Forwarded from Occult of Personality
"A single word comprehends all things, and this word consists of four letters: it is the Tetragram of the Hebrews, the AZOT of the alchemists, the Thot of the Bohemians, or the Taro of the Kabbalists.
"This word, expressed after so many manners, means God for the profane, man for the philosophers, and imparts to the adepts the final term of human sciences and the key of divine power; but he only can use it who understands the necessity of never revealing it.
"Had Oedipus, instead of killing the sphinx, overcome it, harnessed it to his chariot and thus entered Thebes, he would have been king without incest, without misfortunes, and without exile.
"Had Psyche, by meekness and affection, persuaded Love to reveal himself, she would never have lost Love. Now, Love is one of the mythological images of the Great Secret and the Great Agent, because it postulates at once an action and a passion, a void and a plenitude, a shaft and a wound."
~ Eliphas Levi, Dogma et Rituel de la Haute Magie, Pt. 1
"This word, expressed after so many manners, means God for the profane, man for the philosophers, and imparts to the adepts the final term of human sciences and the key of divine power; but he only can use it who understands the necessity of never revealing it.
"Had Oedipus, instead of killing the sphinx, overcome it, harnessed it to his chariot and thus entered Thebes, he would have been king without incest, without misfortunes, and without exile.
"Had Psyche, by meekness and affection, persuaded Love to reveal himself, she would never have lost Love. Now, Love is one of the mythological images of the Great Secret and the Great Agent, because it postulates at once an action and a passion, a void and a plenitude, a shaft and a wound."
~ Eliphas Levi, Dogma et Rituel de la Haute Magie, Pt. 1
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Selkies β’
Selkies are shapeshifters, transforming between seal and human form by shedding and replacing their skin. In their human form, selkie folk are always referred to as being incredibly attractive. They are graceful, kind natured and amorous, resulting in any humans coming across them falling desperately in love.
#Selkies #Creatures #Scottish #Celtic #Norse
Selkies are shapeshifters, transforming between seal and human form by shedding and replacing their skin. In their human form, selkie folk are always referred to as being incredibly attractive. They are graceful, kind natured and amorous, resulting in any humans coming across them falling desperately in love.
#Selkies #Creatures #Scottish #Celtic #Norse
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Witching Hour
In This Moment
[Intro]
Superstition and fear drove them all to accuse their friends and family of consorting with the Devil
Gathering around huge bonfires and repeating chants vindictive, the poor creatures to the flames
The lost souls cried out in agony as the flames grew higher and higher
Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn!
This is the Witching Hour
#Music #Witchcraft #Mysticism
Superstition and fear drove them all to accuse their friends and family of consorting with the Devil
Gathering around huge bonfires and repeating chants vindictive, the poor creatures to the flames
The lost souls cried out in agony as the flames grew higher and higher
Burn witch! Burn witch! Burn!
This is the Witching Hour
#Music #Witchcraft #Mysticism
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Iomante β’ The Send Off
In traditional Ainu culture, if a bear is killed it's cub is given a sacred name, raised with great care and affection, but ultimately sacrificed to spirits know as kamui in a ritual ceremony called Iomante.
The ceremony is nolonger practiced due to cultural suppression, modernization and conservation efforts.
Image: A Japanese tourist posing with two Ainu people and their bear
#Ainu #Animism #Japan #Asia
In traditional Ainu culture, if a bear is killed it's cub is given a sacred name, raised with great care and affection, but ultimately sacrificed to spirits know as kamui in a ritual ceremony called Iomante.
The ceremony is nolonger practiced due to cultural suppression, modernization and conservation efforts.
Image: A Japanese tourist posing with two Ainu people and their bear
#Ainu #Animism #Japan #Asia
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Film: Day Shift (2022)
Overview:
A hardworking dad out to provide for his daughter uses a boring pool-cleaning job as a front for his real gig: hunting and killing vampires.
#Film #Vampires #Creatures
Overview:
A hardworking dad out to provide for his daughter uses a boring pool-cleaning job as a front for his real gig: hunting and killing vampires.
#Film #Vampires #Creatures
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