MetaFilter posts tagged with occult

Where no bird can fly no fish can swim til The King is born in Tupelo!

Charlemagne In Sweatpants — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:32:51 -0800

Rock’n'roll as spontaneous Paganism: Mick Farren on Nick Cave, Elvis and the Devil is an essay by the author of Gathering Of The Tribe: A look at the role of the occult in music through key albums. Another excerpt is Punk-Esotericism: The Occult Roots of the Wu-Tang Clan

Out There Radio

kittensofthenight — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:02:54 -0800

You’ve reached the home of Out There Radio, a weekly audio journey into the world of the occult, conspiracy, counterculture, and the bizarre undercurrents of the human psyche. A charming and relaxed take on Occult and Conspiracy radio. Highlights include: Those Crazy Occult Nazis! The Georgia Guidestones The Final Truth: Torture, 9/11 Conspiracy and Famous Comedians

Dan Brown Must Love Germans

Ipsifendus — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 06:16:16 -0800

Wired tells the story of an old encoded manuscript, the effort to crack it, and the secret occult society that it revealed.

How do you baffle a vegetable?

Artw — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:11:10 -0800

Hellblazer, the DC/Vertigo comic starring Alan Moore created occult investigator John Constantine, is being cancelled at issue #300 to make way for a new comic set in DC's New 52 universe. Hellblazer was DC's longest running continuously numbered comic and it's cancelation marks the last of the DC Comics characters with Vertigo titles being taken back into the mainstream DC universe (previously). Vertigo was originally an imprint for mature readers occult themed titles and creator owned work, though it has changed over the years with an adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo becoming the first Vertigo to receive TV advertising.

Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

Artw — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:04:51 -0800

Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff, a podcast in which writer and game designer Robin D. Laws (Hamlet's Hitpoints, The GUMSHOE system) and game designer and writer Kenneth Hite (Tour De Lovecraft, GURPS Horror) (previously) talk about stuff. Stuffs include: Why vampires are assholes and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, stopping WWI and Beasts of the Southern Wild, Margaret Atwood and the difference between a mystic and an occultist, why no invented setting is as interesting as the real world and Woodrow Wilson, Gencon and sundry RPGs, Neil Armstrong, HP Blavatsky and theosophy, the ebook prcing settlement, what big publishing could learn from RPG publishers, and the many crazy fictional possibilities of Charles Lindbergh and his UFO investigating chums, and Dungeons and Dragons edition wars and Aliester Crowley.

Demonicpedia: better know your demons

filthy light thief — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:39:34 -0800

Demonicpedia exist as a reference and educational resource for demons and demonology. Here you can find references to most demons and information about them as well as topics pertaining to the demonic. Providing more information about demons than those thumbnails from the 1863 edition of the Dictionnaire Infernal that have been bouncing around tumblr recently. See also: DeliriumsRealm's list of demons, American demons, Asian/East demons, European demons, Judeo-Christian demons, and modern magick demons.

fountain pens, brass buckles, nail files, cigarettes, a “gold zecchino issued by Pope Alexander VI”, barley sugar, hypodermic needles and drugs

Lovecraft In Brooklyn — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:50:51 -0800

Kenneth Grant, who has died aged 86, was probably the last living link to the voluptuary, occultist and megalomaniac Aleister Crowley; after Crowley’s death Grant co-edited and published many of the self-styled mystic’s writings, but he also became involved in a protracted wrangle over his own claim to be Crowley’s heir. Via.

7. Look For "The Signs"

hermitosis — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:54:34 -0800

A rare video excerpt from 1994's Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults Included among the FBI's list of resources on "Beheadings & Ritual Murders"

The Magick of David Bowie

kimdog — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:56:17 -0800

The Laughing Gnostic: David Bowie and the Occult A lengthy analysis.

Now We Dance

puny human — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 21:06:54 -0800

Now is the time on MetaFilter when we dance: with GROSSE FREI HEIT, Mera naam Chin Chin Chu (Hindi: मेरा नाम चिन चिन चू, Urdu: میرا نام چِن چِن چو) , and Occult Chemistry - Fire.

New Wave and the New Age: a Blondie Songwriter's Mystic Trip.

darth_tedious — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:51:44 -0800

Touched By Your Presence, Dear: Ex-Blondie songwriter and bassist Gary Lachman (aka "Gary Valentine") blogs (and is interviewed) about his books on Jung, Steiner, Ouspensky, and Sixties mysticism, and his time spent toiling in the fields of Crowleyana and The Gurdjieff Work.

Satan Satan Satan Satan

Artw — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:08:01 -0800

The devil rides out - How Dennis Wheatley sold black magic to Britain.

"George Washington is the American Christ"

Burhanistan — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:41:39 -0800

Mystical Sites – U.S. Capitol : The US Capitol isn’t simply another governmental building. It is the spiritual center of the United States. Its structure, its art and its symbols all reveal the great importance of secret Fraternities in the shaping of the world most powerful government. An entertaining if not specious look. Also, don't miss the breakdown of Jay-Z.

Make mine Laudanum!

