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Archive for April, 2008
Crowley artworks on show in Paris
Ordo Templi Orientis has been working with the Centre Pompidou, the Warburg and the Palais du Tokyo to assist, in a minor way, with two truly important art shows, both featuring works by Aleister Crowley.
Newton’s Alchemy
Science historians have be trying to play down Isaac Newton’s interest in alchemy and the occult for centuries, but over at NOVA there’s an amazing interactive version of one of his alchemical notebooks which is facinating viewing. Highly recommended.
For those who aren’t aware of just what a god-like genius Newton was, there’s also a nice [...]
Go with your gut
According to a team led by Professor Gerard Hodgkinson of the Centre for Organisational Strategy, Learning and Change at Leeds University Business School, intuition is the result of the way our brains store, process and [...]
Parapsychology publications online
Fans of wacky 70s parapsychology will love the scans of Zetetic Scholar and Archaeus now available as PDF. I’m not sure about the legality of these being available, so get them while they’re hot…
Santo Daime
I’ve read about the uses of ayahuasca before, but had never heard of Santo Daime till I read this piece in The Times. It’s a fairly modern religion, seemingly formed of the fusion between Amazonian shamanism and Christianity. A fascinating read.
Breakthrough at Stonehenge dig
The team currently digging at Stonehenge have broken through to the bluestone layer. They are currently working on the hypothesis that the cirlce may have been a Neolithic place of healing.
More info and video at the BBC.
