Rejected Religion Spotlight Richard Mason: Arthur Edward Waite and his 'Secret Tradition'
11/25/21 • 39 min
Interview Highlights:
Richard begins by giving a short background and biography of Waite and the people who had a great influence on his life. We discuss Waite's famous tarot deck and the inspiration for it, noting that illustrator Pamela Coleman Smith is often omitted from being mentioned. Richard then talks in more detail about how Waite's 'outsider status' has led to his work being neglected, and how his notion of a 'secret tradition' is deserving of more study.
REFERENCES
Email Richard Mason: [email protected]
Online Book List by Arthur Edward Waite: Arthur Edward Waite (Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942) | The Online Books Page (upenn.edu)
The Secret Tradition in Freemasonry, Vol. 1&2: (PDF) A. E Waite - The Secret Tradition in Freemasonry | Athanassios Nick. Christopoulos - Academia.edu
The Pictoral Key to the Tarot: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
Translations of Eliphas Levi's:
Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual: Transcendental magic, its doctrine and ritual : Lévi, Eliphas, 1810-1875 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The History of Magic: The history of magic : including a clear and precise exposition of its procedure, its rites and its mysteries : Lévi, Eliphas, 1810-1875 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Robert Gilbert, A.E. Waite: A Magician of Many Parts (biography): Waite - A Magician of Many Parts.pdf (preterhuman.net)
Stewart Südekum (regarding tarot): Arthur Edward Waite | Stuart Südekum (wordpress.com)
In 1987, Adam McLean organized the 'Golden Dawn Conference,' wherein Roger Parisous presented about Waite, and puts forth some interesting alternate explanations about the Rider-Waite tarot. You can access his presentation here (located at Adam McClean's YouTube Channel): GD Conference 1987 Lecture 2 Roger Parisious - YouTube
The full conference is available on a playlist provided by Adam McLean, for those who are interested.
Website ESSWE (European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism): ESSWE | European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism - About
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Interview Highlights:
Richard begins by giving a short background and biography of Waite and the people who had a great influence on his life. We discuss Waite's famous tarot deck and the inspiration for it, noting that illustrator Pamela Coleman Smith is often omitted from being mentioned. Richard then talks in more detail about how Waite's 'outsider status' has led to his work being neglected, and how his notion of a 'secret tradition' is deserving of more study.
REFERENCES
Email Richard Mason: [email protected]
Online Book List by Arthur Edward Waite: Arthur Edward Waite (Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942) | The Online Books Page (upenn.edu)
The Secret Tradition in Freemasonry, Vol. 1&2: (PDF) A. E Waite - The Secret Tradition in Freemasonry | Athanassios Nick. Christopoulos - Academia.edu
The Pictoral Key to the Tarot: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
Translations of Eliphas Levi's:
Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual: Transcendental magic, its doctrine and ritual : Lévi, Eliphas, 1810-1875 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The History of Magic: The history of magic : including a clear and precise exposition of its procedure, its rites and its mysteries : Lévi, Eliphas, 1810-1875 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Robert Gilbert, A.E. Waite: A Magician of Many Parts (biography): Waite - A Magician of Many Parts.pdf (preterhuman.net)
Stewart Südekum (regarding tarot): Arthur Edward Waite | Stuart Südekum (wordpress.com)
In 1987, Adam McLean organized the 'Golden Dawn Conference,' wherein Roger Parisous presented about Waite, and puts forth some interesting alternate explanations about the Rider-Waite tarot. You can access his presentation here (located at Adam McClean's YouTube Channel): GD Conference 1987 Lecture 2 Roger Parisious - YouTube
The full conference is available on a playlist provided by Adam McLean, for those who are interested.
