Aleister Crowley: The Beast in Berlin: Art, Sex, and Magick in the Weimar Republic

“Tobias Churton has done it again! Exhaustively exploring the Beast’s sojourn through the kaleidoscope of cultural tumult that was the final years of the Weimar Republic, Churton’s astute eye and clarity of composition provide the lucky reader with a riveting… Continue Reading

Scholarly Lecture on Crowley and Gunn Falls a Little Short

Penn Museum (Phil.) hosted “Unwrapping Egyptology and the Occult: The Curious Case of Battiscombe Gunn and Aleister Crowley” 10/25. Dr. Steve Vinson, PhD discussed the case Battiscombe Gunn (1883-1950), still remembered as one of the most insightful Egyptologists of his… Continue Reading

Must be the Season of the Witch

Did the occult really save rock & roll? Did Elvis learn hip-shakin’ in church? Did video kill the radio star? http://www.amazon.com/Season-Witch-Occult-Saved-Rock/dp/0399167668 This epic cultural and historical odyssey unearths the full influence of occult traditions on rock and roll—from the Beatles… Continue Reading

New Book Details Relationship Between Aleister Crowley & Egyptologist Battiscombe Gunn

Published this passed July by the Routledge, Taylor and Francis, Histories of Egyptology includes the chapter “Studies in Esoteric Syntax: The Enigmatic Frieldship of Aliester Crowley and Battiscombe Gunn, authored by Steve Vinson and Janet Gunn, the latter being Battiscombe… Continue Reading