The problem of papal authority is viewed as not merely about whether the Pope can speak infallibly, but about the ordinary authority of the Pope to enforce his will, even when he is not speaking infallibly.
March 16, 2026
The most celebrated doctrine articulated by the Emerald Tablet is the foundational alchemical axiom of correspondence: As above, so below.
March 16, 2026
A radical claim of papal supremacy, asserting the Pope's absolute authority over both the Roman Catholic Church and secular rulers alike.
March 16, 2026
Deism is inextricably linked to the Enlightenment's embrace of reason as the ultimate standard of truth, often at the expense of traditional faith and revelation.
March 16, 2026
In Kabbalism, Adam Kadmon represents the primordial, archetypal human being from whom all creation is said to emanate.
March 16, 2026The idea of transcending distinctions, including gender, is an ancient pagan and Gnostic idea linked to achieving a higher, non-differentiated state of being.
March 11, 2026Dualism is a foundational position in metaphysics and the philosophy of mind that asserts that reality comprises at least **two fundamentally distinct substances or principles**.
March 11, 2026Adam Beliya'al is in the principle of darkness and lies, the adversary of the light, Adam Beliya'al accesses the kingdoms of darkness, dimensional realms inhabited with anti-life or evil spirits, demons, and poisons.
March 10, 2026The Babalon Working was a concentrated series of esoteric rituals performed by Jack Parsons and L Ron Hubbard between late 1945 and March 1946. The operation, conducted primarily at Parsons’ Pasadena mansion, known as the Parsonage, aimed to incarnate the Thelemic goddess Babalon.
March 7, 2026
Solus Christus is the Protestant heresy that claims salvation is achieved solely through the work of Christ.
March 7, 2026Theurgy is an esoteric discipline and tradition of **ritual practices** that emerged within the philosophical framework of late antique Neoplatonism. The term derives from the Ancient Greek _theourgía_, a compound of _theós_ (god) and _érgon_ (work or deed), literally signifying **divine work** o...
March 7, 2026Nihilism risks engulfing individuals in an abyss of nothingness, beyond hope of redemption, without adherence to Christ.
March 7, 2026