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
At the Cameron-Parsons Foundation, Marjorie “Cameron” (her maiden name) Parsons is described as “A maverick follower of the esoteric mysticism of Aleister Crowley and his philosophical group, the O.T.O. (Ordo Ternpli Orientis), Cameron was also an accomplished painter and draftsman… Continue Reading
Gordan Djurdjevic recently uploaded a copy of his essay “Our Lady Babalon and Her Cup of Fornications: Approaches to a Thelemic Goddess” which originally was published in the journal CLAVIS no. 2 in 2013. In the essay he states: “…Babalon is thus… Continue Reading
In honor of Valentine’s Day this past Saturday, the Huffington Post interviewed a number of pagans regarding sexuality: “Many branches of modern paganism are steeped in natural and embodied practices, but the truth about where sex and sexuality play into… Continue Reading
About 8,000 years ago, Stone Age people built a large number of what seem to be ancestor and fertility cult sites in the Negev Desert in Israel. A new archaeological survey of 95 sites has turned up stones arranged to… Continue Reading
Published January 28, Women of Babalon: A Howling of Women’s Voices is described by Amazon.com as: “a book of sexual magicks in both theory and practice from the feminine power zones and from their own points of view. Very little has… Continue Reading
Here’s more and BETTER pictures of the Chartered Local Body of Ordo Templi Orientis in the Valley of New Orleans, Alombrados Oasis’ official Carnival krewe, “Krewe What Thou Wilt,” parading last weekend – one of the first big parades of… Continue Reading
Marie Ann, Alma and Leah Hirsig were sisters with a shared interest in gurus. Born in Switzerland, the family moved to New York City when Leah was 2 years old. In 1918 Alma introduced Leah to Aleister Crowley who was… Continue Reading
The 2015 Kink State of the Union lists the 10 Kinkiest Cities in the United States. Could this possibly relate to local O.T.O. bodies? Let’s see. Las Vegas, often known as sin city, has lots of pro-domme listings and a… Continue Reading