Mysteria Misc. Maxima: April 13th, 2012
April 13, 2012
Mysteria Misc. Maxima is a weekly feature which brings together links on religion and esotericism from around the internet.
- Jews take a stand and say Jesus was one of them. (CNN)
- The pope also has a claim in for the Big J, but says he can do without women, especially ones who wish to join the priesthood. (Reuters)
- Who’s better at making miracles: Science or Jesus? (Science Daily)
- Good news for those of you who like to wield a strong curse: A U.S. court rules that praying to harm someone is perfectly legal. (Religion News Service)
- The Masonic connection to…baseball? (Twilight Language via @genmercerlodge)
- The Masonic connection to…Wicca? (Standing at the Centre)
- A cave in Israel may have served as the site for an ancient festival to Demeter, much like those held in Eleusis. (Haaretz via PaleoJudaica)
- The seedy side of Greek mythology. (HuffPo)
- If you can get past the sensationalistic tone and spooky music, then you might enjoy this documentary from 1985 on the occult. (Nevill Drury via The Wild Hunt)
- Egil Asprem’s new book Arguing With Angels is the first to take an academic look at Enochian magic. (Heterodoxology)
- While Arguing With Angels is not due in stores for another month, you can get a sneak peak here. (SUNY Press)
- The Pagan Perspective blog says they’re going to examine published academic research on contemporary paganism from the practitioner’s view. (Pagan Perspective via The Wild Hunt)
- Speaking of practitioners, should those in a Hermetic tradition read the Corpus Hermeticum? (Head for the Read)
- What does Crowley’s infamous comment on Liber AL mean? (Invisible Basilica)
- Joining an occult order is a big decision. Here are some things to keep in mind. (The Magickal Universe)
- Finally, take a journey to December 30th, 1928 when astrologers predicted the upcoming year to be full of prosperity and world peace. Obviously, those retro-stargazers spent more time doing the Charleston than reading horoscopes. (Smithsonian)
Photo by Stefano Calosso.
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