In this week, Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to alchemy. So, we musically follow an alchemical journey: Richard Wagner – Parsifal, opera, WWV 111: Good Friday Music (Wagner: The Complete Overtures & Orchestral Music from the Operas) Samuel West – Faust’s Alchemical Journey (Goethe) James Horner – The Scriptorium (The Name of the Rose)…
In this week we will celebrate the birthday of Aleister Crowley (born in October 12th, 1875), the English occultist and magician, responsible for founding the religion and philosophy of Thelema. He was a very polemic and well-known figure of the time, so much that the press nicknamed him “the wickedest man in the world”. With no…