“Breaking Convention 2015” the 3rd International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness will be held at the University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, London. July 10-12, 2015 Breaking Convention is a multidisciplinary conference on psychedelic consciousness, featuring more than 130 presenters… Continue Reading
Dinosaur fossils, it was long thought, are simple objects. The fossilization process leaves the overall shape of a dinosaur’s bones intact, but all the microscopic structures inside them — the blood cells, connective fibers, and other sorts of soft tissue… Continue Reading
Here’s the skinny. The mission of the Center for Scientific Integrity, the parent organization of Retraction Watch, is to promote transparency and integrity in science and scientific publishing, and to disseminate best practices and increase efficiency in science. The goals of the… Continue Reading
Ordo Templi Orientis’ belief system is inextricably interwoven with the Solar Phallocentrism of late 19th/early 2oth century Europe (bearing in mind that it was the Life Force and not the peeper itself that was being contemplated, invoked, worshipped or what… Continue Reading
The publishers, Scarlet Imprint have announced publication of a new title, Alchemy Rising: The Green Book, devoted to the topic of alchemy, plant alchemy in particular. They state: “The Green Book is the first in a projected trilogy by the… Continue Reading
On his FB feed Claudio Marucchi happily announces: “93! New born O.T.O. Camp, in Milan – under the italian Grand Lodge: since last Equinox, the KAIROS Camp is officially working. It is the “7th seal” opened in Italy, the 7th official… Continue Reading
There are some who’ve stated that one of Aleister Crowley’s greatest achievements as a magician and mystic was to recognize and utilize practices of Far East Asian mysticism to power European magical ceremonies putting great store in meditation and yogic… Continue Reading
Soror Hypatia sent me a link to a fascinating article about a renaissance in above-ground, scientific research into the clinical use of psychedelic drugs. Much of the piece discusses their use in relieving the anxiety of terminal cancer patients but… Continue Reading
In 1998, Sabazius X*, National Grand Master of United States Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis established the Order of the Lion and of the Eagle to recognize those who were important the development of OTO. Short biographies of all… Continue Reading
Vice.com just posted a new essay on Jack Parsons by George Pendle, author of “Strange Angel” a full length biography of Parsons which you can read here: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-last-of-the-magicians?trk_source=homepage-lede And let us not forget that Ridley Scott is working on a… Continue Reading