From New Dawn 100 (Jan-Feb 2007) Elie Wiesel, in his sombre memoir Night, describes a poignant incident from his time in a Nazi concentration camp. Amidst unimaginable suffering and despair, an inmate named Akiba Drumer “had discovered a verse from […]
Richard Smoley
Life, Death & Gnosis: The Gnostics on the Afterlife
From New Dawn 109 (Jul-Aug 2008) The possibilities for life after death come down to a mere three:1. There is no life after death. Death is the total extinction of consciousness. 2. Life after death continues on earth (through reincarnation). […]
René Guénon & Counterinitiation: Are Things Getting Better or Worse?
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 10 No 3 (June 2016) A question nags at everyone today: are things getting better or worse? The answer depends on the criteria you’re using. In terms of material comfort, it seems clear that […]
The Gods Are Dead! Long Live the Gods!
From New Dawn 142 (Jan-Feb 2014) When the veil descended, men revered what it covered. And as time went on it seemed to hide more and more and was revered still more. Then, when it was heavy with age, young […]
In Search of the Lost Gospels
This article was published in New Dawn Special Issue Vol 8 No 3 (June 2014) Slowly the public has learned that the Gospels in the Bible are not the only ones that were written. Some of these other half-forgotten texts […]