On Monday October 28 Los Angeles’ Philosophical Research Society will host a lecture by occult author Erik Davis about the occult revival of the 1970’s. The event page says: Based on his pioneering work in the recent book High Weirdness: Drugs,… Continue Reading
Next month sees the publication in paperback of Michael Crowley’s Secret Drugs of Buddhism. Amazon’s description of this book states: Secret Drugs of Buddhism is the first book to explore the historical evidence for the use of entheogenic plants within… Continue Reading
The the wake of the passing of singer/songwriter Ed Masters, formerly frontman for the proto-punk pub rockers Eddie and the Hot Rods, LouderSound decided to look at how Aleister Crowley helped inspire their evergreen “Do Anything You Wanna Do.” Part… Continue Reading
Richard Kaczynski made this announcement on FB: Kamuret Press will be releasing an extensively annotated edition of Aleister Crowley’s first talismanic book, his remarkable “The Sword of Song,” edited and introduced by yours truly. This collection of poetry, essays, satire,… Continue Reading
ThelemaCon is a Symposium on Thelemic Magick and Mysticism being held October 11-13 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Registration, hotel information, and more details may be found on the event’s website: http://thelemacon.org. The event’s FB page says: “ThelemaCon is a privately organized event,… Continue Reading
I could launch into a whole lengthy nuanced discussion about the intersection of Art and Magick but Crowley said it all: “Magick is the Art and Science of creating change in accordance to Will.” Few actions are so pure an… Continue Reading
This past weekend, members of Golden Thread Camp, O.T.O. hosted a Ritual Retreat Weekend in Windber, PA, birthplace of seminal Rock ‘N’ Roll DJ Alan Freed. Participants stayed at the Grand Midway Hotel, a former brothel turned hotel and presentations… Continue Reading
UK publishing house Fulgur has announced its publication of Black Mirror 2 – elsewhere, the third in a series that examines the influence of the occult upon art practice, past and present. It was edited by Judith Noble, Jesse Bransford, Dominic Shepherd… Continue Reading
Here’s an excerpt from today’s Magick Monday newsletter: “Yesterday was the feast of St Michael the Archangel. This is a figure beloved not only by Catholics and other Christians, but often invoked successfully by Pagans as well. When I was… Continue Reading
Into the Mylar Chamber is a recent publication from the UK’s Fulgur publishing house. It’s a look at the work of NYC artistic polymath Ira Cohen a colleague of occult/art icons like Harry Smith and Angus MacLise. The publisher’s site… Continue Reading