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Philip K. Dick: VALIS, the Exegesis, and Modern...
Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was a science fiction writer who, in February-March 1974, experienced what he believed was direct contact with a divine intelligence he called VALIS (Vast Active Living...
Liber Null and Psychonaut: Peter Carroll's Chao...
Liber Null and Psychonaut is the foundational two-volume text of chaos magic, written by Peter Carroll in 1978 and 1981 (combined edition 1987). Liber Null presents a complete magical training...
Manichaeism: The Cosmic Battle Between Light an...
Quick Answer: Manichaeism is a dualistic religion founded by the prophet Mani (216-274/277 CE) in Sasanian Persia. It teaches that the cosmos is a battleground between two eternal principles, Light...
Celtic Shamanism: Vision Quests, Otherworld Tra...
By Thalira Wisdom | Updated March 2026 Quick Answer: What Is Celtic Shamanism? Celtic shamanism refers to the visionary and trance-based practices woven throughout the ancient Celtic spiritual traditions of...
Seidr: The Norse Shamanic Practice of the Volva
By Thalira Wisdom | Updated March 2026 Quick Answer: What Is Seidr? Seidr (Old Norse: seiðr) was the primary shamanic tradition of pre-Christian Scandinavia, practiced by female specialists called völur...
Discordianism: Eris, Chaos, and the Principia D...
Discordianism is a religion, philosophy, and sustained prank dedicated to Eris, the Greek goddess of chaos and discord. Founded in 1963 by Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley, it uses humour,...