Soror Hypatia passed along a link to a interview by Joe Gordon with the great cartoonist/author/magician Alan Moore, originally posted in 2009 at forbiddenplanet.co.uk. Among MANY other things, Moore recommends books for study by aspiring magicians: “Aleister Crowley’s Magick Without Tears… Continue Reading
Vice.com just posted a new essay on Jack Parsons by George Pendle, author of “Strange Angel” a full length biography of Parsons which you can read here: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-last-of-the-magicians?trk_source=homepage-lede And let us not forget that Ridley Scott is working on a… Continue Reading
Doctor Richard Kaczynski has inaugurated a “Thoth Sightings” webpage. He explains his motivation: “Have you ever seen Vincent Price mugging behind a mural of the Thoth Tarot’s Ace of Cups while Bill Bixby translates the Necronomicon? “Have you ever seen… Continue Reading
Aleister Crowley encountered yogic practices relatively early in his occult career and included its study and practice in A.’.A.’. training, wrote his own “Eight Lecture on Yoga” and discusses it in Liber E and Liber RV and other diverse publications.… Continue Reading
from Robert Buratti Here’s the preview video for the first of two exhibitions that I’m involved with next month. “Cabinet of Curiosities” opens on 21st January at The Metro Show in New York. Following that is my first hit-out at… Continue Reading
Earlier this year Ordo Templi Orientis International Headquarters’ news page reported on the completion of the restoration of the original paintings for the cares in Thoth Tarot deck: “O.T.O. had known for many years that the original Thoth Tarot paintings,… Continue Reading
From Robert Buratti A new piece for the New York Metro Show opening on 21st Jan: “How to Kill a Vampire, Part 2” pen and ink on paper. 38 x 30cm “Cabinet of Curiosities” opening on 21st January at Metro,… Continue Reading
Mission of Dead Souls documents Throbbing Gristle‘s last live performance before splinting into Coil, Psychic TV, and Chris & Cosey. The album was originally released as part of the Fetish box set, consisting of four old albums and this album that… Continue Reading
Once you’ve checked out BBC Radio 4’s adaptation ofTerry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman‘s “Good Omens” you can tune into the latest episode of “42 Minutes,” where The Sync Book crew interview Doctor Richard Kaczynski about his biography”Perdurabo: The Life of… Continue Reading
Following up on last week’s post on the occult roots of modern art in honor of the birthday of Wassily Kandinsky, a wise and learned man suggests this academic book, published in 2012 Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production,… Continue Reading