New Age Religion
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Recent papers in New Age Religion
This article attempts to establish a sociology of the occult in general, and a sociology of the Western tarot in particular. The tarot is a deck of 78 cards invented in Italy in the fifteenth century. From humble beginnings as a device... more
ALL OF THIS LOVEY DOVEY, NEW AGE, METAPHYSICAL FLUFF, IT JUST PERPETUATES THE SUPPOSED BALANCE OF GOOD AND EVIL, WHICH DOES NOT WORK - NEVER HAS.
THE CLEAR WAY OUT OF THIS MESS IS FREEDOM
THE CLEAR WAY OUT OF THIS MESS IS FREEDOM
This paper principally deals with the alleged holy book written by V. Bulent Corak, the leader of Union of World Brotherhood. But as a prologue to this matter we first of all outline some traits of these kinds of movements, which find... more
Reviewed for Quest, 101.4 (Fall 2013), 156, 158.
This lecture deals with mythology as it relates to religious practices, as well as the function of taboos, amulets and talismans in gaining and maintaining supernatural power. I look at the various forms of divination that are commonly,... more