Back in May, this blog posted information about the imminent first EGC Gnostic Mass performed with the vernacular sections rendered in Japanese. Here’s the Frater Superior’s Representative for Japan, Frater Hieros Phoenix’s report on this historic event: “Our first Japanese… Continue Reading
Patheos.com posted part 1 of an interview with David Beth, author of Vodoun Gnosis. Theion Publishing’s website says this about the gent: “David Beth, born to German parents in Africa, has been the main force in the revival of Esoteric… Continue Reading
Here’s an interesting article about Brazil’s Quimbanda tradition written by Nicholaj De Mattos Frisvold. At the outset it explains: “When we speak of initiation in the perspective of Quimbanda we are speaking of a true and intense merging with spirit… Continue Reading
Here’s a great essay on Sister Phyllis Seckler aka Soror Meral by Harper Feist that was posted earlier this year at HorneOfCerastes. If you haven’t encountered accounts of Seckler’s life (and it took me several years in the Order before… Continue Reading
If you haven’t visited it yet, you should take some time during the upcoming holiday and check out noted author and translator of sacred texts Joseph Peterson’s esotericarchives where he’s posted dozens of occult works that he’s translated and added… Continue Reading
In a recent episode of “Alex”‘s naturalbornalchemist.com podcast he speaks with Roberto Migliussi. Migliussi published a fanzine called Idola Tribus in the 1980’s the covered both music and historical figures. Since then, he’s become a publisher and printed work by Kenneth Grant and… Continue Reading
Noted author and translator of sacred texts Joseph Peterson recently posted the whole text of Raham Asha’s new edition of šak-ud-gumanih-vizar — The Doubt-removing book of Mardanfarrox to http://www.avesta.org/mp/SGV.pdf archive.org posts this info about the text Asha’s edition stems from: “There is extant in… Continue Reading
This November, Oxford University Press will be publishing The Oxford Handbook of the Study of Religion edited by Michael Stausberg and Steven Engler. The publisher’s website includes this description: “The Oxford Handbook of the Study of Religions provides a comprehensive overview… Continue Reading
“Man has the right to love as he will.” –Liber OZ Anglican Times reports that two books, Amazing Love: Theology for understanding discipleship, sexuality and mission and Journeys in grace and truth: Revisiting scripture and sexuality, are being sent, free,… Continue Reading
Earlier this year we saw the release of The Witch, a film set in pre-Revolutionary Puritan New England where the patriarch of a family chooses to follow his own views on religion, righteousness and salvation rather than the community’s and… Continue Reading