From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 15 No 5 (Oct 2021) Myth for us – except in exceptional cases of extreme degradation and the secularisation of tradition and culture – is not the fiction of primitives, superstition, or misunderstanding. Instead, […]
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New Thought Down Under: Voices from the Past Continue To Be Heard Today
From New Dawn 197 (Mar-Apr 2023) I remember one of my discussions with Brother Michael as if it were only last week. Though it took place in the summer of 1989, a mere 34 years ago! A gifted linguist, he […]
Alexander Dugin & the Russian Tradition of the Starets
From New Dawn 197 (Mar-Apr 2023) In the Western media, the Russian philosopher and political analyst Alexander Dugin has been labelled variously as a modern Rasputin, a neo-fascist, a reactionary nationalist, an eminence grise of Putin’s Russia and much else. […]
The Metaphysical Vision of James Cowan
From New Dawn 197 (Mar-Apr 2023) The world is a silent poem waiting for my mind to render up its promise.– James Cowan . The author, poet, and traveller James Cowan was in pursuit of the metaphysical vision for most […]
The Cathars: A Modern Day Rebirth?
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 16 No 5 (Oct 2022) France, the ancient land of Gaul, holds an unparalleled place in the history of the development and spread of mystical, esoteric, and occult teachings in the West. Southern France […]