Recently, the New Yorker ran an expose on a confidence game targeting older female Chinese immigrants that preyed on spiritual traditions they were aware of, but only vaguely – elements out of Chinese astrology, doctrines from the Bardo Thodol, Taoist… Continue Reading
According to reliable sources, “Rule 34 of the Rules of the Internet states that pornography or sexually related material exists for any conceivable subject, no exceptions.” Vice tells us, “In the X-rated corners of the internet, the holidays mean one thing: Santa… Continue Reading
Amsterdam’s Ritman Library has announced that it will be digitizing its collection of occult texts, funded in part by a generous donation by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown. The Library’s site says: “In 2012 the Ritman Library started… Continue Reading
The New York Times recently ran an Op-Ed piece by Michelle Goldberg about the surprising extent of interest among millenials in occult practices. One excerpt claims: “I suspect that this assumption of chaos — the sense that institutions have failed… Continue Reading
Revisting 1980’s Hawkins, Netflix releases Stranger Things season 2 today. What do we know about the new season? Netflix released some “spoilers,” and we know that Eleven may have escaped the Upside Down. Other than that, you’ll have to binge… Continue Reading
The Cultus Sabbatai’s publishing arm, Three Hands Press has announced the release of a new title at the end of this month, Witch-Ikon. Their website says: “The figure of the Witch has haunted the margins of religion and spirituality for… Continue Reading
The Guardian recently ran a photo gallery on Great Britain’s oldest “folk” dance. The lead off reads: “The Abbots Bromley horn dance is an English folk dance whose origins date back to the middle ages and is performed annually on… Continue Reading
The Opus Archives in Santa Barbara, CA house the archives of Joseph Campbell, the most well-known mythologist of the 20th century. While he was a respected academic, Campbell was not shy of connections with the occultists of his day and… Continue Reading
On August 15, 1040, Mac Bethad mac Findlaích killed King Duncan I of Scotland killed in battle, then succeeded him as King. Mac Bethad mac Findlaích, aka Macbeth, was immortalized by Shakespeare’s famous play. Interestingly, Macbeth himself was killed 17 years later,… Continue Reading
American game designer and author best known for co-creating the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson, and described by some as the father of D&D, Gary Gygax was born today in 1938. As a surprising number — or not, depending on your viewpoint… Continue Reading