Aleister Crowley and Oscar Eckenstein climbed Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano (then, inactive) on April 17, 1901 (see Richard Kaczynski’s Crowley biography Perdurabo, p. 90). 115 years + 1 day later it erupted with spectacular shower of smoke, ash and lava flows. See video… Continue Reading
Barry William Hale’s latest design for Abomination 718 is the pan-ultimate Thelemic T-shirt. “This magical vestment is an encapsulation of the forces of the New Aeon & a celebration of the Law of Thelema” – BWH You can purchase here… Continue Reading
The Devil in the Details: Kenneth Anger,,the Inventor of a Celluloid Avant-Garde, Nears 90 ….”Anger pleasured himself for Alfred Kinsey’s sex studies, tipped off the Rolling Stones to the joys of the devil, published a scabrous Tinseltown tell-all that predated… Continue Reading
Markosia has announced the February 20 publication of a revised and expanded edition of Aleister Crowley: Wandering the Waste, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel by Martin Hayes, Roy Huteson Stewart, and Paul McLaren with a foreword by renowned Crowley scholar Richard Kaczynski.… Continue Reading
The London Guardian has posted a story about a new gallery project Lucifer Brothers Workshop which opened at the Art Los Angeles Contemporary fair this passed weekend Santa Monica, CA. The focus of the exhibit is the work of two women who… Continue Reading
Kenneth Anger: Lucifer Brothers 3:30pm, Saturday, January 30, 2016 ALAC Theatre Barker Hangar Santa Monica Airport The Lucifer Brothers pop-up art gallery and store is the culmination of Kenneth Anger’s lifelong obsession with the occult. In 1955 Anger was the… Continue Reading
Dr. Richard Kaczynski announced on FB that he’ll be a featured speaker at the upcoming “Trans-States” conference being held in England in the Fall. He states: “I am super psyched to be a keynote speaker, along with Alan Moore, at… Continue Reading
According to the MOCAtv explanation: “To occult artist Brian Butler, aesthetics are ‘magick.’ Elevating mystic practices to the status of art—or elevating art to the status of ritual—Butler’s films and performances are themselves Orphic ceremonies and Satanic rites. Pentagrams, triangles,… Continue Reading
OTO International Cabinet member, David Tibet has announced the sale of a large part of his Crowley library. He says: “I am OverMoon that a large part of my collection of books by Aleister Crowley are being offered for sale… Continue Reading
Seems like everyone is trying to work out what the Occult Art Explosion in NY is all about? Strange Magic: Why occult-based art is about to cross your radar (if it hasn’t already) “This week, NYU’s WSE80 Gallery, next to… Continue Reading