The Guardian reports on the recent discovery of a 17th century manuscript recounting a trial of six women on charges of witchcraft brought by Edward Fairfax, who in turn wrote the account in question. Titled A Discourse of Witchcrafte As It Was… Continue Reading
I realize this is off topic but… are y’all really going to begrudge me posting about a new clothing line produced under the aegis of… Nick Cave’s better half, Susie? (methinks if we polled our readers as to how many… Continue Reading
In Liber CXCIV: An Intimation with Reference to the Constitution of the Order BAPHOMET XI° stated: “The Electoral College possesses one most singular power. Every eleven years, or in the case of a vacancy occurring, they choose two persons from the Ninth Degree, who… Continue Reading
US Grand Lodge, Ordo Templi Orientis has transferred the files of Order of the Lion and Order of the Eagle essays from the Invisible Basilica to the OTO-USA.ORG site. They can be found here: http://oto-usa.org/usgl/lion-eagle/ The most recent essays were… Continue Reading
This portrait of Aleister Crowley was painted by Xul Solar. An Argentine artist whose birth name was Oscar Agustin Alejandro Schulz Solari, (December 14th 1887 – April 9th 1963). The title of this piece is “Muy Mago” which roughly… Continue Reading
We came across exciting news on FB from Frater Orpheus! “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law “Those of you who know me personally know that I have spent the better part of the last three… Continue Reading
Someone qualified should write a post explaining what are the right things to do when people in our occult circles start exhibiting symptoms of a mental health crisis. I won’t pretend to be qualified. Back when I was all into… Continue Reading
THE TEMPLE — a Gesamtkunstwerk by VE RA Kochubey in collaboration with Mischa Fanghaenel — is a shrine for the techno generation: a holy space where paintings, photography, techno music and magic take on a new form of spirituality… Continue Reading
To start off yr Monday with a bang, here’s video of Per Faxneld’s talk at the last Trans State Conference: “Bleed for the Devil: Self-injury as Transgressive Practice in Contemporary Satanism, and the Re-enchantment of Late Modernity” Have a look:… Continue Reading
Baptism and Confirmation in E.G.C. [Ecclesia Gnostic Catholica – the liturgical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis] have long been available to those who have not (yet) taken Minerval initiation [in Ordo Templi Orientis]. Effective immediately, candidates for non-initiate E.G.C. baptism… Continue Reading