OccultCorpus - Occult News http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum Occult news and current events from around the world en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:08:46 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/images/bo20/misc/rss.jpg OccultCorpus - Occult News http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum What’s the Pagan Response? http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11423&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:50:26 GMT From Wildhunt (http://www.wildhunt.org/) It seems fairly obvious that the debate over the Park51 community center has morphed into something far... From Wildhunt

It seems fairly obvious that the debate over the Park51 community center has morphed into something far larger. It has transformed into an unacknowledged national referendum on the place of Islam within American society. Tensions are rising, and there have been a number of frightening incidents across the country aimed at, by all accounts, peaceful [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11423 Psychic Services and the Law: Mary K. Greer http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11404&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:31:44 GMT From Wildhunt (http://www.wildhunt.org/) Last week Time Magazine featured an article on a wave of new regulations across the country on businesses... From Wildhunt

Last week Time Magazine featured an article on a wave of new regulations across the country on businesses that provide divinatory and psychic services. It lead with a particularly oppressive example of this trend in Warren, Michigan. “Anyone who uses cards, tea leaves, psychic powers, necromancy or other objects and activities to forecast the future, [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11404 <![CDATA[colonial superstition on the "WTC ship"]]> http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11398&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:42:04 GMT been meaning to post this for a while... its first of all interesting that the WTC under-basement area contained the wreckage of a fairly intact... been meaning to post this for a while...

its first of all interesting that the WTC under-basement area contained the wreckage of a fairly intact ship, but also which A. survived "the construction of manhattan"... but also B. survived "ground zero" with the flaming world trade center buildings coming down on top of it... all with a lucky coin still hidden within the construction.

what lucky coin indeed!

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And the recent discovery of a coin, in a very special place, means they're going to have to call a coin specialist. Sara Rivers-Cofield, another curator, says the coin placement is an important clue.

"There's not much information left on it, but because of its position, it tells us about the superstitions of people, it tells us about how they lived and what they believed and what they wanted there, and that's what archaeology's really about," she says.

The coin was found between the keel and the stern post. Rivers-Cofield says it's a tradition, dating back to the ancient Greeks, to place a coin there during construction to bring good luck to the ship.
there is a horrible photo of it in their article slideshow, but not really worth looking at. hopefully the expert will have something more to add soon.

read more here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=129175643

somewhat related link:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...6.00132.x/full ]]> Occult News vulnera http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11398 Piracy and Paganism http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11397&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:40:12 GMT From Wildhunt (http://www.wildhunt.org/) Thorn Coyle pointed me to a blog post at Scarlet Imprint, a small publishing company that creates high... From Wildhunt

Thorn Coyle pointed me to a blog post at Scarlet Imprint, a small publishing company that creates high quality limited-run esoteric works (we’ve mentioned their recent poetry collection Datura here). In the post, the publishers decry the trend of their titles, and the titles of other small esoteric and occult publishers, ending up on file-sharing [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11397 peat bog psalter reveals ancient egypt papyrus!! http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11387&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:14 GMT kewl! :) ---Quote--- Irish scientists have found fragments of Egyptian papyrus in the leather cover of an ancient book of psalms that was... kewl!

:)

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Irish scientists have found fragments of Egyptian papyrus in the leather cover of an ancient book of psalms that was unearthed from a peat bog, Ireland's National Museum said on Monday.

The papyrus in the lining of the Egyptian-style leather cover of the 1,200-year-old manuscript, "potentially represents the first tangible connection between early Irish Christianity and the Middle Eastern Coptic Church", the Museum said.
read more here:

http://www.physorg.com/news202991457.html ]]> Occult News vulnera http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11387 How We Deal With Death http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11382&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:00:59 GMT From Wildhunt

Maybe it’s the end of Summer, the recent high-profile passings in our community, or maybe my own recent week-long sojourn to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, but I’ve noticed a decent number of news articles focusing on death, how we deal with it, and what we_believe_comes after it (if anything). The New York Times [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11382 <![CDATA[Quick Note: The Wicker Man & The Wicker Tree]]> http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11366&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:50:12 GMT From Wildhunt (http://www.wildhunt.org/) Just want to quickly share some The Wicker Man, and its spiritual companion The Wicker Tree, news with... From Wildhunt

Just want to quickly share some The Wicker Man, and its spiritual companion The Wicker Tree, news with you today. Starting with a newly updated and revised book on the 1973 cult-classic film by Scottish journalist Allan Brown. “Inside the “Wicker Man”: How Not to Make a Cult Classic”, originally released in 2000, gives an [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11366 Pagan Community Notes: A Celtic Temple, Lady Liberty League, Patrick McCollum, Wendy http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11358&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:30:39 GMT From Wildhunt (http://www.wildhunt.org/) Pagan Community Notes is a companion to my usual_Pagan News of Note, a new series more focused on news... From Wildhunt

Pagan Community Notes is a companion to my usual_Pagan News of Note, a new series more focused on news originating from within the Pagan community. I want to_reinforce_the idea that what happens to and within our organizations, groups, and events is news, and news-worthy. My hope is that more individuals, especially those working within Pagan [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11358 <![CDATA["Pagans" and the Politics of Victimhood]]> http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11353&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:39:32 GMT Why is it that I see a constant and continual stream of "pagan" victimhood in many news articles, especially those here?

