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Giordano Bruno: What Led The Renowned Friar and Astrologer to a Burning Stake?
... philosophy was an unusual one, to say the least. Pagan at its core, he drew on a mix of ancient knowledge, ... “Nolanism”) and replaced them with the “full-blown pagan magic” of Hermes Trismegistus. Hermetic beliefs ...
Natalia Klimczak - 03/02/2017 - 02:03
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Tyr: The Norse God of Law and War Breaks a Promise
... Holloway, A., 2013. Pagan Gods and the Naming of the Days. [Online] Available at: http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/pagan-gods-and-naming-days-001037 Kaldera, R., 2014. Tyr. ...
dhwty - 05/04/2018 - 02:00
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The Biblical Witch of Endor: Contacting the Spirit of a Prophet
... became an important legend for Judaism, Christianity, and pagan spiritual practitioners. She appears as one of the most ...
Natalia Klimczak - 17/09/2019 - 22:35
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Malta Underground: Religious Legends, Cave Churches and Subterranean Shrines
... in reaching some of them. Caves also played a role in pagan mythology. The Ancient Romans and Greeks often set up ... with various legends surrounding it. One story gives it a pagan origin, having been a site dedicated to the nymph ... with any certainty but could have meant Gozo. The pagan origin legend of the cave in Mellieħa continues with ...
Laura Tabone - 09/04/2022 - 18:58
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Making Medieval Magic: Countering Infections and Poison with Nine Potent Herbs
... one of the herbs. The number three is very meaningful in pagan beliefs and witchcraft as it relates to the power of ...
Natalia Klimczak - 23/01/2017 - 19:59
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The Secret of Long Life? It’s All in the Water: Sacred Springs & Holy Wells
... imagery of a witch’s cauldron may relate back to ancient pagan beliefs surrounding springs as being repositories of ...
D.W. Naef - 24/10/2017 - 18:51
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Icelandic Magic, Witchcraft, and Sorcery and the Tragic Case of Jón Rögnvaldsson
... was burned at the stake in 1625 with a flame of injustice. Pagan priestesses that specialized in chanting galdrs. ( ...
Natalia Klimczak - 16/02/2017 - 13:40
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Ikea-style flat-pack church that sunk in a shipwreck around 500 AD to be revived
... in contact with. Later, the Christians would syncretize pagan beliefs into their doctrine, feasts and holy places. ...
Mark Miller - 18/11/2015 - 21:54
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Unraveling the Nature of the Green Man, Part 2: How a Pre-Christian Icon came to be found in Christian Monuments
... new religion flourishing at first next to their original pagan ways, it is not unlikely that there were mutual visual ... to be valued today among the followers of the neo-pagan religion. Featured image: Drawing of a Green Man. ... Gandy. The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? (Harmony Books, New York, 2001.) Green, Miranda. ...
Riley Winters - 30/01/2015 - 12:47
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Gladiators: Were any of them Christian?
... to the security of the Empire by refusing to worship the pagan gods, whose favor was seen as crucial to the success of ... to die) displayed by a gladiator would be lauded in a pagan and laughed at in a Christian. Not only would the ... they came into theirs. Instead of throwing their former pagan persecutors into the arena, they banned the games that ...
Julia Huse - 01/07/2018 - 15:44
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The Chartres Cathedral – A Sacred Site for Ancient Druids and Christians
... cathedral is located, was a very important place in the pagan belief system. Its legendary roots come from the time ... cathedral in Germany Double Medieval child burial, one Pagan, one Christian, mystifies German researchers The Church ...
Natalia Klimczak - 07/03/2016 - 00:46
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Following the Magical Journey to Poland by John Dee and Edward Kelley
... conversion of Poland to Christianity in 966 AD all of the pagan cults and faith in the powers of ancient gods, nature, ... Church in Poland people followed the path of magic, pagan rites, and witchcraft. In the 16th century, Poland was ...
Natalia Klimczak - 22/05/2016 - 21:59
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Merv: In Ruins Today, How Does the Eternal City of the East Live on?
The city of Rome has long been nicknamed the eternal city because of its association with the Roman Catholic Church and the belief among ancient Roman pagans that the city would last forever - provided the fire in the temple to Vesta did not go out. In the east, there is another city which could be called an eternal city, not necessarily because of its religious associations, but because it was inhabited and influential for so long. That city is ancient Merv in modern-day Turkmenistan.
Caleb Strom - 27/07/2017 - 13:57
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The Real Story of Shamanism: No Need to Don a Headdress or Take Hallucinogens
... shortcomings has led to a renaissance of traditional or “pagan” practices. Over the centuries, many of the world’s ... shortcomings has led to a renaissance of traditional or “pagan” practices. One of the most popular resurgent belief ...
Kerry Sullivan - 15/09/2017 - 18:59
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The Norse God Odin: Viking God of War, Father of Thor, But There’s More
Odin is the chief deity of the Norse pantheon. Although Odin was worshipped more generally in Germanic paganism, the information we have today about this god is derived mostly from Norse mythology. These pieces of information include both written sources, such as myths, and archaeological finds, that combined paint a complex picture of this Norse (Viking) god. Consequently, it is difficult to figure out Odin’s exact role and character.
dhwty - 15/07/2021 - 14:29
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Does Oldest Written Text Reveal a 30,000 year old Cult that Worshipped the Prediction of Eclipses?
... It is also widely known that many associate ancient Pagan religions with night time worship. The unanswered questions are: Were these early Pagan priests just mindless blood-thirsty barbarians, ...
aprilholloway - 21/12/2013 - 07:50
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Bulgarian Archaeologists find Evidence of 2,700-Year-Old Thracian Child Sacrifice
Archaeologists excavating ritual pits in southwest Bulgaria have found the remains of two children that had been sacrificed about 2,700 years ago. The remains indicate that they had been crushed to death with stones.
The Bulgarian archaeologists are digging in a city that dates back nearly 8,000 years.
Mark Miller - 19/04/2015 - 15:03
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Why Do Christmas Ghost Stories Have Such Enduring Appeal?
... of the winter solstice. In the depths of winter, pagan traditions included a belief in a ghostly procession ... of the winter solstice. In the depths of winter, pagan traditions included a belief in a ghostly procession ...
ancient-origins - 23/12/2019 - 14:00
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Easter Rebirth: How Rabbits and Eggs Came to Symbolize New Life (Video)
... is the rabbit , which was a significant figure in ancient pagan cultures. These cultures believed that the goddess ... at these fascinating Easter traditions. From the ancient pagan rituals to Christian folklore, this is how rabbits and ...
Robbie Mitchell - 04/04/2023 - 17:00
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Cutting Edge Celtic Tech - 2,300-year-old Scissors Still Sharp and Shiny!
... Oktoberfest celebrations. May Day’s Weird and Wonderful Pagan Roots Walpurgis Night: A Saint, Witches, and Pagan Beliefs in a Springtime Halloween for Scandinavia The ...
ashley cowie - 01/05/2023 - 18:58