From New Dawn 205 (Jul-Aug 2024) This article arises from the shamanic-styled presentations of Carlos Castaneda, an anthropologist who delivered several best-selling books about his apprenticeship to don Juan Matus. As I have previously written, I also apprenticed to don […]
February, 2026
Introducing the Field of Psychedelic MindMelds
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 18 No 6 (Dec 2024) My wife asks, “Can I enter your brain?” We are in the middle of a magic mushroom trip. With a smile and glint in my eye and on the […]
Matgioi – Warrior Metaphysician
From New Dawn 207 (Nov-Dec 2024) One could not wish for a better example of the Kshatriya or warrior path than Albert, Comte de Pouvourville (1861-1939). He was born an “army brat” in a minor aristocratic family, richer in honours […]
The Neverending Storygame: Decoding the Simulation Through the Ancient Wisdom Tradition
From New Dawn 210 (May-June 2025) Some conflicts can only be resolved by divine intervention, and so after arguing with your most stubborn intellectual jousting partner about “simulation theory” – the notion that earthly reality is some sort of cosmic […]
Yankees vs Cowboys
From New Dawn 206 (Sept-Oct 2024) Most talk you hear these days about the deep state – the interlocking network of multinational corporations, government bureaucracies, and nongovernmental institutions that holds the reins of political and economic power in today’s industrial […]