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Blog postBarbara Bush died today at the age of 92, of undisclosed causes, after an alleged battle with pumonary heart disease and congestive heart failure. Wherever one falls on the political spectrum, this is a sad moment for the Bush family, and a moment in which America loses part of its living history.
Over the next few days, I suspect that an old meme is about to show up back in the media spin cycle: That Barbara Bush was the daughter of the infamous British occultist Aleister Crowley (an3 years ago Read more -
Blog postFriends, I'm very proud to announce that my new book, John Dee and the Empire of Angels, will be released on April 17, 2018 by Inner Traditions. It will be available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble (in store and online), through Indiebound and also directly through the publisher. You can find out more about the book at the John Dee and the Empire of Angels minisite.
This book is, at least at this point in my life, my masterpiece. It's 560 pages, hardback, and full of illustrations,3 years ago Read more -
Blog postHere's a video update from me on what's been going on for the last year, especially with Ultraculture and Magick.Me.
I'm hosting a live Webinar on Saturday, April 8 to decamp with readers and students, check in with you and see what you want next.
You can join the Webinar (at the right time) right here!
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Blog postIs there an absolute cure to human suffering? 2,500 years ago, the Buddha proclaimed an eight-part method for doing just that, and millennia later, people are still following his method and getting excellent results. Here's a breakdown. This article originally appeared on Ultraculture.
Learn more about how to achieve deep meditation states, access inner bliss—and begin to radically shift your life—at Magick.Me, my online school for spirituality. As an exercise, I've been working on f4 years ago Read more -
Blog postWe're often told that having a big ego is a bad thing—even that we should overcome or even "delete" our egos. But what if an ego turns out to be a really, really important thing to have? Originally published on Ultraculture.
Since I got into spirituality, people have been laying this "kill your ego" trip on me.
The Ego is a concept created by Sigmund Freud to denote "the organized part of the personality structure that includes defensive, perceptual,4 years ago Read more -
Blog postAdulting is the fine art of getting your sh*t together and growing up. Here's ten crucial attitude adjustments that have helped me do just that. This article was originally published on Ultraculture.
Adulting is a rough process. If we're lucky, we get good role models in parents and teachers, but many don't. One way or another, regardless of our external resources, we have to do it, because while society often rewards those who get their act together, it isn't particularly forgi4 years ago Read more -
Blog postA simple, handy primer on how to meditate, and begin a passionate journey into inner bliss, strength and clarity that can last a lifetime Below, check out a handy guide on how to meditate—real meditation, not the guided visualization exercises that so often get passed off for meditation in the marketplace. It'll get you up to speed on everything you need to know to start a solid meditation practice.
Included are:
• The reasons to meditate. These are gaining a sense of focus,4 years ago Read more -
Blog postWearable technology has rocketed into public awareness in the last few years, particularly with the Apple Watch; along with the "Internet of Things," devices and their connected apps are beginning to saturate nearly every aspect of our lives.
The use of modern technology for altering consciousness and getting into peak states has been a long-standing interest of mine. William S. Burroughs, one of my heroes and also of the 20th Century's greatest psychonauts, was particularly4 years ago Read more -
Blog postTaking charge of your own spiritual growth is the key to living life to the fullest, on your own terms. Here's seven keys to accelerating your growth as a human being. Spiritual growth and personal growth happen slowly... unless you take charge.
The universe is a machine designed to grow souls by exposing them to an incredibly wide spectrum of experiences, both positive and negative. It is constantly in the process of evolving you as a human being.
So why do some people seem4 years ago Read more -
Blog postI hear I've been missing for a few years.
Allow me to reintroduce myself.
Over the last two years, I've largely been absent from the Internet (outside of instant-gratification Facebook ranting to blow off steam) while I've been wrapping up a new, substantial book. It's bold new territory for me, and beyond that I will say no more... stay tuned.
That's largely meant I've been absent from writing for the Web, either for Ultraculture (including podcasts), Boing Boing, Vic4 years ago Read more
• Presents an overview of Dee’s scientific achievements, intelligence and spy work, imperial strategizing, and his work developing methods to communicate with angels
• Pieces together Dee’s fragmentary Spirit Diaries and examines Enochian in precise detail and the angels’ plan to establish a New World Order
• Explores Dee’s influence on Sir Francis Bacon, modern science, Rosicrucianism, and 20th-century occultists such as Jack Parsons, Aleister Crowley, and Anton LaVey
Dr. John Dee (1527-1608), Queen Elizabeth I’s court advisor and astrologer, was the foremost scientific genius of the 16th century. Laying the foundation for modern science, he actively promoted mathematics and astronomy as well as made advances in navigation and optics that helped elevate England to the foremost imperial power in the world. Centuries ahead of his time, his theoretical work included the concept of light speed and prototypes for telescopes and solar panels. Dee, the original “007” (his crown-given moniker), even invented the idea of a “British Empire,” envisioning fledgling America as the new Atlantis, himself as Merlin, and Elizabeth as Arthur.
