Oh, city with the black hand raised. Oh, shattered plains and ash crucibles between platinum and rusty heights of deadly wind!
If I could have warned you, you crucified one, cry out in the ears of your drunken houses. . . Screaming your name in four syllables: “HIROSHIMA”! Continue Reading
Jimmy Page turns 81 today. Best known as the guitarist, main songwriter and producer of the England rock band Led Zeppelin he’s also the best known devotee of Thelema and at various times owned Crowley’s former estate, Boleskine House, bankrolled… Continue Reading
Frater Orpheus posted on FB: “In commemoration of the Caliph, Grady L. McMurtry (October 18, 1918 – July 12, 1985) – A man who dramatically impacted my life along with countless others, though we may not have known him. Grady’s… Continue Reading
PRS is proud to present “Momentary Blasts of Unexpected Light: The Visionary Art of Burt Shonberg” at Hansell Gallery, opening Thursday, October 24, 2024.
Shonberg was one of the premiere psychedelic and esoteric artists in Los Angeles in the 1950s and 1960s. Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law In honor of Grady Louis McMurtry, who was died on this day, July 12, 1985 – here is a slightly extended version of a short blurb I wrote a… Continue Reading
The exhibition which runs November 30 – January 16 features William Mortensen (1897-1965), alongside the art of Chris Stein, Edward Colver, Courtney Brooke Hall, Cormac Figgis, Brittany Rose Luciani, Andres Serrano, Adam De Ville, Ken Weaver, Erik Bergrin and Alexis… Continue Reading
This Saturday, August 12, was the 120th Feast for the First Night of the Prophet and his Bride. Rose [Edith Kelly] and Aleister Crowley married on August 12 1903, allowing her to escape an arranged marriage. This marriage, first of… Continue Reading
Gnostic Saint John Dee was born 696 years ago. Always wanted to visit Dr. John Dee’s magical tools at the British Museum? Well, even if you lived in London you couldn’t do it in person at the mo’. BUT you… Continue Reading
Several years ago, Frater Orpheus posted on his FB page: On July 12th, 1985 Grady McMurtry celebrated his Greater Feast. One year later, to the date, a group of his friends boarded a boat docked at Fisherman’s Wharf In San Francisco… Continue Reading
Art Institute of Chicago is hosting an exhibit of the work of Spanish-Mexican Surrealist Remedios Varo. Here’s an excerpt from The Art Newspaper’s feature on this exhibit: ‘Varo first encountered Surrealism as a student in the 1920s and began exhibiting… Continue Reading