From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 8 No 6 (Dec 2014) It has been thirty-five years since the first publication of John Anthony West’s revolutionary book Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt. It was a courageous […]
May, 2015
Understanding the Traditionalists
From New Dawn 147 (Nov-Dec 2014) Traditionalists, for present purposes, means the loosely-constituted group inspired by René Guénon (1886-1951). Many of them also revere Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947). Later Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998) became central to the group, while the work […]
Has Consciousness Evolved?
From New Dawn 147 (Nov-Dec 2014) The idea that consciousness is evolving is one of the most important doctrines of the New Age. But is it true? Over the long term, the answer seems obvious. Even the stupidest of humans […]
The Rebirth of Gnosticism: An Interview with Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller
From New Dawn 143 (Mar-Apr 2014) One of the most compelling themes of current times is Gnosis – the idea of a transcendental knowledge that, like enlightenment, liberates the individual from bondage to the world of suffering. While Gnosis and Gnosticism […]
Is Your God a Devil?
From New Dawn 142 (Jan-Feb 2014) It is one of the most familiar and reassuring lines in scripture: “The Lord is my shepherd.” But when you think about it, the metaphor is a disturbing one. It’s true that a shepherd […]