Cultures that view themselves as waning are usually those most likely to tap into doomsday scenarios, especially when the world’s end is followed by universal renewal. – Prof. Anthony Aveni, American anthropologist & astronomer An Apocalypse (Greek: ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis; “lifting […]
Articles
Imperial End Times, Progress & the Water Dragon
English speaking people who have benefited from the past 200 years of Anglo-American global order have reason to view progress through 2012 with some sense of trepidation. Almost everywhere, comfortable certainties are under challenge, whether from the widespread sense of […]
Embraced by the Light: Journeys to the ‘Other Side’
Ancient religions including the shamanic traditions are replete with myths regarding the dying and death process. It was believed within these traditions that when a person died their soul was escorted into the afterlife by a special being called a […]
Manipulations & Mind Games: The Secret Battle to Control How We Think
This article was published in New Dawn 144 (May-June 2014) Throughout history the mechanisms of persuasion and influence have always been manipulated by those in power as a means to maintain authority and legitimacy. In more recent times the overall […]
Russian President Steers a Straight Course
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 7 No 6 (Dec 2013) Today we need new strategies to preserve our identity in a rapidly changing world, a world that has become more open, transparent and interdependent. This fact confronts virtually all […]