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Save the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
The Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (BPH, or Ritman Library) in Amsterdam has been a very important institution for research into hermetic philosophy and related currents, particularly early modern Rosicrucianism and alchemy, for decades. In a dramatic and very unsettling turn of events, the library’s existence as we know it is now being threatened. It is all very unclear what will happen, but there is no doubt that spreading the word and creating attention around the developments is the least we can do to try and influence things in the best possible direction – to save the library, the staff, and its national heritage collection of manuscripts and printed books.
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There’s also a blog dedicated to saving the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
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Three Things
I have already received an infraction till march for posting in a supposedly wrong thread but what the hell i like to live dangerously at times. I am sitting having chicken wings and a bloody Mary with my friends and we got to talking. A God comes down and says you are allowed to eat three types of food and you will never gain weight but you have to choose or you will die. what will they be? Liquids are optional. I choose Fried Shrimp, Godiva Chocolate and French Fries. I don't believe in moderation.
From http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?12235-Three-Things&goto=newpost
Rampant Speculation About NASA’s Forthcoming Astrobiology Announcement
I don’t generally like to talk about NASA press conferences before they happen because I don’t want to promote baseless rumor-mongering. In this case, though, I feel I have to write something to prevent speculation! Here’s the scoop: NASA released the news that a press conference will be held on Thursday at 14:00 ET, saying that the conference will “discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life.”
That, of course, set everyone speculating. The very popular news site Kottke.org actually has a decent line of evidence on the topic of the conference, though a sensational headline of “Has NASA discovered extraterrestrial life?” Gawker has a post up about this as well, and social networks like reddit have a lot of people talking, too. Other examples abound.
So what’s the press conference about? I don’t know, to be honest, beyond what’s in the announcement. The scientists on the panel are interesting, including noted astrobiologists and geologists who work on solar system objects like Mars and Titan. So this is most likely going to be something about conditions on another moon or planet conducive for life.
Of course, the speculation is that NASA will announce the discovery for life. Maybe. I can’t rule that out, but it seems really unlikely; I don’t think they would announce it in this way. It would’ve been under tighter wraps, or one thing. It’s more likely they’ve found a new way life can exist and that evidence for these conditions exists on other worlds. But without more info, I won’t speculate any farther than that.
Discover: Snowballing speculation over a NASA press conference
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Conservative Christians and the Green Dragon
From Wildhunt
Yesterday marked the opening of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. At the opening ceremony Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, called on the Mayan goddess Ixchel to bless and guide the proceedings. “Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, invoked the [...]
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Yesterday marked the opening of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. At the opening ceremony Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, called on the Mayan goddess Ixchel to bless and guide the proceedings. “Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, invoked the [...]
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Conservative Christians and the Green Dragon
From Wildhunt
Yesterday marked the opening of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. At the opening ceremony Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, called on the Mayan goddess Ixchel to bless and guide the proceedings. “Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, invoked the [...]
Would you like to know more?
Yesterday marked the opening of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. At the opening ceremony Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, called on the Mayan goddess Ixchel to bless and guide the proceedings. “Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, invoked the [...]
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Get Your War on Returns
NY Magazine is running an all-new Get Your War On, the title’s first post-Bush strip.
(via Cat Vincent)
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LOVE these limited edition Pacman Moleskine notebooks. The last…
LOVE these limited edition Pacman Moleskine notebooks. The last thing I need is another Moleskine though…
New post featuring the Daphne Guinness Zoo Magazine editorial…
New post featuring the Daphne Guinness Zoo Magazine editorial from this month.
Daphne Guinness in I Was Only Dreaming… | The Morbid Fashion
Nubby Twiglet just did this wonderful walk through post of how…
Nubby Twiglet just did this wonderful walk through post of how she organizes her closet, jewelry, shoes and things in her home. Do yourself a favor and look through that post!
I wish I wore jewelry more often again. (I also wish I owned…
I wish I wore jewelry more often again. (I also wish I owned more jewelry, but that is another matter entirely.)
yumeninja: beautyinfilth: Just won this on Ebay for…
Just won this on Ebay for practically NOTHING.
So freaking happy right now.
