Vintage Austin Osman Spare Essay by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge

Recently, genesisporridgearchive.blogspot.com posted a vintage essay on the workings of notorious artist/ceremonial magician Austin Osman Spare by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Jaques Rigaut, originally written in 1995: VIRTUAL MIRRORS THEE PROPHETIC PORTALS OV  AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE IN SOLID T.I.M.E which can be… Continue Reading

Call for Papers: “Female Leaders in New Religious Movements”

from Albion Calling Ethan Doyle White’s personal blog – devoted to interdisciplinary scholarship on religion, magic, and the preternatural…http://ethandoylewhite.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/call-for-papers-female-leaders-in-new.html Call for Papers: “Female Leaders in New Religious Movements” University of Gothenburg doctoral student Chris Giuduce has asked me to pass… Continue Reading

The Fugs’ Version of Swinburne’s “Atalanta in Calydon” Produced by Harry Smith

“Swinburne Stomp” is a musical setting of Chorus II from Algernon Charles Swinburne’s “Atalanta in Calydon” by the NYC-based satirical/ self-satirizing rock band with a political slant, The Fugs (http://www.thefugs.com). The core group comprised poets, musicians and underground notables working out… Continue Reading

Evangelicalism, Apocalypse, and Sex

Religion Dispatches features an interesting interview with historian Matthew Sutton, who recently authored American Apocalypse:  A History of Modern Evangelism.  Sutton’s webpage states that the book is: the first comprehensive history of modern American evangelicalism to appear in a generation.… Continue Reading

Cosmic Trigger, The Play

Cosmic Trigger, The Play By Daisy Eris Campbell From http://beccystrongphotography.com/cosmic-trigger “Everyone carries a piece of the puzzle. Nobody comes into your life by mere coincidence. Trust your instincts. Do the unexpected. Find the others” – Dr Timothy Leary Premiered in… Continue Reading

The dark, sexy Polaroids of H.R. Giger

Via http://boingboing.net/2014/06/26/gallery-the-dark-sexy-polaro.html From Antennae Books, “Polaroids: H.R. Giger.” A collection of personal snapshots by the late Swiss artist and Academy Award-winning film designer best known for Alien. 032C Magazine explores the book, which was released earlier this year (and is… Continue Reading