http://www.waythingsare.com/news/when/history/index.htm The Way Things Are delivers the latest interesting news and articles on the latest technology, entertainment, automotive, and more. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:57 -0400 http://www.waythingsare.com/news/when/history/come-on-vestal-virgin-light-my-fire.htm http://www.waythingsare.com/news/when/history/come-on-vestal-virgin-light-my-fire.htm Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:33:00 -0400 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... History http://www.waythingsare.com/news/when/history/amazon.com-of-alexandria-the-ancient-information-age.htm http://www.waythingsare.com/news/when/history/amazon.com-of-alexandria-the-ancient-information-age.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 21:41:00 -0400 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... History http://www.waythingsare.com/news/when/history/rosicrucian-lineage.htm http://www.waythingsare.com/news/when/history/rosicrucian-lineage.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:00:00 -0400 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... History http://www.waythingsare.com/news/when/history/mystery.htm http://www.waythingsare.com/news/when/history/mystery.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:56:00 -0500 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... History