Recent research by scholars from Tsinghua University in China has shed light on the mystifying texts inscribed on 2,500-year-old bamboo slips. This groundbreaking discovery offers fascinating insights into the world […]
The Seven Laws of The Kybalion: Timeless Wisdom, or New Thought Nonsense?
The Kybalion, a book allegedly outlining the principles of Hermetic philosophy, was as a foundational text in the New Thought movement and has influenced many spiritual and metaphysical thinkers and […]
The Origins of Baktiotha and the Sethian Magical Tradition
The Sethians were a Gnostic sect that emerged around the 1st century C.E. and were active until at least the 4th century CE. They took their name from Seth, the […]
Is Dr. Karen L. King’s Scholarship Reliable?
Karen King is a scholar of religion and history at Harvard University. She specializes in the study of early Christianity, with a focus on how gender, power, and diversity intersected […]