We’re seeing the sad news on FB that seminal American folklorist and performer John Cohen experienced his Greater Feast yesterday. I haven’t found any obituaries at major new sources yet but the people posting include many of his acquaintances and… Continue Reading
Today, September 13, is the Feast of Dante Alighieri. Born Durante degli Alighieri in Florence, Dante was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. He is best known for the epic poem The Divine Comedy, which describes the three… Continue Reading
As many of y’all have heard, Boleskine House and some of the surrounding real estate has been purchased by Thelemites, who’ve stated their intent to make the site accessible to other Thelemites. The owners include Keith Readdy, author of One… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, September 13, is the Feast of Dame Leila Waddell, a violinist and famed Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley, a powerful historical figure in magick and Thelema in her own right. Waddell starred in the Rites of Eleusis at London’s Caxton… Continue Reading
Yesterday, September 8, was is the Feast of Saint Robertus de Fluctibus, aka Robert Fludd. According to The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, “Fludd was a Kentish Anglican alchemist, Paracelsist physician, mathematician, astronomer, cosmologist, Qabalist, Rosicrucian apologist, and alleged 16th Grand Master of the… Continue Reading
We have not blogged much about the CBS All Access streaming series “Strange Angel” which — the opening credits say — was “inspired by” George Pendel’s wonderful book of the same name, a well researched book on pioneering rocket scientist… Continue Reading
Today, September 4, is the Feast of Saint Mosheh, better known in most Western culture as Moses. According to The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius, “Crowley considered him to be a Magus of A:. A:., whose Word was IHVH, which expresses the… Continue Reading
Earlier this Summer, the Amsterdam University Press published a new anthology called Hermes Explains: Thirty Questions about Western Esotericism edited by Wouter Hanegraaff (Editor), Peter Forshaw (Editor), Marco Pasi (Editor). The description posted online says: “Few fields of academic research… Continue Reading
The second Trans-State Conference will be held September 13 and 14 England’s University of NorthamptonWaterside Campus University Drive Northampton Northamptonshire NN1 5PH . The programme currently stands thusly: Day One: Friday 13th, September 9.00-9.30 Registration & coffee Exhibition & Town Hall… Continue Reading
In social medium forums, questions have been raised about the new owners of Boleskine House and the Boleskine House Foundation which will be overseeing its restoration and future use. TheWildHunt recently published an extensive report about the situation and shed some light… Continue Reading