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31st October ... Samhain or Belthane |
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By Newbs
Samhain ... October 31st for the Northern Hemisphere
Samhain, or Halloween, the festival of death and the marking of the arrival of Winter.
The Lord of Life Greenwood Man will now adopt his position as Lord of the Underworld, the dread Lord of Shadows.All around leaves are changing colour and falling from branches , with life itself retracting back into roots and bulbs . Not destroyed , but moved to another plane for the Winter , to rest , to recouperate in order to be re born. This is a time to draw in our energy , and prepare for Winter.
Posted by Annumela on Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 01:00:00 CDT
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Wrestling with Ladon: The mythical significance of trees |
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By Mad30
"Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky,
We fell them down and turn them into paper,
That we may record our emptiness."
~Kahlil Gibran
The tree is an iconic image of heraldry and symbolic significance in various cultures throughout the world. It represents many things, including the Great Mother in her nourishing, sheltering form, as well as a sacred spot of attainment and spiritual enlightenment. Deeply rooted into the evolutionary psychology of our race as well as earth’s powers, it draws water from the soil and stretches up to the heavens and eternity, acting as a world axis. In occult or Gnostic circles, it is seen as being emblematic of the “axis mundi”, the world pillar, and the center of the earth itself. It is closely linked to the symbolism of the pillar and the mountain, as well as connotations of a phallic representation, best signified by the ancient usage of obelisks for ritual and ceremonial purposes. It serves as an intermediary icon of the mysterious dimensions between the realm of gods and men. A common Shamanic concept has the “seeker” or “healer” using the world tree in order to transverse the physical realm and bring back secrets from hidden dimensions.
Posted by THoTH on Saturday, August 09, 2008 @ 01:00:00 CDT
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Ormus |
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By Sol
It is said that study of the Alchemical Path involves learning to view the same problem from many different angles, while gaining all the possible information about it from many fields. A diligent researcher of the esoteric in pursuit of this worthy goal, is bound to eventually run into a peculiar-sounding word, which keeps reappearing in the most diverse fields of study, each time supposedly meaning something else.
The same Alchemical Path calls on its adherents to put together all their knowledge about a particular subject into a common cauldron as it were, in order to fuse it into something which just might become greater than the sum of its parts. In a feeble attempt to follow this precept, the present monogram is meant to be a brief summary of the material available on this topic. Perhaps it will help future researchers syncretise the various connections into a more meaningful whole.
I am referring to the word "Ormus" and its similar-sounding "Orme", both used as either a noun or a personal name. The two are encountered in one form or another in a mind-boggling array of contexts, most of which are nonetheless held to be completely unrelated, as shall be seen. Our goal is to hopefully try and establish such a relationship.
Posted by solaris on Sunday, December 03, 2006 @ 13:11:55 CST
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Mythology, the Ages of Man... |
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.... and the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis
By Dustin Clark (aka Oddthings)
The ancient mythology of our various cultures is often steeped in reality. The tales that were told, generation by generation, since the beginning of mankind, often lead to a greater truth. In researching mythology I often find myself drawn back to the Hopi mythology. In a sense, it contains many of the same stories which so many mythologies do: creation, decimation, wars, a great flood, and the numerous ages of man.
Each of these common traits serves to solidify the truth which are buried in the stories. Why would so many cultures, worldwide, have nearly identical stories unless they're a recording of history itself? However, what's different to me about these particular stories are the amount of information which can be pulled out and applied to some of the questions which many people ponder today.
Posted by Angel on Thursday, November 30, 2006 @ 06:10:33 CST
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A Midsummer Night’s Scream |
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By MAD: http://www.nwowatcher.com A Midsummer Night’s Scream
 “Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Throughout history man has sought to explain those things which he did not understand through the inventive tools of mythology and folklore.
Hence, the sun and moon would be eaten by a giant serpent or dragon when they disappeared from sight, the earth moved through the cosmos on the back of an enormous turtle, or we were said to take our voyage into the afterlife while riding on a boat through the netherworld, or become like birds and simply fly away into the great beyond.
Posted by THoTH on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 @ 07:13:37 CDT
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