Celestial Intensity.*

tonight, the full moon is in ever-passionate scorpio. you would be wise to be in tune with these changes. my friend marcella at
percyryder has a great description of what this means in full. if you don't have a copy of your natal chart, you can quickly get a free one here. just trying to keep y'all in the astro-loop....*

Dangerous Minds and Witchy Woman Marjorie Cameron.*

so i was having a google rendezvous and i stumbled upon this amazing blog, dangerousminds. you can search a tag, or look up by category, of which there are tons. (i highly recommend all the subcategories under the "art" heading.) i found this fabulous page on 60's avant-garde filmmakers and saw that he even covered marjorie cameron! marjorie was an occultist in the 40's and 50's in pasadena. (!!) she dubbed herself The Scarlet Woman, claiming to have given birth to a spiritual Moonchild, and also invoked the goddess Babalon with future husband, rocket scientist, and occult priest of the Ordo Templi Orientis jack parsons "to unleash a magickal force on the world." that's my kinda lady.*

playing The Scarlet Woman in kenneth anger's INAUGURATION OF THE PLEASURE DOME:


with l. ron hubbard:


in curtis harrington's NIGHT TIDE:


her biography, THE WORMWOOD STAR.*

Anais Nin: A Spy in the House of Love.*

thinking of kenneth anger makes me think of anais nin, and vice versa. french-cuban flamenco dancer, diarist, psychoanalyst, speaker, and literary critic, she journaled from age 11 until shortly before her death in 1977, publishing her memoirs, erotica, and short stories. referring to her two simultaneous marriages as her "bicoastal trapeze," her most famous partner in life was henry miller, with whom she lived a beautiful bohemian lifestyle. (she also had a love affair with his wife, june.) full name: Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell. she also appeared in maya deren's "Ritual in Transfigured Time" (1946) and kenneth anger's "Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome" (1954) as Astarte, where she came dressed as her own madness. the queen muse....*

Kenneth Anger's Magic Lantern Cycle.*

as i wait anxiously for my jodorowsky dvd set and my kenneth anger dvd set, tumblr just reminded me of some of the reasons we all love this crazy genius so much....*

Kenneth Anger for Missoni.*

kenneth anger is making films again! well, at least he recently did the new f/w 2011 ad campaign for Missoni. a beautiful dream within a dream.*