History of Ritual Human Sacrifice
What better way to show God you appreciate him than to squander his most
precious gift, life, in a miasma of ruthlessness and gore? In addition to justifying Crusades, Witch Trials and Wars, this theological
breakthrough is also the main justification for the time-honored practice of
human sacrifice.
Sacrifices are perhaps the most ancient method to honor deities, going right
back to the earliest ancestor-worship religions of Egypt and Mesopotamia. The original theory was "everyone ...
Basque myths and legends: Mari, Ortzi and Ilargia
Copyright © EiTB24Primitive Basque man was converted to Christianity very late, which produced the creation of a vast collection of myths and legends which still exist today thanks to the great Basque oral tradition.Even most primitive Man felt the need to give meaning to the phenomena and natural cycles which conditioned his existence. He interpreted them, named them, found an explanation for them, and with these answers built up his own myths, legends, and religions.These formed t...
Pagan prisoners win right to have 'magic wands'Prison bosses have been instructed to let pagan inmates keep twigs in their cells...to use as wands. Officers have been told to allow prisoners to collect and decorate the twigs which they need for their rituals. It is the latest in a series of rulings to protect convicts" rights and ensure equality among different faiths. Followers of other faiths are allowed items such as a prayer mat to allow them to worship.The policy regarding pagans was announced by Justice Reform Minister Maria Eagle in a...
VA allows Wiccan symbols on headstonesThe Wiccan pentacle has been added to the list of emblems allowed in national cemeteries and on goverment-issued headstones of fallen soldiers, according to a settlement announced Monday. A settlement between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Wiccans adds the five-pointed star to the list of "emblems of belief" allowed on VA grave markers.Eleven families nationwide are waiting for grave markers with the pentacle, said Selena Fox, a Wiccan high priestess with Circle Sanctuary ...
Altar to Mysterious Deity Found at Roman Fort
A massive altar dedicated to an eastern cult deity has emerged during excavations of a Roman fort in northern England.
Weighing 1.5 tons, the four-foot high ornately carved stone relic, was unearthed at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, which was built by order of the Emperor Hadrian between 122-30 A.D.
The Romans built the defensive wall across the north of Britain from Carlisle to Newcastle-on-Tyne, to keep out invading armies from what is now Scotland.
What should have been...
The Rose Cross Ritual
The
Rose Cross Ritual (RCR) is one of several ceremonial techniques including the
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP) and the Lesser Banishing Ritual
of the Hexagram (LBRH) commonly used to ward a space or create a psychically
cleansed area for spiritual or magical work. The RCR has certain differences
from the others which make it useful. These points will be covered after
instructions on how to perform the ritual.
Casting the Circle
The RCR creates a circle or s...
Did Women Once Rule The World?!
In
recent years archaeologists have increasingly found more and more evidence of
the possibility of a Matriarchal age in the past. Yet we do not hear about this
in either the mainstream media or in the alternative press. Yet if what is
being discovered now is true, we will have to re-write ancient history and
rethink what is the true nature of human beings. Because what archaeologists
are now discovering suggests that in the stone age we were not the savage brutes
as portrayed...
Vatican Opens Pagan Tombs Under St. Peter's
Copyright © FOXNews.comThe Vatican unveiled the largest and most luxurious of the pagan tombs in the necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday after nearly a year of restoration work. A family of former slaves built the Valeri Mausoleum during the second half of the second century, when Emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled. It is one of 22 pagan tombs in the grottoes under the basilica. The newly restored tomb was shown to media Tuesday. Visitors can have a guided tour of the grotto...
Wiccans celebrate eclipse
Copyright © canada.comA total lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning was a "special event" for Nanaimo's Wiccan community.Daniel Van Koughnett, a minister in the city's Temple of the Green Cauldron, said eclipses are not routine cosmic occurrences like full moons and solar solstices, events regularly celebrated at communal temple festivities.He said for many Wiccans, eclipses, like last night's full lunar eclipse (visible in western Canada) represents a convergence of solar a...
Pagan Religion Grows In Popularity
Copyright © KPHO PhoenixA secretive ancient religion is on the rise, with followers joining in big numbers. Of the 20 religions with the highest growth rates from 1990 to 2001, a pagan religion, Wiccan, had the highest growth rate, 1,575 percent. CBS 5 Investigates was invited to observe a pagan ceremony and shed light on a religion some consider evil. The participants say they are witches, taking part in rituals to conjure up spells and magic.High Priestess Rosemary Szymanski said ...
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