From New Dawn 165 (Nov-Dec 2017) And with the wish the energy was born…– Corpus Hermeticum, book I I once regarded The Kybalion as little more than a novelty of early twentieth-century occultism. I considered the book a faux-antique work […]
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Aleister Crowley & The Book of the Law: A Magical Encounter in Egypt
Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) is remembered as a libertine, philosopher, mountaineer, magician, and supposedly the “wickedness man in the world.” He wrote bad poetry, pornographic books, novels and a vast array of literature. He is best known as being an infamous […]
Egypt in the Western Occult Tradition
This article was published in New Dawn Special Issue Vol 8 No 6 (December 2014) O Egypt, Egypt, of your reverent deeds only stories will survive, and they will be incredible to your children! Only words cut in stone will […]
Modern Medicine: The New World Religion
From New Dawn 99 (Nov-Dec 2006) East Asia and possibly South Asia have strong traditions that offer insight into Western medical and scientific follies, but many parts of the developing world are much more vulnerable. The French author, Olivier Clerc, […]
The Magus Was A Spy: Aleister Crowley and the Curious Connections Between Intelligence and the Occult
From New Dawn 105 (Nov-Dec 2007) In Magick Without Tears, Aleister Crowley observed a fundamental similarity between the “Secret Chiefs,” the invisible and inaccessible Masters to whom he professed obedience, and “Captain A. and Admiral B. of the Naval Intelligence […]