When victims are presented as perpetrators, a great injustice becomes a blatant absurdity. Yet, it happens in contemporary Japan.
From the World
The Esoteric Munch: An Exhibition in Milan
The most visited exhibition of 2024 in Italy offers an opportunity to revisit the Norwegian painter’s interests in Spiritualism, Theosophy, and the demonic.
Made in Japan: No FoRB for the Family Federation. 2. Revamping the Debunked Notion of “Cult”
Most scholars have abandoned a word that has no definition and no borders. It is used only as a derogatory term to stigmatize “the other.” Yet, in Japan it is still current.
Made in Japan: No FoRB for the Family Federation. 1. Denying the First Political Human Right
Religious liberty is not only the freedom of believing or non-believing, but that of living one’s life according to one’s belief or non-belief. Yet, Japan curtails it. The case of the Family Federation.
Te Tamari no Atua: A Christmas Letter from Bitter Winter
Gauguin’s iconic nativity is also an apology for religious liberty. And we ask you all to support religious liberty this Christmas.
Is Genocide Being Performed Against Ahmadis in Pakistan?
What intention does the project of preventing a whole portion of humanity from being born reveal? Some religious fanatics advocate it. Time to investigate.
Diego Rivera and Esotericism: A Forgotten Relationship
Better known as a Marxist, the Mexican muralist was a member of the Rosicrucian order AMORC and cultivated other esoteric interests. His wife Frida Kahlo, a staunch Communist, was fascinated by reincarnation.
TierraMitica (Mythic Land): A Peruvian Communal Society. 3. Life and Art in the Community
It is not only an “Incan Disneyland,” but a place of art, games, and creativity.
TierraMitica (Mythic Land): A Peruvian Communal Society. 2. Mythic Voyages
After the use of ayahuasca was abandoned, the experiences continued through guided meditation techniques.
TierraMitica (Mythic Land): A Peruvian Communal Society. 1. How It All Started
Mikis Hasson created in a jungle in Peru what is not a religious movement, but a neo-shamanic community.