With all the hype over Fifty Shades of Grey and its sequels, many in the public are under the impression that BDSM involves a complete surrender of agency on the part of a bottom/submissive. Many in the mainstream do not realize… Continue Reading
It makes sense that if you’re going to fraternize with people who may have an interest in sex magick that you might want to have a clue as to make sure that half the population has a good time while… Continue Reading
Marlene Cornelius reports via FB “Good News ! “The second printing of Mystery of Mystery, written by Sabazius X*, has shipped… Within a week we will be able to fill orders :o) “If you want to order a copy, you… Continue Reading
In Liber Oz it’s stated (among other things) that: Man has the right to love as he will:—”take your fill and will of love as ye will, when, where, and with whom ye will.” —AL. I. 51 The BBC recently… Continue Reading
A new episode of Thelema, NOW! is now available via http://oto-usa.org/main/podcast/ One of Thelema Now’s favorite guests returns! The always engaging Jason Miller talks about his new book, the tantalizingly titled Sex, Sorcery, and Spirit: The Secrets of Erotic Magic. (Where… Continue Reading
Polish archaeologists digging an ancient latrine in the Baltic city of Gdańsk have stumbled upon a 250-year-old sex toy. http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/18th-century-sex-toy-found-in-ancient-latrine-150415.htm
E-Flux Conversations recently posted the historical feminist manifestos :Futurist manifesto of list by by Valentine de Saint-Point (pictured above), written in 1913. For those who’ve spent some time contemplating the nature of Babalon or delved into the philosophy of Solar Phallic Worship… Continue Reading
A new Living Thelema segment, “The Magick of the Gnostic Mass, Part 2” has just been uploaded. In this episode, Dr. David Shoemaker discusses ways to make the entire experience of attending the Gnostic Mass into a ritual of its… Continue Reading
I have been excited to start reading some of Manon Hedenborg-White’s analysis of gender within Thelema and O.T.O. as it comes into official publication. Hedenborg-White is a scholar from Sweden who has done extensive ethnographic fieldwork in the United States on… Continue Reading
While many Thelemites celebrate the image of Mary Magdalene as Scarlet Woman, rarely is this honor given to Mary, mother of Jesus. Mary seems most easily understood as an object of ridicule and scorn to Crowley himself, as in his… Continue Reading