Here’s video from Richard Kaczynski’s “Oz Origins” presentation at Liber Oz Fest 2018 examines how Aleister Crowley came to write “Liber Oz,” what his friends thought about it, and the ways Crowley published it during his lifetime. Recorded on August… Continue Reading
Some two years ago, Black Sun Lodge, OTO, in the Valley of Cleveland got involved in the area’s “Adopt-A-Highway” program. We got some insight from the Lodge’s Hagiographer and Librarian Amy Harmon as to how this works, thinking other OTO… Continue Reading
On Sunday, September 23, William Blake Lodge in the Valley of Baltimore will host a presentation by Soror Hypathia, The Delicious Languor of the Magical Retirement. Sept. – Oct. 2006 saw the manifestation of Sr. Hypathia’s vision to complete a… Continue Reading
Some of us might hold that central to the concerns of Thelema are issues of the individual’s self-identity and acting in accordance to Will. A lot of the practical applications are discussed in the Prophet of the Lovely Star’s essay… Continue Reading
OTO Cabinet member David Tibet has recently released a new single by his group Current 93 via YouTube. The accompanying text says: “‘Bright Dead Star’ is the new single from CURRENT 93, as and on 23rd August 2018. She is… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, August 29, is the Feast of Saint Ulrich von Hutten, German knight, humanist, and scholar. According to The Invisible Basilica of Sabazius: “Hutten was a contemporary of Rabelais and Paracelsus, and was a key figure in the German Reformation. He… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The Electoral College took the following actions in (or near) Minneapolis on August 11th: 1. Serpent Flame Camp was chartered in the valley of Hartford, MI. 2. Passed the Mastership of Pyramid Lodge… Continue Reading
It’s just been announced that the only high-quality edition of the classic alchemical manuscript Splendor Solis, described as “the most magnificent treatise on alchemy ever made” – with a new and accurate translation (by Joscelyn Godwin) and full commentary by Stephen… Continue Reading
Yesterday, August 26, was the Feast of Saint Krishna, and of Cagliostro. Cagliostro is best known as a late 18th century mystic, magician, Freemason, alchemist and a healer. In the recent Marvel film, Doctor Strange, Cagliostro is mentioned frequently; the… Continue Reading
The 2018 summer edition of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism’s Newsletter is out. Please download it from the ESSWE Newsletter page: http://esswe.org/Newsletter.