Project AWE: Art and Æsthetics in the Western Esoteric Traditions

 Project for Aesthetics of Western Esotericism: exploring lost connections between Hermetic-Cabalist traditions and the cultural icons of Western European heritage.  Conceived, Founded and Directed by Zhenya Gershman and John Slifko

Project AWE is a new endeavor initiated by Zhenya Gershman and John Slifko to explore the artistic and aesthetic implications of the Hermetic and Cabalist visions in Western society over the centuries. It is being launched using two internet modalities. The first is a web based format called Scoop-it, which allows the creation of a journal like website creating articles and drawing on the work of others as well as the authors themselves. Scoop-it is currently the engine that is providing the content of the project. A Facebook Community has also been set up to promote the information provided through the Scoop-it site. The Facebook Community page affords you as an individual to participate in the discussion and the project directly. The intent is not only to expand awareness of the aesthetic history of these traditions but also to encourage a greater and active discussion of the topics among members of interested communities and organizations, including artists, freemasons, and other esotericists.



This is how the founders describe what they seek to accomplish and share with this new electronic project:

project for AESTHETICS OF WESTERN ESOTERICISM (AWE)

ART+MAGIC=AWE

tracing the esoteric chain between the art of Renaissance, Baroque, and Enlightenment

Mission

Exploring forgotten connections between Hermetic-Cabalist traditions and ART history

Description

Through the esoteric lens, we provide new dimensions to understanding and experiencing the cultural icons of Western European heritage.

General information

We invite you to examine visual evidence which demonstrates the reflection and dissemination of esoteric ideas across time through painting, sculpture, music, architecture, publishing houses, and literature from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caspar David Friedrich.


http://www.scoop.it/t/the-aesthetics-of-the-western-esoteric-tradition

https://www.facebook.com/AWEtradition

Prendas and Soperas: Art Exhibit in Milwaukee

The creative and visionary work of artist, teacher, and master ceramicist Adam Posnak will on display in Milwaukee shortly. A reception is to be held on March 20th from 7pm - 11pm in the gallery space in the Pritzlaff Building. For more information, call 414-529- 8352.

Prendas are the spiritual vessels, made by Paleros (religious practitioners of Congo origin in Cuba) of varying materials and including many substances described by the Cuban anthropologist and Ethnographer Lydia Cabrera as a world in miniature. Soperas are the ceramic vessels used in the Regla de Ocha, of Yoruba origin as devotional receptacles for the veneration of the Orichas or spiritual beings of their faith.

Adam Posnak is a professional ceramicist and teacher, who produces decorative soperas and other ceramic vessels inspired by Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian traditions and for use by their adherents.

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: A humorist and singer addresses being a Mason

Pablo Carbonell: Soy Masón (I'm a Mason)

Born in Cádiz on July 28th, 1962, Pablo Carbonell Sánchez Gijón, began his musical, acting, and comedy career in the early 1980s. He has had a successful career ever since, appearing on tv, the stage, film, and recording a number of albums with various groups. This piece is both humorous and insightful.

Gracias a M.'. I.'. Hna.'. Olga Vallejo Rueda 

International Symposium: From absolutism to democracy (1815-2015)

XIV International Symposium on the History of Spanish Masonry, Spanish-Portuguese and American Masonry. 

From absolutism to democracy (1815-2015) 

The CEHME (Center for Historical Studies of Spanish Freemasonry) International Symposium on the History of the Spanish Freemasonry
will take place in the north of Spain, in Gijon, September 10-12, 2015. As of today, REHMLAC will be providing all information Regarding the organization of this unique academic event. Since 1983, under Professor José Antonio Ferrer Benimeli leadership, and now under that of the Association's Chairman Professor José Miguel Delgado Idarreta, CEHME has organized 13 symposia.

Bringing together an international cast of leading researchers, for over thirty years, updating and opening new lines of transdisciplinary research on the subject of Freemasonry that is about to celebrate its third century. The XIV International Symposium on the History of Spanish Freemasonry encourages scholars to share experiences and conclusions on the contextual framework of "Spanish-Portuguese and Latin American Freemasonry: From Absolutism to Democracy. (1815-2015)".

Versión Español
El CEHME (Centro de Estudios Históricos de la Masonería Española) traslada su ejemplar Symposium Internacional de Historia de la Masonería española al norte de España, en la ciudad de Gijón, del 10 al 12 de septiembre de 2015. A partir de este momento,este blog:  MASONERÏA EN ASTURIAS se hará eco de todas las informaciones relativas a la organización de este excepcional evento académico.

