Links to more current writings

From February of 2010, Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet (Thea) began publishing many of her new articles at Puranic Cosmology Updated. In 2016 she established Aeon Centre of Cosmology’s website which is now the primary hub of her work and will progressively publish/house her archives. Other websites which present her work and the Supramental Yoga and Cosmology include: Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet Books website Aeon Group Matramandir… Continue reading Links to more current writings

Peter Heehs’s Betrayal and an Ashram in Upheaval – Two Sides of the Same Mistake

Award-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz recently wrote an article on the factors leading to the current economic crisis for Vanity Fair entitled ‘Capitalist Fools’ which begins, ‘What were the critical decisions that led to the crisis? Mistakes were made at every fork in the road – we had what engineers call a “system failure,” when… Continue reading Peter Heehs’s Betrayal and an Ashram in Upheaval – Two Sides of the Same Mistake

A Calendar that Unifies – Questions and answers on reforming the Hindu Calendar

Q. I have before me a letter written by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1953 to the Calendar Reform Committee. He wrote, ‘Now that we have attained independence, it is obviously desirable that there should be a certain uniformity in the calendar for our civic, social and other purposes and this should be based on… Continue reading A Calendar that Unifies – Questions and answers on reforming the Hindu Calendar

The Question of Alignment and the iconic 2012

Written for students of the New Cosmology by Thea (Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet) Director, Aeon Centre of Cosmology January 24, 2009. Something more must be said of the Earth’s axial tilt at 23.20 degrees since it plays a role in the fantasies, if they may be so called, of many new-age groups. If I am not mistaken,… Continue reading The Question of Alignment and the iconic 2012

‘La Salle du Mensonge’

Written for students of the New Cosmology by Thea (Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet) Director, Aeon Centre of Cosmology, Skambha, 22.1.2009, 11 am. [This article was referenced in The Question of Alignment and the iconic 2012] In early Ashram days there was a reading room where all the daily newspapers were kept and the sadhaks could read. It… Continue reading ‘La Salle du Mensonge’

Is the True Significance of Immortality Day Lost on Followers of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother?

The 26 November Mumbai Attacks fell on the 82nd anniversary of Immortality Day, and 36 years exactly after the Mother gave the following ‘Immortality Day’ message: ‘Before dying, falsehood rises in full swing. Still people understand only the lesson of Catastrophe. Will it have to come before they open their eyes to the truth? I… Continue reading Is the True Significance of Immortality Day Lost on Followers of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother?

More on Makar Sankranti & the Winter Solstice

An excerpt taken from Movement of Restoration of Vedic Wisdom: ‘From antiquity the Vedic/Hindu civilization has been founded upon certain eternal truths, forming the basis of the ancient dharma. It is a mythic civilization, rooted in the cosmic harmonies which permeate every facet of its culture, not merely as a passive reflection of a static… Continue reading More on Makar Sankranti & the Winter Solstice

Conference on Vedic Calendar Reform

Dear Friends, I am happy to announce that the one day Conference on Vedic Calendar at Kumbakonam conducted by Madam Thea on 9th December 2008 ended successfully.The Conference was held at Hotel Le Garden’s Le Senate Board Room and exactly 48 persons participated. The attendees included the followers of Vethadri Maharishi, RSS group, H.R. &… Continue reading Conference on Vedic Calendar Reform

Makar Sankranti and the Winter Solstice

[I was recently asked in a study group] to write something about the approaching Winter Solstice celebrated in India as its most important cosmological ritual, the Makar Sankranti. As most of you will know by now, the Solstices and Equinoxes are the balancing points of our journey, both individual and collective, around the Gnostic Circle.… Continue reading Makar Sankranti and the Winter Solstice