The Occult in Modern Culture
Masconic headstone at Malbork castle. The occult—literally the hidden—plays a very minor role in contemporary society. This is, however, only a recent phenomenon as esotericism has played an important...
View ArticleThere is no Satanism with Christianity
Anthony Czandor Lavey (1930-1997), founder of Satanism. I have been writing some copy for the Dutch Wikipedia in the last few weeks. Most interesting was some work I did on articles on Satanism,...
View ArticlePagan University – The Ritual of Graduation
Yesterday I took part in a pagan ritual. No, I did not dance naked around a camp fire or undertake an invocation of ancient gods. The heathen ritual I took part in was a contemporary university...
View ArticleThe Pope is a Magician
Mary Nackillop: Australia’s first saint was canonised using a pagan ritual. Last Sunday Australia’s first saint was canonised by Pope Benedictus in Rome. Mary MacKillop, now called Saint Mary of the...
View ArticleCatholicism is a Pagan Religion: Examples from Portugal
For hundreds of years Catholics converted tribal people from all over the globe to Christianity. This conversion was often combined with violence and conquest in a zealous quest to drive out the “false...
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