This July 7, Oxford University Press will publish Ruben van Luijk’s Children of Lucifer: The Origins of Modern Religious Satanism. This is the first installment in its ‘Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism Book Series’ being edited by Henrik Bogdan. Acording… Continue Reading
Missionary Independent Spiritual Church has announced the 9th annual 2016 Hoodoo Heritage Festival running on Saturday and Sunday, May 14th and 15th, 2016 in Forestville, California. The event will include a number of Hands-On Conjure Training Workshops: Dem Dry Bones: Working with Osteocentric… Continue Reading
DangerousMinds.net posted a feature about a U.K. based artist creating a number of stained glass windows devoted to a series of “Alternative saints” including Aleister Crowley and mentions a gallery showing of these windows that effectively comprised an “Alternative Church.”… Continue Reading
Patheos.com recently posted an intriguing piece by Nicholas Laccetti describing his journey from dabbling the occult, to pursuing a Master of Divinity degree in a progressive Christian school whilst becoming an Episcopalian, then a Roman Catholic — and then turning… Continue Reading
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia — Penn Museum for Twitter — is mounting an exihibit devoted to the tools and texts of magical technology. Their site explains: “Protective amulets, incantation bowls, curse tablets, powerful… Continue Reading
In The Temple of Solomon The King Aleister Crowley sets the scene for the Reception of Liber AL: “I shall make what I may call an inventory of the furniture of the Temple, the circumstances of the case. I shall… Continue Reading
Magna Mater: Women and Eugenic Thought in the Work of H.P. Lovecraft is a brand new Masters thesis by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (University of British Columbia) which posits that H. P. Lovecraft’s depiction of women expresses the author’s underlying fear about… Continue Reading
Great article on Damien Echols and his take on how art can be a magical and transformative experience for the artist. As Magicians we are all creating the world around us with every breath, and I found Mr. Echols insights on… Continue Reading
Lisa Frank is best known for her illustrations that grace the covers of school children’s notebooks. Ariel Hart has created a tarot deck based on Frank’s visual vocabulary. The Huffington Post says: “Today, artist and social media maven Ariel Hart is… Continue Reading
Last week Dr. Richard Kaczynski posted a new sighting of The Thoth Tarot Deck in mainstream culture. The Deck appeared in the episode of Shadowhunters, “This World Inverted” that aired March 15 (Season 1, Episode 10). The complete list of Thoth… Continue Reading