The idea of Turin as the capital of alternative spirituality was born in the 19th century, with the flourishing in the city of “magnetizers” and “somnambulists.”
Esotericism
The Early Pollock and the Esoteric Pollock
Visitors to the important Paris exhibition would not learn about his esoteric connections. But they can find them in his paintings.
Metamorfosi e Teosofia intorno a Ferenzona
Il tema dell’androgino ha una lunga storia nella cultura occidentale e arriva a Ferenzona tramite i Rosa+Croce e la Società Teosofica.
Metamorphosis and Theosophy Around Raoul Dal Molin Ferenzona
The theme of the androgyne has a long history in Western culture and came to Ferenzona through the Rosicrucians and the Theosophical Society.
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.
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.
From Sleeping Beauty to Theosophical Masters: The Mystery of Hermann Schmiechen
The Bavarian painter produced the most famous portraits of Masters Koot Hoomi and Morya—reportedly not through entirely natural means.
Il dibattito teologico ed esoterico sull’esistenza dei vampiri (secoli XVII-XIX). 5. Echi ottocenteschi e novecenteschi di un antico dibattito
Il grande dibattito accademico sui vampiri del Settecento ha una “coda” tra i demonologi dell’Ottocento. Dopo, rimangono soltanto figure folkloristiche o marginali.
The Theological and Esoteric Debate on the Existence of Vampires (17th–19th centuries). 5. Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Echoes of an Old Discussion.
The great academic debate on vampires of the eighteenth century was restarted by some nineteenth-century demonologists—but it was soon marginalized.
Il dibattito teologico ed esoterico sull’esistenza dei vampiri (secoli XVII-XIX). 4. Equivoci sulla posizione di Dom Augustin Calmet
Voltaire ha presentato lo studioso benedettino, che ha scritto di vampiri, come un credulone. In realtà nel corso degli anni le sue posizioni sono passate da dubitative a scettiche.