A couple years ago, Atlas Obscura posted an article about book curses – curses laid upon books to afflict any that might dare purloin them. And let’s be honest, the concept likely seems attractive to many bibliophile occultists! Towards the… Continue Reading
Scarlet Imprint is announcing plans for a new publication this coming Fall, Trollrun by Nicholaj Frisvol. The publisher’s website says: “We are delighted to announce a new title by Nicholaj De Mattos Frisvold, which joins a host of other works… Continue Reading
Today, 28 January is the Feast of Saint Carolus Magnus, also known Charlemagne, Karl der Grosse, and Carl the Great. While he is famous for his contributions to the Roman Catholic Church — he is Blessed, which is one step below… Continue Reading
Here’s a book trailer introducing a new book from Dionysius Rogers, Thelema for the People. The ambition of the book’s talks, papers, and prayers is to supply a hearty breakfast of Scientific Religion to those who have drunk and danced… Continue Reading
Here’s a new posting to Jason Miller’s Strategic Sorcery blog regarding “luck”: “A few years ago I wrote that magicians should not be defined by a complete lack of problems, but how they handle those problems. I hold to that, but my… Continue Reading
Tonight is Burns Night, a celebration of the life and poetry of the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns. Born 25 January 1759, Burns is widely considered to be the national poet of Scotland. He is known for “Auld Lang Syne,” “Scots Wha… Continue Reading
The New Yorker recently ran a lengthy review of an interesting anthology The Penguin Book of Hell, edited by Scott G. Bruce, that looks at depictions and conceptions of Hell – of course a kind of generic term for various visions of a… Continue Reading
The U.K’s Arrow Video are preparing to release a box set of restored versions of the work of Leonara Carrington disciple Alejandro Jodorowsky. Their FB page sez: “More than spectacle. An experience for all of your life.” Exciting news for… Continue Reading
Opening January 31, Pamela Coleman Smith: Life and Work will exhibit through April 4 at Pratt Institute Libraries Brooklyn Campus. “This exhibition presents an overview of Smith’s life and multi-faceted career, showing books, prints, reproductions of illustrations and paintings, and… Continue Reading
James Branch Cabell was inducted into O.T.O.’s Order of the Lion August 2018 E.V. Dionysius Rogers’ nominating essay has since been posted. It begins: “James Branch Cabell (1879–1958) was a pioneering American fantasist, widely but briefly appreciated by the reading… Continue Reading