America, Donald Trump, and the Triumph of the Lie
The Trump victory represents the Triumph of the Lie. And Trump’s victory is the triumph of capitalism. For Donald Trump is the perfect capitalist: selfish, vulgar, bigoted, privileged. The worshipper of Mammon and no other gods.
The State of the Occult: 2013
Reality Sandwich asked two of our leading occult scholars, Richard
Smoley and Mitch Horowitz, to share their observations about the current
state of mysticism in America, and where they see the field heading in
the future.
Psychedelic Drug Research
[RS Singles] • Long demonized, ridiculed, or ignored by the mainstream media, psychedelic drugs are finally seeing the light of day, and new scientific research is confirming the results of older studies, which suggest that these unusual substances have a myriad of useful medical applications.
Star Wars and the Future of Mythology
With
no visceral rites of passage to provide a spiritual transition into adulthood,
a certain portion of American youth reach for the powerful yet ultimately
impoverished substitute of the cinema. Star
Wars dances on the line between gaudy commercial spectacle and
indispensable world-explaining myth.
The Battle for the Soul of the Republic
The NSA mega-data center, the CIA relationship with
Google, and the federalization of local police suggest that the government
of the United States of America is no longer in
friendly hands. As an intelligence officer, retired Marine, and patriot, I am deeply offended, personally threatened, and alarmed.
