Historical Figures
Posted by MRL on Sep 14th 2020
John DeeJohn Dee (1527-1609) and Edward Kelley developed a language, supposedly dictated by angels during their scrying sessions. Named after Enoch, the Biblical figure who 'walked with God', the Enochian system is said to be the tongue of the angels, and capable of controlling them. It has become the basis of many occult rituals and activities. Below is Dees' Seal the Sigilum Aemeth (The Seal of God; TRUTH) For many years Dee attempted to contac...
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The Samurai
Posted by MRL on Aug 27th 2020
Code of Bushido
Little represents the idolized samurai and their code of bushido better than their sword, the katana. Although not the only weapon available to samurai, the sword is the only weapon that has remained constant to the samurai throughout time. The katana (long sword), the wakizashi (medium sword) and the tanto (short sword) haven't always been the primary weapon of choice for warfare, however. Yabusame, the art of horseback archery,...
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The Crusades
Posted by MRL on Aug 27th 2020
There were seven Crusades in all, dating from 1095 to 1291, with the First Crusade being the most successful from a military point of view.The First Crusade was an attempt to re-capture Jerusalem. Christians had paid pilgrimage to the Holy Land since the time of Constantine. After Jerusalem had been captured by the Saljuk Turks in 1076, any Christian who wanted to pay a pilgrimage to the city faced a very hard time with the Moslem soldiers making...
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