By Psyche | August 27, 2008
Best remembered by mainstream science as John Whiteside Parsons, inventor of the solid fuel that helped make space travel possible, occultists know Jack Parsons as a devoted Thelemite, chosen by Aleister Crowley to lead the Ordo Templi Orientis’ Agape Lodge in California in the early forties.
The comic, titled “The Marvel: A Biography of Jack Parsons“, is written by Richard Carbonneau and illustrated by Robin Simon. The story follows Parsons’ life closely, beginning with his childhood and adolescence, carrying through to adulthood. Continue reading »
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By Psyche | August 16, 2008
Saturday Signal: attempting to sift signal from the noise of the Internet’s occultural cacophony.
In our first Saturday Signal Beth asked “how our “fun day” (Saturday) got named after the least fun god/planet of the week”. Last week we looked at one possible reason, and Gesigewigus commented on how the planetary hours align nicely with the days of the week: Continue reading »
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By Psyche | January 14, 2008
Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes, by Christopher Knowles, illustrated by Joseph Michael Lisner
Weiser Books, 9781578634064, 233 pp. (including bibliography and index), 2007
Much of the early praise makes reference to Joseph Campbell and this influence is indeed clear. Our Gods Wear Spandex takes a look at classical mythology (ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman in particular) and draws comparisons between comic characters and themes, starting with the earliest comics and moving right through to contemporary comics.
Observing the genealogy of myths, Knowles writes: Continue reading »
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By Psyche | November 3, 2007
Shelf Life will be a regular feature, a cross-section of books I’ve devoured recently, often themed. I’m a voracious reader with eclectic tastes. Often the reading I do relates directly to research I’m doing for a particular project (an essay, or book, etc.), but I also frequently indulge in pop fiction, graphic novels, and biographies. What I’m reading at any given moment tends to inform my thought, and likewise my writing.
I’m a latecomer to graphic novels, I’ll admit. I read comics as a teenager, mostly the various X-Men titles and their spin-offs, along with the Spider-Man titles. I then put comics away. In the past few years I’ve gotten back in the habit, but in book form. Continue reading »
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Best remembered by mainstream science as John Whiteside Parsons, inventor of the solid fuel that helped make space travel possible, occultists know Jack Parsons as a devoted Thelemite, chosen by Aleister Crowley to lead the Ordo Templi Orientis’ Agape Lodge in California in the early forties.
