The letters O.T.O. stand for Ordo Templi Orientis, the Order of Oriental Templars, or Order of the Temple of the East. O.T.O. This is a reference to the mediaeval Knights Templar, a order of Roman Catholic warrior monks organized to protect… Continue Reading
Frater Orpheus posted this on FB: Consider this, “Pity implies two very grave errors – errors which are utterly incompatible with the view of the universe… there are love and love. There is the dove, and there is the serpent”.… Continue Reading
UK publisher/bookseller Hadean Press is offering a title from their friends at Alkahest Press, WYRDWOOD: Essays Toward an Understanding of the Folkwitch by Eldred Wormwood. The posted description says: Culled from the pages of the Skeptical Occultist this collection of essays gives… Continue Reading
Here’s a open-access article posted a little over a year ago – but a humdinger, renowned occult author Manon Hedenborg White’s “Proximal Authority: The Changing Role of Leah Hirsig in Aleister Crowley’s Thelema, 1919–1930.” Hedenborg White explores ‘proximal authority’, or… Continue Reading
Barry William Hale posted pictures of three paintings by notorious Australian artist and witch Rosaleen Norton. They are currently on display at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria, Australia. – Nude with Octopus c.1951 – Tchenabog c. 1951 – Three… Continue Reading
posted by Carl Abrahamsson on FB: Another gentle giant, fallen (Thomas Tibert, 1961-2022) I first met Thomas Tibert at a party in Stockholm in 1988. I had gotten to know Peter Bergstrandh, bass player extraordinaire with one of my fave… Continue Reading
LARVA: The Book of Transformation is a recently published book by S. Connolly and Ene Pithas. The posted description describes is as “A grimoire of Daemonolatry spells, sigil magick, and ciphers covering everything from protection, to stopping gossip.” S. Connolly… Continue Reading
“Eight Hours ‘Round Midnight” is an extended meditation by John Schott on Thelonious Monk’s immortal ballad, “Round Midnight,” a bebop staple interpreted by a wide range of artists including Miles Davis who made it the title of the album featuring… Continue Reading
UK occult publishing house Hadean Press has announced their first release of 2022, Cath Thompson’s The Numbers & the Words. The publisher’s description says: “This landmark edition of Liber AL vel Legis, the Book of the Law, is fully enumerated… Continue Reading
Here’s an excerpt from Jason Miller’s Magick Monday Newsletter: I read a rather long diatribe recently on how there is not a single pre-victorian use of the term “Veil Between The Worlds”. The person writing this is correct. It’s not… Continue Reading