The Secret Doctrines of the Sadducees and the Mīmāṃsakas

16th-century Jaiminiya Mimamsa Sutra Bhasya, Sanskrit, Telugu script, Andhra Pradesh

An Experiment in Comparative Reconstruction Vladimir V. Wiedemann   Introduction: The Problem of Sources and the Methodological Framework The study of Sadduceeism confronts a fundamental difficulty of sources: the Sadducees left no texts of their own. Everything we know about their doctrine has reached us through traditions that were hostile, or at least external, to…

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Book Review: The Magic of Giuliano Kremmerz (New Dawn Magazine)

The Magic of Giuliano Kremmerz: Initiation Into the Mysteries of the Fraternity of Myriam

Initiation Into the Mysteries of the Fraternity of Myriam New Dawn Magazine, July-August 2026 With The Magic of Giuliano Kremmerz, David Pantano delivers a landmark contribution to the study of Western esotericism. For the first time in English, the complete internal documents of Italy’s most secretive magical order—the Fraternity of Myriam—are made available to a…

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Ruric and Russian State

Rurik 9th century

Vladimir V. Wiedemann Modern Russia stands as one of the world’s leading military powers. According to Alex Karp, head of the IT company Palantir, Russians excel at warfare and possess an outstanding mathematical tradition—qualities that compel the world to recognize Russia as a technological superpower on par with the United States and China. This article…

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