THE FORBIDDEN UNIVERSE: THE OCCULT ORIGINS OF SCIENCE AND THE SEARCH FOR THE MIND OF GOD

The Forbidden Universe: The Occult Origins of Science and the Search for the Mind of God

Many of us look back on ancient times and are shocked to read that great thinkers such as Galileo and Copernicus were forced to keep their observations of the Universe secret for fear of execution by the Church. We might naively or perhaps smugly imagine that we have tossed off the yoke…

EMBODYING OSIRIS

Embodying Osiris: The Secrets of Alchemical Transformation

I find it rare to encounter a book that’s both scholarly and profound, but I must include Embodying Osiris by Thom Cavalli in both those categories. Obviously a seasoned student of the Jungian tradition, Dr. Cavalli dissects the Osiris myth in great detail and takes a close look at the alchemical significance…

THE PORTAL

The Portal: An Initiate

Charlie Chaplin’s daughter-in-law has done it again. She has now produced a sequel to her 2003 autobiographical City of Secrets, and it kept me on the edge of my chair. It’s a book that grabbed me with its captivating, almost mesmerising effect. I could not put it down.