Showing posts with label Occult. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Occult. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor of Film and Radio. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor of Film and Radio. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor of Film and Radio. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Basil Rathbone
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC
( 1892 - 1967 )
as Sherlock Holmes
Shakespearean Stage Actor
and Actor in more than 70 Films
He played Sherlock Holmes in
14 Hollywood Films and in
a Radio Series between 1939 - 1947
by Travis Simpkins


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

For more info, please visit:

sherlock-holmes.org.uk


Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles. by Travis Simpkins
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles. by Travis Simpkins
 

Monday, March 9, 2026

William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins

William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins
William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
William Gillette
( 1853 - 1937 )
Actor, Stage Manager and Playwright
Best Remembered for portraying
Sherlock Holmes
on stage 1,300 times over 30 years
and in one 1916 Silent Film
Owner/Designer of Gillette Castle
Hadlyme, Connecticut
by Travis Simpkins


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


 


Gillette Castle. Home of William Gillette. Sherlock Holmes. Hadlyme, Connecticut
Gillette Castle. Home of William Gillette. Sherlock Holmes. Hadlyme, Connecticut

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William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins
William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins
 

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins
Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Jeremy Brett
as 
Sherlock Holmes
The Great Detective
created by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
by Travis Simpkins

Jeremy Brett is considered one of the best actors to play Sherlock Holmes. He starred in the long-running Granada Television series, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which aired from 1984-1994.


Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes

A Scandal in Bohemia - Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes

For more info, please visit:

sherlock-holmes.org.uk


Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins
Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins
 

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Dr Watson. Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Dr Watson. Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins
Dr. Watson. Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of
Dr. Watson
John H. Watson
Character in the Sherlock Holmes stories of
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

by Travis Simpkins


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlockian. Art by Travis Simpkins
Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlockian. Art by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

sherlock-holmes.org.uk/ 


Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr. Watson. by Travis Simpkins
Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr. Watson. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, March 6, 2026

Sherlock Holmes in Deep Meditation. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Sherlock Holmes in Deep Meditation. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins
Sherlock Holmes in Deep Meditation. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Illustration of
Sherlock Holmes 
in Deep Meditation
 based on a similar work published in
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1926
by Travis Simpkins
 

 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


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Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr Watson. by Travis Simpkins
Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr Watson. by Travis Simpkins

Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlockian Art by Travis Simpkins
Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlockian Art by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Socrates. Philosopher. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Socrates. Philosopher. Ancient Greek. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Socrates. Philosopher. Ancient Greek. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a
Portrait Head of Socrates
Roman, Imperial Period
170 - 195 A.D.
Collection of the 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins


Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Socrates. Philosopher. Ancient Greek. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Socrates. Philosopher. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Polyphemus. Cyclops. The Odyssey. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Sketch of an
Ancient Greek
Head of Polyphemus
Cyclops
150 BC
Greek or Roman
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
Collection of the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins


The Odyssey

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Odysseus and Polyphemus. Ancient Greece. Gardner Museum. MFA, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Odysseus and Polyphemus. Ancient Greece. Gardner Museum. MFA, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Bram Stoker
Abraham Stoker
(1847 - 1912)
Irish Writer, Occultist and Theatre Manager
Author of Dracula (1897)
Freemason
Member of 
Buckingham and Chandos Lodge No. 1150
United Grand Lodge of England
Rumored Member of
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
and Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)
by Travis Simpkins


Bram Stoker

Dracula film posters. Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi. Christopher Lee. Bram Stoker
Dracula film posters. Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi. Christopher Lee. Bram Stoker

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Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, March 2, 2026

Homer. The Iliad. The Odyssey. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Homer. The Iliad. The Odyssey. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Homer. The Iliad. The Odyssey. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of 
Homer
Roman, Republican or Imperial Period
1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.
Collection of the 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



Museum of Fine Arts, Boston


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Homer. The Iliad. The Odyssey. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Homer. Ancient Rome. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy. by Travis Simpkins

Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy. Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. by Travis Simpkins
Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy. Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Dante Alighieri
(1265 - 1321)
Italian Poet, Writer and Philosopher
Author of The Divine Comedy
Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

by Travis Simpkins


Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy

For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/dante-alighieri


Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy. Map of Hell. Sandro Botticelli. by Travis Simpkins
Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy. Map of Hell. Sandro Botticelli. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Zeus. King of the Gods. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Head of Zeus. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Head of Zeus. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Greek
Head of Zeus
Late Classic Period
350 - 340 B.C. 
Collection of the 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



Museum of Fine Arts, Boston


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Head of Zeus. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Head of Zeus. Ancient Greece. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

H.P. Lovecraft. Author of Horror and Fantasy. Cthulhu Mythos. Necronomicon. by Travis Simpkins

