The fallacy of “experiential knowledge”

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

It is common for the unthinking occultist (and unthinking dullards in general) to champion the place of “experience” over “reason”, or “theory”, in the acquisition of knowledge. As we have said before, this is not merely mistaken; it is an outright category error. Let us imagine that individual gets into a car accident, and by […]

Sun enters Cadent of Aquarius

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

The position of reason and the intellect has always been a tenuous one in the realms of religious and spiritual pursuits. On first appearances, the reason (excuse the pun) for this seems obvious; rational analysis has a tendency to destroy the fanciful and often self-important delusions that often accompany these pursuits. Faith-based religions, for instance, […]