From New Dawn Special Issue 11 (Mar 2010) Thanks to the latest Hollywood martial arts blockbuster along with a steady stream of Hong Kong action films, audiences around the world have been entertained by wild and colourful portrayals of Chinese […]
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2012, the Apocalypse & the End of the Age
Cultures that view themselves as waning are usually those most likely to tap into doomsday scenarios, especially when the world’s end is followed by universal renewal. – Prof. Anthony Aveni, American anthropologist & astronomer An Apocalypse (Greek: ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis; “lifting […]
Imperial End Times, Progress & the Water Dragon
English speaking people who have benefited from the past 200 years of Anglo-American global order have reason to view progress through 2012 with some sense of trepidation. Almost everywhere, comfortable certainties are under challenge, whether from the widespread sense of […]
Embraced by the Light: Journeys to the ‘Other Side’
Ancient religions including the shamanic traditions are replete with myths regarding the dying and death process. It was believed within these traditions that when a person died their soul was escorted into the afterlife by a special being called a […]
Manipulations & Mind Games: The Secret Battle to Control How We Think
This article was published in New Dawn 144 (May-June 2014) Throughout history the mechanisms of persuasion and influence have always been manipulated by those in power as a means to maintain authority and legitimacy. In more recent times the overall […]