My name is Marco Visconti,
and I am a lifelong student and practitioner of the Western Esoteric Tradition.
and I am a lifelong student and practitioner of the Western Esoteric Tradition.
THE STORY SO FAR...
I specialise in the Western Esoteric Tradition at large, with a particular interest in Thelema and Crowleyana.
My main focus nowadays is to teach the basis of Thelema and Esoteric Freemasonry to a wider public outside the bonds of oaths and secrets.
From this endeavour came Magick Without Tears, a "virtual Lodge" of like-minded individuals and honest seekers. Originally started on Patreon, with weekly livestreams and over 500 articles written during the lockdown years, it has since evolved into its own network with courses and classes available on-demand.
From 2014 to 2018 I worked at Treadwell’s Books, a hub of international expertise on Western esotericism, where I learned all the tricks and secrets of esoteric book trading.
Prior to that, I lived a life as a music professional with an international career spanning over 15 years, gaining credence as a countercultural figure in the alternative underground scene. I am a founding member of electro-industrial band XP8, and have been playing and producing with Faderhead since 2008. Recently, I wrote and produced an EP under the name of Pylon People.
I appeared on stage with many other industrial bands such as Unter Null, Grendel, Dope Stars Inc., and VNV Nation. As DJ Azrael, my ministrations included Resistanz Festival, Club AntiChrist, and Slimelight (UK), Death Guild (San Francisco, CA), Summer Darkness (Utrecht, NL), and Zoe Club, Decadence, and Ritual (Italy), and countless others.
A Thelemite and Freemason, I have been a member of the international esoteric community for over two decades, receiving initiation into the A∴A∴, Choronzon Club, and Ordo Templi Orientis: I am currently the driving force behind Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis in Anglia, a thelemic and gnostic church not tied to any particular Order or organisation.
Italian science-fiction author (and very good friend) Francesco Dimitri pays tribute to my underground persona through his signature character Dagon in La Ragazza dei miei Sogni. A film adaptation was released in 2017 (trailer here and now available for streaming on Amazon Video). I was responsible for the translation of numerous key esoteric texts from English to Italian, such as Michael Bertiaux’s Lucky Hoodoo and Cosmic Meditation.
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