Today I write about John Martin’s sublime apocalyptic romanticism: anartapart.substack.com/p/biblical-pro… ”What distinguished Martin's approach was not merely the scale of his disasters but their psychological sophistication. His paintings captured what Edmund Burke had theorized as the

Have you read the MEETINGS book yet? Now you can read Frater U.:D.:’s excellent introduction here: thefenriswolf.substack.com/p/remarkable-m… (… and then you buy the book, OK?) ”A cosmopolitan lover of nature, a seasoned explorer of the geographical world scrutinizing it through the highly

I’m happy to say An Introduction to Psychoanalysis starts one month from today! rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com We begin meeting on Saturday, September 13th. We will meet for 2 hours online at 9AM Vancouver/ 12PM noon NYC/ 5PM London/ 18:00 Stockholm/ 19:00 Beirut.

Do you have your ticket for my new class The Legacy of Horror? morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/the-… In four illustrated online live sessions, I will talk about the development of cultural expressions dealing with our psychological-emotional need to be terrified (by proxy/culture). It's

Special podcast today: The Fenris Wolf joins forces with Rendering Unconscious to talk about all the crazy many things we have coming up: thefenriswolf.substack.com/p/the-fenris-w… “This conversation between Carl Abrahamsson and Vanessa Sinclair reveals a rich dialogue between two collaborators

Just posted a loving appreciation of Diane Arbus. The exhibition at the Met in NYC in 2005 is still the best art thing I’ve EVER been to: anartapart.substack.com/p/timeless-nov… ”The question of exploitation versus empathy in Arbus's work cannot be definitively resolved, and perhaps this

Do you have your ticket for my new class The Legacy of Horror? morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/the-… ”These films do not offer the comfort of resolution. The monsters are not slain. The characters are not healed. Instead, they emphasize the persistence of suffering—and the thin line between

Today I review Christopher McIntosh’s great book ”The Call of the Old Gods: My Occult Journey on the Pagan Path:” thefenriswolf.substack.com/p/a-pagan-life ”Throughout the book, McIntosh weaves together personal anecdotes and scholarly research, effectively bridging the gap between lived

Are you ready for… The Legacy of Horror? morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/the-… ”These stories suggest that horror is not just about fear—it is about power. Who has it, who lacks it, and what happens when those dynamics are exposed or inverted. Horror becomes a venue for social critique, not

In today’s Magic Monday at our Patreon, I write about how some pilgrimages can bring more than you bargained for: patreon.com/posts/136750528 ”Here’s the main insight: if we flip the script of analysis and look at this not as a causal camera trip via esthetic titillation but as a

Today I posted my most appreciated essay/lecture on the Fenris Wolf site: thefenriswolf.substack.com/p/my-essaylect… ”Even in the most well-ordered and confined expressions, the artist often feels a need to go beyond the formal norms and normal forms. Art history is packed with individual

RU358: CARL ABRAHAMSSON ON LEGACY OF HORROR, THE FENRIS WOLF, AN ART APART, ANTON LAVEY & OCCULTURE renderingunconscious.substack.com This episode is a special collaboration between Rendering Unconscious and The Fenris Wolf podcast! thefenriswolf.substack.com

"The Legacy of Horror" begins August 24 Carl Abrahamsson Morbid Anatomy morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/the-… Tracing horror culture from primordial origins through religious & mythological traditions to contemporary social media, he argues that horror serves essential psychological functions

I just posted an appreciation of the great Russian Master Nicholas Roerich: anartapart.substack.com/p/the-russian-… ”Roerich's spiritual seeking led him to develop a comprehensive worldview that synthesized elements from various religious and philosophical traditions. He believed in the

Carl Abrahamsson H.P. Lovecraft, whose birthday's today, mentions Roerich in At the Mountains of Madness. simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Visi…

Your time has come… Are you ready for the Legacy of Horror? morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/the-… ”What binds these diverse traditions together is not doctrine but affect. They all recognize that fear is not antithetical to faith. It is foundational. Rudolf Otto, in his influential work The

In today’s WEEKLIES at our Patreon, I write about the substantial pleasures of walking: patreon.com/posts/weeklies… ”Humility here is not self-effacement but proportion. Walking returns you to proportionate scale: a person among rivers and roads, not their master. And what follows

I just posted an appreciation of Colin Wilson, one of the absolute giants of my world: thefenriswolf.substack.com/p/outsiders-un… ”“Faculty X” became one of Wilson’s signature ideas: the latent human capacity to apprehend value, meaning, and pattern that extends beyond the linear, utilitarian

The easiest way to be part of our monthly Sentient Solar Cycle meetings (every 23rd) is by joining the 23rd Mind level at our Patreon: patreon.com/c/vanessa23carl We go through the astrology for the month ahead, carry on in the Tarot trump analyses, do a substantial runacle reading