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| Good thing modern man has advanced way beyond the primitive fire-worshiping ways of our ancestors. In the enlightened modern world we shun silly superstitions like the divinity of fire and put our minds to better use. Except when we light candles to remember someone. Or burn the Olympic torch and run it through cities. Or practice cremation. Or tell ghost stories around a camp fire. Or buy candle-esque electrical decorations for the Holidays. Or burn incense at religious ceremonies. Or burn effigies/bras at political rallies. Is it possible we are still simple, primitive fire worshipers just like our ancestors? |
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| In Middle Ages Europe, if you wanted to spend an afternoon curled up on the sofa to read a cozy book you were probably reading the only book you own and it was likely written in Greek or Latin. That book would have been transcribed by a monk and distributed on horseback or by ship to your distinguished estate after you’d laid claim to someone else’s estate or made some international trade agreement. The book would have been on two or three scrolls and was probably written by either Aristotle or Plato. If you were lucky enough to snag a piece of fiction it would have been a religious play of sorts, or a collection of poems by some far off intellectual. Most likely, it would be a book on astronomy, alchemy, mathematics or other engaging topics. It would also be one of your most valuable commodities. |
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| The earliest topic in the studies provided by the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) is directly involved in the history of the Rosicrucian movement. The organization hails a direct link to the ancient Mystery Schools of Egypt citing the Osiris Mystery in particular as the source of its knowledge. AMORC distinguishes itself from other Rosicrucian movements as the legitimate lineage because of its use of symbols and the authoritative process handed down from traditional European establishments. The particular process surrounding an allegorical ritual on the discovery of C.R.C.'s tomb gives AMORC the organizational clout to call itself the only legitimate representative of the Rosicrucian movement and further the one true lineage from the Osiris Mystery. |
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| If you are sitting in a coffee shop or bookstore and you see some guy in the corner that deserves the adjective “mysterious” then what does that guy look like? Is he well-postured, confident and secure? Is he quiet, brooding and ill-mannered? Is he stoic, solemn and scholarly? Is he just creepy? Swarthy? Smarmy? Pretentious? Does he look like a serial killer? Maybe a little bit of all those things? Truly, mysterious is not a very good adjective. There are far too many meanings. Poking around at a few sources I found no less than five distinct definitions: everything ranging from “cryptic” to “wondrous”. Even old Webster wasn’t entirely sure of the meaning and in the same breath said the word both meant unidentifiable and surprising. It is always difficult using a word as an adjective when there are half a dozen other adjectives needed to clarify the meaning. |
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