Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This month’s Local Body Spotlight is shining in the Valley of Minneapolis, MN and is about their promulgation work over the summer.They did an amazing amount of outreach and… Continue Reading
Over the weekend, HB tipped us off to an early silent film series devoted to occult themes, The Mysteries of Myra. The people responsible for doing restoration work on the film claim that their research suggests that Aleister Crowley served… Continue Reading
Eighty-one years ago today, Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius was born in Chicago. While he filled a number of roles in his lifetime, including 18 months as a US Marine in Korea, he is best known for launching Soul Train. The… Continue Reading
Sex and spirit: the many faces of ecstasy The Ecstasy of St Teresa of Avila (1647-52) by 17th-century Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini is one of the most famous images of the Baroque period. Located in the Cornaro Chapel, Church… Continue Reading
Josh Peters, a local brother at Leaping Laughter Oasis, is a stage performer who presents The Dangerous Fun Show, a presentation of daring acts designed to thrill and excite audiences, reminiscent of the side show acts of days gone by.… Continue Reading
Fourteen years ago today in the Warwick Hotel, off the Champs Elysees in Paris, musician Robert Palmer died of a heart attack. Though he’s probably best known for his “Addicted to Love” music video in 1986, Palmer began his discography… Continue Reading
We posted a review of Opera Philadelphia’s production of Daniel Hertzerber’s opera The Wake World, based on Aleister Crowley’s poem of the same name. Here’s the synopsis OP posted: Here’s the synposis posted by Opera Philadelphia who produced these performances:… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, September 19, Black Dog & Leventhal released a great new book by sexologist Philippe Brenot and graphic artist Laetitia Coryn, The Story of Sex: A Graphic History Through the Ages. Most history books don’t talk about sex, and that can… Continue Reading
Last week saw the World Premier of David Hertzberg’s operatic production inspired by Aleister Crowley’s fairy tale – “The Wake World. It was staged in the Annenberg Court of the Barnes Foundation museum, which is situated on Benjamin Franklin Parkway,… Continue Reading
ALL IN ALL. The conceptual world of the mystic philosopher Jacob Boehme One of the most important German thinkers, the philosopher and mystic Jacob Böhme (1575 – 1624) made an impact on literature, philosophy, religion and art that resonated… Continue Reading