Alchemy, symbols, and the quest for illumination.
Explore the lineage of Western esotericism—from Hermeticism and Kabbalah to Freemasonry and modern spiritual science.
The eight interconnected systems within the Western Mystery Tradition are: the ancient Mysteries, Neoplatonism, Hermetic philosophy, symbolic alchemy, Kabbalah, early and Renaissance magic, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry and related fraternal organizations.
Explore the history and meaning of Masonic rites, grades, and symbolism—from the Square and Compasses to the All-Seeing Eye.
The Zen Master, the Master Mason, and the scientific humanist may use different tools—zafu, square and compass, or microscope—but all seek the same outcome: a well-built world and a well-formed person.
This article is a journey through that hidden history—from the guild to the lodge, the campus to the cloud—exploring how fraternal models have woven themselves into the very fabric of human society.
In this article, we will explore ritual not just as tradition, but as a science of meaning and transformation.
Symbolic alchemy and the liberal arts comprised the holistic worldview at the foundation of Freemasonry and modern science and they are just as necessary today.
This article explores astrology and divination through the lens of scientific humanism—a worldview that values empirical knowledge, ethical reasoning, and human psychological depth.
Long dismissed as mysticism or pseudoscience, alchemy was in fact a crucible for the birth of modern science.
Christian monasticism was not born in cathedrals or universities. It emerged in sand-swept caves, in stone huts beneath olive trees, in the whispered silence of the early centuries after Christ.
Kabbalah, in Hebrew, קַבָּלָה, literally means “tradition” and remains an important part of Hasidic Judaism. It is the cherished Jewish mystical discipline…
Conceptions of the spirit have always been diverse. Physical bodies may be conceived of as being mere manifestations of immortal spirits, or gods. Thus gods are simply the forces and elements of nature;
In Part II of this lecture we will make a deeper examination of what kind of philosophies and practices developed within the society after its founding in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt.
