Musing 07.28.08

Concerning ethnocultural practices from the ancient to the modern, one must distinguish between what is in fact indigenous cultural community, culinary, ritual, and religio-spiritual practices. These practices should be learned about, studied, taught, and understood first and foremost so that there is no ambiguity regarding the vast differences between cultures. By doing so, one begins to loosen his or her personal bonds (restraints) of ignorance thus increasing one's knowledge, understanding, and tolerance of ethnocultural practices different from one's own.

Fear and Ignorance

"...fear feeds on ignorance and starves on a diet of fact."
~ Bon Houngan Reve We Chemen Ginen,
Vodou Shaman [2003]

Codex Sinaiticus

"1,600-year-old version of Bible goes online
Technology brings one of oldest cultural artifacts accessible to everyone..."

Full Story -
Reuters
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25785089

Editorial Note:
One should ponder how the Codex Sinaiticus compares and will be compared with the Aramaic, Coptic, Latin, Syriac, etc. versions (i.e., interpretations).

Of Matter, Consciousness, and Occult Metaphysics

The Consciousness of the Atom
Alice A. Bailey
[1922]

Source:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/cota/index.htm

Earth Religions Legal Assistance Network

Earth Religions Legal Assistance Network

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http://www.conjure.com/ERAL/eral.html

Truth Be Known

"Truth Be Known
religion spirituality mythology archaeology history astrotheology archaeoastronomy
online since 1995"

http://www.truthbeknown.com

Musing 07.14.08

"The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams."

▪ Og Mandino

Pagan Musing 07.13.08

Our Goddess is a Lady of Joy
The winds are Her servants.

Excerpted from
A Book of Pagan Rituals

(1978)
Herman Slater, ed.

Update: Antiquus Research Project

The Antiquus Research Group (AR eGroup) is pleased to announce the addition of the following new research projects:

1. Ancient Calendars
2. Biblical Deceptions and Misconceptions
3. Quantum Metaphysics
4. Quantum Occult Metaphysics
5. Applied Occult Metaphysics Series (Journal)

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Witchcraft in Western Europe

The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology
By

Margaret Alice Murray

[1921]

This electronic text is worth one's serious perusal so as to be able to intelligently compare the early practices of Witchcraft and Paganism to what has been coined today--Wicca and Neo-Paganism.

Resources:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/wcwe/index.htm

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/20411