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Canada Episkopon ( Greek : ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΩΝ, " bishop ") was a secret society at Trinity College in the University of Toronto , which has been active since 1858 when its male branch was founded. The 225th reading of its original male branch was held in 2011. [ 1 ]
The more formal academic study of Western esotericism was pioneered in the early 20th century by historians of the ancient world and the European Renaissance, who came to recognise that—although it had been ignored by previous scholarship—the impact which pre-Christian and non-rational schools of thought had exerted on European society and ...
Occultism is one form of mysticism. [a] This list comprises and encompasses people, both contemporary and historical, who are or were professionally or otherwise notably involved in occult practices, including alchemists, astrologers, some Kabbalists, [b] magicians, psychics, sorcerers, and practitioners some forms of divination, especially Tarot.
Cowan teaches at Renison College, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and is one of the co-general editors of Nova Religio: The Journal of New and Emergent Religions. [63] Lorne L. Dawson: Sociology Dawson is professor of sociology and chair of the department of religious studies at the University of Waterloo.
A 2000 case study by a psychiatrist at Boston University Medical Center reported on the case of shared psychotic disorder by a married couple who both claimed to have been abducted by aliens. The husband had previously received mental health support following attempted suicide and the couple had a documented interest in UFOs.
Some of this could be considered occult. Newton's scientific work may have been of lesser personal importance to him, as he placed emphasis on rediscovering the wisdom of the ancients. Historical research on Newton's occult studies in relation to his science have also been used to challenge the disenchantment narrative within critical theory. [1]
Visiting the emergency room due to a bad psychedelic trip was linked to over twice the risk of death within five years for some people, a new study found. Psychedelic trips can go bad. That may ...
The Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU, sometimes typeset Ccru) was an experimental cultural theorist collective formed in late 1995 at Warwick University, England [1] and gradually separated from academia until it dissolved in 2003.