Nostradamus His Predictions

Author: ATrujillo

Just about everyone has heard of Nostradamus, the man who made all those famous predictions about 500 years ago. Nostradamus (Michele de Nostradame) was born in Saint Remi, southern France in 1503 and was raised as a Roman Catholic. He was a French doctor and astrologer. Nostradamus was educated as a physician and was noted for using innovative methods to treat victims of the bubonic plagues in the 16Th century. Nostradamus's reliance on sanitary precautions aided his growing renown as a doctor. His use of innovative methods of treatment and his success in curing extremely ill patients earned him a reputation as a specially gifted healer. (more…)

On Nostradamus and Statistical Probabilities

Author: Morten St. George

Everyone knows that it is impossible to foresee the future. Well, believers in astrology, tarot cards, psychic powers, black magic, crystal balls, and so forth, may take exception to this but their beliefs have been generally discredited by the world's scientific community. Indeed, to predict a future event with complete accuracy and full confidence would essentially involve calculating the long-term interaction of every atom in the nearby universe, clearly an impossible task. (more…)

What is Mysticism?

an academic essay by Malgorzata Duszak

To collect several different definitions of “mysticism” and find one that reflects its nature the most does not strike the unprepared student as too complex of a task. Barely anyone involved in the study of religions does not have at least a glimpse of an idea of what “mysticism” definition should include. Phrases such as transcendent, captivating, extraordinary, or blissful all come to mind when trying to capture the essence of the mystical experience. (more…)

Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

by Malgorzata Duszak

Upon the plunge into the vast realm of prophets, seers and visionaries one cannot help but wonder about the nature, validity and significance of the revelatory experiences of Madame Blavatsky, a, or should we say “the”, nineteenth century greatest occultist. Her eccentric persona and extraordinary phenomena that accompanied her beg for the closer analysis by anyone seriously fascinated with the communication from the beyond. Not easily perhaps defined by everyone as a prophetess, M. Blavatsky certainly belongs to the last century’s most phenomenal seers. Or does she? Beside the incredible number of followers she gathered, she also attracted a quite considerable amount of critics labeling her as nothing but scheme and fraud. Not being in any way able to solve the ongoing debate concerning the validity of her claims, the essay will focus primarily on presenting the nature, the expression and the role of M. Blavatsky’s experiences as the visionary messages for the human kind. It will do so from the vintage point of admiration and reverence for the insight, hope, and light that this, it must be admitted, controversial figure brought into the world. (more…)

For the Hindu mystical tradition, the ultimately real is to be found within each human person

by Malgorzata Duszak

The Hindu mystical tradition offers a lot to the spiritual seekers who pursue a deeper connection with God and who desire to understand better their inner nature, the universe, and life in general. It does not offer, however, the uniform insights into these matters. Hindu mysticism abounds in a great variety of concepts and theories relating to those issues all trying their best to arrive at the truths about them the closest possible. Much spiritual understanding as they share, there arose, however, a lot of conflicts throughout the centuries regarding the precise interpretation of some of those concepts. Different schools, philosophies, and teachers appeared who claimed to know exactly how the universe operates and what its secrets are. (more…)

Channeling as a field of paranormal study - an academic essay

by Malgorzata Duszak

The field of parapsychology investigates the enormous variety of mind challenging ESP phenomena. Trance mediumship represents one of the topics approached by paranormal researchers and scientists. The alleged communication with the invisible dimension stimulates as much enthusiasm as sheer frustration and the theories that offer to shed light on the phenomenon of such contacts are many. Among the most popular explanations appears the theory of mediums’ subconscious as one directly responsible for creating an “illusion” of the external entity communication. Other researchers “blame” the collective unconscious for disguising itself as separately existing spiritual entities. Still others indicate the mental disorders as mistaken for channeling discarnate beings. Much as all these explanations appeal to our rational minds and logic, the intuition tempts the investigation towards different direction. Why not consider, after all, the possibility of the genuine communication; a true telepathic contact with the beings from beyond this 3d dimension? This essay will present several of the most common “rational” explanations put forward by various investigators of the present times. It will encourage, however, the sincere consideration of the possibility of the true contact with extra-dimensional intelligences. It will demonstrate a number of devoted to their work mediums who genuinely believed their messages to originate in the realms beyond ours. In search for the truth, their interpretation must not be dismissed. (more…)

Ayahuasca - entry to spiritual heaven or gate to mind's hell?

by Malgorzata Duszak

Personal account taken from: "Odyssey of an Airhead; Ultimate Truth, Here I Come!"

Two days ago, Mark and I came back from the ayahuasca adventure. What an experience it was! Honestly, I never expected it to be as intense as it was. It was the most incredible, bizarre, agonizing, and insightful nigh of my entire life. The ayahuasca is definitely the psychedelic queen of all times. (more…)

The Rosicrucian Mysteries

Many of us have seen ads for a mysterious organization offering to teach secret knowledge to enhance our lives, but what are the Rosicrucians really about? According to Wikipedia, Rosicrucianism is the theology of a secret society of mystics, allegedly formed in late medieval Germany, holding a doctrine "built on esoteric truths of the ancient past", which, "concealed from the average man, provide insight into nature, the physical universe and the spiritual realm."[Lindgren, Carl Edwin (Prof.), The way of the Rose Cross; A Historical Perception, 1614-1620. Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, Volume18, Number 3:141-48. 1995.]  It is symbolized by the rosy cross.

In this classic work, now in the public domain, the Christian  occultist, astrologer, and mystic Max Heindel presents an elementary introduction to Rosicrucian secret teachings.

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Super Consciousness by Colin Wilson - Reviewed

Many people report having spontaneous Spiritual or mystical experiences which commonly include being aware of the interconnectedness of the universe and having access to profound knowledge. You may even be fortunate enough to have experienced it yourself.

Colin Wilson has been a prolific researcher and writer on mysticism for over 50 years, his works including the 1971 classic, The Occult. In Super Consciousness: The Quest for the Peak Experience Wilson makes a broad exploration of such experiences, which he calls peak experiences, considering what induces such states and whether they may be attained at will. (more…)

What is Theosophy?

The New Age movement's desire to attain meaning through the rediscovery of our Spiritual essence is often thought to have arisen from 1960's hippy culture. However, many New Age principles were already established by the 19th century doctrine of Theosophy, a system of religious philosophy and metaphysics founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Essentially, Theosophy holds that all religions are attempts by the "Spiritual Hierarchy" to help humanity in evolving to greater perfection, and that each religion therefore has a portion of the truth. Together with Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge, and others, Blavatsky founded the Theosophical Society in 1875.

C W Leadbeater's 1912 classic A Textbook of Theosophy is now available to read as a free online ebook. Leadbeater, a prominent member of the Theosophical Society in its early days and a student of Blavatsky discusses issues including what Theosophy is, the evolution of life, what happens after physical death, reincarnation, and the purpose of life. (more…)