The Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities book series has just released a paperback edition of Gordan Djurdjevic’s important monograph “India and the Occult: The Influence of South Asian Spirituality on Modern Western Occultism,” originally published in 2014.… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law In memory of one of our own, Charles Stansfeld Jones (April 2nd, 1886 – February 24th, 1950): The youngest of seven, Charles Stansfeld Jones aka Frater Achad was born… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law Some time ago I spoke with a representative from Fulgur Press about the possibility of publishing a large collection of Crowley’s artwork held in private collections throughout the… Continue Reading
Ordo Templi Orientis, Grand Lodge of Australia has announced the upcoming publication of the first two volumes their research journal, Ora et Labora. These will be available on the Vernal Equinox via all online retailers. They feature an international list… Continue Reading
Here’s a cute story that appear in New Zealand’s Stuff Magazine regarding a couple who are restoring part of the property owned by Robert Felkin, a member of the Golden Dawn and an adherent of Anthroposophy to its former glory.… Continue Reading
The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast has posted an episode featuring occult scholar Sasha Chaitow discussing Josephin Peladan. Peladan was one of the leading lights of the French Occult Revival that occurred around the turn of the last century.… Continue Reading
Inner Traditions has announced the November 16, 2021, publication of the first new translation in 350 years of Agrippa’s influential Three Books of Occult Philosophy. Translated and annotated by Eric Purdue, it will appear as a three-volume hardcover slipcased edition… Continue Reading
Pascal Beveryly Randolph was inducted into the Order of the Lion in 1999 e.v. Here’s an excerpt of the posted essay: “Dr. P. B. Randolph is either the author or the key Western transmitter of the core magical teaching of the… Continue Reading
UK publisher Hadean Press announced on FB that they’ve got three new titles “on the books” (a huh huh huh!) for the beginning of this new year. They sez: We’ve got three new titles lined up for the first quarter… Continue Reading
Kenneth Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer aka Kenneth Anger was born February 3, 1927. He is a seminal avant-garde filmmaker, known for filling his work with homoerotic and occult themes. It’s reputed that his first public screening was orchestrated by Harry Smith… Continue Reading