We have an interview up with our lovely and talented sister Medea of Rebel Belly Productions, where we also announce her involvement in our annual BLK Celebration.
To view it, click HERE
Hagen von Tulien’s Occult Psaligraphy
Hagen von Tulien’s much-anticipated title Occult Psaligraphy is due next month from publisher Ouroboros Press. We have added an artist profile and interview to mark the occasion.
Click HERE to view.
Hagen von Tulien
Michael Bertiaux article and interview in Abraxas #5
Abraxas 5
Abraxas – International Journal of Exoteric Studies is a collaboration between Treadwells Bookshop and Fulgur Esoterica which presents the best words and images of the international esoteric movement in a high quality printed format.
Issue 5 has been announced today, and is available for pre-order. It offers 180 pages of “essays, poetry, interviews and art”. Some of these pages include, “Meeting Le Maître: An Introduction to the Art of Michael Bertiaux”, a contribution by Ariock of Black Lotus Kult, concerning our friend and teacher Michael Bertiaux. This work is focused on presenting biographic information concerning Michael’s art, followed by a brief interview. It is packed with full-colour photos of Michael’s paintings and of his studio, all presented in the exceptional Abraxas standard.
Both the paperback and hardcover version are limited editions, with the hardcover being an edition of just 300 deluxe volumes (black cloth sewn hardback w/dust jacket, gold-stamped design by Panos Tsagaris, and an original s/n print by Bea Kwan Lim).
Publisher’s info;
“Printed using state-of-the-art offset lithography to our usual high standard, contributions for Abraxas #5 include an interview by Pam Grossman with Greek artist, Panos Tsagaris; an analysis of Aby Warburg’s Mnemosyne Atlas by Silvia Urbini, a visual interpretation of the Dionysian mysteries by Arrington de Dionyso; a substantial essay from Shasha Chaitow on the grandfather of esoteric art, Joséphin Péladan; an introduction to the art of Michael Bertiaux by Ariock Van de Voorde; reminiscences by Caroline Wise of her friend Olivia Robertson (1917-2013), and much more…”
To order, or for more information, see http://fulgur.co.uk/shop/abraxas/issue-5/
Michael Bertiaux at Work in his studio.
Happy Saint Valentine’s Day from your favourite LOVE KULT!
LOVE KULT
The Black Lotus Kult “LOVE KULT” design by Hagen von Tulien
We are hard at work this year with new music, writing and performances all in the works, and a some interviews thrown in for good measure.
In the meantime, we wanted to stop to tell you that we love you.
To death.
After a last-second call to fill in at January’s Alauda show at the Skylark West Seattle (where she performed to the Soulsavers “Paper Money“), Kindle’s next big performance will be at the second run of the Crazy Little Thing Called Love show…
Promising to take you “From the darkest depths of betrayal to the highest highs of a new romance”, Rebel Belly Productions‘ ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ is hitting the stage for a second run this weekend at the Columbia City Theater. Kindle of Black Lotus Kult will be performing to the music of COIL, The Magnetic Fields, and Elliott Smith. In the first run, she wowed the audience with two distinct sets in the two acts, with many onlookers not realizing they were witnessing the same performer. See her, and many other incredibly talented performers THIS SUNDAY!
Performances by:
Elizabeth Dennis, Katana, Kat Ross, Kindle Cimmerian, Maysun Riya, Medea, Monica Schierbaum, Muna Rain, Shimmy Sister Kate, Sierra Bloom, Somni (Letty Limbach & Sarah Kate Moore), Vibha Srinivasan, and Wisteria
More info on the event Facebook page HERE
Tickets on Brown Paper Tickets site HERE
Venger Satanis (Cult of Cthulhu) Interview
Winter Solstice blessings to all!
We have added to our Interviews section a discussion with Venger Satanis of the Cult of Cthulhu.
Black Lotus Kult Amulets
On the day of the Festival of the Ancestors, 1 November 2013, we announce the availability of the Limited Edition
Black Lotus Kult All Saints Amulet.
