The founder of Scientology devoted much attention to aesthetics. However, his texts on the subject remain little-known.
Religion and arts
Ernest de Gengenbach: Satanist, (Pseudo-)Surrealist, Roman Catholic
Five books by French scholar Christophe Stener rediscover a forgotten but not irrelevant character of 20th-century literature and esotericism.
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.
Surrealismo ed esoterismo. 3. Un mondo di simboli
Gurdjieff, la magia popolare, i Tarocchi e la Seconda Guerra Mondiale si intrecciano in un universo artistico e culturale dove l’esoterismo ha un ruolo decisivo.
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.
Surrealismo ed esoterismo. 2. Surrealismo e alchimia
L’alchimia finì per acquisire un ruolo sempre più importante nelle opere dei surrealisti, e non soltanto come simbolo.
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.