Category: Spirit
ELIJAH TAMU reveals his rare & unique methodology of worship – Part 2
In an additional twist, we revealed the first part of Elijah Tamu’s massive interview on Walpurgisnacht earlier this year. The artist was kind enough indulge us with a multiple page correspondence that revealed much of …
ELIJAH TAMU delivers a sermon enlightening his antithetical Orthodox art – Part 1
The notion of contrast is a foundational element to all that is substantial. The negative space begets the bodies alive within it, and the darkness of void only makes the light held inside shine that …
ANATHEMA PUBLISHING shines light into the uncoloured spaces
As admirers and readers of the work released by Montreal based Anathema Publishing, it was a long time coming to finally form a friendly relationship with the man behind the operation. What started as a …
HERUKA unveil sacred, wrathful chants in ode to the realized tāntrik sages with “བརྟུལ་ཞུགས་སྤྱོད་པ་ (Tulzhug Chöpa)”
On this particularly auspicious day, Covenant presents the yet unknown and shadowy entity known as Heruka. While grounded in Kathmandu, Nepal, the project reaches far beyond the limits of the material plane striving towards the …
VARTRA channels the world’s music into a pastiche shamanic current
In recent times, few places in the world have been as misunderstood as the Balkans. Centuries-old ethnic tensions, war, and general indifference from the West have all contributed to this. Historically, its mountainous geography has …
Without Blood There Is No Quimbanda: The Work Of NICHOLAJ DE MATTOS FRISVOLD
Between August and October 2018, we had the immense pleasure of having a back-and-forth correspondence with Nicholaj De Mattos Frisvold. This was the final interview conducted before we took down the Covenant Magazine in order …
ASCENSION crosses the line between life and death, dream and truth
The crux of the Covenant has always been the synthesis of artwork with a much higher significance beyond what we can readily perceive. The ineffable. The liminal. The numinous. Call it what you will. Since …
In Search of the MAHASIDDHAS: A Journey Through the Sacred Himalayas
Traditional thanka of the great Indian Mahāsiddha Nāropa (11th century) India is home to one of the oldest civilisations in the world. For over 5000 years, this ancient country has produced a rich and diverse …