Regarding Esoteric History
Articles
Source Materials
Communications
Bibliography
Reviews
Links
Regarding Esoteric History
Forthcoming [continued]
Articles
The Masters
and Their Emissaries: From H.P.B. to Guru Ma and Beyond
Pamphlet by Govert Schuller tracing the lineage of the Masters'
emissaries in chronological order. [72KB]
Centennial
Efforts and Counter-Efforts of the Millennium
Presentation by Govert Schuller of an esoteric interpretation
of the last millennium of western history. [63KB]
The Theosophical
Society in Western History: A Study in Cycles
Article by John R. Wilkinson originally published in The
Theosophist Vol. 51, No. 9, June 30, 1930. Full text
with annotations. [114KB]
Messengers
and Organizations: Successes and Crises
A skeletal presentation of some research done on the dynamics
of the coming and going of messengers and its interaction
with the organizations founded to carry their message. [75KB]
Theosophy
as a Political Movement
Illuminating article by political scientist Mark Bevir on
the role Theosophy played as a Neo-Hindu reform movement
and its influence on Indian nationalist ideology and politics.
[95KB]
The
Priory of Sion Hoax
Article by Robert Richardson exposing French extreme right-wing
forces behind the Priory of Sion myth. A plausible answer
to the many questions raised by Michael Baigent et.al. in
their bestseller Holy Blood, Holy Grail. Originally
published by Gnosis (No. 51, Spring 1999). [50KB]
Dream
of the Sages
Inspiring article by Robert Richardson about the influence
of esoteric groups from Pharaoic Egypt till Renaissance
Europe with a very strong paragraph on the influence of
the Knights Templar. "He shows that the common characteristic
of all these groups is their spiritually-orientated goal
of positively impacting the entire direction of society."
Originally published by New Dawn (No. 64, January-February
2001). [71KB]
Secret
Tradition of Islam
lluminating article by Life Science Fellowship on the esoteric
side of Islam, the Sufis and its influence on European esoteric
writers and organizations. Originally published by New Dawn
(No. 48, July-August 1998). [63KB]
The
Priory of Sion Secret and The DaVinci Code
Article by Robert Richardson on the "illusory society"
the Priory of Sion, its roots in Ultra-Traditionalist Catholicism
and its efforts to take over the esoteric scene by way of
a compelling, though fabricated, overarching narrative.[96
KB]
Empirical
method in the study of esotericism
By Wouter Hanegraaff. Making a case along phenomenological
lines against both reductionists and religionists that the
empirical method is metaphysically neutral by employing
methodological agnosticism and acknowledging the historicity
of religious phenomena.
Some
Remarks on the Study of Western Esotericism
By Wouter J. Hanegraaff. A short introduction to the emerging
academic study of western esotericism, and some problems
related to it. (Print
version; Word-format)
Historian
as Heretic: Conflicting Perspectives on Theosophical History.
By K. Paul Johnson. A thoughtful assesment of the methodology
applied in the author's controversial historical investigation
of the ontological status of Theosophy's Masters.
On
Popes, Phenomenology and HPB. Short article on Karol
Wojtyla, the late Pope John Paul II, and his interest
in phenomenology and the allegation that he was influenced
by Theosophy.
Pope
John Paul II meditating on the Tarot? Small article
digging into the pope's possible interest for the esoteric
masterwork "Meditations on the Tarot."
Source Materials
H.
P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical Movement: A Brief Historical
Sketch
By Charles J. Ryan.
Dossier on the Priory of Sion
Collection of source materials and articles regarding the
Priory of Sion, Rennes-le-Château and Dan Brown's
The Da Vinci Code.
History
of the Great White Brotherhood III—The Theosophical
Society, 1875 to Present. Four day class conducted by
Govert Schuller at the New Wisdom University, January 10,
17, 24 and 31, 2006, 8-10 pm CST. (Homepage
& Reader
for class)
Communications
E-mail
from Bill Keidan
Regarding John R. Wilkinson, the author of The
Theosophical Society in Western History.
E-mail
from Robert Richardson
Response received from Robert Richardson to the article
"Priory
of Sion Misconceptions: Robert Richardson and Steven Mizrach"
by Paul Smith. Robert Richardson's research finds ample
confirmation in the research done by Paul Smith, but also
received some critical comments in Smith's article.
