Gaetano Lo Monaco was born in Catania (Italy), where he presently lives and works. As an independent researcher in the field of esoteric-initiatory disciplines, he has collaborated with magazines such as Laòs, Merkur, Origini, Agorà, Atrium, & Luz and has written several essays on Giuliano Kremmerz and the “Italic-Egyptian” tradition, including a book on The…
David Pantano Notes on the Body of Peers, a contemporary group of Hermetic practitioners This article traces the presence of an underground cell of practitioners dedicated to advancing the hermetic arts from the late 60s until recent times and known as the Body of Peers (Corpo dei Pari). Led by Giammaria,1 the group made valuable…
Juleigh Howard-Hobson The power of a gaze can be palpable—we’ve all experienced that weird sensation of knowing when someone is staring at us. Perhaps that’s not all we’re feeling. Perhaps it’s a little more darkly fascinating than that. While Medusa may have epitomized the power of the malevolent stare, Sumerian cuneiforms from 3,000 BC include…
