Category Archives: Paganism

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The despiritualization of the West: reflections on Nicolas Berdyaev

My long-term ongoing project involves reading backwards into the critique of modernity, resurrecting from the archive writers who fifty, seventy-five, or even one hundred years ago, intuited prophetically where such…

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Ke$ha: party girl goes occult princess for video

American electro-pop icon Ke$ha, 25, burst on to the stage with songs such as Tik Tok, glamorizing reckless teenage-like behavior. Like most young pop stars, she’s moved to edgier and…

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Forefather: Metal against the modern world

Founded in England in 1997 by brothers Athelstan and Wulfstan, Forefather has released six albums, winning acclaim from critics and fans for its distinctive brand of Metal. In contrast to…

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Etheric body: Fashion and the image of God

A revolution was spreading across Europe during the 16th century. In what would become known as the Protestant Reformation the rebels were not just acting against the power of the…

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Judge finds pagan’s religious rights violated in prison

A member of the pagan religion of Odinism has been denied his religious rights by a Utah state prison, a U.S. judge has found. The inmate, Danny Lee Warner Jr,…

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Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, author, dies at 59

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, the author of many highly-praised academic works on Western esotericism, has died at the age of 59. Hereward Tilton (University of Exeter) and Wouter Hanegraaff (President of ESSWE)…

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Godiva: pagan goddess, fashion icon

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen was immortalized in Vanity Fair, in 2000, when she appeared as a naked Lady Godiva, riding a white horse. The fashion shoot is one of many that…

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India discovering Western alternative spirituality

India and Southeast Asia, Hinduism and Buddhism, have long inspired Western spiritual seekers. Eastern meditation techniques and elementary yoga were adopted by British and American “occultists” a century ago. Even…

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Kalash: White survivalists in Afghanistan?

Remember the National Geographic cover of the Afghan woman with pale skin and green eyes? It wasn’t the image that most people had of the peoples of Afghanistan. Razib Khan has been…