Magic in Art, Poetry, and Biography: Marjorie Cameron’s Illustrated Notebooks c. 1956–1964

The article analyzes four works of poetry and illustration produced by the artist, poet, and occultist Marjorie Cameron (1922–1995) in the 1950s and 1960s. Widow of rocket scientist and occultist John “Jack” Whiteside Parsons (1914–1952), an early follower of Aleister Crowley’s (1875–1947) religion...

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Autor principal: Hedenborg White, Manon 1990- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Brill 2024
En: Religion and the arts
Año: 2024, Volumen: 28, Número: 1/2, Páginas: 133-169
Otras palabras clave:B Esotericism
B Marjorie Cameron
B Joseph Campbell
B Hero’s journey
B Thelema
B Aleister Crowley
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Sumario:The article analyzes four works of poetry and illustration produced by the artist, poet, and occultist Marjorie Cameron (1922–1995) in the 1950s and 1960s. Widow of rocket scientist and occultist John “Jack” Whiteside Parsons (1914–1952), an early follower of Aleister Crowley’s (1875–1947) religion Thelema, Cameron was also a friend and collaborator of Beat artist Wallace Berman (1926–1976) and avant-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger (1927–2023). In the 1950s and 1960s, Cameron delved deeply into Crowley’s magical writings alongside those of comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904–1987). The article especially highlights how Cameron creatively adapted and re-worked the ideas of both thinkers in her artistic interpretations of her Holy Guardian Angel. A core argument of the article is that art, poetry, and esotericism were intertwined pursuits for Cameron, and that extra-textual sources (e.g., letters and biographical details) contemporary with the analyzed creative works are helpful in untangling their meaning.
ISSN:1568-5292
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Religion and the arts
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685292-02801005