Throbbing Gristle/Psychic TV founder/frontperson, has been suffering with cancer since last year and is still under treatment. Proceeds from sales of A Tribute To Genesis Breyer P-Orridge go to Gen and helps defray medical costs. Unknown Pleasures Records posts: “Today still… Continue Reading
Ya know, Philadelphia’s a weird place that’s been home to mystics, religious rebels and groups like the Rosicrucians, Theosophical Society and more going WAY back. As far back as the 17th century spiritual dissidents moved to and settled in the… Continue Reading
Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg, Department of Literature, History of Ideas,and Religion) recently uploaded a batch of scholarly paper including this one, and Religion) “Esotericism Practiced: Ritual and Performance” for free download at Academia.edu. View the paper here: https://www.academia.edu/t/bVrFj-My2Wxa2-LfKbR/37312228/_Esotericism_Practiced_Ritual_and_Performance_in_April_D._DeConick_ed._Religion_Secret_Religion_Farmington_Hills_MI_Macmillan_Reference_USA_2016_pp._249-262 Professor Bogdan and… Continue Reading
Yesterday, the Glitch Bottle podcast posted a lengthy interview with ceremonial magician John R. King IV. Read their description here: “John R. King IV has spent decades dedicated to the study of demonology and ceremonial magic. He is also the… Continue Reading
The Oxford University Press’ series of scholarly publications on the Occult, Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism is actively seeking book proposals as per their FB posting: “Are you interested in submitting a book proposal to the Oxford Studies in Western… Continue Reading
Here’s a cool posting from Dr. Richard Kaczynski’s FB feed: Aleister Crowley, “The Genius of Mr. James Joyce,” The New Pearson’s, July 1923, 49(7): 52-3. The 1920s were a hard decade for Crowley to get into print. Dogged by bad… Continue Reading
On this day in 1909, American explorer Robert Peary sent a telegram from Indian Harbor, Labrador, announcing that he had reached the North Pole five months earlier. In honor of this achievement, today we offer the following dessert recipes for… Continue Reading
Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg, Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion) recently uploaded a scholarly paper, “Kenneth Grant: A Bibliography. London: Starfire Publishing, 2015….” on Academia.edu. Download it here: https://www.academia.edu/t/bVrFj-My3pekD-p7KXu/26055045/Kenneth_Grant_A_Bibliography._London_Starfire_Publishing_2015._Second_Revised_Edition Professor Bogdan and his family recently relocated to Austin,… Continue Reading
following from Amy Hale’s excellent interview introducing Ithell Colquhoun I thought to share a recent article that she had written on Ithell which gives further insight into this incredible woman and her work. BWH Hawks Nested in Her Hair The… Continue Reading
Some lovely folks have posted the 1948 doctoral thesis of the late Hymenaeus Alpha, aka Grady Louis McMurtry, “The Millenial Glow: Myth and Magic in the Marxist Ethics.” For those who tuned in late, McMurtry invoked emergency powers given him… Continue Reading