Month: October 2014
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“Art is a Religion”: an Aesthetic-Esoteric Manifesto
from disinfo.com: Sasha Chaitow, founding director of the Phoenix Rising Academy, and PhD candidate at the Centre for the Study of Myth at Essex College in the UK, has recently shared a fine selection of translated writings from the 19th century French Symbolist, artist and novelist Joseph Péladan. Aside from the beautiful translation, it reads…
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Ousted #Haiti Dictator Jean-Claude #Duvalier Dead at 63
from mashable: Jean-Claude-Duvalier, the self-proclaimed “president for life” of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular uprising that sent him into a 25-year exile, died Saturday of a heart attack, his attorney said. Reynold George said the 63-year-old ex-leader died at his home.
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World’s 10 Biggest Energy Gluttons
from oilprice.com: Next time you get into your car and drive to the supermarket, think about how much energy you consume on an annual basis. It is widely assumed that Westerners are some of the world’s worst energy pigs. While Americans make up just 5 percent of the global population, they use 20 percent of…
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The Esoteric Interpretation of “Pan’s Labyrinth”
from vigilantcitizen.com: “Pan’s Labyrinth” is a profound movie telling the story of a young girl’s quest to escape the cruelties of Spanish Fascism. The movie also contains a great amount of occult and archetypal symbols telling another story: one of esoteric illumination through test of character and ritual initiation. We will look at the occult…
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First House of Nazareth Discovered
from archaeology.org: Archaeologists in Nazareth have uncovered the foundations of the First House of Nazareth, which was built in 1740, and was part of the first Moravian settlement in North America, according to a report in The Morning Call. Using historical maps and geophysical research, the archaeological team located the building’s foundations, which they began…
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How #HongKong Protesters Get Around Official #Censorship
from brasschecktv.com: They’re going up against one of the most brutal, heartless regimes on the planet that censor everything. Yet demonstrators in Hong Kong are still getting their message out. Here’s how they’re doing it…
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Ouija Board: Demystifying the ‘Mystifying Oracle’
from livescience.com: Ouija boards are known worldwide as both a game and supposed tool for communicating with the spirit world. The word Ouija comes from the French and German words for “yes,” (oui and ja). The game is simple and consists of two parts: the board itself printed with letters and numbers, and a hand-sized,…

