I am still cautiously exploring esotericism, so I also loved her comment about science being what we can know about the Mystery, but that “Mystery…
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WomanChrist: A New Vision of Feminist Spirituality (1 of 8)
I recently finished reading Womanchrist: A New Vision of Feminist Spirituality, a book which has left me quite perplexed. The author, Christin Lore Weber, is…
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I did find myself rather raising an eyebrow at some of the symbolism, however, with its emphasis on white clothing and long white veils for…
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Now a bit more rambling about the “Hidden In Plain Sight” conference. As I’ve mentioned previously, it lasted for four days: Thursday through Sunday. The…
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The speaker noted that of the 33 revolutions since (and including) the American Revolution, only six of them were led by Freemasons, which would seem…
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The conference was closed by the sacred dance which I wrote about yesterday, and everyone was invited to participate in the Epagomenal Festival as well.…
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I’m back from Hidden in Plain Sight, the Rosicrucian Museum’s lovely four-day conference on esotericism. Not only did I have a wonderfully mentally stimulating time,…
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Some random notes I found of interest about Yingpan Man: the “boots” were almost just little sacks for the feet, and clearly not designed for…
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The Bowers Museum clearly has someone working for them who is both extremely persuasive, and very well-connected in China, in order to negotiate such an…
Continue ReadingThe amazing mummies of the Tarim Basin
I was going to write in a rather scholarly mode about my visit to the Tarim mummies, but I think all my “scholarly” has been…
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