A Miscellany of Essays

Publication or copying of these essays in any form without written permission from the author is a breach of copyright.

Emanation and Ascent in Hermetic Kabbalah (1.4 Mbyte PDF): © Colin Low 2004. Presentation and notes on the mystical and historical roots of Hermetic Kabbalah.



Dr. John Dee, the Necronomicon, and the Cleansing of the World - A Gnostic Trail: © Colin Low, 1996. The Olde Ones unmasked. This is not a spoof.
I have written spoofs about the Necronomicon before, and this is not one of them.

The Necronomicon and Ontological Pressure: © Colin Low, 2000. "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?"


Why is it Reasonable to be Rational: © Colin Low 1999. Why was rationality at the core of Hellenistic mysticism, why has it replaced religion, and why bother with it at all?



Zen in the Art of Motorcycling: © Colin Low 2000. You always thought motorcyclists were thoughtless, but didn't know it was a; mystical discipline.

Ritual Theory and Technique: © Colin Low 1990, 1998. A modern view of ritual which attempts to provide a basis for understanding how ritual works. Much of this material was subsumed into Notes on Kabbalah, but if you prefer the original, shorter, Kabbalah-free version, read this.