Still from The Kybalion film (2022), shot on location in Egypt.

The Kybalion and the Importance of Religious Novelty

The early 20th century occult classic is neither “real” nor “fake” Hermeticism. That framing misinterprets how ideas endure.

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"Treats esoteric ideas & movements with an even-handed intellectual studiousness"-Washington Post | PEN Award-winning historian | Censored in China

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Mitch Horowitz

"Treats esoteric ideas & movements with an even-handed intellectual studiousness"-Washington Post | PEN Award-winning historian | Censored in China