JoanArkham — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:13:45 -0800

Steampunk is OK, but I prefer Victorian Lowbrow.

The Necronomicon Files

Artw — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:15:03 -0800

"Necronomicons: The Scariest Book in the World" - A talk given by Daniel Harms, author of the Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, on the history of the Necronomicon(s) - taking in Abdul Alhazred, John Dee, assorted aquaintences of HP Lovecraft, some rather dodgy sounding occultists from the 70s and a man known only as Simon. Previously.

The Song Doesn't Remain the Same

Bookhouse — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:54:36 -0800

Jimmy Page's lost soundtrack for Kenneth Anger's Lucifer Rising is worth checking out on a Saturday night (scroll down to the middle of the page to hear it). Droning and dark, it might have fit the completed film (NSFW) quite well if Anger hadn't fired Page before he finished the tracks. Anger, the legendary avant garde filmmaker and gossip, replaced Page with former Charles Manson associate and convicted killer Bobby Beausolei, who recorded the official soundtrack with a group of fellow prisoners called The Freedom Orchestra.

And Away We Go...

cinemafiend — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:12:48 -0800

There is a remarkable collection of books partially exhibited online at the Richter Library at the University of Miami. The library's physical exhibit includes a sample display of books on spiritual photography, clairvo yance, and a nice run of FATE Magazine. The collection contains over 1700 books and there is a full bibliography. You might ask, what's so special about this collection? Well, the books are all From the Library of Jackie Gleason. Admittedly, this post will have limited appeal to those not interested in rare books, Jackie Gleason, and the occult...

AOS

internationalfeel — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:36:15 -0800

O f f i c i a l W W I artist, chaos magici a n.

Paranoia is a heightened state of awareness

bodywithoutorgans — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:07:16 -0800

The fringes of knowledge Amok publishers specializes in collecting the finest of esoterica. Back before the Internet had everything, people with deviant tastes would have to rely on mail order catalogs such as Amok. It has published a compendium of bizarre books known as Dispatches since the 80s. I managed to bump into this book at the University library. I also wasted half a day savoring the ridiculous annotations and drawings. Here are some reviews that hype it: "The Amok catalog is required reading for all information junkies, mutants, lunatics and anybody else interested in exploring worlds and ideas never seen... A side effect of reading the Amok catalog is that it could make you reconsider the very nature of imagination, freedom and possibility." – San Francisco Chronicle "Amok is the research guide to all the sordid thoughts you'd never discuss at lunch... the index of all that we hold obscure, perverse, and dear." – Esquire "You think you're postmodern. You give to your local National Public Radio station. You write letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience. Jesse Helms makes your knee go into involuntary spasms. You are primed for First Amendment battles and believe you stand squarely on the side of the purists. Until you start to leaf through the Amok Fourth Dispatch." – Publisher's Weekly "The benchmark sourcebook on deviant literature." – Vanity Fair "An impressive collection, absolutely definitive in many ways – one can almost say that there's no need to read anything that isn't in this catalogue." – J. G. Ballard "A reading list from Hell that is a must for any serious oddball bibliophile." – John Waters

William Butler Yeats

homunculus — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:30:07 -0800

The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats - Online Exhibition. [Via]

The Mindscape of Alan Moore

MythMaker — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:49:41 -0800

The Mindscape of Alan Moore. Documentary featuring interview with comic book writer Alan Moore. More interviews. (previously)

Aleister Crowley in drag = Barbara Bush

anticlock — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:40:20 -0800

Aleister Crowley, grandfather of George W. Bush? Well, obviously.
In late 1924, Pauline Pierce, Frank Harris, Nellie O'Hara, and Aleister Crowley get together in France and experience "Eroto-Comotose Lucidity." Afterwards Pauline Pierce returns to the states. In June 1925, Pauline Pierce gives birth to a daughter, Barbara.
Also, and again.

Who's Your Demon?

Bookhouse — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:20:15 -0800

The Dictionnaire Infernal. Tired of the same old devil costume each Halloween? Why not go as Bael, Asmodeus or Gaap? Written and (wickedly) illustrated during the 1800s, the Dictionaire (annoying sound warning) has the demon you need. Of course, there are other resources. If you have a hard time choosing, try your birth month's demon.

The Bizarre Odyssey Of Frank Collin.

jonmc — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:26:57 -0800

Frank Collin. Just your average everyday half-Jewish Neo-Nazi pederast occult author. Former leader of the Neo-Nazi group that marched through the predominantly Jewish Chicago suburb of Skokie in 1977, triggering protests and court battles. Collin himself was half-Jewish, strangely. He later went to jail for child molestation and seems to have turned to writing books about witchcraft since his release. A truly strange story.

Human being = monster

Tarn — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:10:21 -0800

You are the stock of the corporation known as the U.S.A. Following the recent discussion of a Jordan Maxwell video, colourfully dismissed as "new age sewage", I thought Mefites would like (and/or rather, I would like Mefites) to apply their knowledge and insight to a far more topical example of Mr. Maxwell's work. A jumping off point: The law administered in the courts is maritime law. (Google video @ 1 Hr)