Please note this is NOT a ZOOM Lecture but an in person lecture. Tickets include a complimentary glass of Devil’s Botany Rose Absinthe. Doors open at 6:30pm and talk starts at 7pm
The Last Tuesday Society invites you to an illustrated talk on Aleister Crowley’s Abbey of Thelema with Gary Parsons
Ever since he was a teenager filmmaker Gary Parsons has been obsessed with Crowley’s Abbey Of Thelema in Cefalu Sicily, this finally lead to him filming there.
This talk presents a history of the Abbey from it’s founding by Crowley to its abandonment. It also covers the restoration of the murals by filmmaker Kenneth Anger, how it was adopted by modern occult movements such as Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth in the 80’s and the current sad state of the building now and what it was like to film there. It’s a tale of Magick, sex, Mafia & movie making of the last 100 years of the building with the shadow of the Great Beast himself hovering over the Abbey.
Gary Parsons is a filmmaker and MA graduate in film from Goldsmiths College London, his previous talks have been Witchcraft Documentaries Of The 1970’s & Aleister Crowley On Film. He has been interviewed by Dazed and Hero Magazine about the occult in cinema
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The Absinthe Parlour at The Last Tuesday Society is London’s best award-winning alternative cocktail bar hidden within The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. A drinker’s cabinet of wonder filled curious cocktails & extraordinary elixirs —The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour is truly a hidden treasure of East London. Opened by collectors, drinks historians & absinthe experts — Allison Crawbuck (Brooklyn) & Rhys Everett (London) in 2016, the duo bring with them a shared passion for the mysterious world of spirits & the macabre.
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Devil’s Botany
From their East London distillery, Devil’s Botany makes absinthe the way it should be: bold, flavour-forward, and devilishly good to drink. As the UK’s first dedicated absinthe distillery, they’re bringing a famously misunderstood spirit back to life for a new generation of absinthe drinkers. Founded by owners of The Absinthe Parlour at The Last Tuesday Society, Devil’s Botany celebrates the spirit’s unruly connection to art, literature, magic & mixology.
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Event is suitable for 18+ over only. Please contact [email protected] with any questions, allergies or dietary requirements. Refunds for in-person events are only possible up to 7 days prior to the event date.