It makes the "pagan" movement seem like it is built upon the backs of sissies. People who take every imaginable slight over their beliefs as proof of their persecution. Those who take the "burning times" hysteria of teenage Wiccan books and makes it into a modern political inquisition.

The simple fact is: If you live in the first world, you have nothing to fear from religious persecution in any serious sense. At most, you're going to get dirty looks, and frankly dirty looks are about as violent as smelling dogpoop in the summer. Plus, it's not like you're a visible minority. I assume that none of you have green skin and warts. If you do, I would suggest a good plastic surgeon.

A slavish, weak-willed mindset of taking "offense" at everything also seems excessively -not- pagan-. Paganism historically has -few- ties with the sort of effete nonsense. I seem to recall that the Gauls would fight naked as they had not a bit of fear of death due to Druidic metempsychosis doctrines.

To note: I like to consider myself romantically as a non-specific traditional pagan, so consider this an internal critique. I, for one, don't feel victimized. It is like everyone is a damn legislating member of the ACLU in the pagan group. ]]> Occult News Cavalier http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11353 The Pertinence of Being Wiccan and other Pagan News of Note http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11344&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:10:05 GMT From Wildhunt (http://www.wildhunt.org/) Top Story: In northern New York state Krista Marie Goley is charged with manslaughter in the stabbing... From Wildhunt

Top Story: In northern New York state Krista Marie Goley is charged with manslaughter in the stabbing death of her boyfriend Timothy C. Rolland. While there is no evidence that Goley’s religion had anything to do with the stabbing, it’s brought up in a negative light by Watertown Daily Times reporter David Shampine and the [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11344 Pagan Newswire News http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11335&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:22:27 GMT From Wildhunt

I’m traveling today, so I don’t have time to do my usual blogging routine. However, there are some Pagan Newswire Collective related items I’d like to quickly share with you. First, I’m proud to announce two newly-launched PNC bureaus, PNC-Iowa and PNC-Florida. “We’re proud and excited to bring the PNC to Florida. The Sunshine State [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11335 Media Outreach at Cherry Hill Seminary http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11330&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:20:27 GMT From Wildhunt

I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be teaching a 4-week Foundations course at Cherry Hill Seminary starting on September 14th. Media Outreach for Pagan Groups and Organizations September 14 – October 5 In an age of ubiquitous social media, conveying your organization’s goals and values in an effective manner is more important than ever. Pagan [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11330 Quick Note: Blessings on the River http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11324&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:11:03 GMT From Wildhunt (http://www.wildhunt.org/) This past Friday in Asheville, North Carolina was the second annual Blessings on the River: an Oshun... From Wildhunt

This past Friday in Asheville, North Carolina was the second annual Blessings on the River: an Oshun Veneration & Concert. Held in concert with rites performed at Asheville’s sister city of Osogbo, Nigeria, proceeds from donations during the veneration_benefited_the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove. The event was sponsored by the Zamani Refuge African Culture Center, with event [...]

Would you like to know more? ]]> Occult News Bob RSS http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11324 <![CDATA[[Graphic Video] Brazilian Indians Bury Children Alive]]> http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11322&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:19:03 GMT http://www.mandaba.la/brazilian-indians-bury-their-children-alive Video tape evidence has emerged that Brazilian natives persist in burying alive... http://www.mandaba.la/brazilian-indi...children-alive

Video tape evidence has emerged that Brazilian natives persist in burying alive young handicapped children. Horrifyingly, this video evidence (which is to be found in the link above) shows the murder in action.

Leftist forces in the government are supportive of permitting the practice to go on, on the account of cultural toleration. In contrast, a group has emerged to expose and prohibit the practice. According to them, Google has begun to censor their videos posted on the internet. Admittedly, this doesn't necessarily have to be political, as posting a video of a child being murdered (even if it is meant to expose such evils) is fairly graphic.

Still, the simple fact that this practice is persisting horrifyingly into the modern world. The absurd cruelty of the savage once again shatters the Utopic pipedream of pie-in-the-sky anthropologists. ]]> Occult News Cavalier http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11322 Return of the “I Believe” Plates http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11317&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:12:16 GMT From Wildhunt (http://www.wildhunt.org/) Religion Clause reports that South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has issued a ruling that... From Wildhunt

Religion Clause reports that South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has issued a ruling that clears the way for a non-profit group to have the infamous “I Believe” Christian_licence_plates produced. The new “I Believe” design. “Nine months after a federal judge barred the state from making legislatively approved plates with the religious message, Attorney General [...]

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