Quasi tutte le religioni condannano il suicidio. Perché allora esistono suicidi “rituali”?
Esotericism
Religion, Esotericism, and Suicide. 1. Religions Against Suicide
Almost all religions condemn suicide. Why, then, does “ritual” suicide also exist?
Lawren Harris, Theosophical Painter. 1. Discovering Theosophy
While also exploring Christian Science, the greatest modern Canadian painter became an enthusiastic Theosophist.
Reginald W. Machell, Theosophical Artist. 2. Machell in Lomaland
After Blavatsky’s death, the artist joined Katherine Tingley’s Theosophical community in California and became one of its most prominent members.
Reginald W. Machell, Theosophical Artist. 1. Surviving the 2025 Los Angeles Fire
Some of the works and documents of the most significant early Theosophical painter perished this year when the flames destroyed Altadena’s Theosophical Society. Others survived.
Carlo Adolfo Schlatter: A Theosophical Painter in Florence
The artist devoted several years to “present the essence of Theosophy in a concise, simple but conclusive form.”
Dane Rudhyar: Theosophist, Composer, Astrologer, Artist
The world-famous astrologer and member of the Theosophical Society was also a gifted painter and participated in significant 20th-century artistic movements.
Aleksandra Ionowa: The Esoteric Art of Finland’s Forgotten Mediumistic Artist
An exhibition in Espoo, Finland, emphasizes the painter’s Theosophical connections and reveals a secret about her relationship with Blavatsky.
Irma Plavatsky, Sâr Dubnotal, Fascinax: Rosicrucianism and Dime Novels
Before the comics, there were the dime novels of the Belle Époque. Rosicrucians, Theosophists, and occultists were among their most memorable characters.
Torino è davvero “città magica”? 4. La leggenda della “città del Diavolo”
La leggenda di Torino come “città del Diavolo” deriva da memorie ottocentesche ma anche da uno scherzo goliardico della fine degli anni 1960.