Sunday, May 24 is the Feast of St. Hermes. “In the sanctuary of Promakhos (the Champion) is kept all that is left of the wild strawberry-tree under which they believe that Hermes was nourished.” –Pausanias 9.22.1-2 In his honor, let’s… Continue Reading
The Feast of the Apparition of the Daughter of Fortitude is the 23rd of May, the anniversary of the 1587 vision of Edward Kelly pertaining to Our Lady Babalon. In The Vision and the Voice, Aleister Crowley says of Our… Continue Reading
Today we continue our celebration of Elias Ashmole with further recipes for a Bill of Fare from his time. A Bill of Fare for May. Scotch Pottage or Skink. Scotch collops of mutton A Loin of Veal. An oline, or… Continue Reading
Yesterday, May 18, was the Feast of St. Elias Ashmole. Today we continue our celebration with more recipes for a Bill of Fare from his time. A Bill of Fare for May. Scotch Pottage or Skink. Scotch collops of mutton A… Continue Reading
Today, May 18, is the Feast of St. Elias Ashmole, who died in 1692. Born May 23, 1617, Elias Ashmole was a celebrated English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. According to the Invisible Basilica, “Ashmole… Continue Reading
Continuing the exploration of September 1930, Lisbon: Aleister Crowley’s lost diary of his Portuguese trip, we read: “Wed[nesday] [September] 3 [1930]. Moved to Hotel de Paris Estoril 17 m[etres] on sea. A perfect plage: French, but dignified. The climate seems… Continue Reading
In September 1930, Lisbon: Aleister Crowley’s lost diary of his Portuguese trip, we read: “Tues[day] 2. 3.45. Pessoa met us: a very nice man. Hotel de l’Europe. Lisbon, to judge by the noise, is a Greater London. Like a boiler… Continue Reading
The Magical Record of the Beast 666: The Diaries of Aleister Crowley, 1914-1920 documents some of the prophet’s work with sexual operations in magick. However, like any good magical diary, the book also includes some of the food consumed during… Continue Reading
Today, May 8, is the Feast of Dame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, best known for her co-founding the Theosophical Society in 1875. Her work and her philosophy were building blocks of western occultism today. According to Thelemapedia, “Aleister Crowley recognized Blavatsky as a… Continue Reading
Tomorrow, May 8, is the Feast of St. Paul Gaugin. The Invisible Basilica tells us, “The life of Paul Gauguin provides us with an example of a man who flouted convention and abandoned material success in order to pursue his… Continue Reading