From New Dawn 124 (Jan-Feb 2011) People who have spent time grazing in metaphysical bookshops may have come across a mysterious volume called The Kybalion, written by “Three Initiates” and first issued by the Yogi Publication Society of Chicago in […]
Richard Smoley
The Bible: Myth or History?
From New Dawn 123 (Nov-Dec 2010) Every civilisation needs a myth; but woe to the civilisation whose myth has been found wanting. That is the position of Christianity today. It came to ascendance at a time when the myths of […]
Waiting for the End of the World: René Guénon and the Kali Yuga
From New Dawn 122 (Sept-Oct 2010) Currently the fear – or hope – of the closing of the age pervades the air like a thick vapour. Sometimes this end is envisaged as an environmental calamity, sometimes as the second coming […]
A Pagan Christ? Reflections on the Real Christmas Story
From New Dawn 105 (Nov-Dec 2007) Strictly speaking, a pagan Christ is a contradiction in terms. The very concept of paganism was constructed by Christians who wanted to distinguish their faith from the old religion of Greece and Rome, which […]
The Real Secret of The Secret
From New Dawn 103 (Jul-Aug 2007) The latest in the blockbusters of alternative spirituality is The Secret, now both a film and a book. Both have been huge successes. The film version has sold 1.5 million copies in DVD format, […]