From New Dawn 155 (Mar-Apr 2016) The spiritual, the occult, the paranormal – these things have never sat well with the mainstream press. If they pay attention to such things, it is usually only briefly and with an eye to […]
Richard Smoley
Toxic Prayer: Be Careful What You Ask For…
From New Dawn 114 (May-June 2009) You might be under the impression that authors choose the titles of their own books. That isn’t true – at least not always. If the publishers don’t like the title, they will change it. […]
Gnostic Mysteries of Sex: An Interview with Tobias Churton
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 10 No 3 (June 2016) Tobias Churton is one of today’s most visible and prolific writers on the Western esoteric tradition. He first came to the attention of the public in the UK in […]
American Gurus & the Search for Enlightenment: An Interview with Arthur Versluis
From New Dawn 154 (Jan-Feb 2016) Until recently the academic world paid almost no attention to the Western mystical and esoteric traditions. If any scholars strayed into these areas, they did so gingerly and apologetically, often feeling the need to […]
Freemasons, Secret Societies, Conspiracies, Consciousness & the Hidden Masters: An Interview with Gary Lachman
From New Dawn 153 (Nov-Dec 2015) An overlooked but powerful current is flowing in our time. It’s found in a small group of writers and thinkers who are trying to overcome the materialism and rationalism of the present age and […]