Pluto and the Death of God
Pluto appeared as the Roaring Twenties gave way to the Great Depression and the world marched toward Auschwitz and Hiroshima. Already in 1930, those who cared (or dared) to scry the forces at work behind the scenes could feel the rising heat.
The Night Sky, Part One
The 2014 revised edition of The Night Sky completes a nine-book project that began without a blueprint and ran for about thirty-six years while I investigated four main topics—medicine, cosmology, embryology, and consciousness—each from a combination of scientific, anthropological, historical, and esoteric viewpoints. My premise is that science is telling us half or less of what it is doing.
The Reality of Faith
At any given moment I can find a good reason to believe that this world is dominated by hate and evil and unaccountable violence. I have learned that in order to survive, I must cultivate my faith in the existence of unique, personal, and unconditional love and support available for every individual to personally experience at any time.
Five Ways Materialists Beg the Question
In this essay, I want to summarize some of the common ways in which materialists beg the question: that is, the ways in which they argue for the validity of materialism by assuming materialism in the argument. The circularity of their reasoning becomes clear once it’s pointed out, but it is astonishing how often educated, intelligent materialists fall for it.
Reality as Metaphor
There is no literal truth. The meaning of it all cannot be communicated directly. There are no secret answers spelled out in words in some rare old book. The metaphor is the answer.
Avatar and the Singularity Archetype
Avatar is charged with emergent archetypal messages from the collective unconscious that relate to an evolutionary event horizon.
20 Essential Books on the Mysterious Power of Ayahuasca
Despite the recent surge in popularity of the vine, the subtle occult and metaphysical aspects of ayahuasca—for those who have dedicated their entire life to understanding and working with it—still needs further exploration.
Quantum Physics As Spiritual Path
Science is the wisdom tradition par excellence of our modern age. Quantum physics can be likened to a genuine spiritual path in that its study becomes a “royal road” beyond both physics and the physical dimension into the realm of metaphysics.
Psychedelic, Shamanic, and Magickal Themes in Anime Culture
Ancient mythic themes emerge anew in video game virtuality and anime culture as expressions of the unconscious desire to shamanize, or walk between the material and spiritual planes of existence.
The Physics of Dreaming (Part 1)
The discoveries of quantum physics require a novel response in us which, when more fully understood and integrated, will irrevocably change us─both on the individual level and as a species.