From Ancient Greece to the Arthaśāstra Everything has a point of origin, and the formation of civilization is no exception. For Western culture, the vestigial epoch of cultural birth in Greece contains the best archaeological heritage of societal development, meticulously preserved by scholars. Equally unprecedented is the spectacular rise of Chanakya/Kautilya and the Mauryan Empire in […]
Gwendolyn Taunton
Ro-langs: Zombies and Dark Sorcery in Tibet
Ro translates as “corpse” and langs is “to rise up,” meaning that the ro-langs is literally “a risen corpse.”
New Book Title – Nietzsche: The Antichrist & the Antipolitical
Friedrich Nietzsche has had an enormous influence on the arts, politics, and even the occult realm. Moreover, this influence has not waned in the contemporary era. Despite this, Nietzsche remains widely misunderstood, primarily when he discusses religion and politics. Nietzsche: The Antichrist & the Antipolitical highlights the finer points of Nietzsche’s opinions on religion, culture, […]
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Tantric Traditions — Manticore Press
Gods, Rituals, & Esoteric Teachings in the Kali Yuga Gwendolyn Taunton January, 2018 Tantra. The word conjures forth a million images – including sex, transgressive practices, and the occult. But how accurate are these portrayals, and how do they compare to actual Tantric practices in India? To the casual observer, Tantra appears to partake of […] […]
“Philosophical skepticism at the end of the XXth century” (Marius Dobre)
The Barghest: Black Dog Ghost of Whitby, England.
Originally posted on The Haunted Spots Blog:
? _________________________ The side streets of Whitby (called Snickleways in the city of York, term that means side street or alleyway that has since been adopted into official use) are narrow and confining yet many say that one does not walk them alone and pity be the one…
Cioran’s Nietzsche (Willis G. Regier)
“A Bouquet of Heads”, by Emil Cioran — Portal E.M.Cioran/Brasil
Source: The Hudson Review, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Winter, 1962-1963), pp. 491-503. Translated from the French by Marthiel Mathews. [Pdf] Canny Old Socrates IF HE HAD GIVEN US any precise notion of the nature of his demon, he would have squandered a good part of his glory. His canny caution stirred as much curiosity about […]
Aux Sable Cemetery’s Controversial Haunt — Keepin’ it Kleen
Aux Sable is a quaint, garden-like cemetery tucked in the woods near Aux Sable Creek in Grundy County. Despite an otherwise mundane existence, it continues to be a point of contention between local youth and law enforcement, with paranormal tourists caught in the middle. The legends associated with the cemetery are of the usual stock: […] […]
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