From New Dawn 89 (Mar-Apr 2005) Precautions against unconventional arms must be intensified as potential terrorists develop chemical and biological weapons and electromagnetic methods that could create holes in the ozone layer or trigger earthquakes or volcanoes.– Former US Secretary […]
Secret History
Gnosticism: Ancient and Modern
From New Dawn 85 Every dog has its day, so they say, and it looks like Gnosticism, an ancient approach to spiritual experience, may be having its day, once again. Of course, despite the best efforts of the early Catholic […]
The Masons and the Moors
This article was published in New Dawn 86 (Sept-Oct 2004) The origins of Freemasonry – as would be expected of such a “venerable secret society” – are shrouded in myth, legend and almost impenetrable obscurity. Since at least the late […]
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
From New Dawn 84 (May-June 2004) Of all the earliest followers of Christ, none has sparked the level of interest generated by one particular woman – the biblical figure known as Mary Magdalene. Revered as a saint, maligned as a […]
Lenin, the Red Avatar of Rage
From New Dawn 84 (May-June 2004) I didn’t like [Vladimir Ilyich] Lenin (1870–1924) before. Everyone around me was saying: “Lenin, Lenin….” The majority is always wrong. During the Soviet Era, I used to take my small son out to spit […]