The design is based on Hagen von Tulien’s stunning “Black Lotus Kult” artwork. Starting Lent Season this year, each of these pendants were personally charged by Archbishop Michael Bertiaux, and given a blessing by him of “Love, Joy and Prosperity” for the new owner. These were then charged in a “Typhonian Tantric” ritual by Black Lotus Kult, and further blessed in a mass of the Ecclesia Gnostica Spiritualis.
Each of these sterling silver amulets are handmade, one of a kind items. The artist pasted the design onto sheet, drilled and cut them out using non-powered tools, and then stamped with hand punches and worked the piece with files and small tools. To finish, the bail is hard-soldered, and then they were given a hand-polish. It is very labor-intensive compared to letting a computer and machine do it, but worth it in the end as each piece is unique and meant to last beyond a lifetime.
Each amulet comes with a box, bag, “Prayer Card”, BLK Certificate of Authenticity, and two BLK decals.
All of these have been sold or reserved, please send a message to the Black Lotus Kult or BLK Library Facebook page to be placed on a waiting list in the event of an unpurchased reserved piece becomes available.
Happy Halloween
Watch this space on 1 November
News on Kenneth Grant’s Nightside of Eden
“Despite appearances, and according to the author’s own testimony, the thesis of Nightside of Eden is basically simple.” -David Hall
After the hectic Seattle Esoteric Book Conference and BLK Celebration “season”, followed by a magical retirement, we are now settling back in, getting some work done, and getting caught up on affairs. From all this activity, are behind on reading, but we made the time to stop by the BLK Library this week to start on Beelzebub and the Beast by David Hall.
Beelzebub and the Beast by David Hall
Hall was one of the founders and editors of the Thelemic magazine SOTHiS. Today Starfire Publishing posted a review from a 1978 issue of SOTHiS (Vol II, NO.2) where Hall tackles Kenneth Grant’s Nightside of Eden. The opening volume of the second of the Typhonian Trilogies, Nightside was a turning point for many of Grant readers where they either “broke through” or lost the plot entirely. Hall’s review does well to right the path of the later.
See the full review on Starfire’s website at http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/Nightside_Review.htm
For more on Hall’s Beelzebub and the Beast,
see http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/beelzebub_and_the_beast.htm
We are also very excited to share the announcement that Grant’s Nightside of Eden will be republished later this year! Starfire has done an admirable job in getting Kenneth Grant’s work back in print, in beautiful enhanced editions (new typeset, errata from previous editions and corrections from Grant’s own notes included, rescanned artwork, etc)
Read more on this at http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/Nightside_of_Eden.htm and make sure you are on Starfire’s mailing list for pre-order announcements!
“Nightside of Eden is an explication of the Cult of Choronzon and an initiated exposition of the Mysteries of the Left-Hand Path in relation to Western Occultism. Here, for the first time, the head of a genuine Magical Organization reveals the esoteric doctrines of the ‘black’ magic of the Left-Hand Path, as well as the practical application of psycho-sexual formulae of which very little is generally known.” – from the Starfire preview.
BLK Celebration 2013
BLK Celebration 2013
LOVE KULT
Black Lotus Kult presents:
BLK Celebration 2013 – “LOVE KULT”
An evening of Art, Music, and Ritual featuring; Hagen von Tulien, Kindle Cimmerian, Twilight Bellidanse, Dawn Von Nagy, Raqs Steady Eddie, Ariock Van de Voorde, Scarlet Marie and More!
The 5th Annual “BLK Celebration” will be a semi-public event on September 16th at Edge of the Circle Books and will include events at the store from 6-9PM.
Schedule of events;
6:00-7:00PM – Meet and Greet and Book Signing. Open to public. A chance to converse and get some books/journals signed. Writers/Artist on hand will include Hagen von Tulien, Johnny Jakobsson, Dawn von Nagy, Ariock Van de Voorde and more. A VERY limited edition “BLK Celebration” print designed by Hagen will be made available. Wine and snacks will be served.
