In 1920 Aleister Crowley and his magical partner Leah Hirsig established the Abbey of Thelema at Cefalù, in Sicily. Here they undertook taboo-breaking magical experiments, including rites involving eating faeces. This lecture reveals this previously-unexplored side of Crowley’s magic, telling a story which raises questions about taboo and purity in ceremonial magic, but equally — gender, ideals of womanhood and the idea of the Scarlet Woman. The workings probed the boundaries of selfhood, subjectivity and taboo, and insights can be drawn from Mary Douglas’ work on purity and taboo and Georges Bataille’s writing on the negative paths to mystical ecstasy.
Thursday 8 March 2017: Meeting Aleister Crowley & his Magick Evening Seminar at Treadwells, London – Marco Visconti Tonight is for people curious about the man, his philosophy and his magic…. Read more »
Thanks to William Thirteen… Do What Thou Wilt – The Search for Meaning in Stein 24.Nov.2017 – 18.March.2018 Appenzeller Volkskunde Museum, Stein, CH In the archive of the Swiss Canton… Read more »
An event constellated around the abodes of Aleister Crowley will be taking place at St Leonards Masonic Hall on 1st December. English Heretic and Accumulator Press will host talks and… Read more »
About the Event: Crucible is a large get-together of people, from a very wide variety of backgrounds, who are serious about the practice of magic(k), and want to have a… Read more »
An exciting Berlin event. All of the lectures will be in English and two of them address Aleister Crowley directly. August 31st 20:00 – 24:00 Z-Bar – Bergstrasse 2 Program 20:00: The… Read more »
Academia Ordo Templi Orientis, in cooperation with the OTO Grand Lodge of Italy, is pleased to announce a conference at Monte Verità in Ascona, Switzerland, on August 26, 2017. This… Read more »
1 April – 9 April 2017 12:00 to 17:00 each day Conway Mill 5-7 Conway Street Falls Road Belfast United Kingdom The Candle of Vision is an exhibition of esoteric… Read more »
Treadwells, London, on Tuesday 21 March 2017 Meeting Aleister Crowley and his Magic – Evening Mini-Workshop – Marco Visconti For people curious about the man, his philosophy and his magic. This… Read more »
