Wednesday, November 30, 2011
You might want to check out “MAGICKAL STORIES – THE EXÚ” over at VICE, an interview by Liz Armstrong with Brian Butler that has some text and pretty pictures, and discussion about Afro-Brazilian traditions in Brazil, difficulties with terminology, and more. “Over a weird first hangout where we sat and drank tea from chairs so [...]
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The ‘Worst Man in the World’ Tells the Astounding Story of His Life in Articles by Aleister Crowley. “The man who, having practiced strange rites, becomes a drunkard or a drug-fiend, is evidently a failure as a magician. He has lost his grip.” [via]
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The ‘Worst Man in the World’ Tells the Astounding Story of His Life in Articles by Aleister Crowley. “Let me say here that it is impossible for a magician to be a man of bad character. He cares nothing for conventions, but he needs the sternest virtues. His powers are limited by himself.” [via]
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The ‘Worst Man in the World’ Tells the Astounding Story of His Life in Articles by Aleister Crowley. “But I am a white magician, not a black one. I belong to a secret order which has representatives all over the world; we are all working for the good of humanity, not for its downfall.” [via]
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The ‘Worst Man in the World’ Tells the Astounding Story of His Life in Articles by Aleister Crowley. “Foolish people say that I am a Black Magician, that I am in the habit of celebrating the Black Mass and the Witches’ Sabbath, that I eat new-born babes and explore the sky on a broomstick. They [...]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The ‘Worst Man in the World’ Tells the Astounding Story of His Life in Articles by Aleister Crowley. “Nobody stops to look at me in the street. My appearance is, I suppose, that of a simple country gentleman up in town for a weekend. All my notoriety arises from the fact that I am a [...]
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The ‘Worst Man in the World’ Tells the Astounding Story of His Life in Articles by Aleister Crowley. “‘What’s that?’ ‘The files about Aleister Crowley.’ ‘Goodness gracious me!’ ‘Of course, we haven’t got the last month’s stuff in yet. A bit congested.’ ‘Here, this has got to stop! We can’t put up new buildings every [...]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The ‘Worst Man in the World’ Tells the Astounding Story of His Life in Articles by Aleister Crowley. “The value of all this nonsense is somewhat discounted by the fact that I am back in England after wandering over most of the world, and go my way without interference. No charge of any sort has [...]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The ‘Worst Man in the World’ Tells the Astounding Story of His Life in Articles by Aleister Crowley. “I have been shot at with broad arrows. They have called me the ‘worst man in the world.’ They have accused me of doing everything from murdering women and throwing their bodies into the Seine to drug [...]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The ‘Worst Man in the World’ Tells the Astounding Story of His Life in Articles by Aleister Crowley. “If there is one subject I detest it is Aleister Crowley. On the other hand, there’s no mystery about it. So, if anyone is interested, here goes!” [via]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
“LeAvE iT aLL BeHinD” is a track added by Ralph Buckley in the Hermetic Library audio pool. “You ain’t no place, baby You weren’t meant to be You ain’t no place, baby You weren’t meant to be Leave it all behind you Only then you’ll see You ain’t no place, baby You weren’t meant [...]
Monday, November 28, 2011
“The Strange And Frightening World Of Coil” is an interesting and recent retrospective, you may want to check out over at The Quietus. “As we remember Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson who died a year ago tomorrow, Russell Cuzner looks back at the music of Coil” “COIL know how to destroy Angels. How to paralyse. [...]
Monday, November 28, 2011
Occupy Music – for the 99% by Occupy Music “This is music by the 99%, for the 99%. It is free of charge. Please consider donating directly to your local Occupation. occupytogether.org“ “This compilation album contains songs donated by artists who support Occupy Wall Street. All songs are free of charge. To submit music [...]
Monday, November 28, 2011
Miskatonic School for Girls caught my eye as interesting (Amirite?), but when I got to the image of the player’s board … yeah. Oh, my … This project is fully funded, and how; but, there’s still time to participate if you like the idea. “The Miskatonic School for Girls is the first deck [...]
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Monday, November 28, 2011
I’ve added Articles by Aleister Crowley, a new sub-section of The Libri of Aleister Crowley. This section currently contains three articles that were published as a series by The London Sunday Dispatch from Jun 18th through Jul 2nd, 1933. I’ve seen these three articles mentioned before, and quoted from; but didn’t have them in the [...]
Monday, November 28, 2011
“Grace” is a track added by Sublimatus in the Hermetic Library audio pool. “Grace” from School of Sorcery by Sublimatus “Grace conceals herself, So if you think you’ve found her, Be thee weary, The seven tides of fury may carry Grace away, Yet once you’ve leaved to marry, Mother, Maiden, Crone to the Warrior, [...]
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Tagged death, desire, desolation, dominance, father, folly, Fury, life, mother, music, peace, shameless night, subjugation, Sublimatus, tide, tides, time, ugliness, War, wealth, wisdom
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Monday, November 28, 2011
krampus postcard, originally uploaded by missmonstermel. “Finished the Krampus image for this year! This is being made into the yearly postcard… will be for sale in November!” The Hermetic Library visual pool is a visual scavenger hunt for images of a living Western Esoteric Tradition. Images of your ritual or ritual space, images [...]
Sunday, November 27, 2011
If you’re in Europe, anywhere near Strasbourg, you may want to rush out to see Europe and the Spirit World or the Fascination with the Occult, 1750-1950 which runs only through Dec 2nd through Dec 12, 2012. “‘Europe and the Spirit World or the Fascination with the Occult, 1750-1950′ is a cross-disciplinary exhibition exploring the [...]
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
“Sometimes you got to lose it all Before you find your way Take a chance, play your part Make romance, it might break your heart.”
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Untitled, originally uploaded by Jacqueline Elaine Gomez. The Hermetic Library visual pool is a visual scavenger hunt for images of a living Western Esoteric Tradition. Images of your ritual or ritual space, images of sigils or tools, showing off your own library or special volume from the restricted stacks, sacred spaces and places, esoteric [...]
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