Earlier today, the following OTO USA policy statement was posted on the homepage of U.S. Grand Lodge: “U.S. Grand Lodge fully supports the legalization of Cannabis for use by adults throughout the United States for any purpose they choose, and… Continue Reading
A study published last month in Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology shows that women drink more when exposed to male pheromones. Researchers Robin Tan and Mark S. Goldman assessed 103 women between the ages of 21 and 31 in the guise of… Continue Reading
Here’s a fun video of author Graham Hancock lecturing in Turkey. Wikipedia notes that he’s “a British writer and reporter. Hancock specialises in pseudoscientific theories involving ancient civilisations, stone monuments or megaliths, altered states of consciousness, ancient myths and astronomical and astrological data from the past.… Continue Reading
Thomas Hodgkinson recently reviewed Catherine Nixey’s The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World , for the London Spectator. The book is a look at the transition from the Classical world to Christendom and quite a harrowing one! The publisher’s… Continue Reading
In the United States, today is National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day. While one can certainly buy chocolate covered cherries in the store, homemade can be tasty and fun. The recipe below is one of many possible options. Ingredients 40 maraschino cherries,… Continue Reading
The Society of Sentience has just posted video of a December 17, 2017 lecture by Carl Abrahamsson, “Occulture: The Magic of Dreams Made Real,” for paid viewing. The website’s description states: “In our contemporary culture the dream sphere has been… Continue Reading
Tartarus Press has announced the publication of their re-print of Arthur Machen’s Holy Terrors collection in paperback. This collection features: ‘The Cosy Room’, ‘The White Powder’, ‘The Bowmen’, ‘Ritual’, ‘The Happy Children’, ‘Midsummer’, ‘Afterword’, ‘The Friends of Arthur Machen’. These… Continue Reading
The American Branch of the Theosophical Society maintain a YouTube channel that includes videos or recent lectures by and to their members as well as documentaries about the Society including archival footage. You can investigate their archives here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheosophicalSociety. According to… Continue Reading
Sir James George Frazer was born 164 years ago today in 1854. Frazer was a social anthropologist best known for his seminal study of mythology and comparative religions throughout Europe The Golden Bough. This book documented and pointed out similarities in… Continue Reading
An injured Orangutan was found in great distress. Several researchers tried to save the hurt ape, which was found with several bullets in stomach. The Orangutan died 8 days later. One of the biggest differences that the researchers noticed was… Continue Reading