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Post by Angela L. on Mar 25, 2009 8:54:01 GMT -6
I stumbled on this website today and thought I'd share the link for anyone who has a deep interest or may be doing research..It is a link to copies of Sacred texts published before 1930...the list of subjects is too vast but it might come in handy sometime in your paranormal research or personal studies...no its not all about the Bible.. I m talking about texts from all religions, cultures, historical time periods, and there were lots of links pertaining to subjects that fall under the heading "paranormal" www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
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Post by shellyb on Mar 25, 2009 19:48:16 GMT -6
Oh cool! I will have to check out that site. It sounds pretty interesting.
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Post by jenc on Mar 27, 2009 10:58:39 GMT -6
Wow, I was looking at the site and it really does have alot of cool information on there. Its pretty neat.
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Post by Angela L. on Mar 27, 2009 11:24:57 GMT -6
Yeah I could stay there all day Lol I downloaded a book from there by Ebenezer Sibly, A New and Complete Illustration of the Occult Sciences, Book 4. it really is interesting and it was written in the 1700's..... Im surprised I can understand it LOL.. it goes into great detail about angels, demons, and ghosts I cant say I agree with all the theory but it is interesting to learn that people in the 1700s had the same questions we have in 2009 LOL.. heres just a little bit about what its about LOL... PART IV. The Distinction between Astrology and the Diabolical Practice of Exorcism; in which the Methods used for raising up and consulting Spirits are laid open, with various instances of their Compacts with wicked Men. Account of Apparitions and Spirits; including a general Display of the Mysteries of Witchcraft, Divination, Charms, and Necromancy. Compiled from a series of intense Study and Application, and founded on real Examples and Experience. Introduction by Joseph H. Peterson Ebenezer Sibly (1751-1800), famous 18th century British astrologer, is probably best known for his famous horoscope for the birth of the USA, published in 1787. The first three books of his New and Complete Illustration of the Occult Sciences are devoted to astrology, including many horoscopes for famous persons. The text included here, Book 4, deals with other occult sciences. One of the few sources that Sibly names is Emanuel Swedenborg, whose Heaven and Hell first appeared in 1758. Other sources, while not named, can be identified. The engraving of magical instruments appears to be redrawn from those found in Reginald Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft (London, 1584). The incenses appropriate for the planets are ultimately derived from Agrippa's De Occulta Philosophia, Book I, chap. 44. Sounds complicated but surprisingly it is fairly simple reading
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Post by shellyb on Mar 27, 2009 19:41:53 GMT -6
I just bookmarked it and I could spend all day there!
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