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
AUGUST 12 – NOVEMBER 19, Civic Square 101 Wakefield St Wellington New Zealand will be hosting the “Occulture: The Dark Arts” exhibit. The Gallery’s site states: “Art and the occult have always been intertwined. They draw powers, rituals and… Continue Reading
There is currently a petition up at Change.org asking Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism to restore and preserve the Abbey of Thelema in Cefalu. You can sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/ministero-dei-beni-e-delle-attivit%C3%A0-culturali-restauriamo-l-abbazia-di-thelema-casa-di-aleister-crowley-in-italia?recruiter=46703682&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_content=nafta_share_post_copy_en_4%3AFB_share_copy_2. thanks to Brother Sacha for… Continue Reading
Here’s an interesting little piece I came across regarding the relationship between Baphoment X° and Gerald Gardner, the latter being best known as the instigator of the modern Wiccan Revival. I present it NOT because I agree with all the… Continue Reading
Dr. Richard Kaczynski’s illustrated article “Cartomancy in the Cotswolds: Freida Lady Harris and Aleister Crowley at Chipping Campden” is now available for free download at the Chipping Campden History Society website. Really. This isn’t a trick to get you to… Continue Reading