In Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present Oxford professor of archaeology Chris Gosden explores the history of magic―an ancient and currently often overlooked aspect of human behavior and its present day resurgence. I learned about… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law “The Elusive Rites of Eleusis” This article was published in the 1910, October 26th edition of The Sketch. The author recants his experience of the Rite of Saturn, lamenting… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law This is a brief overview of three articles published in October of 1910 which included many of the photos we all familiar with from the Rites of Eleusis. The… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law A few friends have recently commented that they would like to see some of the articles which were published regarding the Rites of Eleusis performed in Caxton Hall in… Continue Reading
Tim Berndtsson’s dissertation “The Order and the Archive. Freemasonic Archival Culture in Eighteenth-Century Europe.” is available for free download via the Uppsala University website. The Disssertation’s Abstract states: “This study explores how eighteenth-century European Masons created archives, and how these… Continue Reading
The last post from Frater Orpheus’ FB feed re: alternate versions of Thoth Deck cards: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law More on Frieda Harris So as it turns out, I missed at least four… Continue Reading
MORE good stuff from Frater Orpheus’ FB page! Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law Ok, I have only one painting remaining to share. It did not fit in with any of the categories of cards… Continue Reading
YIPES – Frater Orpheus obviously has quite the trove of Crowleyana. Here’re more alternate Thoth cards. He says on his FB feed: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law OK, here are the final alternate Trumps… Continue Reading
#021 of the Hard to Believe features is devoted to The Life of Aleister Crowley as discussed with Richard Kaczynski. The website states: “The so-called ‘wickedest man in the world’ would have turned 145 this week, and to mark his… Continue Reading
MORE GOODNESS from Frater Orpheus’ FB page: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law By her own admittance, Frieda knew little about the tarot, but she was a talented artist and eventually agreed with Crowley’s suggestion… Continue Reading