Scientific Classification of Things
This article explores the scientific classification of things across many domains, from the smallest building blocks of matter to the branching structures of life and civilization.
Sacred Power, Political Will: The Dance of Religion, Spirituality, and Politics Across History
This article traces the mutual shaping of religion and politics from antiquity to the present, revealing how beliefs influence ballots, and how law influences belief.
The Stoic Worldview and a Modern Guide to Stoicism
Stoicism is one of the most influential philosophical traditions in Western history, renowned for its emphasis on reason, virtue, and the art of living well in the face of adversity.
Ritual Magic and the Astral Imagination
Magic, in its essence, is the ritualized use of symbolic action to affect change in the world.
Alchemy in Three Hermetic Orders: G.’,D.’., O.T.O. and A.’.A.’.
The nine degrees of the O.T.O. claim to offer full instruction in Craft Masonry, in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Rosicrucianism and Hermetic Science, and Illuminism.
Alchemy in Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism
The origins of Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism may be traced to the Renaissance, which embodied three major schools of thought: Scholasticism, Humanism, and the Hermetic-Kabbalistic tradition.
The Medieval Hermetic-Kabbalistic Tradition and Rosicrucianism
The Rosicrucian Movement, based on a system of Christian alchemical mysticism, embodied many aspects of the Renaissance Hermetic-Kabbalistic tradition.
The Western Esoteric Tradition
Western esotericism, often referred to as the Western mystery tradition, encompasses a diverse array of spiritual, philosophical, and mystical movements that have developed within Western society.
The Western Mystery Tradition: Neoplatonism, Hermeticism, and Kabbalah
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.
The Global History of Philosophy: A Journey Through the Human Search for Wisdom
is a chronologically and thematically organized journey through the world’s philosophical traditions—Eastern and Western, ancient and modern, spiritual and secular.
Masonic Symbolism
Explore the history and meaning of Masonic rites, grades, and symbolism—from the Square and Compasses to the All-Seeing Eye.
Chinese Buddhist Monasticism
Chinese Buddhist monasticism is one of the most enduring and transformative religious traditions in East Asia.