The Conversation recently posted an historical essay on Leilah Waddell aka Soror Agatha or Laylah. One excerpt states: “Waddell is often relegated to a character in Crowley’s life. But if we assess her life on its own terms, we see… Continue Reading
Late this past summer, the New York Times ran a review of the pioneering video art of Billy Viola, on display at several fine arts installations in Philadelphia. Viola’s work is marked by, what the critic calls “humanistic spiritualism” (Deus… Continue Reading
Authentic mystics are few and far between. Authentic mystics who wind up being celebrated composers — odds getting kind of Euclidan here! Theatrical presentations of the lives of such personages — what’ the full value of Pi? But indeed, “In… Continue Reading
The Liber Oz Project recently announced the upcoming publicaion of On the Rights of Man, a new book on the history and meaning of Liber OZ authored by O=II contributor Frater Orpheus. The LoP website explainsL The Nativity of OZ (C) Christopher Dietler… Continue Reading
Jazz icon John Coltrane was born on September 23. He would have been 93 this year. Gotta love those digits! More seriously, here’s a deep dive article looking at how Coltrane integrated mystic religious practice into his composing and performance… Continue Reading
Tickets have now gone on sale for the 2nd Annual Magickal Women Conference, to be held in South Kensington Saturday June , 2020. The event’s homepage explains: “In 2020 we are offering a two-day event, and on Sunday the 7th… Continue Reading
The UK’s Fulgur publishing house has just released Trans-States: The Art of Crossing Over edited by Cavan McLaughlin. This features select papers from the first Trans- States conference held in England in 2016. The conference was titled: “The Art of Crossing Over,”… Continue Reading
North Atlantic Books will be publishing The Sacred Alignments and Sigils: Angelic Magick, Renaissance Thought, and Modern Methods of Sigilization by ROBERT PODGURSKI October 29, 2019. The publisher’s announcement states: “A breakthrough in modern occult studies. This book walks readers through… Continue Reading
Today, September 13, is the Feast of Dante Alighieri. Born Durante degli Alighieri in Florence, Dante was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. He is best known for the epic poem The Divine Comedy, which describes the three… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, September 13, is the Feast of Dame Leila Waddell, a violinist and famed Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley, a powerful historical figure in magick and Thelema in her own right. Waddell starred in the Rites of Eleusis at London’s Caxton… Continue Reading