From New Dawn 182 (Sept-Oct 2020) But to live outside the law, you must be honestI know you always say that you agree. – Bob Dylan, Absolutely Sweet Marie, 1966 Whispered scenes of an inaccessible mountain pass filled with a Garden […]
Secret Wisdom
The Neverending Storygame: Decoding the Simulation Through the Ancient Wisdom Tradition
From New Dawn 210 (May-June 2025) Some conflicts can only be resolved by divine intervention, and so after arguing with your most stubborn intellectual jousting partner about “simulation theory” – the notion that earthly reality is some sort of cosmic […]
Jim Morrison – Secret Teacher: “Break on Through” to Higher Consciousness
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 18 No 5 (Oct 2024) In the fall of 2019, I set out to show that American classic rock vocalist Jim Morrison of The Doors is not only a secret teacher but one in […]
Mastering the Master Game: The Self-Completion of Robert de Ropp
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 10 No 4 (Aug 2016) Biochemist, author, spiritual teacher, kayaking fisherman, founder of an intentional community, misanthrope – Robert de Ropp was a complex man. Within him, the scientist, the magician, the missionary, the […]
Magic and Awakening
From New Dawn 68 (Sept-Oct 2001) New Dawn No. 68 (Sept-Oct 2001) featured Jay Kinney‘s review of Julius Evola’s Introduction to Magic Vol 1. This was one of the earliest books penned by Evola that was translated into English and […]