Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was one of the most enigmatic figures of last century. Poet, pornographer, sexual libertine, philosopher, spy, author and magician, he is often maligned and nearly always misrepresented and misunderstood. A man way before his time, he fought against his Plymouth Brethren upbringing to become openly bi-sexual and to advocate women’s liberation well before anyone else dared consider it. When rediscovered in the Sixties by the Hippies…
AUTHORS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE: THE PARANORMAL AND THE SACRED
April 28, 2012 By
Surely to author the impossible is a contradiction in terms, yet it is our insatiable hunger for mystery that drives so many of the great minds of our times. Author Jeffrey Kripal is no less fascinated with the impossible. His new book attempts to recover a history of “thinking off the page” through the work of four investigators of telepathic experiences, ghosts, UFO encounters, and other strange or unexplainable…
THE MASTER GAME: UNMASKING THE SECRET RULERS OF THE WORLD
February 22, 2012 By
Graham Hancock has never been one to shy away from big ideas, big knowledge, big conspiracies. His 1995 classic Fingerprints of the Gods instantly cemented his name into the consciousness of truth-seekers all over the world. It was a breakthrough book, and a massive success. The Master Game, co-written with Robert Bauval, is their new, big book. And it is big…
SECRETS AND PRACTICES OF THE FREEMASONS: SACRED MYSTERIES, RITUALS, AND SYMBOLS REVEALED
October 29, 2011 By
Those who have read Dan Brown’s last novel, The Lost Symbol, will be pleased to find specific explanations in this latest book by 32nd Degree Freemason Jean-Louis de Biasi referencing many of the examples Brown gives. And, if you are at all familiar with Washington DC, you are likely to find a new wealth of fascinating metaphysical information about locations and buildings in that capital city of which you were previously unaware.
THE FORBIDDEN UNIVERSE: THE OCCULT ORIGINS OF SCIENCE AND THE SEARCH FOR THE MIND OF GOD
August 24, 2011 By
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…
THE FORBIDDEN UNIVERSE: THE OCCULT ORIGINS OF SCIENCE AND THE SEARCH FOR THE MIND OF GOD
June 23, 2011 By
Were the first scientists hermetic philosophers? What do these occult origins of modern science tell us about the universe today? “The Forbidden Universe” reveals the secret brotherhood that defined the world, and perhaps discovered the mind of God…
THE COMPLETE MAGICK CURRICULUM OF THE SECRET ORDER G.B.G.
June 23, 2011 By
Founded upon the revolutionary premise that High Magick can be distilled to a few powerful and efficient steps, Louis T. Culling’s original edition of this classic magick book broke all the rules. The G.B.G, or “Great Brotherhood of God,” was a magickal order founded by acclaimed magician Frater Genesthai….
GODS OF THE RUNES
April 30, 2011 By
It is always a pleasure to review works by Frank Joseph. In this case a double pleasure as the making and study of runes is my personal favourite study area. Mr Joseph was the editor of Ancient American magazine from 1993-2009, and has authored many books on ancient civilisations, a number of which have been reviewed by…
RADICAL NATURE
April 30, 2011 By
The perennial question “what is consciousness” has been a spiritual and philosophical football for millennia. When did consciousness first appear? How do we measure consciousness? Perhaps most importantly, what the heck is consciousness anyway? Belief systems literally mould our vision of the world…
THE LIFE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF G.I. GURDJIEFF
December 7, 2010 By
Directed, written and narrated by William Patrick Patterson, this remarkable documentary series covers the life and teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff, one of the greatest and most enigmatic spiritual teachers who ever lived. Patterson is the founder/director of the Gurdjieff Studies Program, and has written a number of important books on The Fourth Way, including Eating the ‘I’ and Struggle of the Magicians. A genuine authority on Gurdjieff and his work, Patterson is not only a gifted author but, as he’s proven with this series, an equally gifted film-maker.
