Spirituality
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Origins Of The Witch Hunts And Christian Inquisition
The first true witch hunts began in western Europe in the early fifteenth-century, and the earliest series of trials took…
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Puritan Demonology In The Culture Of “The Godly”
The triumvirate of the devil, world, and flesh as enemies of the pilgrims is typical of Puritan teaching on the…
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Exploring Representations Of The Secret Goëtian Rites
The mystic tradition in Christian Times is preserved, apart from questions and traces of Instituted Mysteries, in the literature of…
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Vampiric Lycanthropy or Demented Demonology?
The shadow side has long been hidden from the basic study of magick on any serious levels and the path…
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The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse Cosmology
There is actually a fifth horse in the Book of Revelation, which is white, with his rider called Faithful and…
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Modern Diabolism, or the “Question of Lucifer” in France
Modern Diabolism is not intended to signify the evolution of some new aspect of old doctrine concerning demonology; instead, it…
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The Frightening Pentecostal Accounts Of Demonic Possessions
There are two equals and opposites about demons. One is to disbelieve in their existence, and the other is to…
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Idolizing Gods in Hinduism During the Nineteenth-Century
It is beyond the scope of this dissertation to provide a comprehensive history of the role and conceptualization of images…
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When Occultism And Conspiracy Theories Are Connected
Occultism might be considered to be “out there” on the fringes of society, but its portrayal in books and films…
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The Occult Phantasmagoria in the Victorian Era
The nineteenth century was an age of exploration. A form of this exploration manifested itself through the concept of the…
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The Vast Spiritual Depths of Quantum Consciousness
Those who commence working upon their consciousness through some varieties of meditative exercises will experience these quantum uncertainties in the…