Website ESSWE (European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism): ESSWE | European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism - About
Theme music: Stephanie Shea
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RR Podcast E16 P2 Dr. Jenny Butler: Death, the Otherworld & The Good People in Irish Folklore & Contemporary Pagan Worldviews
Part 2 Highlights:
My conversation with Jenny goes in a direction that I had not really anticipated, but was happy to let organically unfold. Jenny begins by talking about the contemporary pagan practices and traditional Irish views about Samhain or Halloween, but from there we talk rather in-depth about the complex relationship between the dead and 'the good people', otherwise known as fairies- whether they like humans or not - and how the ideas about 'the good people' are tied up in Irish culture (that has had a difficult past, especially due to Catholicism), and how new narratives are emerging due to contemporary pagan efforts.
PROGRAM NOTES:
Bio Dr. Jenny Butler (website and UCC page): About - Dr Jenny Butler
UCC Research Profiles: Jenny Butler, Study of Religions
Academia.edu page: Jenny Butler | University College Cork - Academia.edu
Selected works:
(PDF) Neo-Pagan Celebrations of Samhain | Jenny Butler - Academia.edu
(PDF) The Neo-Pagan Ritual Year and Historical Reinterpretations | Jenny Butler - Academia.edu
(PDF) The Neo-Pagan Ritual Year | Jenny Butler - Academia.edu
(PDF) Irish Neo-Paganism: Worldview and Identity | Jenny Butler - Academia.edu
Other Reference Works:
The Banshee: The Irish Death Messenger by Patricia Lysaght: The Banshee: The Irish Death Messenger by Patricia Lysaght (goodreads.com)
The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles by Ronald Hutton: The pagan religions of the ancient British Isles : their nature and legacy : Hutton, Ronald : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Book of the Cailleach: Stories of the Wise Woman Healer by Gearoid O'Crualaoich: The Book of the Cailleach: Stories of the Wise Woman Healer: Amazon.co.uk: Gearóid Ó Crualaoich: 9781859184127: Books
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Spotlight Elena Sperner: Real Vampyrism, Identity, Diversity Awareness, and the Role of Religion
Interview Highlights:
As Elena discusses, 'real vampyres' are those who feel a physical need to consume energy, whether it be blood or 'psychic' energy. As her research takes an inclusive, sexuological perspective, Elena suggests that this might be a sexual orientation for some. Her research into fetish identity explores the possible connections between this identity and vampyrism, as her data indicates that fetish identity is not a mental pathology, not a choice, and is not necessarily paired with sexual activity. She further notes that some religious and/or spiritual practices can sometimes assist in forming a framework for a person's identity - providing in some cases a safe place to explore this identity. While this is a very complex topic with no easy answers, Elena stresses that 'sexual diversity awareness' can help educate others, create realistic representations regarding the diversity of identity, and help to foster a sense of inclusiveness.
RESOURCES
Elena Sperner on Academia.edu: Elena Sperner | Linköping University - Academia.edu
MA Thesis: (PDF) Fetish Identity: A Collaborative Auto-phenomenographic Approach to Reframe Sexual Fetishism | Elena Sperner - Academia.edu
Instagram: Elena (@shatteringglassceiling) • Instagram-foto's en -video's
Dr. John Edgar Browning on Academia.edu: John Edgar Browning | Savannah College of Art and Design - Academia.edu
Selected articles: "The real vampires of New Orleans and Buffalo: a research note towards comparative ethnography" | John Edgar Browning - Academia.edu
(PDF) "Looking Inside the Coffin: An Overview of Contemporary Human Vampirism and Its Relevance for Forensics Professionals" | John Edgar Browning and DJ Williams - Academia.edu
"What they do in the shadows: my encounters with the real vampires of New Orleans" | John Edgar Browning - Academia.edu
Merticus X is an active researcher and participant in the real vampire community since 1997. Academia. edu page: Merticus X - Academia.edu
Selected articles: (PDF) Demystifying Real Vampirism For The Rest Of Us | Merticus X - Academia.edu
(PDF) Definition Of Real Vampirism | Merticus X - Academia.edu
Dr. Joseph Laycock: Vampires Today: The Truth about Modern Vampirism (English Edition) eBook : Laycock, Joseph P.: Amazon.nl: Kindle Store
Real Vampires as an Identity Group: Analyzing Causes and Effects of an Introspective Survey by the Vampire Community on JSTOR
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