Here’s an audio presentation about the Secret Chiefs by Tau Polyphilus with a slide show. The original presentation was given at NOTOCON X. This talk was published as a paper with references in the NOTOCON X Proceedings volume Fire of… Continue Reading
January 2020 will see the publication by MIT Press of Genius of the Fern Loved Gully, the first in-depth biographical study of the British surrealist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, written by Amy Hale. The publisher’s site states: This book offers the… Continue Reading
Today is the Feast of artist and libertine Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin. The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius tells us, “The life of Paul Gauguin provides us with an example of a man who flouted convention and abandoned material success in… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, 8 May, is the Feast of Dame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Russian occultist, philosopher, author, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society. Britannica tells us, “In 1877 her first major work, Isis Unveiled, was published. In this book she criticized the science and religion of her day… Continue Reading
The Thelema, NOW! podcast has posted a new episode. Host Harper Feist talks to Erzebet Barthold about the upcoming Magickal Women Conference. Put together by Sue Terry and Barthold, The Magickal Women Conference pays homage to the women of the past who challenged… Continue Reading
Here’s an interesting article posted at the Coptic Magical Papyri site which includes a prayer for protection from evil that references to Jesus’ storming of Hell during the three days between his death and resurrection – though if he was… Continue Reading
Black Flame International has announced the speakers who’ll be presenting at its October conference in Montreal, which will run from October 11-13. The event’s site states: “A coterie of esotericists, magickal practitioners, and occult inspired artists are producing this unique… Continue Reading
The Subversive Studies podcast posted an interview with author Manon Hedenborg-White regarding her book The Eloquent Blood: The Goddess Babalon and the Construction of Femininities in Western Esotericism. The podcast’s description of the interview states: “A discussion with Dr. Manon Hedenborg… Continue Reading
Noted in the Thelemic Seasonal Calendar as the Feast of Cattle, Little and Big, the first of May is also called Beltane or May Day. All three feasts celebrate life bursting forth in the Spring, some with religious observation, some… Continue Reading
from Richard Kaczynski’s FB feed: “Aleister Crowley, MAY MORN (published 100 years ago) “Crowley, when “May Morn” was shown in Greenwich Village in early 1919: “The painting represents the dawn of a day following a witches’ celebration as described in… Continue Reading