Enter a fancy, postmodern art gallery. A variety of pieces are in front of you, perhaps filling up the vast majority of the room. Some pieces are complex, daring, intricate, and stirring, and others seem like regurgitation, no matter what kind of skill was used to create it. Filling in all the empty spaces around Read More…
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Tarot: A Brief Introduction Into a Forgotten Science
It is an incredible understatement to say that the occult has been misrepresented in today’s era. The ancient sciences of occult divination are perhaps the most misunderstood and misinterpreted aspects of occult philosophy, despite the fact that the correct sources of information have always sat just beneath the surface-level information on the subject for those Read More…
Scientists Empirically Examine Whether “Cleanliness” is Next to “Godliness”
Scientists at the University of Essex released a study in the journal of Social Psychological & Personality Science that studied the sociocultural habits of 135 college students–in conjunction with neuroimaging studies in the laboratory–in order to examine the relationship between biological cleanliness, health, analogical thought-process, neurosis, and religion. As the old adage goes, “Cleanliness is next Read More…
Congress Proposes Bill to Recognize “Magic” as a “National Treasure”
A very peculiar bill was recently submitted by the House of Representatives to Congress, dated March 14th 2016, entitled “H. RES. 642: Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure.” While it may seem hard to take seriously, this is a real proposal, and the link can be seen here, from Read More…
Beginner’s Guide to Metaphysics – Part 8: Science and Mysticism Unified
“Human beings have always tried to make sense of the world around them. In modern times we often look to science to give us explanations for the way things are. Way back, in the distant past, our ancestors probably would have turned to the spirits and what we would now call magic as a source Read More…
Ayahuasca: Brazilian Scientists Demonstrate Lasting AntiDepressive Effects from Single Dose
Recently, in quite a straight-forward clinical demonstration, Brazilian scientists administered an ancient Amazonian-psychedelic tea, or ayahuasca, to six individuals within a safe, psychiatric setting in order to study the lingering psychological affects of ayahuasca’s “trip.” For those unfamiliar, this Amazonian tea has been made by the indigenous natives for thousands of years and comes from the Read More…