Travis Simpkins: Theosophical Society

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Saturday, July 25, 2026

C.W. Leadbeater. Author and Clairvoyant. Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Charles Webster Leadbeater

(1854 - 1934)

Author and Clairvoyant

Member of the

Theosophical Society

and the

Liberal Catholic Church

by Travis Simpkins

C.W. Leadbeater and Annie Besant - Theosophical Society

For more info, please visit:

theosophical.org

C.W. Leadbeater. Author. The Masters and the Path. Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, April 24, 2026

Spirit Worlds. Library of Esoterica. Jessica Hundley

I'm enjoying "Spirit Worlds" by Jessica Hundley, part of the Library of Esoterica collection.

A voyage through mysterious and haunted lands, the sixth volume of The Library Esoterica delves into the art, rituals, and global mythologies of the spirit realms. Unearthing our complex beliefs around death, rebirth and resurrection, we explore the art, traditions and ancient stories of the afterlife. Through interviews with scholars and practitioners, insightful essays and over 400 works of visionary art, Spirit Worlds delves into the shadows of the supernatural, from dark domains of ghosts and demons to the light-filled lands of angels and celestial beings. Across more than 500 pages, we celebrate the ways in which we connect with both our ancestors and with ourselves, as we worship, mythologize and honor our dead. We study the rites of death around the globe, highlighting the ancient monuments and sacred temples we build out of our sorrow. We showcase the altars we create and the communities we nurture as we share our grief with our gods. We dive into the rituals that connect us to those we’ve lost. And we decipher the messages communicated to us from the other worlds by mediums and prophets, through the elaborate séances of the Spiritualists, and in the storied words of oracles and fortunetellers bent at their crystal balls. And finally, we showcase artworks that that channel not only the muse, but the unknown, eloquent voices and visions from the other side. In this expansive volume, we board the ferry across the storied river and enter the gloomy passages between lands, stepping across the threshold—to part the most sacred of veils.

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Max Theon. Kabbalah. Occult. Magick. Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Max Theon

Louis-Maximilian Bimstein

(1848 - 1927)

Jewish Kabbalist and Occultist

Ceremonial Magician

Influence on

The Theosophical Society

and

The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor

Founder of

The Cosmic Movement

by Travis Simpkins

The Theosophical Society and

The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor

For more info, please visit:

arianuova.org/max-theon

Max Theon. Kabbalah. Occult. Magick. Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. 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

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

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

Monday, February 23, 2026

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

Saturday, February 21, 2026

William Walker Atkinson. Occultist. The Kybalion. New Thought Movement. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William Walker Atkinson

(1862 - 1932)

Attorney, Publisher, Occultist

Pioneer of the

New Thought Movement

likely author of The Kybalion (by Three Initiates)

wrote under the pseudonyms

Theron Q. Dumont, Yogi Ramacharaka

Swami Bhakta Vishita, Swami Panchadasi

by Travis Simpkins

William Walker Atkinson

For more info, please visit:

wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walker_Atkinson

William Walker Atkinson. Occultist. The Kybalion. New Thought Movement. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Henry A. Wallace. 33rd Vice President of the United States. Freemason. Theosophist. Mystic. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Henry A. Wallace

(1888 - 1965)

33rd Vice President of the United States

Theosophist and Freemason

He described himself as a "practical mystic"

by Travis Simpkins

Harry S. Truman speaks about Henry A. Wallace

For more info, please visit:

wallace.org/henry-a-wallace

Henry A. Wallace. 33rd Vice President of the United States. Freemason. Theosophist. Mystic. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, January 2, 2026

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Frater Achad

Charles Stansfeld Jones

( 1886 - 1950 )

Occultist and Ceremonial Magician

known by the magical names

V.I.O., O.I.V.V.I.O., V.I.O.O.I.V.

Parzival and Tantalus Leucocephalus

Author of Q.B.L. and The Egyptian Revival

Student of Aleister Crowley

Member of the A:.A:.

Past Grand Master of the O.T.O. in the U.S.A.

Ordo Templi Orientis

Freemason

Member of

Detroit Lodge No. 2

Grand Lodge of Michigan

by Travis Simpkins

Frater Achad - Charles Stansfeld Jones

For more info, please visit:

oto-usa.org

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ordo Templi Orientis. Crystal Vision Through Crystal Gazing. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Paschal Beverly Randolph. Rosicrucian. Occultist. Sex Magick. Spiritualism. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Paschal Beverly Randolph

( 1825 - 1875 )

Physician, Author, Philosopher, World Traveler

Occultist, Spiritualist, Trance Medium,

Founder and Supreme Grand Master of

Fraternitas Rosae Crucis

Introduced Erotic Alchemy (Sex Magick) to North America

Influence on the

Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor

by Travis Simpkins

Paschal Beverly Randolph

For more info, please visit:

www.soul.org

Paschal Beverly Randolph. Rosicrucian. Occultist. Magia Sexualis. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, October 17, 2025

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ceremonial Magick. Ordo Templi Orientis. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Frater Achad

Charles Stansfeld Jones

( 1886 - 1950 )

Occultist and Ceremonial Magician

known by the magical names

V.I.O., O.I.V.V.I.O., V.I.O.O.I.V.