H.P. Lovecraft. Author of Horror and Fantasy. Cthulhu Mythos. Necronomicon. Cosmicism. by Travis Simpkins
H.P. Lovecraft. Author of Horror and Fantasy. Cthulhu Mythos. Necronomicon. Cosmicism. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
H.P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft
(1890 - 1937)
Writer of Weird, Science, Fantasy and Horror Fiction
Creator of the Cthulhu Mythos
the Necronomicon (Book of the Dead)
and the Cosmicism Literary Philosophy

by Travis Simpkins


H.P. Lovecraft

H.P. Lovecraft, the Necronomicon and Cthulhu
H.P. Lovecraft, the Necronomicon and Cthulhu


For more info, please visit:

hplovecraft.com


H.P. Lovecraft. Author of Horror and Fantasy. Cthulhu Mythos. Necronomicon. Cosmicism. by Travis Simpkins
H.P. Lovecraft. Author of Horror and Fantasy. Cthulhu Mythos. Necronomicon. Cosmicism. by Travis Simpkins
 

Friday, February 27, 2026

Leila Waddell. Violinist and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Leila Waddell. Violinist. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins
Leila Waddell. Violinist. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Aleister Crowley. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Leila Waddell
Laylah
Leila Ida Bathurst Waddell
(1880 - 1932)
Violinist and Occultist 
Influential Figure in Magick and Thelema
Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley
Immortalized in the Book of Lies
Performer/Muse of the Rites of Eleusis

by Travis Simpkins


Leila Waddell

The Rites of Eleusis. Aleister Crowley and Leila Waddell. Occult. Magic. Thelema
The Rites of Eleusis. Aleister Crowley and Leila Waddell. Occult. Magic. Thelema

For more info, please visit:

astrumargenteum.org/leila-waddell


Leila Waddell. Scarlet Woman. Aleister Crowley. Rites of Eleusis. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins
Leila Waddell. Scarlet Woman. Aleister Crowley. Rites of Eleusis. Magick. Thelema. by Travis Simpkins
 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Allan Bennett. Buddhist Monk and Occultist. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Allan Bennett. Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya. Buddhist. Occultist. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins
Allan Bennett. Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya. Buddhist. Occultist. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Allan Bennett
Charles Henry Allan Bennett
Ananda Metteyya
(1872 - 1923)
Buddhist monk of the Theravada tradition
Occultist and Ceremonial Magician
Member of the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Influential Teacher of Aleister Crowley

by Travis Simpkins


Allan Bennett. Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya. Buddhist Monk. Council of the Buddhasasana Samagama
Allan Bennett. Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya. Buddhist Monk. Council of the Buddhasasana Samagama


For more info, please visit:

tricycle.org/magazine/allan-bennett


Allan Bennett. Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya. Buddhist. Occultist. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins
Allan Bennett. Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya. Buddhist. Occultist. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins
 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Ancient Egyptian Head of a Priest. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Ancient Egyptian Priest. The Boston Green Head. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Ancient Egyptian Priest. The Boston Green Head. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of an
Ancient Egyptian
Head of a Priest
The Boston Green Head
380 - 332 BC
Excavated at Saqqara, 1850's
Collection of the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Travis Simpkins



MFA, Boston: Funerary Spells- An Ancient Egyptian Coffin


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Ancient Egyptian Priest. The Boston Green Head. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins
Head of a Priest. Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins 

Dion Fortune. Author and Occultist. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Dion Fortune. Violet Mary Firth. Author and Occultist. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins
Dion Fortune. Violet Mary Firth. Author and Occultist. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Dion Fortune
Violet Mary Firth
(1890 - 1946)
Novelist and  Occultist
Psychic Medium and Ceremonial Magician
Author of The Sea Priestess, Moon Magic
The Mystical Qabalah, Psychic Self-Defense and others
Founder of the
(Community/Fraternity)
Society of the Inner Light

by Travis Simpkins


Dion Fortune - Biography

For more info, please visit:

innerlight.org.uk


Dion Fortune. Author and Occultist. The Sea Priestess. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins
Dion Fortune. Author and Occultist. The Sea Priestess. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins
 

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

William Butler Yeats. Poet and Occultist. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

William Butler Yeats. Poet and Occultist. Magick. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins
William Butler Yeats. Poet and Occultist. Magick. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
William Butler Yeats
(1865 - 1939)
Irish Poet, Dramatist and Writer
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
Theosophist, Occultist and Ceremonial Magician
Member of the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
His Magical Name was "Demon est Deus inversus"

by Travis Simpkins


The Battle of Blythe Road - Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
W.B. Yeats vs. Aleister Crowley

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/william-butler-yeats


William Butler Yeats. Poet and Occultist. Magick. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins
William Butler Yeats. Poet and Occultist. Magick. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins
 

Monday, February 23, 2026

Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins

Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins
Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Jeanne Robert Foster
(1879 - 1970)
Poet of the Adirondacks
Journalist, Actress and Fashion Model
Theosophist and Occultist
Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley
Her Magical Name was "Hilarion"

by Travis Simpkins


Jeanne Robert Foster and John Butler Yeats

For more info, please visit:

union.edu/jeanne-robert-foster-papers


Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins
Jeanne Robert Foster. Poet, Model, Actress and Occultist. Scarlet Woman. by Travis Simpkins