Month: September 2012

Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are in principle under autocratic control. Thus, a corporation or an industry is, if we were to think of it in political terms, fascist; that is, it has tight control at the top and strict obedience has to be established at every level — there’s a little bargaining, a little give and take, but the line of authority is perfectly straightforward. Just as I’m opposed to political fascism, I’m opposed to economic fascism. I think that until major institutions of society are under the popular control of participants and communities, it’s pointless to talk about democracy.

Noam Chomsky (via noam-chomsky)

As I deepend my explorations, as layers of conventional beliefs fell away, I found I was finally approaching the deeper questions that had eluded me during the course of my life – questions I had not even believed I had the right to ask. Even if it required isolation from the mainstream, I preferred to sacrifice my beliefs and preconceptions, along with the comforts and status they afforded, rather than cling to a set of inherited values that I increasingly suspected to be false.

Daniel Pinchbeck, The Return Of Queztalcoalt

iseesigils:

The 2012 Esoteric Book Conference will be in Seattle on September 15th and 16th, 2012

The Esoteric Book Conference is an annual international event to bring together authors, artists, publishers and bookmakers working in the field of esotericism. In addition to presentations by notable authors and scholars, the conference opens it doors to publishers and booksellers showcasing new & used books as well as rare and hard-to-find esoteric texts. For two days the conference hosts the largest selection of esoteric books under one roof. Contemporary esoteric publishing, fine press book arts and antiquarian texts are offered to augment the libraries of readers, scholars and collectors alike.

This multi-disciplined conference will feature presentations by contemporary authorities researching and working in esoteric currents both East & West. Western Esotericism, Gnosticism, Theosophy, Mythology, Shamanism, Rosicrucianism, Sacred Sciences, Occulture and World Religions are among the subjects to be represented. An esoteric book fair and art show will also be on site allowing education, vending and networking in a unique field of literary, historical and cultural arts.

This conference offers several opportunities for promotion, networking and exhibition for publishers, authors and artists who work in the esoteric publishing field. There will be two days of presentations wherein authors and scholars may present lectures as well as a book fair with scheduled book signings. On Saturday night there will be an evening of entertainment featuring various ritual performances.

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(will one of my followers near Seattle PLEASE go and take pics of EVERYTHING!)

occultartistscollective:

Ecstasis and the Projected Conception – By Matthew Venus

Pen & Ink, Photographed and Processed

This piece is a symbolic representation of a cosmological map and creation mythos. The symbols are of my own design and represent a sigilic alphabet which I use in my spiritual and magical praxis.

  The triangle at center is a “triangle of manifestation” which is representative of the One made manifest as All.