by Miguel Conner | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog posts
By Sorita d’Este “Assist me to erect the ancient altar, at which in days past all worshipped, the great altar of all things. For in old times woman was the altar. Thus was the altar made and placed”[i] Magic, Religion and Sex; potent words which, when...
by Miguel Conner | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog posts
by Alex Rivera (Check the first part of the article) The Eternal Wound. In the first half of the film, Papa Javier tends to the wounds of a sick Adam, on his ribs, while sitting in a bathtub. This scene hints at Kabbalistic and Gnostic legends of the psychic Adam...
by Miguel Conner | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog posts
By Alex Rivera Beware of Spoilers! Please watch Mother! before reading this article. This article is also R-rated. The surreal, fever-dream film Mother! by Darren Aronofsky, contains many allusions to Kabbalism, Jungian psychoanalysis and Gnosticism—particularly...
by Miguel Conner | Feb 1, 2018 | Blog posts
By Chris Henley If you are of a certain age, you’ve no doubt heard the Eagles’ 1977 Grammy-winning single, Hotel California — most likely, many times. The exact meaning behind the surreal lyrics has often been the subject of inquiry in various...
