On 25 April 2010 a group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers from the conveniently called Noah’s Ark Ministries International research team, announced that they had found the wooden remains of Noah’s Ark at an altitude of 13,000ft on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey. They claimed that carbon dating done in Iran proved that the relics were 4,800 years old — around the same time the ark was said to be afloat – and that they were 99.9 % certain that they had found the Biblical Ark.
Within a few days of this story, The Christian Science Monitor was declaring the find as a hoax. Dr Randall Price, a longtime searcher himself for the ark and former member of the Chinese-led team (more…)
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On Saturday, 10 April 2010, the world was stunned to find out that the Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country’s highest military and civilian leaders died, when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing all 97 people on board.
The delegation were on their way to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre, wherein almost 22,000 Polish officers and intelligentsia were executed by Soviet troops in 1940, burying the victims in the Katyn forest. Somewhat ironically the executions were discovered by Nazis in 1943, (more…)
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On 10 October 2009, I wrote an article about the movie “Agora.” I finished off by quoting some Spanish media as stating that the film has yet to find a distributor in the United States.
Agora opened in October in Spain, topped the box-office raking in $8 million in its opening weekend, and then went on to gross $30 million, outperforming many Hollywood movies. Despite its success, it sat without a US buyer for six months. Finally, the US rights to Agora have been picked up by Newmarket Films and a release is planned for 2010. This is a movie that promises to be of great interest to all pagans with an interest in Egypt at the beginning of the Christian era.
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There are a number of festivals and practices which are considered traditional in the United States that are not celebrated in Australia. However, thanks to the wonders of the silver screen and cable television, many people in Australia (and indeed the rest of the world) are at least aware of what goes on in the United States. One of the incredibly enjoyable festivals that we miss out on in Australia is Halloween.
I experienced my first Halloween in 2004 in a quiet residential suburb not far from Columbus, Ohio. I was impressed by the effort that many people went to in decking out their houses. I was stunned by the inventiveness of the children’s costumes and the obscene amounts of candy they accumulated. I found myself (more…)
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While it would be wonderful to compile all of the reviews of Graeco-Egyptian Magick (GEM) in one place, the next best thing would be to provide links to them. The following may not be an exhaustive list, but the best I can come up with using Google Search.
Most of the reviews of Graeco-Egyptian Magick (GEM) are to be found on Amazon. At the time of writing, there are twelve reviews on Amazon.
Amongst the Amazon reviews is one by Peter Paddon, traditional witch and author, owner of Pendraig Publishing and host of the Crooked Path podcasts.
Mark Williams, Brother and Yonah Sophian Bishop of Magdalene Circle, (more…)
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Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar’s movie, “Agora,” is based on the story of Hypatia (born between 350 and 370 CE) a Greek pagan woman from Alexandria, Egypt, who was a scholar, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. In March 415, she was falsely accused of inciting religious turmoil. Hypatia was then set upon by a Christian mob led by a man called Peter, probably Peter the Reader, who was the assistant to Bishop Cyril. Hypatia was stripped and dragged through the streets, only to have her skin stripped off with potsherds, and was then burnt to death. Bishop Cyril was rewarded by being canonized
By way of definition, an agora was initially an open “place of assembly” in ancient Greek city-states for free-born male land-owners to discuss politics, current events, and philosophize. Later, it served as a marketplace where merchants kept stalls or shops
The movie, Agora, was awarded the Alfred P Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize as it serves as (more…)
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On 1 May 2009, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology staff announced the results of a recent CT scan of the 2,300-year-old mummy of a 40-plus year old man called “Hapi-Men” and the small bundle which had been deposited at his feet. “Hapi-Men” translates roughly to “The Apis bull endures.” Apis, a bull-deity worshipped in the Memphis region, was the most important of all the sacred animals in Egypt.
The CT scan revealed that Hapi-Men was adorned with numerous amulets. The amulets would have facilitated his passage into the afterlife.
The small bundle turned out to be the remains of a puppy. (more…)
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