Religion
Occult Knowledge and Esoteric Wisdom of the Cross
It's always good to "separate the 'shaft' from the wheat."
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 08, 2016 -
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Category: Eccentrics, New Age, Religion
The Gods Were Angry With Me
Man's carnal lusts cause Armageddon and make the gods open up the Book of Revelation.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 25, 2016 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Music, Religion, 1940s, Love & Romance
Hindu Ceremonial Animal Marriages
1932 report here.
The practice of having a human marry an animal for various mystical reasons has been a part of Hindu religion for who-knows-how-long, and continues to the present.
Full article here.
And then of course there is marrying a tree as well.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 10, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Religion, Husbands, Wives, 1930s, Asia
The Giant Bible of 1917
Why, one hundred years later, can I find no extant traces of this massive Bible?
Original text here.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 03, 2016 -
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Category: Engineering and Construction, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Religion, Books, 1910s
Two Weird Belt Buckles
Ebay auction here.
Ebay auction here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 02, 2016 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Fashion, Horror, Insects and Spiders, Kitsch and Collectibles, Religion
Pope performs a miracle
May 1984: Jan Lavric was wheeled forward in a wheelchair to receive a blessing from Pope John Paul II. Blessing received, he was wheeled back, at which point he promptly stood up, folded the chair, and carried it away. "It must be a miracle," someone in the crowd gasped.
Lavric later explained that it was no miracle. He was fully able-bodied. He had sat down in the wheelchair because it was the only seat left in the audience chamber, and he had been too embarrassed to say anything when a Swiss Guard unexpectedly wheeled him forward.
Southern Illinoisan - May 3, 1984
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 09, 2016 -
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Category: Religion, 1980s
The Jesus Cloud of 1963
This strange cloud appeared over Arizona in 1963 and inspired many mystical revelations.
Good coverage here.
And here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 06, 2016 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Nature, Religion, 1960s
Rev. irwin Moon, Science Preacher
Obituary here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 15, 2016 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Religion, Science, 1930s
Human Thigh Bone Tibetan Trumpet
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 08, 2016 -
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Category: Music, Religion, Asia, Skulls, Bones and Skeletons
Eviction arrived before second coming
Grannis, Arkansas: On September 29, 1975, the Nance family — about 40 of them in all — stopped paying all their bills (including their mortgage) because they were sure the Second Coming was about to happen. They knew this because Aunt Iola Walker had received a message from God. Ten months later, U.S. marshals evicted them, and the family members had to, once again, get jobs.
The Eagle (Bryan, Texas) - July 17, 1976
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 09, 2016 -
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Category: Religion, 1970s
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