Tomorrow, June 29, is the Feast of St. Simon Magus, who lived around 35 e.v. In Christian lore, he’s known as the magician who offered to pay the offered the disciples money for the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:9-24).… Continue Reading
This year’s installment of the annual European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism conference marks the 20th anniversary of the centre for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents (HHP). They’ll be marking the occasion with the publication of… Continue Reading
Yesterday, Ordo Templi Orientis announced: “Boleskine House, on the south-east shore of Loch Ness in Scotland, was once owned by Aleister Crowley and is considered by many Thelemites to be a holy site. It was heavily damaged by fire in… Continue Reading
Thelema, NOW! has just posted a new episode featuring host Harper Feist talking to Brother BJ Swain about his book Living Spirits: A Guide to Magic in a World of Spirits. BJ discusses working with many different kinds spirits including ancestral and planetary.… Continue Reading
Here’s an interesting piece about early 20th century Madge Gill artist who said her work was “guided” by a spirit. Her husband consulted a doctor about these visitations and he was advised her to send her to the infamous asylum… Continue Reading
Of Angels, Demons & Spirits: A Sourcebook of British Magic by Daniel Harms and James R. Clark was published earlier this year. The description posted on Amazon sez: “Discovered among the antiquarian stacks of the Bodleian Library, this authentic work… Continue Reading
The seventh Biennial Conference of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE), is scheduled for next week July 2-4 and is being held at the University of Amsterdam. The event’s website states: “The history of Western Esotericism… Continue Reading
Fire in the Reed is a forthcoming book authored by Dionysius Rogers. He describes it thus: “As our Past Patriarch Aleister Crowley wrote of the ecclesiastical sacraments, ‘quite low initiates can do this work.’ Nevertheless, there are many aspects and features… Continue Reading
Today, 21 June 2019, is the Summer Solstice, and with it comes celebration. As you no doubt already know, it’s the longest day of the year; that is, we get more sun in these 24 hours than we will until the… Continue Reading
Penguin/Random House has announced the October publication of the second revised edition of The Sacred Alignments and Sigils by Robert Podurski. The publisher’s website states” The Sacred Alignments and Sigils is a breakthrough in modern occult studies. Author and practitioner Robert Podurski shares… Continue Reading