Darkly Splendid Abodes
Darren White
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The official podcast of Toronto Thelema, exploring the occult writings of Aleister Crowley and various other authors, and the Thelemic system of Magick, mysticism and philosophy.
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S5E19 Finale: Enochian Grammar, Listener Comments, & Crowleyan Controversies
As we wrap up Season 5, Michael and I chat about Enochian grammar, respond to listener comments, and discuss controversies surrounding Aleister Crowley: Satanist, racist, and possibly something far…
S5E18 Dissonant Dialectic: Mogg Morgan's 'Morality, Amorality, and Immorality in Aleister Crowley's Thelemic Cult'
Modern Thelema is an evolving discourse that benefits from absorbing the manifold perspectives of the world. We’ll bounce off of Mogg Morgans paper, ‘The Heart of Thelema: Morality, Amorality, and…
S5E17 Spinning Stories: 2001: A Space Odyssey
When tales tap into the subconscious, their themes can transcend the arbitrary boundaries set by the rational mind. We’ll see how Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ maps against the critical…
S5E16 Who is Edward Mason? with Edward Mason (Magician)
Edward Mason has been a regular guest on Darkly Splendid Abodes going back to our very first episode. But just who is this fellow with the English accent, who evidently lives in Mexico and yet has…
S5E15 The Wake World, by Aleister Crowley
The Wake World, or Liber 95 (XCV), is included as the first part of Aleister Crowley’s book “Konx Om Pax.” Originally written as a bedtime story for his daughter, Lola Zaza, it is an allegory for the…
S5E14 The A∴A∴ Path; and Enochian Magic, with Frater Baltan
Frater Baltan is an Initiate of Crowley’s system of A∴A∴, and a practitioner of Enochian Magick. We’ll discuss these two Magical systems, on the one hand exploring what the A∴A∴ is for and what an…
S5E13 Deep Dip: Liber 418, Aethyrs 9 & 4
Liber 418, ‘The Vision & the Voice’ is the record of a series of Enochian visions scried by Aleister Crowley in 1900 and in 1909 e.v. These visions are the most well-known example of putting John…
S5E12 The Stelé of Revealing, with Edward Mason
Of all the iconic images associated with Thelema, the most primal, sacred and important is the Stelé of Revealing, a funeral stelé dedicated to an Egyptian priest of the late 25th/early 26th dynasty,…
S5E11 Spinning Stories: Twin Peaks Season 2 & The Return
When tales tap into the subconscious, their themes can transcend the arbitrary boundaries set by the rational mind. Dipping into the circuits of time, Michael and I conclude our exploration of the…
S5E10 Islamic Influence on Thelema, with Uthman Ken
Aleister Crowley had an admiration for Islam and tried to immerse himself in Sufi spaces on a few occasions. The Islamic influence on Thelema is sometimes overt, but often implicit. Author Uthman Ken…
S5E9 Deep Dip: 'LILITH,' by George MacDonald
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…
S5E8 Workshop: Thelemic Karma
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…
S5E7 Deep Dip, The Gospel According to St. Bernard Shaw
‘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…
S5E6 Purifying & Consecrating, with Edward Mason
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…
S5E5 Deep Dip: Liber LXV The Book of the Heart Girt with a Serpent, chapter IV
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…
S5E4 Luciferianism, with Jeremy Crow
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…
S5E3 Spinning Stories: Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me & Season 1
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…
S5E2 Liber Resh vel Helios, with Edward Mason
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…
S5E1 Deep Dip: Nietzsche's 'History of Morals' (from Beyond Good & Evil)
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…
S4E19 Deep Dip: Crowley's Yoga, Abuldiz, & the 'Frothy Sexy Summer Reading List'
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…
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