7:00-9:00PM – Ritual/Performance. Semi-Private. Invited guests may convene in the ritual chambers for an evening of evocative entertainment from Black Lotus Kult and Friends. Space is limited, and once invited guests are let in, we will allow additional attendees to enter as room permits. Performances will include the premier of a song from a Michael Bertiaux/Black Lotus Kult collaboration!
9:00-? – Carousing. Open to Public. After the performances are complete, we will head one door down to The Honey Hole (703 E Pike) for shenanigans.
For those who can’t make it to the event, Black Lotus Kult is offering, via the BLK Library, a limited edition “BLK Celebration” print. Based on the design of Hagen von Tulien (SEE ABOVE) and incorporating the “BLK Love Kult” logo, these prints measure 11.25″ x 17.3″ and are printed on premium poster card stock. Each will be individually hand-numbered, and will include the BLK Library Stamp, a Black Lotus Kult Propaganda Decal and the signatures of Hagen and various other Black Lotus Kultist who are performing at the event. THERE ARE ONLY 20 OF THESE BEING PRINTED. Pre-orders start now and will be cut off the day before the event (Any remaining copies will be offered there. If you plan to attend and want a print, please consider pre-ordering in case of a sell-out). To reserve a copy and receive payment info, please send a message via the Black Lotus Kult or BLK Library Facebook pages. The price is $40 USD in the US and $50 USD outside of the US via Paypal. Price includes shipping costs. PLEASE NOTE that items will begin shipping the week of 30 September. A portion of the profits for every print sold will be donated to Seattle Humane (please let us know what name you would like to be added to the “Fundraising Honor Roll” at http://shs.convio.net/site/TR?px=1097302&fr_id=1090&pg=personal to mark your purchase and contribution to this great organization).
Cults of the Shadow!
Starfire Publishing has produced many fantastic works over the last quarter century, with a focus on the Typhonian tradition. First published in 1986, Starfire Journal has been the official voice of the Typhonian Order (previously known as the Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis), and has shed light on many of the ideas brought forth in Kenneth Grant’s writings.
Starfire Journal, Volume I, Issues 1-5
With Beyond the Mauve Zone (1999) and The Ninth Arch (2002), Starfire completed the final volumes of Grant’s Typhonian Trilogies. Starting in 2008, they then began to reprint enhanced editions of the previous out-of-print titles in this series; Outside the Circles of Time (2008), The Magical Revival (2009), and Aleister Crowley and the Hidden God (2013). Now comes the announcement of Cults of the Shadow, due this summer.
Although Grant’s works are all amazing, Cults holds a special place to many as their introductory vehicle into the wondrous world of Michael Bertiaux. This title explores Left Hand Path systems and histories, and looks into their manifestation in the works of Bertiaux, Aleister Crowley, Charles Stanfeld Jones and Austin Osman Spare. As with all Starfire reprints of Grant’s work, this will be an “enhanced” edition, with a new typeset, errata from the previous version within the text and notes taken from Grant’s personal copy included. In addition, these new versions have seen new art, interesting endpapers and, when possible, newly photographed versions of the original art. Many plates which were originally presented in black and white are now in colour. Fulgur Esoterica‘s presentations of Michael Bertiaux’s art speak volumes to the importance of colour in examining his work, and we feel many will be amazed when comparing the plates between new and old versions of Cults.
For more details on this title, head to http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/Cults_of_the_Shadow.htm
While on the subject of such things, some were caught sleeping at the pace of Starfire’s republication schedule, and a few of the much sought after deluxe copies of Aleister Crowley and the Hidden God are still available. We have nearly every Starfire deluxe in the BLK Library, and while all are spectacular, this volume really matches the physical object well to the content of the book.
AC&THG Deluxe
To order, or read more, see http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/aleister_crowley_and_the_hidden_god_moredetails.htm
Starfire has also posted a link to Living Traditions Magazine‘s review of Aleister Crowley and the Hidden God at http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/HG_review.html
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