Earlier this year, the New York Times Book Review ran a review of GOD An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou. Basically this is an examination of anthropomorphic conceptions of deity and the way they were eventually supplanted by the idea of… Continue Reading
John Myrdhin Reynolds / Lama Vajranatha announced this upcoming seminar, Magical Practices of Wisdom Dakini Kurukulla from the Kurukula Kalpa, to be held September 17-18, 2022 via Zoom (Saturday and Sunday, times 15.00-19.00). The posted description says: “The Wisdom Dakini Kurukulla is… Continue Reading
“On the first day of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s three day teaching at the Shewatsel Teaching Ground in Leh, Ladakh, India on July 28, 2022 he gives teachings on Chapter 9 of Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way… Continue Reading
Oxford University Press has announced the publication of a new book by John Ó Maoilearca, Vestiges of a Philosophy: Matter, the Meta-Spiritual, and the Forgotten Bergson. The posted description sez: “Vestiges of a Philosophy: Matter, the Meta-Spiritual, and the Forgotten Bergson covers… Continue Reading
Amazon.com is now carrying Mike Magee’s Kali Magic. The posted description says: Kali Magic brings together Mike Magee’s decades of experience in translating and elucidating tantrik texts. The first section—Sadhana—explores the ritual worship of Kali through mantra, her various aspects, and… Continue Reading
Let us recall that the Prophet of the Lovely Star considered himself a devout Buddhist at one point in his life, travelling to Sri Lanka in the early 20th century to further his religous studies. So, I figger Amidaji: Emperor Antoku’s… Continue Reading
The third volume of Katabasis: A Journal of Hekatean Devotion and Scholarship came out this Spring this volume being titled “Brimo.” It features a lotta goodies including poetry from Thelema, NOW! host Harper Feist. The posted description says: “Anger with agency,… Continue Reading
To an outsider, some of the behaviors observed in Afro Americans who “Mask Indian” appears to be working with archetypes, absorbing and acting them out perhaps approaching possession by ancestors or the spirits those ancestors worshipped. I dunno, you’d have… Continue Reading
A series of ebooks are being published stemming from lectures given by J. Daniel Gunther. The publisher’s description states: “The Parables of Thelema originate from a series of lectures by J. Daniel Gunther. This parable is taken from Liber LXV, The Book… Continue Reading
The Boleskine House Foundation announced on its FB page: “We are now adding Ashlar decorative stone above the string course on the east facing elevation toward the north wing. This side was more badly damaged from the 2015 fire so… Continue Reading