“Be the Best You Can Be with Aretéanism” (Saving the World podcast)
Colin Campbell, the founder of Aretéanism, explains his secular religion inspired by the ancient Greek philosophical notion of areté (excellence).
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The Temple of Sekhmet in Nevada
A short indie documentary on the ecumenical Pagan Temple of Sekhmet, established adjacent to military testing sites in the Nevada Desert.
“The Religion of Relaxing”
Elder Brett Larsen of the Church of Gnome offers positive commentary on Dudeism.
“Justified and Ancient” – the KLF and Tammy Wynette (1991)
Justified and Ancient was written and produced by the British music/performance art/culture-jamming group The KLF, who were inspired by the mock-conspiracy-theory, quasi-occult, “high weirdness” movement more-or-less started by the underground classic novel The Illuminatus Trilogy. Basically, they thought it would be hilarious to have country legend Tammy Wynette star in a pop-music video based on … Read more“Justified and Ancient” – the KLF and Tammy Wynette (1991)
The Disappearance of Rituals and the Exhaustion of Constantly Becoming
Nina Montagne offers a sophisticated analysis of the benefits of ritual inspired by the writings of Byung-Chul Han.
The Rites of Mu
During the 1991 Summer Solstice, at least 20 British music industry figures and journalists partook in a Wicker Man-inflected magical mystery tour on the Hebridean Isle of Jura organized by the KLF.
The Rothko Chapel (Houston, Texas)
The Rothko Chapel is: (…) a spiritual space, a forum for world leaders, a place for solitude and gathering. It’s an epicenter for civil rights activists, a quiet disruption, a stillness that moves. It’s a destination for the 100,000 people of all faiths who visit each year from all parts of the world. It is … Read moreThe Rothko Chapel (Houston, Texas)