Introduction. In this blog I will compress into a short story my proposed periodization of Modernity, bookended by the Renaissance and Post-modernity. My idiosyncratic idea is to place the start of modernity in 1620 and its end in 1926. The Start of Modernity in 1620 The choice of 1620 has two reasons. First, it … Continue reading “Modernity Between the Rise and Fall of the Cartesian Cogito”
Tag: History
Bibracte: Last Center of Celtic Occultism?
The other day I visited David Reigle’s excellent web site of the Eastern Tradition Research Institute and found again his paper on “The Centennial Cycle.” In this paper he discusses the origin of the policy by the Brotherhood of Mahatmas of enlightening the “western barbarians” on a centennial basis. Here I read that the very last of … Continue reading “Bibracte: Last Center of Celtic Occultism?”
Talking about Borders
Often maps can convey ideas better than words. One example is this terrific map I recently found illustrating the geographical dimension of the ‘Trilateral West’ or ‘North-Western Triad’, which is composed of the three economic power houses, Japan, the US and the EU, including some of its loyal satellites like South Korea, Australia, New … Continue reading “Talking about Borders”
Re-proportioning the US Senate: Back to a 1780 Fairness
The following is an exercise in calculating proportions of senators per amount of citizens in the USA. I will be comparing the smallest and largest states in the years 1780 and 2010. My conclusion is that the system is out of balance and propose a possible redress. According to the 1780 census the smallest state … Continue reading “Re-proportioning the US Senate: Back to a 1780 Fairness”
The Tibet Images of the Theosophists
Dreamworld Tibet: Western Illusions Martin Brauen (Trumbull, CT, USA: Weatherhill, 2004) First published as Traumwelt Tibet: Westliche Trugbilder (Berne: Verlag Paul Haupt, 2000) Part 2 In Search of ‘Shambha-la’ and the Aryan Lamas: The Tibet images of the theosophists, occultists, Nazis and neo-Nazis (excerpt; pp. 24-37; pagination in square brackets; footnotes and relevant bibliography … Continue reading “The Tibet Images of the Theosophists”