The Order of the Sun and Moon

In addition to the display of magical artworks at The Crypt Gallery which opens at 2pm on Saturday 4th of November, members of The Order of the Sun and Moon cordially invite you to the following events.

Online

24 October, 19:00 – 21:00 UK time

Online and Delayed Viewing. The recording will be available for two weeks after the event only.

Please join our online private view of the magical art exhibition by The Order of the Sun and Moon. In this online discussion Dr Amy Hale talks with Kate Southworth, Greg Humphries and Julian Vayne  about art, creativity and occultism.  The latter three are actively practising occultists and artists, and they contribute to the growing awareness of the intersection between creative practice, the academy and magic.  They are the members of The Order of the Sun and Moon (OSM), whose name is taken from an essay by Ithell Colquhoun, who was a British painter, occultist, poet and author — part of the British Surrealist Group before being expelled because she refused to renounce her association with occult groups. We promise a lively and englightening session. 

Kate Southworth is an Irish/British artist based in Cornwall, UK. Her work engages with magic, alchemy, mysticism and other spiritual traditions and she is interested in their relationship with new technologies and digital cultures. Greg Humphries is an artist and writer whose work has been informed by magical thinking and philosophy for over 25 years. Over the last 15 years has been exploring ways that artists can help with the looming Climate Crisis through long term land art projects, sculpture, painting and education. Julian Vayne is a British independent scholar, artist and author with over four decades of experience within esoteric culture: from Druidry to Chaos Magic, from indigenous Shamanism through to Freemasonry and Witchcraft. Dr Amy Hale is an Atlanta based writer, curator and critic. She has a PhD in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA and has written about topics as diverse as psychogeography, occult performance art, Pagan religious tourism, color theory, and extremist politics in modern Paganism. She has written widely on artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun.

Digital Ticket £10

In partnership with Treadwell’s Books.

07 November, 19:00 – 21:00 UK time

Online and Delayed Viewing. The recording will be available for two weeks after the event only.

Scholars, curators, artists and magical practitioners are invited to join this lively online discussion about occult art, its history, its contemporary practice, and its growing acceptance within the academic world today. What are the implications, trends and even dangers?  The session is chaired by Julian Vayne and the participants are Kate Southworth,  Emma Sharples, Neil Scott and Greg Humphries.  The topic is timely, relevant and brings up issues that have huge impact on the cultural world across the board. Join us.

Kate Southworth is an Irish/British artist based in Cornwall, UK. Her work engages with magic, alchemy, mysticism and other spiritual traditions and she is interested in their relationship with new technologies and digital cultures. Emma Sharples is an Art & Humanities Research Council – funded doctoral researcher with Tate and the University of Cambridge, examining the permeable boundaries between modernity and magical experience in the work of the British artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988). In 2022, she co-convened the British Art Network-funded seminar, Curating Magic.  Neil Scott spent ten years within Thee Temple Ov Psychic Youth (TOPY) along with studies at The Final Academy. He is the Chair of Trustees at St Ives School of Painting, Vice-Chair of the Newlyn Art Gallery & Exchange and sat on various boards and committees at the Tate for over a decade. Greg Humphries is an artist and writer whose work has been informed by magical thinking and philosophy for over 25 years. Over the last 15 years has been exploring ways that artists can help with the looming Climate Crisis through long term land art projects, sculpture, painting and education. Julian Vayne is a British independent scholar, artist and author with over four decades of experience within esoteric culture.

Southworth, Humphries and Vayne are the members of The Order of the Sun and Moon (OSM), whose name is taken from an essay by Ithell Colquhoun, British painter, occultist, poet and author. Colquhoun was part of the British Surrealist Group before being expelled for refusing to renounce her association with occult groups. Kate, Greg and Julian are all proudly practicing 21st century occultists and artists, and contributors to the growing awareness of the intersection between creative practice, the academy and magic.

Digital Ticket £10

In partnership with Treadwell’s Books.

In person @ The Crypt Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall.

Opening the Space – Saturday 4th November 2023. Gallery open from 2 – 6pm. Launch event at 4pm.

The formal opening of the Temple and Exhibition and launch of the publication ‘The Order of the Sun and Moon, St Ives’.

We would be grateful if you could let us know you’re coming by emailing contactdeepmagic@gmail.com

Ithell Colquhoun: Automatic Drawing, Psychogeography and Spirit of Place – Sunday 5th of November, 10:00am – 12 noon.

Practice based workshop. Please bring a pencil, rubber and sketchbook led by Greg Humphries

Future Ancestors Ceremony – Sunday 5th of November, 4:00pm until 6:00pm

We enter the temple and cast the circle. Let us re-member our connection with the Good Ancestors and empower ourselves as vessels for the manifestation of our utopian future, using breathwork trance and other magical techniques.

Please wear loose and comfortable clothing, and bring a yoga mat, pillow, and blanket in order to be comfortable for the trance journey of the ceremony.

This event is limited to 15 people.