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Deep Dip: 'LILITH,' by George MacDonald
Season 5 Episode 9
Crowley describes George MacDonald’s 1895 novel LILITH as “A good introduction to the Astral”, and cites it amongst the works of fiction included in the reading curriculum for A∴A∴ and O.T.O. Michael…
Published on 1 day ago
Workshop: Thelemic Karma
Season 5 Episode 8
Karma is commonly described as the results of one’s actions in one form or another, and often gets thought of as a cosmic justice system. But how is it seen from a Thelemic perspective? And how can t…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Deep Dip, The Gospel According to St. Bernard Shaw
Season 5 Episode 7
‘The Gospel According to St. Bernard Shaw’ is Crowley’s exhaustive response to Bernard Shaw’s preface to his play, Androcles and the Lion. Both pieces analyze the Jesus of the Gospels, with Crowley’s…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Purifying & Consecrating, with Edward Mason
Season 5 Episode 6
Plenty of emphasis gets placed on the importance of Banishing Rituals, especially as part of a greater overall Magical Ceremony. But not as much is said about Purification and Consecration, in spite …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Deep Dip: Liber LXV The Book of the Heart Girt with a Serpent, chapter IV
Season 5 Episode 5
Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente, or The Book of the Heart Girt with a Serpent, is an inspired text written by Aleister Crowley that recounts the experience of union with his Holy Guardian Angel. Michael…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Luciferianism, with Jeremy Crow
Season 5 Episode 4
Jeremy Crow is a longtime proponent and practitioner of Luciferianism, and his Novus Ordo Luciferi and Flambeau Noir initiatives have helped promote the Lightbearer ethos internationally. We’ll chat …
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Spinning Stories: Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me & Season 1
Season 5 Episode 3
When tales tap into the subconscious, their themes can transcend the arbitrary boundaries set by the rational mind. Michael and I will delve into the lore of Twin Peaks, and see if we can read a Thel…
Published on 3 months ago
Liber Resh vel Helios, with Edward Mason
Season 5 Episode 2
Liber Resh vel Helios is a Thelemic ritual adoration of the Sun. Performed at the four stations of dawn, midday, sunset and midnight, it is used as a regular Invocation of God-forms and as a mindfuln…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Deep Dip: Nietzsche's 'History of Morals' (from Beyond Good & Evil)
Season 5 Episode 1
Crowley considered Friedrich Nietzsche a prophet and forerunner of Thelema, and Nietzsche looms large at a critical point of transition for Western philosophy. We’ll dive into a chapter from his book…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Deep Dip: Crowley's Yoga, Abuldiz, & the 'Frothy Sexy Summer Reading List'
Season 4 Episode 19
Is Crowley’s approach to Yoga still relevant? And who was Crowley’s Yoga teacher? Did famed comedy film director Preston Sturges’ mother dictate Book 4 to Crowley at the behest of an entity called Ab…
Published on 8 months ago