Alpheus in New Format (January 2014)
As of January 2014 the main activities of this web site
will be conducted on the Wordpress blog section. The opening
pages and posts are:
Welcome
to the updated Alpheus
Introduction to the changed format and content of Alpheus.
About
Alpheus (Amended)
Revised statement about its intentions.
The
Jaynesian Paradigm and Beyond (Draft)
First article/blog taking Julian Jaynes' definition of consciousness
as an entry point into a reconsideration of esoteric philosophy
and the teachings of Krishnamurti.
Entertaining,
Type-II Error-prone, Axiomatic Skepticism: An Incomplete
Form of Systemic Doubt
A justification of conspiracy theory based on evolutionary
psychology by way of criticizing a problematic skeptical
position. (Released earlier on the 'old' Alpheus).
Released on Alpheus (December 2013)
Enchanted
Modernities: Theosophy and the arts in the modern world.
Conference, Amsterdam 25-27 September, 2013. Report by L.
Harris. "The conference was organised by Dr Sarah
Turner, Dr Marco Pasi, Dr Christopher Scheer and Katie Jane
Tyreman of the Enchanted Modernities network (a new research
site), in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam’s
Centre for the History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related
Currents (HHP)".
Entertaining,
Type-II Error-prone, Axiomatic Skepticists:
A Pleasant but Naive Mutation of Skepticism. Review
of: "The Perks of Paranoia" (Video; 2013) by Christopher
Griffin.
Small contribution to the debate between conspiracy theorists
and skeptics based on evolutionary psychology.
Released on Alpheus (December 2012)
Latest
2012 Prophecy: The End of the New Age is Nigh!
A coldish reflection on a feverish phenomenon.
Released on Alpheus (November 2012)
Mahatmas
versus Ascended Masters
Article by Pablo D. Sender presenting the differences between
Theosophical concepts of the Masters and those held by Ascended
Master groups. Published in Quest magazine in
Summer 2011.
Letters to the editor by Paula
Kehoe and Govert
Schuller responding to the above article.
Dr.
Schuller and B. de Spinoza
Article by W. Meijer originally published in the Dutch literary
magazine De Navorscher in 1897 about the identity
of the doctor present at Spinoza's death.
Released on Alpheus (November 2012)
The
Master
A film by Paul Thomas Anderson. Loosely based on the life
of Ron L. Hubbard, founder of Scientology. Review by the
editor.
Released on Alpheus (January 2012)
Statement by the editor:
As of 2012 the Theosophical assumptions on which this web
site is based are indefinitely suspended. A new, more critical
position will be developed.
Welcome
Welcome to [old] Alpheus, a web site dedicated [then] to
the esoteric interpretation of history, initially through
the prism of Theosophy but increasingly from a more skeptical
point of view. Read here more about
Alpheus.
Alpheus was started in 1997 to present some research on
Krishnamurti and the Theosophical Movement:
Krishnamurti and
the World Teacher Project
The
Masters and Their Emissaries
Krishnamurti:
An Esoteric View of his Teachings
Centennial
Efforts and Counter-Efforts of the Millennium
Theosophy
and Krishnamurti: Harmonies and Tensions
(Lecture)
Jean
Overton Fuller, Master Narayan, and the Krishnamurti-Scott-Anrias
Issue
Jean
Overton Fuller’s Response to Govert Schuller Regarding
the Krishnamurti-Scott-Anrias Issue. Including my reply.
It then branched out into geopolitics and current events
with articles on the Iraq War, Russo-Chinese duplicity,
9/11 and the 2007/8 economic crisis:
Dossier:
War and Truth (Jan. '03)
The
Abiding Communist Threat in its Open and Hidden Manifestations
(July '04) & update
(Nov '09)
War
and Truth V: What happened on 9/11? (March '06)
The State
of the US Economy (Sept. '07)
Manipulation,
Manipulation, Manipulation (Oct. '07)
Six
Degrees To Meltdown (March '08)
Sliding into
VGGD (Very Great Global Depression) (April '09)
Also the very fruitful philosophical movement of phenomenology
received some attention:
Phenomenology
and Spirituality (2001)
The
Relevance of Phenomenology for Theosophy (2004)
On
Popes, Phenomenology and HPB (April '08)
Pope
John Paul II meditating on the Tarot? (April '08)
The
Seven Theosophical Principles: An Initial Experiential Grounding
in Reflective Experience (June '08)
Recently I added some smaller articles on miscelaneous
subjects, some of which were first posted on different Theosophical
blogs:
The
State of the TS (Adyar) in 2008: A Psycho-esoteric Interpretation
(May '08)
Bibracte:
Last Center of Celtic Occultism (July '09)
Debunking
a New Age Myth-A Call for Discernment
(Dec '10)
Letter
to the editor of Quest magazine (Nov '12)
Dr.
Schuller and B. de Spinoza (Nov '12; translation)
Latest
2012 Prophecy: The End of the New Age is Nigh! (Dec
'12)
And wrote some reviews:
Krishnamurti--Love
and Freedom: Approaching a Mystery By Peter Michel.
Prophet's
Daughter: My Life with Elizabeth Clare Prophet inside the
Church Universal and Triumphant by Erin Prophet.
Autobiography.
Bloodline.
A pseudo-historical documentary by Bruce Burgess and René
Barnett.
The
Master. A film by Paul Thomas Anderson. Loosely based
on the life of Ron L. Hubbard, founder of Scientology.
What's New
On an irregular basis new material
such as articles, reviews and worthwile links are added
to Alpheus. Send an e-mail
if you'd like to be informed of updates and changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments, want to submit an
article or review, or suggest a link, you may send an e-mail.
Structure
The logic of the structure of Alpheus is that all files
can be accessed in three ways:
I. by form: articles,
source materials,
communications,
bibliographies
and reviews.
II. by content: Theosophy,
Krishnamurti,
Ascended
Masters, Esoteric
History, Parapolitics,
Philosophy
and Dossiers.
III. by search: Google powered search
engine for the site
Caveat
This web site is the product of an individual initiative
and is run independently, content-wise and financially,
from any spiritual or political organization. All views
found on this web site are those of individual writers,
contributors or the editor himself. My own position in the
forcefield of Theosophical and Ascended Master organizations
you can find here.
Fair Use Notice
The Web site at the URL http://www.alpheus.org uses certain
text materials under fair-use provisions. (continued)
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