Yesterday, Ordo Templi Orientis announced: “Boleskine House, on the south-east shore of Loch Ness in Scotland, was once owned by Aleister Crowley and is considered by many Thelemites to be a holy site. It was heavily damaged by fire in… Continue Reading
Oxford University Press has announced the upcoming publication of Gurdjieff Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises by Joseph Azize. This is an installment in the Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism series. According to the publisher’s site the book: “Provides a fresh reading of… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, June 27, is the Feast of St. Andrea. According to The Invisible Basilica, St. Andrea (1586-1654 e.v.) “was a Lutheran pastor, and the author of The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz (1616), a light and sometimes humorous allegorical fantasy of the marriage of… Continue Reading
Of Angels, Demons & Spirits: A Sourcebook of British Magic by Daniel Harms and James R. Clark was published earlier this year. The description posted on Amazon sez: “Discovered among the antiquarian stacks of the Bodleian Library, this authentic work… Continue Reading
The seventh Biennial Conference of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE), is scheduled for next week July 2-4 and is being held at the University of Amsterdam. The event’s website states: “The history of Western Esotericism… Continue Reading
The UK publisher Lewis Masonic has released The Art and Science of Initiation edited by Jediah French and Angel Millar. The book features chapter on “Initiation into Aleister Crowley’s Magick” (discussing O.T.O. and A∴A∴) by noted Thelemic author Dr. Richard Kaczynski. The publisher’s… Continue Reading
One of Hyemenaeus Beta’s first acts after being elected Caliph of Ordo Templi Orientis was to publish the final number of The Equinox, Volume III which opened with his essay “Introduction: Culture vs. Cult.” This does suggest that it was… Continue Reading
YIPERS – Robert Ansell of Fulgar Press just announced via FB: “Golly… I’ve just signed a five-figure contract to publish The Taro of Leonora Carrington; both deck and book. Due Spring 2020 with essays from Susan Aberth, Tere Arcq and… Continue Reading
In recent years, scholars have been building the case that rebellions of enslaved Africans in the Americas were due to the influence of their Catholic faith. An excerpt from an article surveying this scholarship states: “In 1684, Dona Beatriz (Kimpa… Continue Reading
Today, June 17, is the Feast of Sir Marvel “Jack” Parsons, American rocket engineer and rocket propulsion researcher, chemist, and Thelemic occultist. Born Marvel Whiteside Parsons October 2, 1914 e.v., he was Master of Agape Lodge, O.T.O., in Oakland, California, from 1942… Continue Reading