A number of years ago, my fiance's flakey sister purchased a folio of papers at an antique store. They made their way into my possession and they turned out to be original art and writings of the Golden Dawn, amongst many other manuscripts and art from far-out religions that were popping up in New York and other places in the 1800's. There was even a signed poem by Alister Crowley himself, written in his own hand. It was an incredible treasure trove of fringe thinking and existence and I asked her if I could buy them off her. Sure, she said, but she just wanted to see them one more time, so I handed them back. She burned them. All of them.

I Wonder why she would burn such a treasure? did she say.
The Golden Dawn is not associated with dark arts or Magic so this is puzzling to be sure.

This looks interesting, but I hope people realize that "magick" is a little more than just a hipster term for a style of art or dress, like "gothic" or "steampunk".

It reminds me a bit of the way "feng shui" and other asian philosophies have been hijacked by western dilettantes that are too lazy to find out what they're really all about, and believe that by arranging their furniture they are practicing something profound.

You want "magick"? Take a minute and pick up a book and find out what it means. You want "magick art"? Find out who Austin Osman Spare is. You don't get "magick" just from using an art nouveau font on the cover of your book.

Yes, it is, but one could expect no less from a woman who refuses to travel by plane because God will crash the airliner to punish her for having pre-marital sex. Made me wonder why she bought this collection in the first place, and I should have known better than to just give it back to this piece of walking neuroses. Maybe she was attracted by the art. It was stunning, to say the least. The best piece was a realistic and highly detailed chakra diagram rendered in what appeared to be colored pencils and dated New York City, 1832. Fortunately, I had the collection in my possession for two weeks and had memorized the unpublished Crowley poem, but that doesn't make up for the crime committed.

The Golden Dawn is not associated with dark arts or Magic so this is puzzling to be sure.

To a lot of people, anyone outside one's own congregation is one of Satan's minions.

Perhaps Ratzo should read a bit more about how the artists spoke about their work , I hardly think they haven't read up or submersed themselves in this conformity of will
( note the NAME of the show ). Magick is not merely a term, rather a concise practice. I think it to be unfair that you assume they know nothing on the subject. Did you look at any of the artworks before posting your rant? Also to note the font " eccentric " is not an " Art Nouveau " font it is an Arts & Crafts inspired font , which speaks to the subject matter and era of the show. Furthermore it is an invitation and not a book cover. Open minds here please people!

Fantastic! Contemporary art tipping the hat to historical occultism.
Just the sort of thing we'd like to see at the Esoteric Book Conference.

holy shit, I'm reeling at the thought that someone could be so stupid as to burn a collection like that. An original poem of AC? Sheeesh!!!

Oh that's made me so depressed. Why would anyone destroy such art?

What PopeRatzo said is hardly a rant. Just because someone expresses an opinion does not mean it's a rant or that he lacks an open mind. Do we always have to be super-positive about anything? As for the font, I think his point is well-taken. Arts & Crafts does overlap with Art Nouveau and designers working in the latter style would have used typefaces designed by the former. As for the use of "magick", well I'd say he's spot-on and your explanation ("Magick is not merely a term, rather a concise practice") kind of proves PopeRatzo right. But then I'm ranting.

jeligula,
could you plz print the AC poem here?