The Conversation recently posted an historical essay on Leilah Waddell aka Soror Agatha or Laylah. One excerpt states: “Waddell is often relegated to a character in Crowley’s life. But if we assess her life on its own terms, we see… Continue Reading
The Liber Oz Project recently announced the upcoming publicaion of On the Rights of Man, a new book on the history and meaning of Liber OZ authored by O=II contributor Frater Orpheus. The LoP website explainsL The Nativity of OZ (C) Christopher Dietler… Continue Reading
Tickets have now gone on sale for the 2nd Annual Magickal Women Conference, to be held in South Kensington Saturday June , 2020. The event’s homepage explains: “In 2020 we are offering a two-day event, and on Sunday the 7th… Continue Reading
The UK’s Fulgur publishing house has just released Trans-States: The Art of Crossing Over edited by Cavan McLaughlin. This features select papers from the first Trans- States conference held in England in 2016. The conference was titled: “The Art of Crossing Over,”… Continue Reading
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