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November 30, 2006
Ancient Computer Decoded
Dated: November 29, 2006
Antikythera Conference Begins Thursday
SOURCE: Wired News
"Decoding The Antikythera Mechanism: Science and Technology in Ancient Greece," a conference beginning Thursday's in Athens, is devoted solely to a 2,000 year old bronze artefact that has puzzled and baffled scientists for more than 100 years. Now, an Anglo-Greek team has, according to reports, found the solution to the device's secrets.
Of all the technological puzzles presented by our own past, the Antikythera Mechanism is among the most fascinating. Greek fire? Little more than lime and old bones, a formula for napalm. Babylon's batteries? Mere strips of copper and nickel. Roman steam engines? Toys for wealthy equites.
But the mechanism... an intricate analog computer, produced by ancient Mediterranean clockmakers, using countless cogs, and even differential gears, to plot the movements of heavenly bodies. It is, if nothing else, a true gadget: a portable, small form-factor computing device both useful and beautiful.
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November 25, 2006
The Ancient Magian Bloodline of the Shi'a Clergy and the Religion of the Black Sun
Dated: November 24, 2006
SOURCE: The Aryan National Press
It is commonplace to hear talk of the foreign-blooded origins of the Shi'a clerics in Iran, such as Ayatollahs Ruhollah Khomeini and the current Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. It is assumed that they are not of Iranian origins, but rather of Arab origins, or even, as in the case of Khomeini, of Indian descent. However, what all these speculations have in common is their ignorance of one basic fact: that all the mullahs of Iran are related to each other and share a common bloodline.
If we investigate the genealogical histories of each and every notable Shi'a cleric, we discover that there is indeed no escape from this fundamental truth. Like the royal families of Europe, the clerical families of Iran do not marry outside their clique, but rather intermarry with each other. You will not find a single mullah of any worth or influence who has ever married a woman from a non-clergy family. And each and every one of these mullahs, whether mid-level clerics such as Rafsanjani and Khatami or higher-ranking ones such as Montazeri and Shirazi, are descended from the same exact ancestors.
And thus we arrive at the inevitable, "Where do the mullahs come from? Who are they and what they do want?" But the answer is not one that most of us are prepared to hear, let alone accept. But the fact remains that any serious and critical study of the genealogical roots of the Shi'a clergy of Iran will bring us to these very shocking and earth-shattering truths.
These are the truths that the mullahs have sought to protect and keep hidden for so long. Truths that are so dangerous and controversial that any investigator in Iran who dares to print them risks a fate worse than death in the secret dungeons that exist deep underground, where the most dissident of dissidents are held. What we share with you here is only a fragment of the larger equation that we have been able to verify, and as such this is only the tip of the iceberg.
The truth is that the bloodline of the Shi'a clergy is indigenous to Iran, extending deep into the prehistory of our land, long before Islam or even Judaism ever came to be. In history it is recorded that the ancient Magians were a tribe of Media. The Medes, of course, were the first founders of an indigenous Aryan empire, the precursor to the Persian Empire which was established much later by Cyrus the Great. The Magians were a priestly tribe who at that point were principally responsible for the religious and funerary observances of the Iranian peoples. This is all very well mentioned in the history books.
But what is not commonly acknowledged is that the Magian bloodline predated the Aryan arrival, and can actually be traced back to the ancient land of Sumer to the west of the Iranian plateau in Mesopotamia. The civilization of Sumer, the peoples of which were not likely to have been indigenous to the region, had an immense impact upon the neighbouring civilizations of Elam, Kassu, Assyria, and Babylonia, all of which are recognised to have been indigenous to southwest Asia.
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November 23, 2006
Santa goes green in Wales
By JENNA TOWLER
November 21, 2006
SOURCE: The Sun (UK)
A WELSH town will celebrate an old-school Christmas when Santa ditches his Coca-Cola inspired red suit in favour of traditional pagan green.
Llangollen will recapture ancient Welsh Celtic traditions at its upcoming Christmas Festival instead of going along with the Coca-Cola inspired image of Santa Clause decked all in red.
Father Christmas – known in Wales as Sion Corn - will parade through the town in his true colour of green as he heads towards his grotto in the town library on December 2.
Ian Parry, Llangollen's town clerk, said the town is trying to get back to its roots.
“We are trying to highlight some traditional things that should happen in a Welsh Christmas. Getting Santa back into green is just one of them.”
Other traditions being resurrected include a day of feasting on cheese on toast, predicting the future using treacle toffee or Taffy shapes and an appearance by the lucky pagan Grey Mare or Mari Llwyd.
