There are some who’ve stated that one of Aleister Crowley’s greatest achievements as a magician and mystic was to recognize and utilize practices of Far East Asian mysticism to power European magical ceremonies putting great store in meditation and yogic… Continue Reading
Eleusyve Productions is releasing their performance of Aleister Crowley’s “The Rite of Mars” this month [visit their FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/eleusyve]. In the third Rite of Eleusis, the armies of Mars gather to make war. Mars rallies his troops and marches off… Continue Reading
In 1981, initiates of the Ordo Templi Orientis began performing Aleister Crowley’s Rites of Eleusis dramas in California. Revived by Lady Chandria and Vandimir McAirt, backyard productions of these mythic dramas became popular and took on a life of their… Continue Reading
As has been previously reported the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans insituted a nwe policy to protect the historic St. Louis No. 1 cemetary from vandalism by limiting entrance to family with relations interred there and registered tour groups. This… Continue Reading
Late last Summer, Dr. Richard Kaczynski had the challenge and pleasure of warming up the audience of the Esoteric Book Conference [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seattle-Esoteric-Book-Conference/162881827065969 ] for a performance of Aleister Crowley’s “The Rite of Mars” interpreted as a rock opera by Eleusyve… Continue Reading
Psilocybin and psilocin are potent psychoactive tryptamine compounds with a rich history of shamanistic use. Psilocybe species of mushroom can be found to grow naturally near-globally and have existed at least as long as humans. The psychoactivity of psilocybin mushrooms was known by the… Continue Reading
England’s Starfire Publishing has announced the imminent publication of Kenneth Grant: A Bibliography by Henrik Bogdan. This edtition details original work of Grant’s that’s been published since the 2003 edition of Bogdan’s Grant Bibliography as well as additional editions and… Continue Reading
The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas in Austin states it’s central mission is “to advance the study of the arts and humanities. To this end, the Center: Acquires original cultural material for the purposes of scholarship, education,… Continue Reading
At the Cameron-Parsons Foundation, Marjorie “Cameron” (her maiden name) Parsons is described as “A maverick follower of the esoteric mysticism of Aleister Crowley and his philosophical group, the O.T.O. (Ordo Ternpli Orientis), Cameron was also an accomplished painter and draftsman… Continue Reading
Gordan Djurdjevic recently uploaded a copy of his essay “Our Lady Babalon and Her Cup of Fornications: Approaches to a Thelemic Goddess” which originally was published in the journal CLAVIS no. 2 in 2013. In the essay he states: “…Babalon is thus… Continue Reading