It shouldn’t come as a surprise to regular readers of this website to see me admit that my infrequently updated Monday Magick columns are often a laboratory for my own personal brand of high weirdness in one way or another. Weird music. Weird musicians. Weird musings on unquestionably weird subject matter.[…]
Tag: Ordo Templi Orientis
Monday Magick: Electric Wizard – Dunwich (Video)
After taking last week off Monday Magick is back and it’s darker, harder, and heavier than ever! How so, you may ask? Well, this week we’re featuring “Dunwich”, a decidedly sludgy bit of Lovecraftian Rock by British Stoner/Doom Metal quartet Electric Wizard from their 2007 LP ‘Witchcult Today’! Longtime readers[…]
David Bowie – Blackstar (Video)
Last Monday I mentioned that David Bowie had recently released a new single and video, titled “Blackstar”, and that it seemed pretty dope. Now that I’ve had the opportunity to watch the clip several times I think I have to expound and expand on it’s quality. “Blackstar” isn’t just dope.[…]
Monday Magick: The Alan Parsons Project – Eye in the Sky (Video)
I will be the first to admit that the occult bona-fides of this week’s Monday Magick entry are questionable at best. But let me explain why I chose to feature “Eye in the Sky” from UK-based Prog-Rockers The Alan Parsons Project’s 1982 LP of the same name before you go[…]
Monday Magick: Eyes Of Blue – Love is the Law (Video)
This week sees Monday Magick make its return after an absence due to stifling heat and not feeling like posting last week. This entry also sees the return of a previous Monday Magick featuree, Thelemic bluesman Graham Bond, who penned this week’s choice cut, the Aleister Crowley-inspired “Love is the[…]
Monday Magick: The Isley Brothers – Between the Sheets (Video)
When it comes to practicing magick my peersonal preferences lean in the direction of so-called “sex magick”. The practical application of sex magick can be incredibly rewarding without having to delve into the ritual and theatrics that some other forms of magick demand of the practitioner. I was reminded of[…]
Monday Magick: David Bowie – Station to Station (Video)
This week’s Monday Magick entry is “Station to Station” by Glam-Rocker David Bowie. It comes from the androgynous, multiple identity-flipping stars 1976 LP of the same name. The album was recorded during a tumultuous time, when Bowie was both obsessing over the occult and addicted to drugs. “Here are we,[…]
From Massachusetts to the Moon: Jack Parsons and the 300 Year Legacy of Witch Hysteria
Every year around this time my appetite for all things supernatural increases to a staggering degree. In search of spooky shit that happens to be close to me geographically I usually resort to Google searches for terms like “occult”, “spooky”, and “haunted”, affixed to various nearby locales. Sadly, I rarely[…]
Monday Magick: Graham Bond – The Magician (Video)
This week’s Monday Magick entry comes from an artist who made no secret of his fascination with the occult, Graham Bond. An early proponent of UK Jazz, R&B, Soul, and psychedelia, Bond was known for pioneering the use of the Hammond organ and Mellotron, introducing the world to talents like[…]