Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) is an international religious and magical initiatory fraternity open to both men and women. O.T.O. was founded in Germany and England in the early part… Continue Reading
Augustine of Hippo was an inspiration to the Prophet of the Lovely Star who titled his memoir “The Confessions” in homage to the Catholic Saint’s book of the same name. He left one of the few first-hand, insider accounts of… Continue Reading
Frater S.L.Q., the Treasurer General of Ordo Templi Orientis International Headquarters posted the following announcement to http://www.oto.org/. “Academia Ordo Templi Orientis, in cooperation with the OTO Grand Lodge of Italy, is pleased to announce a conference at Monte Verità in Ascona,… Continue Reading
This policy memorandum was issued by the Supreme Grand Council of the United States Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis on June 19, 2017 ev. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica has taken… Continue Reading
NYC’s Solomon R. Guggenheim (the successor to the Museum For Non-Objective Painting who’s curator Hilla Rebay first brought Harry Smith to the East Coast) is hosting “Mystical Symbolism: The Salon de la Rose+Croix in Paris, 1892–1897.” The exhibit opens June 30… Continue Reading
Our pal Inominandum posted this interesting reflection on the Catholic saint Sara-la-Kali and her feast which took place late last month. This is wonderfully trippy! “…in the French town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a statue of Saint Sara-la-Kali, dressed in seven layers… Continue Reading
Three Hands Press,the publishing arm of the Cultus Sabbati announced a number of Summer publications as well as the second volume of WYRD, a journal of the archaic esoteric. Their site sez: Thirteen Pathways of Occult Herbalism by Daniel A.… Continue Reading
Today marks the start of the 11th annual Babalon Rising festival. The festival runs through Sunday, June 11 and is being held at camp grounds at 4093 Boone Hollow Road Springville, IN 47462, near Indianapolis. The festival’s site states:… Continue Reading
Here’s some more musings from our pal Inominandum. And while it’s not stemming directly from what folks might consider Thelemic practices per se (though in light of Liber Librae: “unbalanced mercy is but weakness which would allow and abet Evil.… Continue Reading
Temple of the Silver Star is pleased to announce the first paperback edition of Volume One of the collected writings of Soror Meral (Phyllis Seckler): “The Thoth Tarot, Astrology, & Other Selected Writings.” First published in 2010 as a limited… Continue Reading