UK publisher Hadean Press announced on FB that they’ve got three new titles “on the books” (a huh huh huh!) for the beginning of this new year. They sez: We’ve got three new titles lined up for the first quarter… Continue Reading
Andrew W.K. is releasing a new single, “Babalon” on February 17. In years past, he guested OHO on Current 93’s ALEPH AT HALLUCINATORY MOUNTAIN. For a period of time, allowed Ecclesia Gnostic Catholica to perform the Gnostic Mass at his Santos… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law The images above and below are of Grady McMurtry’s personal Thoth deck – one of the early Llewellyn editions. Grady would be directly involved with the production of this… Continue Reading
The late Brother James Wasserman once gave an impassioned lecture where he declared the United States’ Declaration Independence as one of the most Thelemic documents the world has ever known. This document was drafted by Virginian landowner and politician Thomas… Continue Reading
Here’s a sad story from the New York Times about “Halloween House,” a private home in Poughkeepsie that was a longtime meeting place for local members of the Church of Satan, many of whom had relocated to the area specifically… Continue Reading
Britannica’s article by renowned religious historian Mircea Eliade on Shamanism states: “…shaman, a person believed to achieve various powers through trance or ecstatic religious experience. Although shamans’ repertoires vary from one culture to the next, they are typically thought to have the ability to heal the… Continue Reading
A little-known chapter in the life of Aleister Crowley. In the January 1917 edition of Vanity Fair Crowley introduced modifications to the game of Bridge which he termed “Pirate Bridge” – Though I have never played any version of Bridge,… Continue Reading
Episode 8 of Sharron Kraus’ Preternatural Investigations podcast is called “Wierdness Without, Wierdness Within.” The posted description says: In which the ways the communities we belong to are shown to affect our sense of self and our ability to find… Continue Reading
In his Burning Shore newsletter, author Erik Davis held forth on latest season of Hamilton Morris’ Pharmacopeia series. Here’s a link to an episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFXGa-Ruz_M. Mr. Davis sez: I have mixed feelings about Hamilton Morris, host of the popular Viceland docu-drug… Continue Reading
Episode 6 of Sharron Kraus’ Preternatural Investigations podcast is called “Old Traditions and New.” The posted description says: In which an old, traditional ceremony – The Ancient Castleton Garland Ceremony – is compared with a new, invented one – the… Continue Reading