But, as Jason Louv explains, Dee was suppressed from mainstream history because he spent the second half of his career developing a method for contacting angels. After a brilliant ascent from star student at Cambridge to scientific advisor to the Queen, Dee, with the help of a disreputable, criminal psychic named Edward Kelley, devoted ten years to communing with the angels and archangels of God. These spirit communications gave him the keys to Enochian, the language that mankind spoke before the fall from Eden. Piecing together Dee’s fragmentary Spirit Diaries and scrying sessions, the author examines Enochian in precise detail and explains how the angels used Dee and Kelley as agents to establish a New World Order that they hoped would unify all monotheistic religions and eventually dominate the entire globe.
Presenting a comprehensive overview of Dee’s life and work, Louv examines his scientific achievements, intelligence and spy work, imperial strategizing, and Enochian magick, establishing a psychohistory of John Dee as a singular force and fundamental driver of Western history. Exploring Dee’s influence on Sir Francis Bacon, the development of modern science, 17th-century Rosicrucianism, the 19th-century occult revival, and 20th-century occultists such as Jack Parsons, Aleister Crowley, and Anton LaVey, Louv shows how John Dee continues to impact science and the occult to this day.
Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth (TOPY) will be remembered for its crucial influence on youth culture throughout the 1980s, popularizing tattooing, body piercing, "acid house" raves, and other ahead-of-the-curve cultic flirtations and investigations. Its leader was Genesis P-Orridge, co-founder of Psychick TV and Throbbing Gristle, the band that created the industrial music genre.
The limited signed cloth edition of Thee Psychick Bible quickly sold out, creating demand for any edition of this 544-page book, which will be available in a handsome smyth-sewn paperback edition with flaps and ribbon. According to author Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, "this is the most profound new manual on practical magick, taking it from its Crowleyan empowerment of the Individual to a next level of realization to evolve our species."
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge on the holographic Garden of Eden
Brion Gysin’s travelogue of his journey to Alamut, the citadel of the Assassins
Lalitanath and Shivanath on the Magick Path of Tantra
Jason Louv’s essential guide to Western magick
Beat legend Ira Cohen on John Dee and the Kumbh Mela, the biggest religious festival in the world
Dave Lowe and Hans Plomp travel across India’s mountains and rivers without end
The psychedelic rantings of Ganesh Baba, the world’s most tripped-out guru
Johnny Templar broadcasts live from the tomb of Christian Rosenkreutz
Joel Biroco on the “War on Terror”
Prince Charming interviews Tibetan Tantric Adept Monica Dechen Gyalmo
New lyrics from the late Jhonn Balance of Coil and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
Treasure chests full of rituals, reviews and wish-granting genies!
Ultraculture Journal promises to catalyze a twenty-first century actually worth living in. Welcome to the psychedelic make-out party at the beginning of history.
Jason Louv is the editor of Generation Hex (2005) and Thee Psychick Bible (2009).
When a young designer stumbles into the Other Side, she becomes implicated in a secret war to merge the human and Sidhe worlds... and falls in love with a Changeling cop who seems to be everything she wants in a man. If the warring worlds let them be together, that is.
But who is Monsanto really—and why do many see them as one of the most evil companies in the world? Are GMOs and genetically engineered food the solution to world hunger, or a shockingly dangerous threat to our health? And does Monsanto really, as some suggest, secretly control much of the United States' agriculture and food departments? What are they hiding from the public?
This meticulously researched, short book strips away the myths and reveals the shocking reality—and provides you with the information you need to keep you and your family healthy.
All of these questions rocketed to the forefront of the American dialogue when Barack Obama signed into law the Farmer Assurance Provision, or "Monsanto Protection Act"—which critics claimed would give Monsanto immunity from the federal government. "Monsanto vs. the World" puts to rest the myths and shows the shocking reality, delving into the science of GMOs, the political machinations of Monsanto in Washington and around the world, and showing what you can do to keep GMOs off your plate.
In Monsanto vs. the World, which cites nearly one hundred scholarly journals, books, studies, articles and even Monsanto's own documents, you'll discover the details of:
• Monsanto's long history of creating—and covering up the effects of—toxic chemicals and weapons
• Monsanto's powerful lobby that has tendrils in the FDA, the USDA, the EPA—and even the White House
• What GMOs and genetically engineered organisms are—and how they may be hazardous to your health
• How Monsanto is using GMOs to suppress small farmers and invade the world
• How to keep GMOs off your plate and make sure you're eating fresh and healthy food
For less than the price of a lunch, get the crucially important information that will change how you see your food forever—and that will keep you and your family eating healthy instead of GMO.
In the articles gathered here, journalist Jason Louv hands you his ambitious map of the future. He chronicles the effects of globalization and technology, the rampant abuses of corporations and intelligence agencies, the robotification of war, and how technology and mass communications are used for control of the population. For answers to the questions posed by our Brave New World, he looks to our culture’s outsiders and rebels, and the combs the fringes of spirituality for ways to destabilize the Machine.
Hyperworlds, Underworlds is more than a record of a journalist’s best work. It’s also a toolkit for understanding our tumultuous world, and finding a way to re-establish our very humanity in the face of a relentlessly dehumanizing future.
With a trickster magician’s sardonic humor, Louv reveals the future to come—and gives you the power to change it.