Musical stories in fantastical worlds
Now that we’ve covered the history of Theosophy, let’s end our little sojourn with a discussion of what the movement was all about. Basically, Spiritualism began the idea that ghosts and occultish things could be reasoned out and studied scientifically. […]
When Helena Blavatsky died in 1891, she left a strong movement. Her last book, the massive 2 volume The Secret Doctrine contained an enormous amount of deep thinking, wild assertions, challenging revelations and talking points to last for years. Indeed, […]
With her massive, two volume book Isis Unveiled, Blavatsky not only discusses close to the entirety of Western Occultism and Spiritualism, but all out attacks the scientific materialism and religious orthodoxy of her day. Few Victorian views on these […]
“We assert that the divine spark in man being one and identical in its essence with the Universal Spirit, our “spiritual Self” is practically omniscient, but that it cannot manifest its knowledge owing to the impediments of matter. Now the […]
Merry Christmas almost everybody (X-Mas here isn’t for another 2 weeks, but the rest of you knock yourselves out). [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qBoy2rhVw]
During the peak of the Victorian Era Music Hall, the turn of the century that is, one of the most famous and sought after performers was the inimitable Marie Lloyd. She wasn’t just famous as a singer, she had a […]
Tragedy tomorrow. Comedy toNIGHT! Let’s have fun. In 2003 DC comics did a two issue story in which their popular Justice League characters were reimagined as steampunk. In the story, Superman lands on the Earth in the 1850s. He makes […]
Well, we’ve certainly had some wordy posts lately, haven’t we? And since i’ve got more wordy posts on the way when i tackle Helen Bravatsky/Theosophy and Edgar Cayce, let’s pause and look at some perty lil’ pikshers, shall we? Perhaps […]
I try very hard to keep this blog from becoming a vanity blog. But you know, i’m a musician, i make music and every now and then i like to share it. I make albums, theater pieces, and all that […]
By the beginning of the 20th century Spiritualism was being attacked rabidly by skeptics. To Spiritualism’s credit, it claimed to be a scientific religion, not asking its followers to take anything on pure faith but offering direct experience of communication with the […]