One interesting title in the Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism series is Prophecy, Madness, and Holy War in Early Modern Europe by Leigh T.I. Penman. This would make a great Samhain present! The posted description says: The political and religious… Continue Reading
This Summer, Israel Hayom ran this lovely story about a magic mirror from Late Antiquity being discovered on an archaelogical dig. The story begins: An excerpt reads: ‘According to Navit Popovitch, IAA curator of the classical periods, “The fragment is… Continue Reading
Late this past Summer Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism published Claudie Massicotte’s Helene Smith: Occultism and the Discovery of the Unconscious. The posted description says: In 1896, a young Genevan medium named Hélène Smith perceived in trance the following words… Continue Reading
The Whitney Museum has announced a mini-festival of special talks and events in conjunction with their exhibition devoted to the work of recently canonized Gnostic Saint, Harry Everett Smith, called “My Harry.” The posted description says: “My Harry is a three-day… Continue Reading
UK occult publishing house Hadean has opened pre-orders for Pneumatologia Occulta Et Vera or The Hidden and True Pneumatology, an obscure 17th century grimoire text for conjuring spirits to reveal hidden treasure, derived from a manuscript of the mystical spanish… Continue Reading
In the Fall issue of the Gagosian Quarterly William Breeze pays homage to his friend the filmmaker and author Kenneth Anger, reflecting on his revolutionary work in color, Magick, and spirituality. The article begins: The teenager in his bedroom who… Continue Reading
The Cassandra Complex announce first leg of their World Tour 2024 Will cover UK, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Denmark LONDON, OCTOBER 05, 2023 – COP International Records and International Booking Department ( IBD) are proud to announce the first… Continue Reading
Today is the 716th anniversary of that fateful day when the persecution of the Knights Templar was initiated. Here’s an excerpt from an article that ran in Time Magazine a few years ago: “If there were ever such a thing… Continue Reading
The German O.T.O. has just p the inaugural issue of their journal, Kneph. It’ll be available at all major online retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. Here’s their announcement “This first issue is dedicated to the founder of our… Continue Reading
In honor of the birthday of the Prophet of the Lovely Star, the artist cashumi created a special edition of his reading of “The Poet.” The painting shows AC as a young poet as I cashumi imagines him at the… Continue Reading