In Liber DCCXI, verse IV, the Prophet of the Lovely Star wrote: “The Greeks say that there are three methods of discharging the Lyden Jar of Genius. These three methods they assign to three Gods. “These three Gods are Dionysus,… Continue Reading
WOWZERS – this is probably old news to you hepsters out there but I just stumbled across this audio archive of lectures and readings recorded at the Naropa University at Boulder Colorado featuring the likes of unrecognized Gnostic Saint and… Continue Reading
Wednesday 13 February is the Feast of Saint Richard Wagner, a German musician and composer chiefly known for his operas. Thelemites may know, as noted in the Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, that “Crowley based his play ‘Tannhäuser’ on the libretto… Continue Reading
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Biography, by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. (Princeton Lives of Great American Books Series). Review by Frater Kikhos ba-Midhbar, posted here with his permission. Strangely, this is an antagonistic biography. Lopez only agreed to write… Continue Reading
“There are rituals of the elements and feasts of the times.” –AL II:36 Tomorrow, February 1, is Imbolc/Imbolg, a Gaelic festival that is also sometimes called Saint Brigid’s Day, celebrating the midway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring… Continue Reading
Released in September of last year, Congo Tales is a collection of photographs depicting the stories and legends of the Mbomo people. While the images are recorded by outsiders, the stories themselves are reenacted by local volunteers. It provides an… Continue Reading
Scarlet Imprint is announcing plans for a new publication this coming Fall, Trollrun by Nicholaj Frisvol. The publisher’s website says: “We are delighted to announce a new title by Nicholaj De Mattos Frisvold, which joins a host of other works… Continue Reading
Weiser Antiquarian Booksellers have released a “New Year Miscellany” catalogue featuring many tempting items including: ADDISON, C. G. [ Charles G. Addison ] Adapted by Robert Macoy. The Knights Templars. Enlarged from the Researches of Numerous Authors, De Vertot, Michaud,… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, January 1, is the Feast of Saint Pan. As the Invisible Basilica of Sabazius says: Pan was a solitary god who wandered among the heaths and woods, and dwelt on mountains and in caves. As a spirit of Nature,… Continue Reading
It’s a modern truism that at some point in history organised religion and thaumaturgy i.e. practical magic parted ways — or did it? The New York Times recently ran an art review of an exhibition in NYC at Bard College’s… Continue Reading