The Writings of Spinoza This page indexes writings of the philosopher Baruch Spinoza at sacred-texts. Spinoza (b. 1632, d. 1677) was one of the first of the Enlightenment philosophers. He was born to Sephardic Portuguese Jewish parents, living in the Netherlands due to the Inquisition. His views were so novel, particularly his biblical criticism, that […]
Western Philosophy This section contains texts by the most important writers who have defined the philosophy of modern Western society. Texts here discuss ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and political philosophy. NOTE: most of these are large text files, which may take a while to download on a slow connection. George Berkeley Three Dialogues Between Hylas and […]
Parapsychology This page indexes resources at this site about parapsychology (the study of ESP), including telepathy, clairvoyance, and other psychic phenomena. Clairvoyance by Charles Webster Leadbeater [1899] A Theosophical manual of remote viewing in space and time. Mental Radio by Upton Sinclair [1930] A rationalist confronts overwhelming evidence of psychic power in his own household. Extra-Sensory Perception by Joseph Banks […]
Paleolithic Cave Paintings For a larger image, click on each painting. Explanatory text: English French. Copyright information
Pacific Islander Religions This section has texts relating to the religion and mythology of the Pacific Islanders. General Oceanic Mythology by Roland B. Dixon [1916]. A highly readable and scholarly cross-cultural study of Pacific mythology and folklore, covering Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Indonesia and Australia. It includes summaries of material only available in obscure 19th Century scholarly […]
Oahspe Oahspe is a book written in 1880 by an American dentist named John Ballou Newbrough [1828-1891]. He claimed that it was the result of automatic writing, dictated to him by spirits in a trance. In this trance he wrote the entire book on a very early typewriter (possibly the first such book ever […]
Nostradamus The Prophecies Texts Biography The Prophecies of Nostradamus English text Preface Century I Century II Century III Century IV Century V Century VI Century VII Epistle to Henry II Century VIII Century IX Century X Almanacs: 1555-1563 Almanacs: 1564-1567 English and French text Century I Century II Century III Century IV Century V Century […]
Wicca and Neo-Paganism Twentieth Century Victorian The Burning Times Druids Antiquity Miscellaneous Current Phase of the Moon Neopaganism covers a wide range of belief systems which have emerged in the past 50 years, primarily in the UK, Europe, and the United States. This includes the better known Wicca, which is a synthesis of traditions from the British Isles, as well […]
Unity Church These are the key writings of the Unity Church, a major New Thought movement. Most of the early writings of Charles Fillmore, the founder of Unity, are in the public domain in the US because they were not renewed in a timely fashion. The two books below published prior to 1923 are in […]
Works of Florence Scovel Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn (b. Sept. 24, 1871, d. Oct. 17, 1940) was a New Thought teacher and writer. She resided in New York City most of her life, teaching at the New York Unity Society. She came from a blue-blood family, with a line going back to the Mayflower Biddles. […]