One of the many roles played by O.T.O. Cabinet member David Tibet is as a Contributor to the The Coptic Magical Papyri: Vernacular Religion in Late Roman and Early Islamic Egypt project. The project’s website says: “The Coptic Magical Papyri: Vernacular… Continue Reading
Hadean Press recently posted a description of the contents of their latest publication, Opuscula Cypriani. Their website says: No one blog post, blurb, or email can do the Opuscula Cypriani justice. We’ve described what the book is about, and previously listed… Continue Reading
The perks of being the “odd” one in your circle of mainstreamy friends include having someone coming along saying “I found something while I was cleaning that made me think of you. Would you like…”
Artsy ran an interesting piece about the history of the depiction of witches in art and some discussion of the motivations for such depictions. There’s a lot of interesting material though the article meanders from art about witches to art… Continue Reading
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Inner Traditions is announcing the publication of Tobias Churston’s Aleister Crowley in India: The Secret Influence of Eastern Mysticism on Magic and the Occult this December. The publisher’s press release states: Early in life, Aleister Crowley’s dissociation from fundamentalist Christianity… Continue Reading
The U.K.s Hadean Press has announced that they’re they’ve opened pre-orders for Opuscula Cypriani: Variations on the Book of St. Cyprian and Related Literature. The publisher’s site says: “Presented as a sequel to his first work, The Book of St. Cyprian:… Continue Reading
Sunday, October 20, is the Feast of Saint Sir Richard Francis Burton. Born March 18, 1821, Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He died in… Continue Reading
Last Summer, the Supreme Grand Council of U.S. Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis inducted Sister Phyllis Seckler into the honorary Order of The Eagle, after being nominated by Sister Harper Feist (host of the Thelema, NOW!) podcast. Her nominating… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, October 16, is the feast of Dame Ida Craddock. Born in Philadelphia on August 1, 1857, she was inducted into the Order of the Eagle by O.T.O. USA in April 1999 EV. Ida Craddock wrote about sex and sexuality in a… Continue Reading