Spiritus Arcanum will be presenting Katarina Pejovic’s talk on Balkan Folk Magic, Sunday December 14th at 7pm Eastern a part of The Serpentine Path Class Series. It’s being Live-streamed and Recorded. About this class: The Balkans are home to some… Continue Reading
Bitter Winter recently ran a book review by Massimo Introvigne of The Serpent’s Tale, a book on Kundalini Yoga published by Columbia University Press earlier this Fall. His review begins: Few concepts in contemporary spirituality have been as mystified, commodified,… Continue Reading
The National Library of Scotland recently published an article by Suzanna Beaupre regarding The Prophet of the Lovely Star’s time in Scotland. It begins: Notorious occultist, mountaineer, and homoerotic poet Aleister Crowley lived many lives and held many personas. One… Continue Reading
The Aviva Community Fund will be matching donations up to £250 to complete the restoration of Boleskine House, among whose past owners was the Prophet of the Lovely Star. View this video about this important work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYCOR36gXmw Aviva’s announcement reads:… Continue Reading
Below find a link to a Ted talk by Dr. Jenny Butler regarding Samhain and the origins of Halloween. The posted description says: This talk reveals how the modern celebration of Halloween originates in the ancient Irish festival of Samhain.… Continue Reading
The Boleskine House Foundation has posted more pix of this historic residence as they draw closer and closer to completing the work of restoration which began some six years ago. Their FB feed says: The dining room is looking absolutely… Continue Reading
Brill Publishing has posted a chapter from Jessica A. Albrecht’s Subtle Energies in Therapy, Spirituality, Arts, and Politics. This chapter looks at work of sexual martyr Ida Craddock (a member USGL’s Order of the Eagle) and Frances Swiney. Be forewarned… Continue Reading
The Serpent’s Tale by Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen is a recent publication by the Columbia University Press. The posted description says: There is a standard narrative that recurs throughout popular writings on yoga and tantra, from South Asian texts… Continue Reading
Here’s a link to a new film by cashumi: Cut-Up as Magical Method: From Burroughs to Bowie—and Into Painting. The description provided says: Burroughs’ view of art as a “magical” tool for altering reality aligns with Crowley’s idea of Magick… Continue Reading
Miskatonic Books has opened pre-orders for Triple Goddess, a collection edited by Jack Grayle. Contributors include: Red K Elders Harper Feist Shani Oates T. Susan Chang Jessica Grote Emily Carding Klara Wolfe Erin Kalashnikova Alexis Silvera Robin Artisson The posted… Continue Reading