If you’re lucky… you learn something new every day. Somehow I missed that a new book on EGC bishop and possible A.’.A.’. Probationer Harry Smith was the subject of a new biographical study that was published last year, Sounding for… Continue Reading
GOOD MORNING! Archival music journalism site RocksBackPages recently posted a teaser link to a piece on occultism in Rock music. The teaser sayeth: “Channelling the magick of Aleister Crowley and the neo-paganism of witchcraft, occult rock is the sound of… Continue Reading
Even a cursory study of modern ceremonial magick reveals that its roots lie in 19th century occult interests, which in turn revolved around Spiritualism (originally “Spiritism”) with the transition coming via Emma Hardinge Britten and Pascal Beverly Randolph (n.b. a… Continue Reading
If you’re lucky, you learn something new every day. I was reading the New York Times Book Review, in this case a review of Lost In The Valley of Death, a look at the life of international backpacking daredevil, Justin… Continue Reading
The College of Psychic Studies – located at 16 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London, SW7 2EB – will be hosting the Creative Spirits exhibitionOctober 11th – December 10th 2022, 11am – 5pm Tuesdays – Saturdays (Closed Sundays and Mondays). The… Continue Reading
So, if you’ll be in the United Kingdom to view the progress being made on the restoration of Boleskine House in person you might also want to plan a stop at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. Their posted description … Continue Reading
The Boleskine House Foundation, the organization that has undertaken the amazing, extensive restoration project of Boleskine House posted this on their FB page today: “Archived photo by Dougie Corrance, Inverness 1971, leaving the Town Hall is Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page… Continue Reading
Boleskine House Foundation FB page says: “Works to Boleskine House still progressing, one of the worst areas damaged by the fire would be the courtyard elevation with the lintels and decorative string course being badly damaged. Holding repairs were carried… Continue Reading
Weiser Antiquarian Booksellers has published a new list of Crowleyana, the tastiest item thereon (to my thinking) would be, Sothis: A Magazine of the New Aeon. Volume II, No. I. The posted descriptions says: “St. Albans, Hertfordshire: Sothis, ND [ 1976 ]. First… Continue Reading
Theion Publishing has announced that they expect to open pre-orders for Sasha Chaitow’s study of the life and art of Joséphin Péladan, which will eventually be followed by more volumes devoted to the subject. Thelemites should dig that Crowley did spend… Continue Reading