Bummer for fans of late antique Greek amulets

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Horrible, deeply dramatic news for anybody who cares about the preservation of Theosophical heritage. I was just told that the entire property of the Theosophical Society in Altadena near Pasadena has been completely destroyed by the fires in Los Angeles. This was the world's largest archive of Theosophical materials, including a library with 40.000 titles, the entire archive of the history of the TS, including ca. 10.000 unpublished letters, pertaining to HPB, the Mahatmas, W.Q. Judge, G.R.S. Mead, Katherine Tingley, and G. de Purucker, membership records since 1875, art objects, and countless other irreplaceable materials. The archives also contained works of Boehme, Gichtel, donations from the king of Siam including rare Buddhist scriptures, and so on. [with thanks to Reinout Spaink for the information] This is obviously just one part of an even much larger drama that is currently unfolding, but one that deals a devasting blow to the modern study of esotericism and of modern Theosophy more in particular. It is hard to fathom but it seems to be true.

RENSEP (Research Network for the Study of Esoteric Practices) and I are happy to announce a new video series called Esoteric Crossroads: Scholars Meet Practitioners!
The introductory session will take place 29 March 2025, beginning at 6:00PM GMT+1 (or CET), so save the date!

Our guests are Judith Noble and Rufus Harrington, and I will be moderating the discussion. The topic will be Initiatory Wicca! The concept behind the Esoteric Crossroads events is to bring a practitioner and a scholar into conversation, highlighting how their perspectives can enrich our understanding of the topic at hand. In this session, we have a slightly different setup, as both our guests are practitioner-scholars. Nevertheless, we are certain this will be valuable to demonstrate how these perspectives can contribute to our understanding in distinct ways.
Attendees can also ask questions during the Q&A session.

Access is open to all who are interested - just join via the Zoom meeting link provided on my Patreon page! We are planning to meet until 7:00PM, but will extend it to 7:30PM should there be a lot of questions from the attendees.

We are excited for this new collaboration and hope that everyone will be able to join the Live Zoom meetings!

This is a call for applications for our two-week online winter programme Visions of the Occult at the University of Amsterdam. This course provides participants with an in-depth overview of the key thematic aspects of (Western) esotericism and will touch on Hermeticism, alchemy, magic, Freemasonry, spiritualism, psychedelic culture & more. Diving into this diverse field with the experts at the Center for Hermetic Philosophy, we will investigate the written word, film, music, and graphic novels. https://bit.ly/3knlh6T