The town will also be hosting a live Nativity, however, no divine births are scheduled.
Festival organiser Sarah Meade said: “Everything about the Festive period is a hotch potch of ancient pagan traditions and more modern marketing practices all spun together under the Christian celebration of the birth of Christ.
“It’s only when you start looking a little deeper into what makes the Christmas we know and love so well that this starts to become apparent.”
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No Freedom of Speech in Europe
Freedom for Europe’s Prisoners of Conscience!
Irving, Zundel, Rudolf Still in Prison
By Mark Weber -- November 16, 2006
SOURCE: Institute For Historical Review
Europeans are proud of their record of support for freedom of speech, and tolerance of dissident views. But there is a glaring exception to this record.
In Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland and several other European countries, as well as in Israel, it is a crime to publicly dispute the official version of Holocaust history. Those who express dissident views about this chapter of history are routinely imprisoned, fined or forced into exile.
Currently three prominent “Holocaust deniers” are being held behind bars in Europe.
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November 21, 2006
George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, and Aleister Crowley
by Joseph Cannon
SOURCE: cannonfire.com
Few people understand that one of the most notorious individuals in British history may have contributed to the lineage of our current president. Aleister Crowley, a.k.a., "The Great Beast 666" -- the infamous practitioner of "sex magick" whose motto was "Do What Thou Wilt" -- came to know a great many remarkable people, including the maternal grandmother of George W. Bush. "Know," in this case, may be taken in the Biblical sense. Evidence points to the disturbing possibility that he was the true father of Barbara Bush, the former First Lady and mother to George W. Bush.
The story may seem difficult to believe at first, until one learns more about the social inter-relations that tied together these unlikely parties. Specifically, we must focus on a fascinating woman named Pauline Pierce, born Pauline Robinson -- whose third child was named Barbara.
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November 19, 2006
Out of the 20th century ashes, and a restoration of glory
by Andrew A. Anissi
Dated: November 19, 2006
I often lament that this decade, thus, far, has been nothing but a repeat of the 1980's, in terms of culture, politics, and the lack of intellectualism, but I'm quickly realizing that on a longer term basis, America appears to be repeating the 20th century entirely. We're angrily debating between evolution and creationism, as if the two were mutually exclusive. We're letting international bankers push us around which will inevitably lead to another world war. We're once again trying to re-learn that scientific method cannot operate by calculation alone, and requires reason and intuition for achievements and discoveries to be made, though for the time our academics and researchers seem to be stuck on statistics as the replacement of thought. We're too busy trying to understand how to force competing sub-cultures to co-exist rather than building a national culture by which to inspire. And worst of all, we're all to focused on trying to take money out of the system artificially by playing the market, rather than trying to create something new and add to our community. Rather than becoming a proud nation, we're becoming narcissistic, meaning we have arrogance without self-respect. We started out the 20th century as a great civilization, and we ended it in utter decadence. If we have to repeat all of our 20th century struggles, let's do it right this time and restore our people's glory.
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November 18, 2006
James A. Eshelman -- Initiation: New Awakenings in the Aeon of Horus
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Suggested donation: $13
At: The Open Center, 83 Spring St, New York, NY
JAMES A. ESHELMAN is a scholar, writer and a teacher of occult and metaphysical subjects for over 25 years, originally in the field of astrology and then in magick, mysticism, Qabalah, tarot, occult psychology, and related Hermetic subjects. He was admitted to the A.·.A.·. as a Probationer in 1979, and to full initiation as a Neophyte in 1981.
During 13 years of membership in the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), he served in numerous capacities, including Deputy Grand Master General. He resigned from the O.T.O. in 1992 to devotee his full energies to other responsibilities.
Mr. Eshelman is presently Chancellor of the College of Thelema. He serves as Prolocutor-General of the Temple of Thelema, which he co-founded in 1987 with Anna Kria King and Phyllis Seckler. He is a former Grand Chief of Fraternitas L.V.X. Occulta (Fraternity of Hidden Light).
He is the author of the acclaimed book "Mystical & Magical System of the A.·.A.·."
The lecture will touch on various occult subjects such as: Alchemy, Qabalah, Tarot and Initiation and other secret disciplines of the ancient occult mysteries.
Space is limited. Please RSVP. Email: contact@aiwass.org for reservations.
More info here: http://www.aiwass.org/lecture/
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November 11, 2006
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The Texas CheneySaw Massacre
Courtesy of the Huffington Post
Dated: November 11, 2006
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November 05, 2006
Cool Animation
This is a very well done animation.
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