JIMMU TENNO
First emperor of Japan, great-grandson of Ninigi-no-mikoto, and great-greatgrandson of Amaterasu-π-mikami. He was the last son of Amatsuhiko-nomikoto, the son of Ho-ori-no-mikoto from his marriage…
Month: January 2023
ANGEL OF THE LORD
The Judeo-Christian Scriptures often mention the angel of the Lord. In the earliest passages in the Bible, this is often simply a phrase referring to…
Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destinations – Karen Tate
This fascinating travel perspective is sure to become an invaluable resource in every library and on every coffee table and bookshelf as the past is…
The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt: The Spiritual Practice Restored – Rosemary Clark
The study of Egypt’s religion and philosophy may satisfy our intellectual curiosity, but its profound wisdom is best apprehended through practical experience. Scholars now term…
YOUNG ITALY
One of many secret societies in Italy in the tumultuous decade of the 1830s, Young Italy (La Giovine Italia) was founded in 1831 by Giuseppe…
YORK RITE
One of the two major systems of Freemasonry, the York Rite derives its name and some of its rituals from the English city of York,…
YARKER, JOHN
English occultist and Freemason, 1833–1913. Born in the Westmoreland village of Swindale, he moved with his parents to Lancashire in 1840 and nine years later…
YALE SECRET SOCIETIES
Since the early nineteenth century, Yale University has been home to a number of secret student societies, exclusive organisations that serve many of the same purposes as fraternities…
Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior – Dan Millman
Four years after training with the old warrior he calls Socrates — in spite of all he has learned — Dan Millman confronts personal failure…
Sacred Geometry: Symbolism and Purpose in Religious Structures – Nigel Pennick
Geometry underlies the structure of all things-from galaxies to molecules. Despite our separation from the natural world, human beings are still bound by the laws…