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.
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…
NARAKAS – THE 28 HELLS OF HINDU COSMOLOGY – REALMS OF SUFFERING AND REDEMPTION
In the vast and intricate web of Hindu cosmology, beyond the material world and hidden in the depths of Patala, lie the 28 Narakas. The hellish realms of suffering, which serve as places where the soul undergoes purification before its next birth. These are not eternal damnations rather temporary realms of retribution, where the consequences…
THE UNDERWORLD – GATEWAY TO SUBTERRANEAN REALMS AND HIDDEN KNOWLEDGE
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. It has long been portrayed as a realm of death and darkness, but within esoteric and occult paths, it is seen as a place of transformation, wisdom,…
