Leading Theosophist C.W. Leadbeater died March 1, 1934 at Perth, Australia. Theosophy coalesced in the 19th century and would have a crucial impact on many of the mystic and magically oriented societies and orders to follow and the influence of… Continue Reading
The Alchemical Great Work is a process that reduces a given thing to its constituent parts, purifies them, and then brings them back together to create “The Philosopher’s Stone.” While this is a grossly oversimplified explanation of a topic that… Continue Reading
NPR recently did a news story about an updated translation into English of the entirety of the Zohar finally nearing completion. Commissioned by Margot Pritzker, who’s family owns the Hyatt Hotel empire, the translation has been the ongoing work of Berkeley… Continue Reading
On the public OTO website, we have a link to Initiation, which discusses the various degree titles and provides a 30,000 foot view of some of the things that happen as we go through initiations within the Order. There are three “Triads”… Continue Reading
In Aleister Crowley’s Liber XV or Gnostic Mass, the penultimate Collect intoned by the Deacon addresses Death. Crowley’s direction to the congregation in the text of this ritual states: “All stand, Head erect, Eyes open.” This would appear to indicate… Continue Reading
Video of another presentation from last year’s Trans-State Conference held in English has been posted, here’s Patricia MacCormack‘s talk on “Mucosal Becomings through the Gates of the Anthropocene” MacCormck is Professor of Continental Philosophy at Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge. The YouTube site… Continue Reading
Unveiled earlier this month, the Elyonim veTachtonim is the name for the project aimed at reconstructing the comprehensive inventory of the entities of various classes in the early rabbinic literature [ERL]. Since the task is laborious, the sources vast and the human resources… Continue Reading
After years of diligent study and practice, Soror Tzadkiel has finally launched the Pre-Sale campaign for her tarot deck, Rota Tarot! Largely influenced by the Golden Dawn and Builders of the Adytum traditions, this unique and visionary deck takes the… Continue Reading
Many years ago I was working with a certain teacher within the A∴A∴ who asked that I provide them a list of the ten books which most influenced my life… and this little gem made the list. For those… Continue Reading
This past, Saturday, February 11th, Krewe What Thou Wilt, the chartered Carnival krewe organized by members of Alombrados Oasis, OTO rolled in New Orleans as a segment of Krewedelusion’s parade. What can I say, I’m a fan of folks who… Continue Reading