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Jesus is baptized in the Jordan River by John. ( Davezelenka/ CC BY-SA 3.0) — 21 May 2021

The Twists And Turns Of Religion: Shaman, Priest And Promised Messiah

By Tobias Churton

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The world of late antiquity was extremely suspicious of novelty, anything, that is, that made claim to serious attention. Every innovation, whether of thought or technique, had to be justified in terms of its fulfilling a promise from the past,...
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Jesus is baptized in the Jordan River by John. ( Davezelenka/ CC BY-SA 3.0) — 21 May 2021

The Twists And Turns Of Religion: Shaman, Priest And Promised Messiah

By Tobias Churton

History & Tradition

1

The world of late antiquity was extremely suspicious of novelty, anything, that is, that made claim to serious attention. Every innovation, whether of thought or technique, had to be justified in terms of its fulfilling a promise from the past,...
Read More

Epistemology of Ancient Lost Technology — 19 May 2021

Epistemology of Ancient Lost Technology

By Dr. Benjamin B....

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What is “lost knowledge”? As human civilizations arise and develop, they accumulate knowledge. That knowledge has many forms, from the pragmatic to the theoretical. In most cultures, there is a significant body of what one might call...
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Epistemology of Ancient Lost Technology — 19 May 2021

Epistemology of Ancient Lost Technology

By Dr. Benjamin B....

History & Tradition

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What is “lost knowledge”? As human civilizations arise and develop, they accumulate knowledge. That knowledge has many forms, from the pragmatic to the theoretical. In most cultures, there is a significant body of what one might call...
Read More

Reverie (In the Days of Sappho) by John William Godward ( c 1904) The Getty Centre LA. (Public Domain) By — 17 May 2021

Telesilla, Warrior Poetess From Argos, Who Manned-Up On The Battlefield and Bedroom

By MartiniF

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An ancient oracle told by a Pythian priestess says, “But when the time shall come that the female conquers in battle, driving away the male, and wins great glory in Argos, then many wives of the Argives shall tear both cheeks in their...
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Reverie (In the Days of Sappho) by John William Godward ( c 1904) The Getty Centre LA. (Public Domain) By — 17 May 2021

Telesilla, Warrior Poetess From Argos, Who Manned-Up On The Battlefield and Bedroom

By MartiniF

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An ancient oracle told by a Pythian priestess says, “But when the time shall come that the female conquers in battle, driving away the male, and wins great glory in Argos, then many wives of the Argives shall tear both cheeks in their...
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A crystal ball on a silver stand depicting the zodiac. Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall. (Ethan Doyle White /CC BY-SA 4.0) — 10 May 2021

The Roots Of Catoptromancy in Ancient Persian and Central American Sources

By Dr. Benjamin B....

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"Thus television... has a prehistory in the domain of oriental folk-lore,” wrote Berthold Laufer in 1928 in an article with the delightful title, The Prehistory of Television. Television was quite new even in the period in which Laufer was...
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A crystal ball on a silver stand depicting the zodiac. Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall. (Ethan Doyle White /CC BY-SA 4.0) — 10 May 2021

The Roots Of Catoptromancy in Ancient Persian and Central American Sources

By Dr. Benjamin B....

History & Tradition

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"Thus television... has a prehistory in the domain of oriental folk-lore,” wrote Berthold Laufer in 1928 in an article with the delightful title, The Prehistory of Television. Television was quite new even in the period in which Laufer was...
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Radiant face of the “Shining One of the Aten”, Akh-en-Aten (author provided). — 07 May 2021

“His Face Was Radiant”: Pulling Back The Veil On The Mystery Of Moses’ Shining Face

By Jonathon Perrin

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One of the Bible’s most enduring exegetical enigmas has to be the strangely shining semblance of Moses. The Book of Exodus relates how after the great Hebrew lawgiver receives the Ten Commandments from the Lord, he descends Mount Sinai, upon...
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Radiant face of the “Shining One of the Aten”, Akh-en-Aten (author provided). — 07 May 2021

“His Face Was Radiant”: Pulling Back The Veil On The Mystery Of Moses’ Shining Face

By Jonathon Perrin

History & Tradition

3

One of the Bible’s most enduring exegetical enigmas has to be the strangely shining semblance of Moses. The Book of Exodus relates how after the great Hebrew lawgiver receives the Ten Commandments from the Lord, he descends Mount Sinai, upon...
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