The Invention Of Love
Quite beautifully rendered shadow play-esque animation. Obviously inspired by Jasper Morello. Happy New Year everybody. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTdzCAGH3lU]
Month: December 2011
Thank You. Your Song.
Well that last series was good fun. I really enjoy researching wacky movements so you can be assured there will be more in the future. However, since i’ve got another very wordy series coming up, i thought i should take […]
Theosophy: So What’s It All About, Anyway?
Now that we’ve covered the history of Theosophy, let’s end our little sojourn with a discussion of what the movement was all about. Basically, Spiritualism began the idea that ghosts and occultish things could be reasoned out and studied scientifically. […]
Theosophy Post Blavatsky: The Trouble With Messiahs
When Helena Blavatsky died in 1891, she left a strong movement. Her last book, the massive 2 volume The Secret Doctrine contained an enormous amount of deep thinking, wild assertions, challenging revelations and talking points to last for years. Indeed, […]
Theosophy’s Reign
With her massive, two volume book Isis Unveiled, Blavatsky not only discusses close to the entirety of Western Occultism and Spiritualism, but all out attacks the scientific materialism and religious orthodoxy of her day. Few Victorian views on these […]
Victorian Religion: Blavatsky and the Beginning Of Theosophy
“We assert that the divine spark in man being one and identical in its essence with the Universal Spirit, our “spiritual Self” is practically omniscient, but that it cannot manifest its knowledge owing to the impediments of matter. Now the […]
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
Merry Christmas almost everybody (X-Mas here isn’t for another 2 weeks, but the rest of you knock yourselves out). [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qBoy2rhVw]
Marie Lloyd: The Queen of Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more
During the peak of the Victorian Era Music Hall, the turn of the century that is, one of the most famous and sought after performers was the inimitable Marie Lloyd. She wasn’t just famous as a singer, she had a […]
Steampunk Superheroes
Tragedy tomorrow. Comedy toNIGHT! Let’s have fun. In 2003 DC comics did a two issue story in which their popular Justice League characters were reimagined as steampunk. In the story, Superman lands on the Earth in the 1850s. He makes […]
John Lautner: Homes You Just Want To Have Monkey Sex With
Well, we’ve certainly had some wordy posts lately, haven’t we? And since i’ve got more wordy posts on the way when i tackle Helen Bravatsky/Theosophy and Edgar Cayce, let’s pause and look at some perty lil’ pikshers, shall we? Perhaps […]