Parzival and Tantalus Leucocephalus

Author of Q.B.L. and The Egyptian Revival

Student of Aleister Crowley

Member of the A:.A:.

Past Grand Master of the O.T.O. in the U.S.A.

Ordo Templi Orientis

Freemason

Member of

Detroit Lodge No. 2

Grand Lodge of Michigan

by Travis Simpkins

Frater Achad - Charles Stansfeld Jones

For more info, please visit:

oto-usa.org

Frater Achad. Charles Stansfeld Jones. Occultist. Ordo Templi Orientis. Crystal Vision Through Crystal Gazing. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Paschal Beverly Randolph. Rosicrucian. Occultist. Sex Magick. Spiritualism. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Paschal Beverly Randolph

( 1825 - 1875 )

Physician, Author, Philosopher, World Traveler

Occultist, Spiritualist, Trance Medium,

Founder and Supreme Grand Master of

Fraternitas Rosae Crucis

Introduced Erotic Alchemy (Sex Magick) to North America

Influence on the

Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor

by Travis Simpkins

Paschal Beverly Randolph

For more info, please visit:

www.soul.org

Paschal Beverly Randolph. Rosicrucian. Occultist. Magia Sexualis. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, September 11, 2025

William Quan Judge. Co-founder. Theosophical Society. Occult. Mysticism. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William Quan Judge

(1851 - 1896)

Mystic, Esotericist, Occultist

Co-Founder of the

Theosophical Society

by Travis Simpkins

Theosophical Society in America

For more info, please visit:

theosophical.org

William Quan Judge. Co-founder. Theosophical Society. Occult. Mysticism. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, June 26, 2025

William Wynn Westcott. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Dr. William Wynn Westcott

(1848 - 1925)

Co-Founder of

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Past Master of

Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076

Member and Past Master of

Parrett and Axe Lodge No. 814

Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England

Supreme Magus

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)

Member

Lodge of Brotherly Love No. 329, Yeovil

Rite of Swedenborg

Member of the Theosophical Society

by Travis Simpkins

Hermetic Qabalah - Tree of Life

Hermetic Order of the Golden Daw. William Wynn Westcott, William Robert Woodman and S.L. MacGregor Mathers. by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

hermeticgoldendawn.org

William Wynn Westcott. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, May 30, 2025

G.R.S. Mead. Hermeticism. Gnosticism. Occult. Theosophical Society. Quest Society. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

G.R.S. Mead

George Robert Stow Mead

(1863 - 1933)

Historian, Writer and Translator

Member of the

Theosophical Society

Founder of the

Quest Society

by Travis Simpkins

G.R.S. Mead

For more info, please visit:

theosophical.org

G.R.S. Mead. Hermeticism. Gnosticism. Occult. Theosophical Society. Quest Society. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, April 3, 2025

An Invitation to the Secret Doctrine. H.P. Blavatsky. Theosophical Society

I'm enjoying "An Invitation to the Secret Doctrine" by H.P. Blavatsky.

For those who would like to explore the essence of The Secret Doctrine, or who have had difficulty penetrating its two large volumes, An Invitation to The Secret Doctrine should prove welcome. Based on Blavatsky's study suggestions given to her personal students, it is a succinct and appealing statement of the SD's principal teachings in her own words. Included are the Bowen notes of HPB's comments, relevant pages from The Secret Doctrine, photographs of HPB's manuscript, a historical account of 'The Writing of The Secret Doctrine' by Kirby Van Mater, and a glossary of terms.

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age. Brian C. Wilson

I'm reading through "John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age" by Brian C. Wilson.

John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age follows the spiritual sojourn of John E. Fetzer, a Michigan business tycoon. Born in 1901 and living most of his life in Kalamazoo, Fetzer parlayed his first radio station into extensive holdings in broadcasting and other enterprises, leading to his sole ownership of the Detroit Tigers in 1961. By the time he died in 1991, Fetzer had been listed in Forbes magazine as one of the four hundred wealthiest people in America. And yet, business success was never enough for Fetzer―his deep spiritual yearnings led him from the Christianity of his youth to a restless exploration of metaphysical religions and movements ranging from Spiritualism, Theosophy, Freemasonry, UFOology, and parapsychology, all the way to the New Age as it blossomed in the 1980s.

Author Brian C. Wilson demonstrates how Fetzer's quest mirrored those of thousands of Americans who sought new ways of thinking and being in the ever-changing spiritual movements of the twentieth century. Over his lifetime, Fetzer's worldview continuously evolved, combining and recombining elements from dozens of traditions in a process he called "freedom of the spirit." Unlike most others who engaged in a similar process, Fetzer's synthesis can be documented step by step using extensive archival materials, providing readers with a remarkably rich and detailed roadmap through metaphysical America. The book also documents how Fetzer's wealth allowed him to institutionalize his spiritual vision into a thriving foundation―the Fetzer Institute―which was designed to carry his insights into the future in hopes that it would help catalyze a global spiritual transformation.

John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age offers a window into the rich and complex history of metaphysical religions in the Midwest and the United States at large. It will be read with interest by those wishing to learn more about this enigmatic Michigan figure, as well as those looking for an engaging introduction into America's rapidly shifting spiritual landscape.

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