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From New Dawn 139 (Jul-Aug 2013) This year [2013] saw the 30th anniversary of the death of one of the most influential writers of all time, the iconic Philip K. Dick. Although virtually unknown outside of science fiction circles, during […]

In Hindu mythology, Kalki is the final incarnation of Vishnu, foretold to appear at the end of Kali Yuga, our current epoch. The Puranas foretell that he will be atop a white horse with a drawn blazing sword. He is the harbinger of the end time in Hindu eschatology, after which he will usher in the Satya (Krita) Yuga.

When Does the Kali Yuga End?

By Joscelyn Godwin

From New Dawn 138 (May-June 2013) The widespread belief that an age is ending and a new one dawning is part of a cyclical concept of time common to most philosophical cultures. The best known versions are the Four Ages […]

The Inscrutable Madame Blavatsky: An Interview with Gary Lachman

By Richard Smoley

This article was published in New Dawn 137 (Mar-Apr 2013) I was in search of the unknown…– Madame H.P. Blavatsky (1831-1890) Gary Lachman is one of today’s most intelligent and prolific authors on the world of the occult. He started […]

Extended Minds: The Mental Fields Within & Beyond Our Brains

By Rupert Sheldrake

From New Dawn 140 (Sept-Oct 2013) We have been brought up to believe that our minds are inside our heads, that mental activity is nothing but brain activity. Instead, I suggest that our minds extend far beyond our brains; they […]

The Fairytale of Materialism: How ‘Fundamentalists’ Hijacked Science

By Bernardo Kastrup

From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 7 No 5 (Oct 2013) The theme of this special issue of New Dawn Magazine is important in more ways than meet the eye at first. The notion of forbidden ideas in science is […]