Dodecaglotta is a meticulously designed poster of the Prologue to the Gospel of St John, typeset in twelve languages, in accordance with the fine tradition of polyglot Bible printing: Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic, classical Ethiopic, Armenian, Old-Georgian, Church-Slavonic, German, English,… Continue Reading
Over the centuries, Jalal al-Din Mohammad Rumi — usually known by his surname alone — has become one of the best known literary figures to emerge from the Islamic world. A new book, Brad Gooch, Rumi’s Secret, the Life of… Continue Reading
The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered by scholars to be the first great piece of literature in human history. After being lost for millenia, it was reintroduced to the world in the 19th century with translations of various fragments discovered… Continue Reading
Earlier this year, the New York Times Book Review ran a review by Dexter Filkins of Graeme Wood’s The Way of The Strangers. This book is based on Wood’s interviews with Daesh supporters and examination of canonic Islamic texts, making the case… Continue Reading
One of the terms that Aleister Crowley coined to describe his system of attainment was “Scientific Illuminism” and one of his slogans regarding its practice was “The method of science; the aim of religion.” So one expects that most that… Continue Reading
Based in Ireland, Bornless is a new project exploring spoken-word performances of Thelemic texts and minimalist ambient music. Give a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk1LW3p6GyY This outfit’s first piece is an intense, brooding, and female-fronted rendering of Aleister Crowley’s “Hymn To Pan,” which… Continue Reading
NPR recently did a news story about an updated translation into English of the entirety of the Zohar finally nearing completion. Commissioned by Margot Pritzker, who’s family owns the Hyatt Hotel empire, the translation has been the ongoing work of Berkeley… Continue Reading
Inner Traditions is publishing The Psychedelic Gospels The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity authored by Jerry B. Brown, Ph.D., and Julie M. Brown, M.A. The publisher’s site says: “Throughout medieval Christianity, religious works of art emerged to illustrate the teachings… Continue Reading
At the end of 2016, the New York Times Book Review published a review of A Radical Faith: The Assassination of Sister Maura. This book gives an account of the life and death of Maura Clarke who was born and… Continue Reading
A few years ago, NPR offered up an investigation into the roots of St. Valentine’s Day. It begins: “Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of this festival of candy and… Continue Reading