Bibliography
See separate
page for full bibliography
Reviews
Book
Report: Occult Underground & Establishment
By Earl Wajenberg. This is a book report on The Occult
Underground and The Occult Establishment by James
Webb.
Holy
Blood, Holy Grail
Written by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln.
Review by Branislav L. Slantchev for götterdämmerung.org
Holy
Blood, Holy Grail
Written by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln.
Chapter from an e-book by Laura Knight-Jadczyk presenting
the main points from this bestseller together with an analysis
of this sophisticated hoax.
Web
of Gold: the Secret Power of a Sacred Treasure
By Guy Patton and Robin Mackness. Review by Alan Scott and
comments by Guy Patton. Another flawed study on Rennes-le-Chateau
and the Priory of Sion.
The
Elixir and the Stone: The Tradition of Magic and Alchemy
By Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh. Book review for the
Grand Lodge Of Scotland Year Book.
Born
in Blood:The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
By John J. Robinson. Book review for the Grand Lodge Of
Scotland Year Book.
Giordano
Bruno - And the Hermetic Tradition
By Frances A. Yates. Book review for the Grand Lodge Of
Scotland Year Book.
The
Hiram Key: Pharaohs, Freemasons and the Discovery of the
Secret Scrolls of Jesus
By Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas. Book review for
the Grand Lodge Of Scotland Year Book.
The
Goddess in the Gospels
By Margaret Starbird. Book review by Ros Calverly.
Magdalene.org
Booklist
List of studies about Mary Magdalene with short reviews.
Rule
by Secrecy: The Hidden History that Connects the Trilateral
Commission, the Freemasons, and the Great Pyramids By
Jim Marrs. Review by Uri Dowbenko for the Conspiracy Digest.
Rennes-le-Chateau,
its Mystery and Key
About the sacred geometry in the landscape around RLC investigated
by authors David Wood and Ian Campbell. This is their site
with synopsis reviews of their trilogy Genisis, Geneset,and
Poussin's Secret.
Bloodline
of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed.
By Laurence Gardner. Reviews from Publishers Weekly and
Charles W. Evans-Günther. "... an amazing patchwork
of scholarly trappings and dizzy tomfoolery stitched together
with myth and fable ..." See also a critical
look at Gardner's Grail King pretender "Prince
Michael of Albany."
Links
The Alchemy
Web Site
86 megabytes online of information on alchemy in all its
facets. Divided into over 1300 sections and providing tens
of thousands of pages of text, over 1700 images, over 200
complete Alchemical texts, extensive bibliographical material
on the printed books and manuscripts, numerous articles,
introductory and general reference material on alchemy.
American Co-Masonry
A Masonic order which works the Scottish Rite from the 1st
through the 33rd Degree plus some Degrees of the York Rite
and admits women on an equal footing.
AMORC
The Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis. Founded in 1915.
Bibliotheca
Philosophica Hermetica
The J.R. Ritman Library of Hermetic philosophy in Amsterdam.
Craftings
Masonic and Esoteric links page
Great collection of links to Masonic sites.
The Francis
Bacon Research Trust
"The FBRT researches the life and works of Sir Francis
Bacon (1561-1626), a great Initiate and secret Master, President
of the Rosicrucians, a philosopher, poet, judge and statesman."
Web site designed and written by Peter Dawkins.
Rosslyn Chapel
Trust
Dedicated to preserve this enigmatic chapel build in 1446
in Scotland.
Rennes-le-Chateau
Home Page
Primary sources, links and recommended books about this
mysterious village in the south of France.
United Grand Lodge
of England
Founded in 1717 and the oldest Grand Lodge of Freemasons
in the world.
A
Page About Freemasonry
A place to learn about Masonry.
"Pietre-Stones"
Review of Freemasonry
A multilingual, but 80% English, Web site with 6.000.000
bytes of Masonic articles, information and resources.
The Philosophical Research
Society
Founded in 1934 by Manly P. Hall.
Rosicrucian Fellowship
Founded in 1907 by Max Heidel, author of The Rosicrucian
Cosmo-Conception.
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