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The Rediscovery of the Kakure Kirishitan of Japan
Hidden for two centuries and a half, Kakure Kirishitan, the persecuted Catholics, re-emerged in 1865. Bitter Winter offers the first English translation of Pope Francis’ document celebrating them in 2015.
Abe Shinzo: The Day He Offered a Magic Mirror to the Pope
While we continue assessing the historical significance and the legacy of the assassinated Japanese Prime Minister, his visit to the Vatican in 2014 is worth remembering.
Čiurlionis, Esotericism, and Theosophy. 3. “Theosophical” Symbols
Čiurlionis: the Lithuanian painter’s works include several symbolic references that may be attributed to Theosophical influences, but the relation remains conjectural.
Čiurlionis, Esotericism, and Theosophy. 2. The Stabrowski-Theosophy Connection
Čiurlionis was a friend and pupil of Polish symbolist painter Kazimierz Stabrowski, a prominent Theosophist, and also read the works of Flammarion, another Theosophist.
Čiurlionis, Esotericism, and Theosophy 1. Insights from an International Conference
Was Čiurlionis, the great Lithuanian painter, influenced by the ideas of the Theosophical Society? The jury is still out.
Surrealism and Esotericism. 3. A World of Symbols
Gurdjieff, folk magic, the Tarot and World War II were intertwined in the late Surrealist artistic and cultural universe. Esotericism maintained a decisive role.
Surrealism and Esotericism. 2. Surrealism and Alchemy
Alchemy acquired an increasingly important role in the works of the Surrealists. It was more than a symbol.
Surrealism and Esotericism. 1. An Exhibition and a Documentary
At the Guggenheim Collection in Venice—and in a video by La Società dello Zolfo—we are offered an itinerary through an enchanted world.
MISA and Gregorian Bivolaru: A New Book by Massimo Introvigne
The dramatic history and the teachings of the movement are highlighted in the first monograph consecrated to it.