On our turf it’s big news that the Philly Tarot deck has been completed and is now for sale. Based on the style of the Rider-Waite deck, this set of cards features iconic figures from Philadelphia’s long, often distinguished, sometimes… Continue Reading
Grand Lodge of the United States of America, Ordo Templi Orientis has published the following announcement in the News section of its website: “We have always been strong advocates for personal choice in terms of one’s own private affairs, in… Continue Reading
Today is April Fools’ Day. According to the History Channel: Although April Fools’ Day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians speculate that April Fools’… Continue Reading
OZ RADIO – Grand Lodge of Australia official podcast The first episode is available here: In this Episode we speak to OTO member and service veteran, Phil Pope about the the new Grand Lodge Charitable initiative to help our returned… Continue Reading
“The Poor Man of Nippur” purports itself to be the world’s first film in Babylonian. It was produced by with students and staff of Cambridge Assyriology. Go behind the scenes of this production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDudWUTPWCg&fbclid=IwAR0lR4PjON2poafFSgHkZK4NAItDWQw9rMGww5NreoRClr2SGMCW_UdEVWk. The YT page explains: “The Poor… Continue Reading
Dr. Kate Lister is a lecturer in the School of Arts and Communication at Leeds Trinity University, primarily researching the literary history of sex work. This month, she tells a little about what she does and why it’s important in… Continue Reading
As we’ve noted before, Sputnik1985 have introduced a clothing line featuring designs based on the artwork of O.T.O. Cabinet member David Tibet, primum mobile of the “apocalyptic folk” ensemble Current 93. He recently stated: “I have LongDreamed for a collection… Continue Reading
The New European recently published a feature that begins: “Wonder and spectacle were the bywords of 1891. In March, the Great Blizzard in the south of England resulted in 15ft snowdrifts that magically transformed the landscape. It was still an… Continue Reading
While we can neither confirm nor deny whether any person is an initiate of Ordo Templi Orientis, rumors of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page’s status as a ceremonial magician and a Thelemite have circulated for decades. The stories were no… Continue Reading
While in the United States the term “tantra” is often used to refer to sexual techniques that trigger mystical experiences, or mystical techniques that trigger heightened sexual experiences the actual definition is that it refers to the esoteric traditions of… Continue Reading