Ladies of Force and Fire Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus Do… Continue Reading
The Satanic Temple, our (again, O=II, not OTO U.S. Grand Lodge) favorite political theater action group, have succeeded in getting the invariably Christian prayer that would open meeting of the Phoenix city council – by going through channels to secure… Continue Reading
Readers of weird Fortean humor can celebrate the Year of the Monkey with a copy of Richard Kaczynski’s novel The Billionth Monkey. Between February 6–9, the ebook is discounted to $0.99 (iBook, Nook and Kindle). The Billionth Monkey follows the… Continue Reading
Lodestar Press is set to publish Uncle Setnakt’s Night Book a collection of Don Webb‘s occult writings over the past 30 years. According to Wikipedia: “Webb served as High Priest of the Temple of Set from 1993 to 2002. He is an authority… Continue Reading
Our (meaning O=II staff, not OTO U.S. Grand Lodge) favorite political theater group, The Satanic Temple’s latest escapade is causing its usual revelatory brouhaha. Satanic Temple members Michelle Shortt and Stu de Haan applied through formal channels and were granted the… Continue Reading
The Association for the Study of Esotericism and Mysticism/Research Centre for Mysticism and Esotericism will be holding its Eighth International Conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 23-27. Keynote speakers include Henrik Bogdan, Andreas Kilcher and Wouter J. Hanegraaff. http://ancientesotericism.org/ posted these details regarding… Continue Reading
“Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic” (as she’s described in the title of the collection of her work edited by Vere Chappell), Ida Craddock stated “It has been my high privilege to have some practical experience as the earthly wife of an… Continue Reading
In Liber Al vel Legis, I:26, our Lady Nuit tells the Prophet: “And the sign shall be my ecstasy, the consciousness of the continuity of existence…” Most of us, however, only dream of attaining that state of consiousness during incarnation.… Continue Reading
MANY HERBAL BOOKS focus on the clinical, holistic, and natural herbalist facets of herbalism. Some of these works touch upon folk magic and herbal esotericism from time to time, but there is a greater need for a volume more focused… Continue Reading
In Liber XV The Gnostic Mass, the penultimate and ultimate Collects are: DeathAll stand, Head erect, Eyes open. The DEACON: Term of all that liveth, whose name is inscrutable, be favourable unto us in thine hour. The PEOPLE: So mote… Continue Reading