Earlier this year, the New York Times Book Review ran a piece on a new book titled In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Withc Hunts and Why Women Are Still On Trial, written by Mona Collet. The book… Continue Reading
The Ordo Templi Orientis USA YouTube channel features video presentations by initiates and invited guests on a range of topics relating to spirituality and magick in both theory and practice with an emphasis on the work left us by Aleister Crowley. Visitors will find introductory material suited… Continue Reading
Boo-Hooray just published a catalogue of materials on offer relating to the work of seminal avant-garde filmmaker and Crowley acolyte. Their newsletter says: “Boo-Hooray is proud to present our latest shortlist, gathering photography and ephemera spanning a wide range of… Continue Reading
Thomas Karlsson’s Black Mass: The Sabbatic Tradition of Shaitan & the Sexual Sorcery of the Qliphotic Dark Paths was published earlier this year. The description of this tome posted online sez: There are certain times when some epoch-making books come… Continue Reading
One could make a case that Thelema and Mormonism sprung from the same roots and shared some perspectives. Both emerged from the widespread esotericism that saturated the 19th century, were founded by a prophet who received scripture via divine revelation… Continue Reading
Harry Smith Archives’ FB page posted this thang which utterly blew my mind: “Discovered quite a strange throwback in the archives: Harry in a Sotheby’s World Mastercard ad. From left: Jack Smith, unidentified man, Harry Smith, Panna Grady, William S.… Continue Reading
John Myrdhin Reynolds / Lama Vajranatha announced this upcoming seminar, Magical Practices of Wisdom Dakini Kurukulla from the Kurukula Kalpa, to be held September 17-18, 2022 via Zoom (Saturday and Sunday, times 15.00-19.00). The posted description says: “The Wisdom Dakini Kurukulla is… Continue Reading
Just stumbled across this article posted on FB today, a link to an article from a couple years ago in the Gothamist regarding a Manhattan based cult who’s leader felt that the nuclear family was the root of all evil… Continue Reading
Aleister Crowley had a thing for picaresque role models – Sir Richard Burton, Allesandro Caliogstro and Neuhas, di San Gallo, the Chevalier de Seingalt, Count Farussi aka Casanova. And who can blame the Great Beast regarding the latter – someone… Continue Reading
Journalistic polymath Carl Abrahamsson has posted a new documentary film featuring a series of interviews he’s done with filmmaker/mage Kenneth Anger, Cinemagician – Conversations With Kenneth Anger. Starting in the late 1940’s Anger directed and released a series of avant-garde… Continue Reading