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Tippecanoe And Shakers Too
In 1747 a Quaker offshoot known as New Lights began in Manchester, England. They held...
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Oscar Wilde, Dracula, and the Occult Roots of Gothic Fiction
In January 1882 Oscar Wilde went to America to produce his first play, “Vera or,...
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No. 22,542; Or, The Curse Of Amen Ra
The mummy case in question in the catalogue of the British Museum was No. 22,542....
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Andrew Jackson Vs. The Bell Witch
In 1819, Andrew Jackson, and a company of his soldiers, made their way from Nashville...
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Childe Helen’s Pilgrimage: “Inside This Sepulchral Chamber”
While still in America (receiving money at intervals from her father) Blavatsky tried her hand...
January 27, 2025
Childe Helen’s Pilgrimage: La Belle De Nuit
LONDON 1851 [Previously] London was filled with expectant energy owing to the Great Exhibition...
January 26, 2025
Childe Helen’s Pilgrimage: Egypt
EGYPT 1851 [Previously] “Forty years have I before me in which to build a...
January 26, 2025
Childe Helen’s Pilgrimage: Carbonari
1851 For several months after leaving Erivan, Blavatsky lived in the Ottoman Capital of...
January 25, 2025
The Alchymical Mormonism Of The Widow’s Son
ANTI-MASON In the publisher’s office in the town of Batavia, New York, there were...
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Al Aaraaf
On January 29, 1845, ten days after Edgar Allan Poe’s thirty-sixth birthday, The...
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Franz Hartmann: Vampire Hunter
Franz Hartmann, one of the most prolific occult writers of the nineteenth century, was born...
December 28, 2024
The “Sleeping Girl” Of Transylvania
The more than occasional bumps in the road reminded Blavatsky that her wounds were still...
December 28, 2024
How They Hung John Brown
In the last days of September 1859, Henry Steel Olcott, Associate Agricultural Editor of Horace...
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The Mysterious “Cloud-Skimmers” Of 1896
THE MYSTERIOUS "CLOUD-SKIMMERS" OF 1896 Tales of “Sea Serpents” trickled into the ports of...
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The Ahkoond Of Swat
Blavatsky and Olcott were entertaining Olcott’s sister, Belle, in the Lamasery.[1] Also present was...
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Silver Cities Of Yucatan
The Theosophists have long had a fascination with lost, ancient civilizations in Central and...
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Mark Twain’s Side Quest For The Holy Grail
“Mr. George Bernard Shaw is on the platform meeting a friend who has...
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Occultism And The Irish Literary Society In America
I have previously written about Charles Johnston, W.B. Yeats, George Russell, and their role in...
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Oz: A Story Of Ancient Initiation
Oz: A Story Of Ancient Initiation On February 16, 1906, my great-great Grandfather, Domenico...
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Mothers & Daughters: Prince Tyumen
PRINCE TYUMEN July 1842.[1] These were the times when simple highways were...
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Mothers & Daughters: Panikhida
PANIKHIDA June 1842. A month or two after arriving in Odessa, Helena Andreevna announced...
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Mothers & Daughters: Crime And Punishment
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Spring 1842 Helena Andreevna, Antonia, and Elizaveta went to the shops,...
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Mothers & Daughters: The Black Sea
THE BLACK SEA Spring 1842.[1] The snow had not completely melted. It was a...
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Mothers & Daughters: “A Winter Evening”
“A WINTER EVENING.” Winter 1842.[1] Helena Andreevna was sick so often that winter, that...
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Mothers & Daughters: Antonia’s Story
ANTONIA’S STORY. January 1842 “Well, you see,” Antonia began, “I haven’t told you yet...
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Mothers & Daughters: What Happened In The Doll House
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE DOLL HOUSE January 1842.[1] Winter skidded and covered all the...
October 18, 2024
Mothers & Daughters: The Trip To Dikanka
THE TRIP TO DIKANKA September 1841 Time passed so quickly between studies and pranks...
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Mothers & Daughters: Vareniki
VARENIKI Summer 1841 Two days later they were playing in the garden when the...
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Mothers & Daughters: The Gray Monk
THE GRAY MONK Summer 1841 One day, not long after their arrival, Vera went to...
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Mothers & Daughters: In New Places
IN NEW PLACES Summer 1841 Waking up early the next day, Vera looked out...
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