I HATE YOU FOREVERRRR SOPHIE!!! jk i love you! haha i’m super jealous!
I am really jealous.
geekyvamp: I *really* need to be buying some of their…
I *really* need to be buying some of their stuff…
maggie
by alice hawkins for agent provocateur
The Wife brought up an interesting question this morning
Hello All
My wife is very supportive of my religious beliefs. When I go do ritual, she makes a point not to interrupt me and gave me a man cave for this.
The question she asked was "If you were married to someone of your religious beliefs, would you do rituals together?" My first answer was "Some rituals" and my second was "I will have to think about it"
Now I work with Beings, Spirits, Angels and Demons and Something Else. That is what I am working on. Now I figure someone else would have different Beings that they would work with.
I would imagine that a pair of Thelemites might worship the Gods/Godforms together but would also do individual stuff. I know it boils down to the couple in question. I could see give and take about rituals being done.
Does anyone have any thoughts? The question kinda caught me by surprise.
My wife is very supportive of my religious beliefs. When I go do ritual, she makes a point not to interrupt me and gave me a man cave for this.
The question she asked was "If you were married to someone of your religious beliefs, would you do rituals together?" My first answer was "Some rituals" and my second was "I will have to think about it"
Now I work with Beings, Spirits, Angels and Demons and Something Else. That is what I am working on. Now I figure someone else would have different Beings that they would work with.
I would imagine that a pair of Thelemites might worship the Gods/Godforms together but would also do individual stuff. I know it boils down to the couple in question. I could see give and take about rituals being done.
Does anyone have any thoughts? The question kinda caught me by surprise.
[Article] ….To Keep Silent – Why?
To Know, to Will, to Dare and to Keep Silent. Why do we keep silent?
Tests done since 1933 show that people who talk about their intentions are less likely to make them happen.
Announcing your plans to others satisfies your self-identity just enough that you're less motivated to do the hard work needed.
Read More Here...
Abstract - When intentions go public: does social reality widen the intention-behavior gap?
Tests done since 1933 show that people who talk about their intentions are less likely to make them happen.
Announcing your plans to others satisfies your self-identity just enough that you're less motivated to do the hard work needed.
Read More Here...
Abstract - When intentions go public: does social reality widen the intention-behavior gap?
From http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?12228-....To-Keep-Silent-Why&goto=newpost
putain2pirates: Bouteille de Pirate Black Absinthe 80°
Bouteille de Pirate Black Absinthe 80°
anthrax-letters: This human heart has had the fat and extra…
This human heart has had the fat and extra tissue was removed, leaving pure angel-hair blood vessels to make up its shape.
Reconstructionist vs. Eclecticist Paganism
I have recently been reading a good deal about various "Reconstructist" pagan faiths that are rather focused on resurrecting their chosen Pre-Christian faith in a form closest to it's original incarnation, with some select modern interpretations.
I just wanted to know if there's any on OC that follow a Recon path, and for those of you who don't, what do you think of them?
I personally think that they are interesting, but a little too dogmatic at times. It seems that at times they miss the forest for the trees. But, with that said, I have to admit that I have do like some of their approaches, they don't let flights of fancy color their beliefs, or nitpick carelessly without understanding - of course that has some major drawbacks as well lol.
So how do you guys feel about them?
I just wanted to know if there's any on OC that follow a Recon path, and for those of you who don't, what do you think of them?
I personally think that they are interesting, but a little too dogmatic at times. It seems that at times they miss the forest for the trees. But, with that said, I have to admit that I have do like some of their approaches, they don't let flights of fancy color their beliefs, or nitpick carelessly without understanding - of course that has some major drawbacks as well lol.
So how do you guys feel about them?
what is the proper posture when meditating?
Hey fella's, im trying to wonder around the whole "chaos magic" stuff. i have my little magic diary and all that and i even got done reading phile hine condenced chaos. im trying to meditate properly and when i try doing it with my legs crossed my back/spine begins to ache. i geuss my question is how can i stop that from happening? it happens about thirty seconds when i try to get into it. please help?
beautyinfilth: Amy Finlayson Photography by Justin…
Amy Finlayson
Photography by Justin Ridler