Astrobiology.com says recent findings show that life may have arisen on this planet on two separate occasions. A recently posted news story says: “Conditions suitable to support complex life may have developed in Earth’s oceans — and then faded —… Continue Reading
Krewe What Thou Wilt, a project of Alombrados Oasis, is preparing to roll for its third Mardi Gras season in New Orleans’ satirical Krewedelusion parade. If you would like to march with Krewe What Thou Wilt you must pay annual dues… Continue Reading
I don’t think anyone argues that the modern celebration of Christmas is an amalgamation of a dizzying and often confounding melange of myths stemming from a wide variety of cultural and religious traditions. In many ways the most anomalous prominent… Continue Reading
Today is, of course, the Winter Solistice, a notable date for hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists who were wholly at Nature’s mercy when it came to finding or nurturing plants and animals for their sustenance. Not surprisingly, the forces at work were… Continue Reading
December 3 saw the launch party for the publication by Fulgur Esoterica of ‘Ontological Graffiti’ by Michael Bertiaux, at Treadwells Bookshop in London. Caroline Wise posted this about Ontological Graffiti on FB: “This huge book, with the usual beautiful production… Continue Reading
Atlasobscura.com just posted an article on the “Fiesta de las Ñatitas,” a day of thanksgiving to dearly departed given in appreciation for their continued service from the afterlife. This might seem an odd and fanciful celebration but scholars have averred… Continue Reading
In honor of the theatrical release of Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them, based on the work of J.K. Rowling, the BBC is giving an account of which such beasts, such as populate her Harry Potter books etc. are… Continue Reading
Al Jazeera has posted a marvelous mini documentary on Santa Muerte. The video’s site says: “She’s often depicted as the patron saint of murderers and narco-traffickers, and the Catholic Church condemns devotion to her as blasphemy. But Santa Muerte, or… Continue Reading
The London Telegraph reports that author Richard Cavendish died October 21 aged 86. Cavendish was a scholar of magic, mythology and witchcraft whose 1967 book The Black Arts provided an introduction to such subjects to several generation providing the first… Continue Reading
The paperback version of the Handbook of Freemasonry, which was co-edited by Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg) and Jan A.M. Snoek (prof. em. University of Heidelberg), is now available for preorder from Brill Academic Publishers! It’s still expensive at €75,00,… Continue Reading