The Pentagram, coming from the Greek “pentagrammon”, meaning “5 lines”, is often feared, misunderstood, or dismissed and has a far deeper story than most people realize. It shows up in magic, mysticism, religion, and even architecture. Some say it’s a symbol of evil. Others say it’s divine. So, what’s the actual truth?
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PERENNIAL WISDOM – OCCULT KNOWLEDGE – SYNCRETISM – ESOTERIC PRAGMATISM
Perennialism is a philosophical and mystical perspective that suggests a core, timeless wisdom existing across various religions and cultures, revealing universal truths about the nature of reality, humanity, and consciousness. This wisdom is believed to be present in different forms and languages across different traditions.
LESSER KNOWN IMMORTALS IN HISTORY: A CROSS-CULTURAL EXPLORATION
The concept of immortality has fascinated humanity since ancient times, appearing across diverse cultures, mythologies, and traditions. From deified heroes of Greek mythology to eternally living sages in Hindu scriptures and alchemists of old, the notion of transcending death has inspired countless legends, beliefs and even historical claims of immortality. These figures represent diverse traditions,…
OCCULT SCIENCES – MEANING AND HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
The occult is a category of esoteric and supernatural beliefs and practices, encompassing phenomena involving a ‘hidden’ or ‘secret’ agency, such as magic and mysticism. It can also refer to paranormal ideas such as extra-sensory perception and parapsychology. The Occult, from the Latin word occultus, meaning “clandestine”, “hidden”, “secret”, is defined as “knowledge of the…
