From New Dawn 157 (Jul-Aug 2016) Even the greatest thinkers are uneven. They have areas of brilliance and other areas where they cannot avoid showing their weaknesses. Immanuel Kant, for example, one of the most admired philosophers in Western civilisation, […]
Richard Smoley
The World of Esoteric Orders: Secrets Within Secrets
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 7 No 3 (June 2013) It is noon on a summer morning in California, and I am sitting in a dimly lit auditorium that is decorated in an Egyptian style with Art Deco touches. […]
A New Science of the Heavens: An Interview with Robert Temple
From New Dawn 198 (May-June 2023) Robert Temple is a multifaceted writer and thinker whose work extends across many disciplines. From his work with Joseph Needham, author of the monumental Science and Civilisation in China, he wrote a book on […]
The Twisted History of the Swastika
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 10 No 2 (May 2016) If you were asked to come up with a symbol for evil, very likely you would think of the swastika. The quintessential emblem of the Third Reich, it still […]
The Secret Science of Mind: How Positive Thinking Became a Force in the Modern World
From New Dawn 124 (Jan-Feb 2011) The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.– William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience If there is a central religious doctrine […]