{"id":106,"date":"2026-04-22T22:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2026-04-29T22:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:18:03","slug":"the-inauguration-of-the-pleasure-dome-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/?page_id=106","title":{"rendered":"The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large imgd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IPD-1-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IPD-1-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IPD-1-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IPD-1-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IPD-1-300x450.webp 300w, https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IPD-1-850x1275.webp 850w, https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IPD-1.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome is a 1953 short film by Kenneth Anger. The film is layered in symbolism and is heavily influenced by the  mystical teachings of British occultist Aleister Crowley. The actors within the film are dressed as various gods and deities and Anger has talked about most of his works as actual rituals put on screen. Anger&#8217;s short filmography has inspired countless artists and has carved out a spot of it&#8217;s own within avant-garde film making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954) directed by Kenneth Anger (HD)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/17CH6roDMwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome Review The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome is a 1953 short film by Kenneth Anger. The film is layered in symbolism and is heavily influenced by the mystical teachings of British occultist Aleister Crowley. The actors within the film are dressed as various gods and deities and Anger has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth-template.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":180,"href":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions\/180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimleahy.matmcc.org\/project2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}