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
Kenneth Anger: Lucifer Brothers 3:30pm, Saturday, January 30, 2016 ALAC Theatre Barker Hangar Santa Monica Airport The Lucifer Brothers pop-up art gallery and store is the culmination of Kenneth Anger’s lifelong obsession with the occult. In 1955 Anger was the… Continue Reading
Wisdompills.com selected out 30 quotes from renowned psychologist Carl Jung, they feel will “crack your idea of reality wide open.” The site says: “The word psychology literally means “study of the soul”. For anyone familiar with the practice, whether from… Continue Reading
Apparently you can now cover your walls in Cthulhu damask wallpaper ’cause… why wouldn’t ya? It was created by Megan Gedris who’s website states: “Spoonflower has a new silky faille option for any of the designs you can find on… Continue Reading
Jason Louv recently posted his list of the top 5 books for getting “a deeper understanding exactly what magick is.” While this is awfully subjective, admittedly this is a reasonable place to start to get an overview of modern magick… Continue Reading