still can't believe FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE - INTRO TO ESOTERICISM winter school is already over 😭 my weeks have been missing the lectures, class discussions, and student insights on all things esoteric ✨

Cheers to the students who zoomed thru - from antiquity to present - the vast history of esotericism within 2 weeks 🦇 💪 we covered special topics with our guest lecturers: from from altered states of consciousness, to islamic esotericism, to Renaissance alchemy, esotericism and art, and @angelheadedhipstersarchive and my joint-lecture "Drugs & Demons" 😈

Stoked to have had the opportunity to co-teach this cool school with the programme's academic director Dr. Christian Greer (@angelheadedhipstersarchive) 🙏🫶 SIDENOTE: if you're into the history of psychedelic spirituality and counterculture, be on the lookout for Greer's forthcoming book "Angelheaded Hipsters: Psychedelic Militancy in Nineteen Eighties North America" 🤙🌈🤘

also shout out to @amsterdamsummerprograms for all the behind the scenes work, facilitating, and making these awesome two weeks possible 🙏

IN HONOR OF this magical academic time, here are some images from one of my favorite occult manuscripts - Calendrier Magique (Magic Calender), 1896 🔮 ((illustrated by Manuel Orazi, this esoteric treasure contains astrology, spells, and imagery of dark eroticism, renaissance magic, demons, and witchcraft. Only 777 copies were printed 🥵))