We came across exciting news on FB from Frater Orpheus! “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law “Those of you who know me personally know that I have spent the better part of the last three… Continue Reading
Today is the birthdate of the Prophet of the Lovely Star; I can’t imagine a more perfect World Teacher during the Kali Yuga! A lot has been written by him over the past odd century but my personal favorite is… Continue Reading
London’s Warburg Intitute is renowned among occultists and Thelemites for its collection of books covering the subject of Magick including a major trove of Crowleyana. Our beloved OHO recently pointed out that they’ve begun digitizing their library and making titles… 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
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
Two days ago the NY Times ran a review of Opera Philadelphia’s unprecedented staging of an opera-palooza aka O17 which includes a staging of Aleister Crowley’s “The Wake World.” The review states: “The notion of what opera can be may… Continue Reading
Accumulator Press are announcing the publication of a second, expanded, edition of Anthony Clayton’s NETHERWOOD . The publisher’s release on this book states: “Netherwood: Last Resort of Aleister Crowley” (2nd revised edition 2017) by Antony Clayton, with contributions by Gary Lachman,… Continue Reading
Thelema Now welcomes composer David Hertzberg! At the end of the interview, please listen to Mr. Hertzberg’s original composition Meditation Boreale. Composer in Residence David Hertzberg and director R.B. Schlather take visitors on a fantastic journey through the treasured galleries of… Continue Reading
Simon & Shuster have announced the upcoming publication of Occulture: The Unseen Forces That Drive Culture Forward by Carl Abrahamsson; with a forward by former Blondie bassist Gary “Valentine” Lachman. The publisher’s site states that the book: “Art, magic, and the occult… Continue Reading
Altered States: Sex, Drugs, and Transcendence in the Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library is a new exhibition at Harvard’s Houghton Library that investigates human kind’s search for transcendence via religion, the occult, philosophy, music, endorphins, sex, ecstasy i.e. most of the elements of theurgic… Continue Reading