IMAGO MENTIS: Theosophical Thought-form Drawings – LEXICON MAGAZINE By Barry William Hale “To paint in the earth’s dull colours the forms clothed in the living light of other worlds is a hard and thankless task: so much the more gratitude… Continue Reading
The BBC recently posted an article on “anti-languages,” essentially a type of encryption that allow those who possess the keys to communicate secretly, out loud in public. The piece begins: “Since at least Tudor times, secret argots have been used… Continue Reading
The Gnostic saint Algernon Swinburne said of “the making of man” in his epic poem Atalanta in Calydon: In his heart is a burning desire, In his eyes foreknowledge of death; The New York Times Book Review recently ran a… Continue Reading
We are in the midst of New York Fashion Week. And in honor of same here’s a story posted at fashion-history.lovetoknow.com about the history, theory and practice on “occult fashion.” This is not especially deep, comprehensive or revalatory, but it… Continue Reading
The New York Times had reported about a rare planetary conjunction, that will be viewable till the end of this week. “Five planets paraded across the dawn sky early Wednesday in a rare celestial spectacle set to repeat every morning… Continue Reading
This is the first in a series exploring the connections between art and magic. By definition, magic is the ability to exercise control and influence over reality through the use of mysterious forces. In this sense, the still-mysterious inner workings… Continue Reading
In the Gnostic Mass, during the Collects, the Deacon intones: “Unto them from whose eyes the veil of life hath fallen may there be granted the accomplishment of their true Wills; whether they will absorption in the Infinite, or to… Continue Reading
Ladies of Force and Fire Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus Do… Continue Reading
The Association for the Study of Esotericism and Mysticism/Research Centre for Mysticism and Esotericism will be holding its Eighth International Conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 23-27. Keynote speakers include Henrik Bogdan, Andreas Kilcher and Wouter J. Hanegraaff. http://ancientesotericism.org/ posted these details regarding… Continue Reading
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles’ YouTube channel features footage of artist/magician Marjorie Cameron Parsons Kimmel reading her poetry in 1989, part of the the last look at her work mounted before her passing 6 years later. MOCA’s… Continue Reading