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April 2023

April 08, 2023

The Cry Of Peonage

THE CRY OF PEONAGE ~ "Is this new form of slavery a reality?" That is...

April 07, 2023

Intercollegiate Socialist Society

INTERCOLLEGIATE SOCIALIST SOCIETY ~ Alexander Irvine rubbed his large, chapped, hands together as he...

April 06, 2023

The English In India: Part III

THE ENGLISH IN INDIA PART III. ⸻ Part three of "The English in...

April 03, 2023

The English In India: Part II

THE ENGLISH IN INDIA PART II. ⸻ Part two of "The English in India"...

March 2023

March 27, 2023

The English In India: Part I

THE ENGLISH IN INDIA PART I. ⸻ Charles Johnston's history of British rule in India...

March 26, 2023

A Swastika Within A Circle

PART I This provocatively titled post is an "appendix" of sorts, for the cross-cultural...

March 18, 2023

Charley

CHARLEY. The protagonist of our story, Charles Johnston, or “Charley'' as...

March 05, 2023

The Sword Of Living Flames

New York City, March 7, 1898. "The light is the sword of war that...

February 2023

February 25, 2023

The Shade Of Sattay

THE SHADE OF SATTAY. ⸻ This is the story of Govindarao Sattay, the first...

February 14, 2023

The Benedick [0]: Conscientious Clergyman

CONSCIENTIOUS CLERGYMAN. JUNE 31, 1906. Four months before the Mitchell hosted the Talks at...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick XII: Silence.

SILENCE. November 11, 1907. On October 21, 1907, a year after the first discussion at...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick XI: Has The Church Failed?

HAS THE CHURCH FAILED? July, 1907. The following discussion occurred sometime in the week of...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick X: Signs Of The Times.

SIGNS OF THE TIMES. May 22, 1907. On Sunday, May 19, 1907, the Rabbi Stephen...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick VIII: Organization And Religion.

ORGANIZATION AND RELIGION. April 17, 1907. “To put this evening's subject in its proper connection...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick IX: The Theosophical Movement.

THE THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT. April 27, 1907 The Brevoort Hotel New York, New York. Charles...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick VII: The Historian’s View.

THE HISTORIAN’S VIEW. March 20, 1907. Near the end of winter, 1907, Grant...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick VI: Mysticism And Faith.

MYSTICISM AND FAITH. February 20, 1907. February marks the first appearance of Max Eastman...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick V: Pragmatism And Religion.

PRAGMATISM AND RELIGION. February 8, 1907. Harvard Hall. The Harvard Club Of New York....

February 12, 2023

The Benedick IV: Power, Worth, And Reality.

POWER, WORTH, AND REALITY. January 23, 1907. Days after the December talk, on...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick III: Evolution And Ethics.

EVOLUTION AND ETHICS. December, 1906. This meeting likely occurred on December 19, 1906, a...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick II: Christianity And Nature.

CHRISTIANITY AND NATURE. November 21, 1906. A month had passed since the first...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick I: The Nature Of The Inquiry.

THE NATURE OF THE INQUIRY October 24, 1906. On October 19 and October 21,...

February 12, 2023

The Benedick [Preface]: Talks On Religion

PREFACE During the academic year of 1906-1907, Henry Bedinger Mitchell, president of the New...

January 2023

January 17, 2023

“Now, and Forever.”

"NOW, AND FOREVER." ACT III. II. ⸻ “Did Bert tell you the colors...

January 06, 2023

“Spirits Bright And Airy.”

SPIRITS BRIGHT AND AIRY ACT II. XIV. ⸻ Judge took one last look around the...

December 2022

December 30, 2022

The Silent Passenger

THE SILENT PASSENGER ACT II. XII. ⸻ A dense mass of low-hanging fog enveloped the R.M.S....

November 2022

November 24, 2022

THE ESOTERIC SCHOOL

[Previously.] The S.S. Großer Kurfürst left Bremen, Germany, on April 29, 1905. There were several...

November 23, 2022

The Eruption Of The End

Just before noon on Saturday, March 28, New York’s unemployed laborers, socialists, anarchists, communists,...

October 2022

October 31, 2022

Histro-Demonopathy

In the summer of 1896, Robert Shackleton, a New York reporter, was led...