religiousstudiesproject.com just posted an audio recording of an interview regarding negotiating gender in contemporary occultism with a focus on the influence of Aleister Crowley and the religion he founded, Thelema. Their description of the interview is: “In this interview conducted… Continue Reading
Both theoreticians and practitioners of the the theurgy referred to as “Energized Enthusiasm” might find it worthwhile to spend some time at the Yale University Art Gallery’s “Sights And Sounds of Ancient Ritual” exhibit.In Liber DCCXI Energized Enthusiasm A Note… Continue Reading
Commonwealth Magazine ran a story about the J. Paul Getty Museum’s current exhibit “Heaven, Hell, and Dying Well: Images of Death in the Middle Ages,”that illustrates a number of the views Medieval Europeans had regarding the nature and experience of death.… Continue Reading
Chalice of Heaven Lodge in the Valley of Chicago are releasing the latest issue of their periodical publication The Current, this one being a special commemorative issue. Derek Schulze states on FB: “I am pleased to announce the new issue… Continue Reading
The organizers of the Trans-States conference have announced the first confirmed keynote speakers for the second installment of the conference, “Trans- States: The art of revelation.” The conference will be held at University of Northampton, in the U.K. September 13… Continue Reading
Hanukkah (or Chanukah, or many other spellings) began in the evening of Sunday, December 2, and ends in the evening of Monday, December 10. Whether you observe this particular holiday or not, some of the food and symbolism associated with… Continue Reading
Mehenet, the New Orleans based metal band with a line-up of OTO initiates is currently halfway through writing their second album, to be titled, Saravá. The new album will feature a series of musical dedications to five spirits who have… Continue Reading
Noted occultural commentator Erik Davis reports that work on his latest book is in its final stages. Sez he: “I am happy to report that High Weirdness: Drugs, Visions, and Esoterica in the Seventies is with the publisher, or I should say publishers.… Continue Reading
The International Assocation History of Religions has announced its next world conference, to be held August 23-29, 2020 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Presentation proposals should be submitted August 2019 – December that same year. The organization’s site states: “On behalf… Continue Reading
This past Summer, CannabisCulture.com posted some musings by Chris Bennett that arose during his research for a book Aleister Crowley and the ‘Herb Dangerous’; A History of Cannabis in Thelema. In part the posting states: “As Wagner was a big influence… Continue Reading