Tag: paganism
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Pagans Are Really Annoyed That ISIS Took The Name Of Their Goddess
from Huffingtonpost.co.uk: The shock ubiquity of the terror group ISIS with its sudden takeover of swathes of Iraq has caused a bit of a branding problem. Isis, the ancient Egyptian goddess of nature and magic, has had her name appropriated for many products and places over the years, before the Islamic State of Iraq and…
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St Valentine’s Day = Pagan Holiday
Zen Gardner distills much longer Christian article on pagan roots of St. Valentine’s Day. Holiday appears another example of making Christianity amenable to pagan worshipers. “Like Christmas, Easter, Halloween, New Year’s and other holidays of this world, St. Valentine’s Day is another attempt to ‘whitewash’ perverted customs and observances of pagan gods and idols by…
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The Occult Experience
1985 film, ‘The Occult Experience,’ introduces viewer to paganism, occultism, witchcraft and Satanism.
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The Wicker Man: The Return of the Pagan World
The late Philip Coppens covers occult appeal of 1973 edition of movie, “The Wicker Man,” in his article, “The Wicker Man: The Return of the Pagan World.” Title suggests paganism may be growing? Are people simply tiring of same old routine and seek something new? In this case, what was once old – paganism -…
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Pagan Roots of Christianity from Mithraism
Jesusneverexited.com describes Mithraism: “Eclipsed as it was in later centuries by the faith of Christ, Mithraism – or rather, its Romanised form Sol Invictus – was the first ‘universal religion’ of the Greco-Roman world. Mithraism waged – and lost – a three-hundred year battle with the upstart religion of Christ, into which much of its…
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May Day, Beltane and the Maypole
Happy Late May Day! The Maypole dance has a pagan history unknown to the public. An Examiner article, “May Day, Beltane and the Maypole,” provides an insightful background of celebration.
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Occult Calendar: Beltane Fire Festival
You are not likely to see occult celebrations listed in your local newspaper. The occult calendar enters an active period from April 19 to May 1. Holy Hexes intends to raise awareness of public events associated with these dates. The Beltane festival begins on Walpurgisnacht (April 30) and continues overnight to May 1 or May…
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Death of an Occult Crime Expert Reawakens Controversy
On Saturday, retired police officer Donald “Don” Rimer, 65, died from complications arising from a stroke… Rimer will most be remembered for is his career as an expert on so-called “occult crime.”
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winter solstice 2011: pagan celebrations mark shortest day of the year
from national post: Depending on where you are in the world, December 21 or 22 marks the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere: the official beginning of winter, and the longest night of the year. (In Canada, the switch happens either late at night on the 21st, or early in the morning on the 22nd;…
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gop presidential hopeful courts pagans
from the hill: Gary Johnson’s unorthodox campaign for the Republican presidential nomination continued Sunday, when he spoke at a Google+ town hall conducted by representatives of various pagan media outlets. The former New Mexico governor spoke with members of the Pagan Newswire Collective, ModernWitch Podcast and Patheos.com, among others. He said it was important to…
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Vatican’s Darkest Decret – No Apostolic Succession
The Vatican is considered a castle by some, a temple by most. The Pope does not live, walk, sleep, sit, worship and breath the air of Holy Land but instead lives in a temple where he sits as the head of a state within a state – that state is the Vatican City.
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Catholic Church Seeks to Turn Occultists from Spirituality
Catholic Church seeks to convert ‘witches’ to ‘Christianity’ despite conflict of interest in triad of beliefs