Mebbe I misremember, but I thinks I recall reading that the Prophet liked to scent himself with a mix of Musk, Civet and Ambergris, the last ingredient being: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9163261/Enough-make-sick-envy-Thai-fisherman-20-finds-lump-whale-vomit-worth-210-000.html. thanks to Soror Amy for the tip!
Last month, the New Yorker ran a long, largely biographical piece on mystic / surrealist artist / author Leonora Carrington, touting the release this month of her surreal novel The Hearing Trumpet. Having read this novel over the Summer, I… Continue Reading
Surrealism and Magic: Enchanted Modernity Curated by Grazina Subelyte, Exhibition Curator, Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venues: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, April 9–September 26, 2022 Museum Barberini, Potsdam, October 22, 2022–February 5, 2023 Like no other 20th-century movement, Surrealism was… Continue Reading
Dr. Mal Strangefellow is offering a course focused on the Four Kings and four aspects of life. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! https://strangefellow.net/work/ There are three sign-up options: Pay in Full ($400) Pay Monthly ($100 a month, 4 months) Pay Weekly… Continue Reading
A number of outlets including the Guardian recently published accounts of recent discoveries in the necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt, near the pyramid of King Teti. The article begins: “Egypt has announced the discovery of a new trove of treasures… Continue Reading
Eye Corner Press is publishing Camelia Elias’ READ LIKE THE DEVIL: THE ESSENTIAL COURSE IN READING THE MARSEILLE TAROT. The publisher’s description says: “This book is the first in a trilogy of books based on courses in cartomancy under the… 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
Tahuti Lodge, O.T.O. in the valley of New York will be hosting the lecture Introduction to the Qabalah: The Structure of the Tree of Life SATURDAY January 16 AT 2 PM EST. The event page on FB says: “Now you must… 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
“Witch house is a dark, occult-themed electronic music microgenre and visual aesthetic that emerged in the late 2000s and early 2010s.[1][2] The music is heavily influenced by chopped and screwed hip-hop soundscapes, industrial and noise experimentation, and features use of synthesizers, drum machines, obscure samples, droning repetition and heavily altered, ethereal,… Continue Reading