Author: John Michael Greer

John Michael Greer

About the Author

John Michael Greer is a highly respected writer, blogger, and independent scholar who has written more than 70 books, including The Long Descent, Circles of Power, and the award-winning New Encyclopedia of the Occult. An initiate in a variety of Hermetic, Masonic, and Druidic lineages, he served for twelve years as Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America. He lives in Rhode Island, USA.

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Coronation of Charles III, May 6, 2023

The Crown and Ancient Rites of Kingship

By John Michael Greer

From New Dawn 199 (Jul-Aug 2023) “MAN IN HAT SITS IN CHAIR.” That was British satire magazine Private Eye’s mock-commemorative headline for the coronation of Charles III on May 6 of this year [2023]. That sarcastic phrasing expresses a common […]

Awakening the God Within: Secret Teachings of Richard, Duc de Palatine & The Brotherhood & Order of the Pleroma

By John Michael Greer

From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 18 No 2 (Apr 2024) One of the most remarkable spiritual teachers of modern times, Richard, Duc de Palatine (1916-1977), is little known today outside of a handful of modern Gnostic churches and initiatory […]

Joséphin Péladan: How to Become a Mage

By John Michael Greer

From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 16 No 5 (Oct 2022) We do not believe in progress or in salvation. For the Latin race, which goes to its death, we prepare a final splendour, to dazzle and gentle the barbarians […]