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We clutch to "being rational" as a requirement for our politicians, but it wasn't always so. Many early activists and feminists including Victoria Woodhull (who ran for president in 1872) were drawn in by the occult and spirits.
It seems unbelievable now, but they felt no strong contradiction between their progressive platforms, their qualifications to be president, and their interest in spiritualism.
In time for Halloween, here's some occult art history: The first known depiction of a witch on a broom is from the 15th century—and no, it's not exactly a coincidence that the broom is a phallic symbol.
Image: Départ pour le Sabbat, 1910, Albert Joseph Penot.
Sep 26, 2016Our childhood was…weird, in a word. Even as a kid I found myself thinking, “Why are we selling flowers at the side of highways?” “Why are we going door-to-door making strangers drink juice?” “Why are we sprinkling salt over our groceries?”
↩︎ Jane
At first glance, BDSM and religion don't seem to go together. This article is a look into how people reconcile the practice of Christian Domestic Discipline, a form of erotic religious submission that has been called "spanking of Jesus," and the many misconceptions that frustrate those from practice, chief among them the idea that women who agree are "just brainwashed."
Sep 11, 2016What are we to make of the fact that one of history’s most successful (and brutal) empires, which held much of the globe in its control for four hundred years, and is responsible for the modern world, was masterminded by an alchemist who spoke to angels in a crystal ball?
↩︎ Boing Boing
Sep 11, 2016Unlike the rare and much-sought-after occult tools of yesteryear, this scrying device is a near-ubiquitous piece of equipment that lives in most people’s pockets or handbags.
↩︎ The Daily Grail
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