Massimo Introvigne’s Bitter Winter online magazine ran a review of Urs App’s book “The Mother of All Religions.” It begins: Urs App’s “The Mother of All Religions: The Genesis of Blavatsky’s Theosophy. Ancient Theology, Orientalism, and Buddhism” (Wil and Paris:… Continue Reading
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER… we just discovered that Jon Povey, longtime member of seminal British Invsasion rockers the Pretty Things passed away May 9, 2023. Povey was a Thelemite who released two albums dedicated to the Prophet of the Lovely… Continue Reading
Let’s face it, a LOT of occultists are cat lovers for a wide variety of (very sound!) reasons. Last month, Science published a paper discussing the origins of the domestic house cat. The Introduction reads: The domestic cat (Felis catus)… Continue Reading
This kind of “coverage” of archaeological matters frosts my corn flakes, frankly. The headline screams: “After thousands of years, archaeologists think we’ve finally found ‘Noah’s Ark’” yet a quick read indicates that the only discoveries made are of artifacts indicating… Continue Reading
U.S. Grand Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis’ podcast Thelema, NOW! has posted a new episode. Host Harper Feist is joined by author and occult scholar Frater Acher for a deep exploration of his book The Olympic Spirits: Paracelsus’ Practice of the… Continue Reading
As we’ve noted, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting the exhibit “Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100.” It runs through mid-February and is the only U.S. stop for this exhibit. As we’ve also noted, there is notable crossover between the Surrealist… Continue Reading
Bitter Winter recently published an article by editor Massimo Introvigne on psychic artist, Grant Wallace. The article begins: In the quiet hills of Northern California, tucked away in a cabin near Carmel-by-the-Sea, Grant Wallace spent his final decades in communion… Continue Reading
UK occult publisher Hadean Press are opening pre-orders for the hardcover version of Faustina Goetica. They posted on FB: Pre-orders are now open for the hardcover edition of Faustiana Goetica: A Collection of Related Obscure Sixteenth-Eighteenth Century Germanic Grimoire Texts,… Continue Reading
Philadelphia’s iconic Art Museum is hosting “Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100.” through February 16. There was considerable crossover between ceremonial magick and Surrealist art in both personnel and conceptually with prime example being the great Leonora Carrington (who is prominently featured… Continue Reading
Cambridge University Press has published Gal Sofer’s Conjuring the Arab Magician online and offering print copies on pre-order. The posted Summary says: This Element reassesses narratives of intercultural transmission in medieval European magic, highlighting complex processes of compilation and attribution… Continue Reading