Desde 1983, de la mano del profesor José Antonio Ferrer Benimeli,  el CEHME organizó 13 symposia.
Reuniendo a un elenco internacional de prestigiosos investigadores, fue a lo largo de estos treinta años, actualizando y abriendo nuevas líneas de investigación transdisciplinares en torno a esta sociabilidad que está a punto de cumplir su tercer siglo de vida. El XIV Symposium Internacional de Historia de la Masonería Española emplaza a los estudiosos a compartir sus experiencias y conclusiones bajo el marco contextual de "La masonería hispano-lusa y americana. De los absolutismos a las democracias. (1815-2015)".

Version française
LE CEHME (Centre d’Études Historiques de la Franc-maçonnerie Espagnole) organisera son renommé Symposium International d’Histoire de la Franc-maçonnerie Espagnole au nord de l’Espagne, à Gijón, du 10 au 12 septembre 2015. Dès à présent, MASONERIA EN ASTURIAS  informera de l’organisation de cet exceptionnel événement académique. Depuis 1983, de la main du professeur José Antonio Ferrer Benimeli, , le CEHME organisa treize symposiums. Réunissant une longue liste de prestigieux chercheurs internationaux, il réussit à actualiser et à ouvrir de nouvelles voies de recherches interdisciplinaires autour de cette sociabilité qui bientôt fêtera son troisième siècle de vie. Le XIV Symposium International d’Histoire de la Franc-maçonnerie Espagnole appelle les chercheurs à partager leurs expériences et leurs conclusions sous le contexte de "La franc-maçonnerie hispano-portugaise et américaine. Des absolutismes aux démocraties (1815-2015)".

Correo electrónico/E-mail

symposium.cehme.2015@gmail.com


Centro de Estudios Históricos de la Masonería Española (CEHME)
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
Universidad de Zaragoza
50009 Zaragoza, España

http://www.uned.es/dpto-hdi/museovirtualhistoriamasoneria/0/cehme/cehme.htm

http://rehmlac.com/

First Word: 2014 Esoteric Book Conference

The 2014 Esoteric Book Conference 

The 2014 Esoteric Book Conference will be in Seattle on September 6th and 7th, 2014.

Proposals for the 6th annual EBC are now being accepted.

 Speakers are encouraged to submit talks touching on historical or contemporary esoteric subjects. As the specific focus of the EBC is on Esoteric Books, presentations that relate to esoteric book[s] in particular or coincide with a new or recent release are given preference in determining the line up of guest speakers. We are after presentations as opposed to practical workshop submissions. Talks should be 45 minutes in length including time for questions. A short abstract describing the talk and its title should accompany your contact information.
The conference features an Art Show each year and artists are encouraged to submit art related to the esoteric field. In addition to the showcased artists, whose work is shown in a gallery format, the conference also features a selection of fine art prints by other esoteric artists.
If you are a interested in speaking at the Esoteric Book Conference or presenting art, please fill out our application form.
**The deadline for art and speaker proposals is end of day April 8th, 2014.

The EBC also accepts proposals for book signings and new book launches. If you are a publisher, bookseller, or author interested in either please visit this page and fill out the submission form.
***The deadline for book signings and book launch proposals is August 1st, 2014.
If you are a book seller and wish to vend at this years event please fill out the application form.  Space is limited this year and vendors will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.
If you are interested in advertising with the EBC or having us sell books on your behalf please fill out the form on our Vendor, Advertisement and EBC Representation page.

For more information on applications for vendors or speakers, or for general reservations, as well as to view a host of photos from previous conferences, follow the link to the conference site below:

http://esotericbookconference.com/

Publication: New Sources on Women and Freemasonry

New Sources on Women and Freemasonry

Vol. 1 No. 1 of Ritual Secrecy, and Civil Society

Edited and Introduced by Pierre Mollier

There has been a great lack in international scholarship concerned with ritual and secrecy because so much of the good work is being done in languages that the mono-lingual English-speaking world has no idea exist. The strength of the articles in this collection will come as a considerable surprise even to experts in the field, because the research in Europe is very advanced and frankly is of such high quality that those who are not linguists should look to their laurels. Much is being done in discovering un-mined material in archives and the selections for this volume are a feast of new bibliographical references.


http://westphaliapress.org/2013/07/15/new-sources-on-women-and-freemasonry/

Feminine Grand Lodge of Romania

Marea Lojă Feminină a României

On March 1st the Feminine Grand Lodge of Romania celebrated the 92nd anniversary of its founding. In 1922, Colonel John T. Ulica 33 ° 99 °, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Romania granted full autonomy to women to form a Grand Lodge of Feminine Freemasonry. The Feminine Grand Lodge of Romania thus became, an organization exclusively for women and was the first Feminine Grand Lodge anywhere to practice the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.

Best wishes to the sisters for another 92!


http://www.mlfr.org.ro/


Thanks to FenixNews and

Venerable Sister Olga Vallejo Rueda
Suprema Comendadora at Sublime Consejo del Rito Moderno para el Ecuador