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rhysy@diaspora.glasswings.com
Rhysy

Another day, another book review. This one's about Philip Matyszak's Ancient Magic in Greece and Rome : A Hands-On Guide. Covers how to summon the dead, curse people, how to tell the future, and the nature of magic. A wonderful book, small but dense and detailed but also full of unexpectedly hilarious commentary. Don't worry, the next book I'll review is absolutely shite, lest all these gushing reviews were becoming depressing.

#History
#Magic
#Supernatural
#Philosophy

https://decoherency.blogspot.com/2024/07/review-ancient-magic.html

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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

17 April, 2024 Wednesday Rama Navami #Pink #Maa #Siddhidatri Puja

During #Navratri, we worship the nine forms of #Goddess #Durga. It begins with the worship of Maa Shailaputri and is followed by the worship of the other avatars of Goddess Durga.

The Worship of Maa Siddhidatri
The ninth day of Navratri is dedicated to the worship of Maa Siddhidatri. The word #Siddhi means #supernatural power and Dhatri means the awarder. Hence, it is believed that Maa Siddhidatri fulfils all divine aspirations.

Maa Siddhidatri is known to be the giver of perfection. She blesses her devotees with wisdom and grants them #spiritual knowledge. Maa Siddhidatri is also worshipped by demons and is surrounded by all Gods.

History and Origin
The #story of Maa Siddhidatri begins at a time when our #universe was nothing more than a deep #void. It was filled with darkness and there was no sign of life. This is when Goddess Kushmanda created the universe with the radiance of her smile.

Maa Kushamnda then went on to create the #Trimurti of Lord #Bramha – the energy of creation, Lord #Vishnu – the energy of sustenance and Lord #Shiva – the energy of destruction. Once they were created, Lord Shiva asked Maa Kushmanda to bestow him with perfection.

So, Maa Kushmanda created another goddess who bestowed Lord Shiva with 18 kinds of perfection. These included the Ashta Siddhi (8 primary forms of perfection) along with 10 secondary forms of perfection, described by Lord Krishna.

This goddess who had the ability to bestow these perfections on Lord Shiva is Maa Siddhidatri – the giver of perfection. Now, Lord Bramha was asked to create the rest of the Universe. However, since he required a man and a woman for creation, Lord Bramha found this task to be very challenging.

He prayed to Maa Siddhidatri and asked her to help him. Upon hearing Lord Bramha’s request, Maa Siddhidatri converted half of Lord Shiva’s body into a woman’s body. Therefore, Lord Shiva is also known as #Ardhanarishwar (Ardh - half, Nari - woman, Ishwar - refers to Lord Shiva).

Lord Bramha was now able to create living beings along with the rest of the Universe. So, it was Maa Siddhidatri who helped Lord Bramha with the creation of the Universe and also bestowed perfection upon Lord Shiva.

Worship of Maa Siddhidatri
Maa Siddhidatri is depicted as being seated on a lotus or a lion. She has four arms and holds a conch shell, a mace, a lotus and a discus in each of these hands.

Worshipped on the ninth day of Navratri, Maa Siddhidatri possesses the Ashta Siddhi. It is believed that Maa Siddhidatri blesses her devotees with spiritual wisdom and she is also known to destroy ignorance.

wist@diasp.org
WIST

A quotation from Roberts, Stephen F.

I contend we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Stephen F. Roberts (b. c. 1969) American software developer
Usenet, alt.atheism, sig line (early 1995)

#quote #quotes #quotation #atheism #atheist #falsegods #supernatural
Sourcing / notes: https://wist.info/roberts-stephen-f/24347/

Usenet, alt.atheism, sig line (early 1995) - Roberts, Stephen F. | WIST Quotations

I contend we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. See Roberts' "Brief History of the Quote" for more on its...

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denissalem@diasp.eu
Denis Salem

Romantisme Noir

Je commence un petit travail d'inventaire des œuvres connues et moins connues du romantisme noir dont il me semble que l'essentiel des œuvres se situent entre 1800 et 1920 et dont la puissante influence donnera naissance plus tard à la culture et l'esthétique dite #gothic.

Ça se passe ici : https://www.are.na/denis-salem/dark-romanticism

Vos contributions et suggestions en matière de films, de gravures, de peintures et de photographies sont les bienvenues !

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#art #classicart #classicpainting #darkromanticism #dark #goth #gothic #engraving #gravure #drawing #romantisme #romanticism #gothicart #aesthetic #esthetique #fantasmagoria #phantasmagoria #witch #witchcraft #occult #magic #magie #occulte #supernatural #surnaturel #surreal #sorcelerie #sorcière #devil #evil #diable #demon #hiddenworld #psyche

Dark Romanticism — Are.na

Dark Romanticism is a literary sub-genre of Romanticism, reflecting popular fascination with the irrational, the demonic and the grotesque.

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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

#DJ #Darkjournalist is refreshing as he appreciates that there is a #supernatural aspect to the #Alien phenomenon as well as other events. Unfortunately the way in modern culture seems to be that people always try to explain phenomenon in technological terms without trying to understand the supernatural aspect of certain phenomenon. This is part of the elites #programming of the #masses where they want to keep all supernatural knowledge to themselves. To remain as the #occult (hidden).

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yHhq8NKa2kA

Dark Journalist X-145: #Astral #Agency & The #UFO File!

icu_security@iviv.hu
icu_security

[https://icucss.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/the-nameless-thing-of-50-berkeley-square/]

The Nameless Thing of 50 Berkeley Square

50 Berkeley Square, London, England was for many years renowned for being visited by some sort of creature and terrifying any guests, some fatally, who dared spend the night there in a specific room. Descriptions of the creature vary but the common features seem to be some sort of Octopus type creature in nature.

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But what’s the most rational explanation for this incident? By rational we mean, can the explanation be proved to be a plausible one?
Just look at the list below of explanations. Remember, whichever one(s) you pick as being likely ask yourself if you can prove them to be possible:

1 - A real monster.
2 - A spectre or ghost.
3 - Some sort of a demon or creature from mythology.
4 - A real octopus type creature that was able to find its way up from the sewers to that room.
5 - A lie or fabrication to cover something up.
6 - A lie or fabrication to benefit someone in some way.

The article below goes onto look at some of the possible explanations for the incident

[https://icucss.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/the-nameless-thing-of-50-berkeley-square/]

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#mystery #supernatural #berkeleysquare #london #berkeley #england #ghost #spectre #lie #fabrication #creature #nameless #sewers #octopus #mythology #demon #cryptoid #cephalopod #octopi #unidentifiable #monster #coverup #harryprice #paranormal #investigation

The Nameless Thing of 50 Berkeley Square

50 Berkeley Square, London, England was for many years renowned for being visited by some sort of creature and terrifying any guests, some fatally, who dared spend the night there in a specific roo…