This passed August saw the publication of The Light Extended: A Journal of the Golden Dawn (Volume 3). You might recall that The Master Therion was a Golden Dawn initiate until he ran afoul of the schisming of founding member… Continue Reading
O.T.O Sweden has published the latest and final issue of it’s biannual journal, “Solståndet,” Volume 13. This issue features informative articles and striking artwork from within Sweden and from around the world, including the likes of Manon Hedenborg White, Mitchell… Continue Reading
Aleister Crowley considered himself a devoted Buddhist for a significant length of time, visiting Sri Lanka at one point to study with his Golden Dawn mentor Alan Bennett who’d entered a monastery there and said he struggled with the contents… Continue Reading
Today is the birthday of Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher dear to Aleister Crowley, and an influence on Thelemic philosophy and religion. The Stanford University’s posting on him includes this bit: “Nietzsche is arguably most famous for his criticisms of… Continue Reading
With his Plymouth Brethren upbringing, the Prophet of the Lovely Star was, in his own words, “deprived of all English literature but the Bible during the whole of his youth.” Crowley later bragged that even as a child he had… Continue Reading
Enrollment is open for a 13-week online course on Hekate, Goddess of Magic and Witchcraft and ancient Hellenic magic. It’s being taught by Jack Grayle, author of The Hekataeon. The course starts October 25th, 2021. The course will also have a… Continue Reading
Here’s a nice video presentation on the God Horus by Andrew Henry presented as part of his Religions For Breakfast YouTube series. While this talk does not mention that Horus is the Lord of our current Aeon it is packed… Continue Reading
New York based artist, Nicolas Bruno recently published his Somnia Tarot. His website says: “Explore the world of Tarot through the visions of Nicolas Bruno, an artist who transforms his dreams and nightmares into surreal imagery. “The Somnia Tarot was created by Nicolas… Continue Reading
Here’s an excerpt from Jason Miller’s Strategic Sorcery blog: That’s right. I said it. Magic is 100% relaible. So why do spells fail then? Why does my hip still ache? Why did I not win the power ball last week?… Continue Reading
Today is the birthday of the Prophet of the Lovely star who was born October 12, 1875 – the same year as the Theosophical Society was formed (as he loved to point out). The U.S. Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi… Continue Reading