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Tag: Hindu Philosophy

  • Lovers of the Ancients, or Christian Dogmatic claims to Truth

    Lovers of the Ancients, or Christian Dogmatic claims to Truth

    We are who we are, because we are “lovers of the ancients.” I would not be writing without my influences from Greek, Indian and Islamic Philosophy; and Blavatsky, Suhrawardi and Henry Corbin. I traced the styles of Blavatsky’s references, going to sources of doctrines in the Chaldean Oracles and the works of the eclectic orientalist…

  • Four Kinds of Esoteric Sciences in Hindu Philosophy | Helena Blavatsky

    Four Kinds of Esoteric Sciences in Hindu Philosophy | Helena Blavatsky

    Anton Levey once defined Occultism as a “Do it yourself God-kit,” leaving out the significance of ethics, self-discipline and morality. This is not what Occultism is once we explore it. This is to understand Occultism more fully as a Tree with Branches (Practices, Sciences and Departments), not a singular thing, a benevolent nor nefarious thing.…