivers for speeding through the town as quickly as possible, hoping to avoid supernatural mayhem and the inhabitants of… Continue Reading
The Magical Record of the Beast 666: The Diaries of Aleister Crowley, 1914-1920 documents some of the prophet’s work with sexual operations in magick. However, like any good magical diary, the book also includes some of the food consumed during… Continue Reading
A new episode of Thelema, NOW! is now available via http://oto-usa.org/main/podcast/ One of Thelema Now’s favorite guests returns! The always engaging Jason Miller talks about his new book, the tantalizingly titled Sex, Sorcery, and Spirit: The Secrets of Erotic Magic. (Where… Continue Reading
The Ghetto Tarot is a newly created deck created by award-winning documentary photographer Alice Smeets and “Atiz Rezistans” a group of Haitian artists. They basically recreated the visuals of the Rider-Waite deck as tableaux with live models in various locations in… Continue Reading
This past weekend, May 2-3, Black Sun Oasis, OTO, in the Valley of Cleveland played host to Advanced Initiation Training sessions at the Sheraton Hotel. Presenters included Kim Knight, Craig Berry, Dr. David Shoemaker and Dr. Richard Kaczynski and Frater… Continue Reading
Noted in the Thelemic Seasonal Calendar as the Feast of Cattle, Little and Big, the first of May is also called Beltane or May Day. All three feasts celebrate life bursting forth in the Spring, some with religious observation, some… Continue Reading