In the spring of 2015 I received an invitation to Aarhus University to speak on Péladan’s literature and “esoteric modernism” at a closed symposium with scholars doing some incredibly exciting work in this area, breaking new ground on possible interdisciplinary approaches between the disciplines of literary studies, art history, and esoteric studies. This was quickly…
New Article: Making the Invisible Visible
My original English article MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE: PÉLADAN’S VISION OF ENSOULED ART written for the Neosymbolist Salon in Madrid is online at Project AWE – an amazing initiative dedicated to to understanding & experiencing cultural icons of Western European heritage and exploring forgotten connections between Hermetic-Cabalist traditions & Art. The Spanish version of this article was included…
Interview on Peladan with Haakan Sandell
My interview with Swedish retrogardist poet Haakan Sandell, exploring Peladan’s views of sacrality in art, feminine nature, and why Peladan was not a misogynist. The interview was conducted in the winter of 2012-13. The Swedish version is available on retrogarde.org. 1. Your unique site peladan.net on the philosophy of Joséphin Péladan (1858-1918), one of the organizers of…
PhD on Peladan awarded!
I suppose it’s true for all newly minted PhD’s, that the reality and weight of what’s just happened hasn’t quite sunk in yet. But four years of eye-wateringly hard work, and plenty of sweat and tears have been duly acknowledged and approved, and the bonus prize is that I was passed without revisions or corrections,…
London lecture on Peladan, Sept. 2014
The news that this talk sold out days before the actual event came as a surprise to me, especially as Péladan is a little-known figure even in esoteric study circles. I was more than a little daunted about meeting the audience’s expectations, and even more nervous because my PhD viva was due to take place the…
Interview for Newtopia Magazine
On how Peladan, art, teaching, and esotericism all slot together and a bit of background on my glory days as a music promoter and art student in Athens. Click for the full interview with Ronnie Pontiac on the Newtopia website. Interview With Sasha Chaitow: Artist and Esoteric Scholar
New article: Hidden in Plain Sight
I’m delighted to have been invited to submit a paper on Péladan, “the grandfather of symbolist art”, for the recent issue of Abraxas, and absolutely chuffed to have had one of my illustrations of Péladan’s work included.
New article: Peladan’s Initiation for the Masses
My recent article on Péladan published in The Pomegranate: International Journal of Pagan Studies 14:2.
Péladan’s Salons revived in Corfu – as an afterthought
How a series of happy serendipities led to a revival of Péladan’s Salons in Corfu, Greece….
For the Beauty and Spirit in Art: 1st Neosymbolist Salon, Madrid 2013
I’m honoured and proud to be participating in the first Neo-Symbolist Salon to be held in Madrid at La Corrala Cultural Center (belonging to the Autonomous University of Madrid) between October 31st-November 30th 2013, with three of my recent illustrations from the Péladan project. My (invited) paper on Péladan’s aesthetic theory is included in the…
“Art is a Religion”: Péladan’s Manifesto
Artist, you are a priest: Art is the great mystery and, if your effort results in a masterpiece, a ray of divinity will descend as on an altar. ….
New article: Legends of the Fall Retold
My extended article including a lengthy translated excerpt from Peladan’s ISTAR was published in The Fenris Wolf 6 (Stockholm: Edda, 2013).