Gustav Holst’s The Planets has been one of the most popular symphonies in the Classical canon for over a century now. Earlier this year, the New York Times ran a piece on it discussing some little known aspects of the… Continue Reading
PBS will be airing a new documentary on Swami Vivekananda. The Prophet of the Lovely Star was a big fan and Vivekananda’s Raja-Yoga was on his recommended reading lists. Posted description says: Watch America’s First Guru now on the PBS… Continue Reading
June 7 will see the premier of S/He Is Still Her/e – The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary at the Village East theater in NYC. The Tribeca Film Festival blurb says: An introduction, conversation and perhaps goodbye to Genesis P-Orridge, who left… Continue Reading
Dean Kirkland’s Seiðr Magic: The Norse Tradition of Divination and Trance, a guide to antique Norse thaumaturgy. The posted description says: While Norse rune work is well known, there is another major ancient Norse magical practice: seiðr (pronounced “sayther”), a… Continue Reading
On Sunday May 19th – 6pm BST, veteran writer on alternative spirituality (and former member of the New Wave band Blondie), Gary Lachman will be giving a Zoom talk: The Life and Influence of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The talk will… Continue Reading
UK label Cherry Red releasing a 3 CD box set of Satanic and occult-themed Rock from the late 60’s/early 70’s. The posted description says: • 3CD SET EXPLORING ROCK’S DARK UNDERBELLY AND EXPLORATIONS IN THE OCCULT, WITCHCRAFT, BAD MAJICK AND… Continue Reading
Frater Achen posted a link to a book in progress, The Leisure of Demons on FB. His post says: For the past 18 months I have been co-creating and capturing the kind of magic that becomes possible when we bring… Continue Reading
Thelema, NOW! host Harper Feister is offering an online course at The Blackthorne School: “A 6-week online course taught by Harper Feist. Course meets weekly via FaceBook group and videos posted to our website. Some course payment plan options may… Continue Reading
The 16 century French author François Rabelais wrote a series of lively, controversial books including Gargantua and Pantagruel. In Gargantua he described a secular L’Abbaye de Thélème. The guiding principle of its inhabitants was “fay çe que vouldras” (look it up). This principle… Continue Reading
Fulgur Press has opened pre-orders on An Exorcism: A Photo Romance by Penny Slinger. The posted description says: Penny Slinger is a Los Angeles–based artist whose work investigates the feminine, the magical and the erotic. While studying at Chelsea College… Continue Reading