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Phil Hine
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Occult Author, Researcher, Publisher, Lecturer.
https://enfolding.org/
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Current reading. Arun Saldanha. "Psychedelic White: Goa Trance and the Viscosity of Race" (Univ Minnesota Press, 2007).
Book cover: Arun Saldanha "Psychedelic White: Goa Trance and the Viscosity of Race". Pink/Mauve backgrouns with whitish outlined figures dancing. Text written vertically.
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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New for the reading pile. Melissa Seims' new book "Light in Extension: A History of Bradford's 1888 Golden Dawn Temple Horus No.5"
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cover of Melissa Seims' new book "Light in Extension: A History of Bradford's 1888 Golden Dawn Temple Horus No.5" Collage of Temple, photos, enochian tablets and a painting of the god Thoth.
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Some notes on the goddess Durgā: her battle with the demon Mahiṣa, a Durgā meditation, and the nine Navadurgās. (image source: Wikipedia).
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The Indian goddess Durgā, wearing a red sari and tiara, bearing her weapons in her eight arms, and sitting astride a lion. Mountain and trees in the background, the buffalo demon Mahiṣa lying at her feet.
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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New blog post. A short introduction to the goddess Bagalāmukhī, one of the Mahāvidyās. She is particularly associated with binding the speech of enemies. (image source: wikipedia)
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nineteenth-century watercolour painting of the Tantric goddess Bagalāmukhī grasping the tongue of the demon Madan.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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A short reflection on the Śrīcakra yantra.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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New blog post - from the London Tantra Group wiki project.
The Gaṇeśa Upaniṣad, translated by the late Mike Magee, with explanatory footnotes by me. Gaṇeśa painting by @mariastrutz.bsky.social
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Painting of the elephant-headed Indian god Gaṇeśa by Maria Strutz.
October 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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New blog post: How the Hindu goddess Santoshi Ma achieved fame through a 1975 film, "Jai Santoshi Ma".
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Colour postcard of the Hindu Goddess Santoshi Ma.
September 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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New book review: John Chapple’s biography of Sri Krishna Prem - from the Royal Flying Corps to Vaiṣṇava renunciate. He was an influence on Timothy Leary and Ram Dass.
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Cover of John Chapple's "Sri Krishna Prem: A Wing and a Prayer. Shows Sri Krishna Prem in traditional Indian dress.
September 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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The sugarcane bow is carried by Lalita, Ganesa, and Kama. This essay examines its significance.
(image: Lalita holding sugarcane bow by Jan Magee).
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black & white image of the tantric goddess Lalita holding sugarcane bow, five flower-arrows, noose and goad. By Jan Magee.
September 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The Long Man Inn - highly recommended!
Signage for the Long Man Inn - black and white figure of the Long Man with owl, hare, star and crescent moon. Also a bus stop, and the tops of trees.
August 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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The Wilmington Yew, approximately 1,600 years old!
The Wilmington Yew Tree with wooden props and gravestones around it.
August 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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A visit to the Long Man of Wilmington.
photo by @mariastrutz.bsky.social
Me waving my arms excitedly on a hillside road with The Long Man of Wilmington in the background.
August 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Continuing my examination of North America's "Satanic Panic" with a look at the McMartin Preschool case.
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cover of book Michelle Remembers - Satanic Altar with candles and eerie smoke. Text: Michelle Smith and Lawrence Pazder Michelle Remembers The true story of a year-long contest between innocence and evil
August 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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The second part of my series of essays examining the "Satanic Panic". This time, a look at the so-called "Dungeons & Dragons" Panic of the early 1980s.
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Film poster: "Mazes and Monsters" showing a group of people wearing robes, one holding up a sword.
June 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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New blog post. First of a series examining the British Satanic Panic, beginning with a look at the background to the North American Panic.
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book cover: "The Satan Seller" by Mike Warnke. black cover showing flames, robed figure in red raising arms and the head of a man lying on a flat surface.
May 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Reminder: I'm presenting an online lecture on Tuesday, 20 May entitled: "The UK Satanic Panic 1988-1992". Event details and sign-up on the link:
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cartoon: three men standing at a bus stop - one with a horned, satanic shadow behind.
May 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Celebrating world Labyrinth Day at the Forest Hill Labyrinth created by @mariastrutz.bsky.social
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grass labyrinth in Forest Hill created by Maria Strutz.
May 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library.
#Books #Esoteric #Occult #esotericbookchallenge
book cover: Angels of Light: Sanctity and the Discernment of Spirits in the Early Modern Period. Edited by Clare Copeland and Jan Machielsea. Red/Blue cover with period illustration - hooded persons, one with a tail.
April 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library.
#Books #Esoteric #Occult #esotericbookchallenge
book cover: Kali Magic by Mike Magee. Black background with white line drawing of Kali with red tints.
April 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library.
#Books #Esoteric #Occult #esotericbookchallenge
book cover: The Sacred Bee: In ancient times and folklore. Hilda M. Ransome. Yellow cover with medieval drawing of bees and hive.
April 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library.
#Books #Esoteric #Occult #esotericbookchallenge
book cover: Yogini Cult and Temples: A Tantric Tradition. Vidya Dehija. Large format hardcover. White with inlaid gold lettering and circular yantra.
April 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library.
#Books #Esoteric #Occult #esotericbookchallenge
book cover: Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age. Olav Hammer.
April 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library.
#Books #Esoteric #Occult #esotericbookchallenge
book cover: Spaces between us: Queer settler colonialism and indigenous decolonization. Scott Luria Morgansen. White cover with two brown fence-like illustrations. Black bars top and bottom.
April 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library.
#Books #Esoteric #Occult #esotericbookchallenge
book cover: The Invention of Telepathy. Roger Luckhurst. Light blue cover with montage of woman's head and clouds.
April 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library.
#Books #Esoteric #Occult #esotericbookchallenge
book cover: Like a Tree Universally Spread: Sri Sabhapati Swami and Sivarajayoga. Keith Edward Cantu. Green background with woodcut image of bearded yogi in lotus asana.
April 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM