[esoteric religious and occult initiatory groups] "are viewed as an anachronism because, as Roger Shattuck notes, "Open knowledge as a modern achievement appears to have left behind the tradition of esoteric knowledge only for initiates." This achievement is the legacy of the Italian Renaissance and the European Enlightenment. It has reached its aegis in the Open Source software movement, notably in Lawrence Lessig’s writings. Contemporary popular culture further obliterates the distinction between 'discovery' and 'use'..."
- Alex Burns, "From Wewelsburg to Project Monarch"
The Iblisic Worldview, Narrative, and Pathway
Refer to thematic and topical boxes on right sidebar. The "Black Snake," by Mark Catesby.
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Refer to thematic and topical boxes on right sidebar. The "Black Snake," by Mark Catesby.
