From New Dawn Special Issue 9 (Sept 2009) In 1977, America had barely heard of Iraq or of Saddam Hussein. The first Gulf War was more than a decade away; the second, more than twenty-five years away. The attacks on […]
Articles
Dogon Cosmology & Egyptian Hieroglyphic Writing
From New Dawn 112 (Jan-Feb 2009) Along the cliffs of the Bandiagara escarpment in Mali – south of the Niger river and north of Upper Volta – live the modern-day Dogon tribe, a reclusive society consisting of approximately 300,000 individuals. […]
What is Biodynamic Farming?
From New Dawn 112 (Jan-Feb 2009) My first introduction to a biodynamic farm was over 35 years ago, yet it made such an indelible impression upon me that I can still vividly recreate the memory. Nestling in the soft East […]
What Gorilla? Why Some Can’t See Psychic Phenomena
From New Dawn 112 (Jan-Feb 2009) Imagine you’re watching a basketball game. Your favourite team is wearing white and the other team is in black. In the midst of the action, someone in a dark gorilla suit calmly walks to […]
Beyond Tantra
“It’s all sex nowadays” my mother used to grumble after an evening in front of the television. Even her favourite nature programmes, she moaned, were increasingly obsessed with it. Much the same might be said about Tantra. Or, at least, […]