This article was published in New Dawn 142 (Jan-Feb 2014) When the veil descended, men revered what it covered. And as time went on it seemed to hide more and more and was revered still more. Then, when it was […]
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On the Trail of Occulture
This article was published in New Dawn 166 (Jan-Feb 2018) Recently I returned to London after a week in Spain promoting a new translation of one of my books, and taking part in an International Occulture Conference held in León, […]
Hermes Resurrected: Does Hermetic Literature Hold Any Meaning for Today’s Seekers?
This article was published in New Dawn 165 (Nov-Dec 2017) I sometimes suspect that we deploy the word ‘Hermetic’ – a term for late ancient Greek-Egyptian mystical texts attributed to the mythical man-god Hermes Trismegistus, or thrice-greatest Hermes – as […]
The Witch – A History of Fear from Ancient Times to the Present: Interview with Professor Ronald Hutton
This article was published in New Dawn Special Issue Vol 11 No 4 (August 2017) A leading academic in the field of Neopaganism, Witchcraft, and Druidry, Ronald Hutton is Professor of History at the University of Bristol. During the 1990s, […]
Twisting the Threads: The Ageless Wisdom of the Western Mystery Tradition
This article was published in New Dawn Special Issue 5 (Winter 2008) Once upon a time, every religion was Janus-faced. It had its exoteric or outward side, serving or exploiting the majority of believers, and its esoteric or inward side, […]