A new edition of R.A. Gilbert’s The Golden Dawn Companion was published last month. The publisher’s description sez: “The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn epitomized the paradox of an intellectual élite who rejected orthodox religion and yet remained within… Continue Reading
Biblicalarchaeology.org ran news story concerning Lee M. Jefferson’s article Jesus the Magician? Why Jesus Holds a Wand in Early Christian Art exploring the possibility that early Christians considered Jesus of Nazareth a magician among other things. The story begins: “Did Jesus use a… Continue Reading
The New Yorker addressed a number of recently published books addressing the Spiritualist movement of the 19th century, seeking to relate that to a contemporary resurgence in interest in necromantic communications. This topic, I’d suggest, should be of central interest… Continue Reading
Several Sci Fi sites have posted the sad news that veteran Science Fiction and Mystery writer Patricia Kennealy Morrison passed away July 22 at age 74. Besides her prodigious output as an author, Kennealy is known for having been handfasted… Continue Reading
GLASTONBURY OCCULT CONFERENCE 2022 will be held in the history British town February 19th and 20th 2022 at Glastonbury Town Hall. Tickets are now on sale. The schedule of events is as follows. SATURDAY 19th FEBRUARY 2022 TALKS 9:30-10:00 Opening… Continue Reading
Treadwells bookstore in London will be hosting an online workshop by Suzanne Corbie’s on the magic and lore contained in Charles Leland’s 1899 tale of a secret Italian witch cult, Aradia, The Gospel of the Witches on August 25 at… Continue Reading
Public radio’s roots-culture program American Routes produced an episode discussing EGC Bishop Harry Smith. Here’s the posted description” Who was Harry Smith? The short answer about the 20th century polymath and hustler might be divined in his legendary Anthology of… Continue Reading
This Spring saw the publication of a new book on Gnostic Saint William Blake, William Blake vs The World by John Higgs. Higgs’ website posts the following description: “Poet, artist, visionary and author of the unofficial English national anthem ‘Jerusalem’,… Continue Reading
This coming September, Cambridge Scholars Publishing will be releasing Patrick Quinn’s Aleister Crowley, Sylvester Viereck, Literature, Lust, and the Great War. The publisher’s description says: “This book explores the lives of two writers, one born in Germany (Viereck) and one… Continue Reading
Australian occult artist Robert Buratti posted on FB: “The ‘People of the Secret’ is one of the more fascinating concepts within eastern spiritual thought, and one which is starting to be incorrectly morphed into a few fringe conspiracy theories –… Continue Reading