Author: Dominique Johnson
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Matt Dillahunty to Jordan Peterson: “Science can’t confirm the supernatural”
Jordan Peterson asks Matt Dillahunty in their debate, or dialogue, why don’t atheists contend with the major philosophical and theological sources. He gives an expected answer, which instead of pouting about, should be listened to, regarding evidence of the supernatural. Matt Dillahunty to Jordan Peterson: “I think this gets basically to the same point I…
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The Connection of Theosophy to Tibet, Iran and Chaldea
The Connection of the Theosophy of the Trans-Himalayan Adepts to Tibetan Buddhism, Kabbalism, Ancient Iran and Chaldea “No comparison between our real Brahmanical and the Tibetan esoteric doctrines will be possible unless one ascertains the teachings of that so-called “Aryan doctrine,” . . . and fully comprehends the whole range of the ancient Aryan philosophy.” — T.…
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Kong Zi (Confucius) Film Scene – True Act of Brotherhood and Sacrifice
This was one of the most moving scenes in the film. It exemplifies, not only Chinese culture and understanding of the State, or the ethics of the master portrayed — we will use the scene to also exemplify the republican philosophy and its idea of Fraternitas.
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Theosophy on Sex and Sex Magic: Suffering, Desire, and Liberation
Originally “Sex in Occult Philosophy,” I wanted to reflect upon and grapple with sex in relation to my life, relationships, and suffering. Rather, this will be mostly about Theosophy and a little reflection on sex in relation to suffering, desire, and spiritual liberation. This is not written as a rule for the general public, but…
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Carl Orff: Chramer, Gip Die Varwe Mir
“Hail, world, so rich in joys! I will be obedient to you because of the pleasures you afford. Look at me, young men! Let me please you!” [With Knowledge and Fire!]
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The Hodgson-Coulomb Case and Other Charges Against Helena Blavatsky
Helena Blavatsky, THE Hodgson-Coulomb Case & OTHER CHARGES: MIRACLES, Plagiarism and Inventing the Adepts What was the Hodgson Report The Obituary: the “Hodgson Report” on Madame Blavatsky 1885-1960 was published in 1963 by Walter A. Carrithers, Jr., which contained numerous documents from the Cambridge-based Society for Psychical Research Library in London. Within the documents, there…
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William Q. Judge on Patriotism and a Nation’s Death: ‘Patriots, in vain…’
“But you know, as any man who has read history, that patriots may burst their hearts in vain if circumstances are against them. Sometimes it has happened that no human power, not even the force and fury of the loftiest patriotism, has been able to bend an iron destiny aside from its fixed course, and…
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Marc Demarest on the Armchair Occultist, Godfrey Higgins: Modern Occultism, and the Professionalization of History
THE ARMCHAIR OCCULTIST: GODFREY HIGGINS, ANACALYPSIS AND MODERN OCCULTISM LECTURE Emma Hardinge Britten Archive. The Church, Christian Spiritualists, and the professional establishment sought to control the influence of occultists. Anacalypsis becomes a popular rediscovery of literature at the time Isis Unveiled is published. Marc Demarest explains how the tyros of Occult Literature and Mythography (1820s-1870s)…
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The Irony of Apoliticism in the Theosophical Movement
INTRODUCTION: APOLITICISM AND MODERN STATE OF MONARCHISM With the reintroduction of theosophical research in the mainstream comes opportunity to combat misconceptions about the relation between the Theosophical Movement and Politics as explained in Herman de Tollenaere on Influence of Theosophy on Indonesian and South Asian Nationalisms. I am not of the belief, that Theosophists had…
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The Spanish Alumbrados: Origin of the Term ‘Illuminati’
Definition The Iluminados, Perfectibilists and TheosophiCAL REFERENCES Illuminati. the past participle of illuminare, meaning to “light up,” or “illuminate.” The plural term, “Illuminati” (Lat. illuminatus; Ital. Illuminato) was originally applied to a 16 c. Spanish mystic sect, called the Alumbrados (Spanish. “Enlightened”), or Aluminados, led by Sister María de Santo Domingo, or La Beata de Piedrahita (a…
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G. de Purucker’s Introduction to the Esoteric Tradition: The Word “Dogma”
G. de Purucker in his introduction of the Esoteric Tradition (1940) explains the meaning of Theosophy being non-dogmatic. DOGMA IN THE ESOTERIC TRADITION BY G. DE PURUCKER “The word dogma comes from the Greek verb dokein, “to seem to be,” “to appear to be.” A dogma, therefore, was something which appeared to be a truth: an…
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Theosophy and Platonism: The Seven Principles of the Human Constitution
The concept of the Septenary Constitution describes two distinct beings in man: (1) The spiritual (or monadic); and (2) the physical (or somatic), i.e.— “The man who thinks and the man who records as much of these thoughts as it is able to assimilate.” †In Theosophy, the spiritual constitution is termed the “imperishable triad.” It…
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