The Pokey Finger of God

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Moses supposes his toeses are roses

January 26th, 2006 · No Comments · history, ritual

Few characters in the Bible loom as large or stand as central throughout the Bible as Moses. If it wasn’t for Moses stories, I don’t know that there would be Jews or Christians or Muslems. The Hebrew Moses is similar in many respects to another hero in the Greek tradition: Heracles. Stories wild and amazing [...]

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Questions from a seeker 2

September 14th, 2003 · No Comments · history, metaphysics, ritual

Dear Seeker —
You ask: I’m perplexed by the “magick” involved with Yahweh “one-upping” the Egyptian Magicians with various magick. Were these “magick-offs” a common occurrence? Are these things actually documented elsewhere? I’m curious as to what type of magick we’re talking about here. It is mentioned that some of the [...]

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