The American Minervan

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  • Indo-Iranian Roots: Why is Theosophy called “Pre‑Vedic Buddhism”?

    Indo-Iranian Roots: Why is Theosophy called “Pre‑Vedic Buddhism”?

    I wanted to re-articulate some points in a different way from the approach of providing a barrage of quotations in The Connection of Theosophy to Tibet, Iran and Chaldea, because this is not a light subject. I am not approaching it in the way Reigle does, to identify the origins of the Theosophical Positions, but in…

  • Albert Pike’s Life and Philosophical Legacy in American Esotericism

    Albert Pike’s Life and Philosophical Legacy in American Esotericism

    This article is a combination of transcription and summation of Canadian philosopher Manly P. Hall’s Seminars on the life and ideas of Albert Pike in 1958 tracing the origins of the Wisdom Tradition, which often takes on a form of mythmaking in Masonic lore. A more in-depth factual biography of Albert Pike’s life, views and…