Soror Sphinx recently compiled and posted a listing of the causes of death of the Saints of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica who appear in the “Saints Collect” of Liber XV, The Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica’s Mass. So here it is. Great work… Continue Reading
The Local, among other news sources, have reported about sexual abuse perpetrated by Paolo Meraglia of Turin, Italy, who is variously described as a “phony faith healer,” “sorcerer,” or “black magician.” Informed sources in Italy claim that Meraglia has been running… Continue Reading
Howard Phillips Lovecraft died of cancer 80 years ago today in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. During his lifetime, he primarily supported himself doing editorial work, revising other authors’ manuscripts. Following his death, literary disciples worked to anthologize and… Continue Reading
As Above, So Below: Portals, Visions, Spirits & Mystics Featuring an exciting selection of modern masterworks, contemporary art and new commissions, IMMA presents a major international exhibition that looks at the role of spirituality in visual art. In particular, it… Continue Reading
We’ve blithered about the extraordinary amount of occult references included in the lyrics of the late Leonard Cohen periodically, as well as his acquaintance with such concepts as expressed in interviews. Continuing that thread we present the lyrics to his… Continue Reading
It occurs to me that often the things that really irritate me in life are based on other people failing to understand “How to do a thing.” I have spent literally decades studying magick, the occult, paganism, old tomes, translations… Continue Reading
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