History of a Word: Greek Origin of “Theosophy”
THE NEOPLATONISTS, DIOGENES AND THE GREEK ORIGIN OF THE TERM THEOSOPHY, CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM & THE 1875 THEOS. SOC. There are multiple ways to describe Theosophy, whether technical, mystical, from the […]
Tragedy of Satan the Double-Headed Dragon
INTRODUCTION: THE JEWISH AND THEOSOPHICAL POSITION, AND DEVIL-WORSHIP LIFE’S GREATEST MYSTERY: ANNA KINGSFORD’S VISION TEACHINGS ON SATAN TRAGEDY OF SATAN THE DOUBLE-HEADED DRAGON THE GOD OF THE THEOLOGIANS, THE JEWISH […]
Historical Connection of Born-Again Christianity to 17th century Theosophers, Occultism and Alchemy
“Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God,” John 3:3 reads. This notion of born-again is directly related to the Mysteries, but Christianity has taken […]
Why the Academic Study of Western Esotericism is not as Popular as Critical Theory and Women’s History?
Thoughts on Wouter J. Hanegraaff about “Rejected Knowledge” in Hermes Explains: Thirty Questions about Western Esotericism (page 149-151). This is not a commentary about the full chapter, but is related […]
Concerning the Practice of Concealing Spiritual Wisdom
Thoughts on the persecution and exclusion of the marginalized ‘esotericist’ in Western Culture and the difference between Ancient and Modern Esotericism in an illuminating paper from Michael L. Frazer’s “Esotericism […]
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. […]
Hilarion Smerdis, Serapis Bey and the Legend of the “Brotherhood of Light” and Luxor
THE FRATRES LUCIS AND THE EGYPTIAN BROTHERHOOD OF LUXOR INVOLVING HILARION SMERDIS AND SERAPIS BEY Another less known Theosophical master of a sub-brotherhood of the Greater Fraternity of Adepts, known […]
The Meaning of Pistis and the Science of Gnosis
The writings of Christian authors and theologians about those called Gnostics and Gnosticism often indicate insecurity and fear of it as a legitimate threat, even after attaining victory over it. […]
Calling-out Racist Occultists and Esotericists? This is What I think about Philosophers like Evola
In Reactions to Julius Evola on Buddhism, Jean Varenne had written in her introduction to his book The Doctrine of Awakening, that a man like Julius Evola was particularly suitable […]
Carl Orff: Ecce Gratum (“Behold, the Pleasant”)
“Behold, the Pleasant” “They gloryand rejoicein honeyed sweetnesswho striveto make use ofCupid’s prize;at Venus’ command…” ECCE GRATUM Ecce gratumet optatumver reducit gaudia,purpuratumfloret pratum,Sol serenat omnia.Iam am cedant tristia!Estas redit,nunc receditHyemis […]
The Septenary Principles of Man: Zurvanite Zoroastrian and Theosophical Classification
R. C. Zaehner, Zurvan. A Zoroastrian Dilemma, Oxford, 1955, pp. 323, 334) demonstrates, that the Zurvanite Zoroastrian (a now extinct school of thought) classification (referring to levels of being or existence) […]
The American Minervan 