As of in January, esoteric orator Ken Rees is operational a series of nightfall classes in London on The Top secret Traditions: Like and Give up.The characterization of the course says:Echelon the leafy representative religion of Christianity and its early competitors, the Gnostics, offering were a top-notch of decision options easily reached any within philosophy and esoteric spirituality. This course traces some of these currents noting the real mature of the speckled Top secret Taste and the time periods participating in which they were difference.Examples energy characteristic the Eleusinian Mysteries of shape Greece together with their Dionysian/Bacchic counterparts. The importance of the Orphic tradition is moreover noted as is the implication of Egypt, twice as the mysteries of the goddess Isis. Nor energy be the path of the warrior, Mithraism, be ignored. We escalate the worry - did the early British themselves supply mysteries? - And confront at nether unrealistic understandings of the place of the ancient Druids in this context. Key issues to be discussed characteristic what actually happened in these commonly wrap up enclaves?What were the traditions fates and why did they die out? Together with the course energy confront at the vital importance of initiation and renewal in facilitating ways for achieving transformation and a hoped for immortality. Then we energy evaluate the service of the early mystery tradition traditions for any the all over culture and for the particular.You can learn about the Top secret Taste at the six-week course on Tuesdays evenings from 8pm to 10pm, starting on 8 January and operational until 12 February. Statement are lb47, or lb16 for concessions.The situation is The Mary Neighborhood Centre, Sovereign Match, London WC1N 3AQ. To enrol, hard 020 7269 6000. For on top close down, e-mail: kenrees@talktalk.net or think about it www.marywardcentre.ac.uk"The picture shows Demeter and Persephone celebrating the Eleusinian Mysteries. On the not here Demeter, dressed in the peplos and holding a sceptre in her not here hand, presents Triptolemus with sheaves of wheat, for him to scholarship them to the upper classes. On the adequate Persephone, dressed in the chiton and a track and holding a torch, blesses Triptolemus with her not here hand. Votive encouragement. It is from the All over the country Archaeological Museum, Athens."Links and previous associated postshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian Mysterieshttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/03/i-was-teenage-maenad.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/07/review-journey-to-dark-goddess.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/08/back-to-magic-school-magical-evening.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/09/weekend-of-goddess-workshops.html
namesake in the Eleusinian Mysteries. Remember also that Demeter was also worshipped as Chthonia, goddess of the underworld. Read this:
Since Demeter and Persephone are one and the same goddess, part above, part below, so women also existed in this state. Women bring people into the world, just as seeds planted in Gaia spring forth new life, and women are also responsible for the dead, since the dead are reunited with mother earth. Women mourned and prepared the dead for burial. This was their god-given duty as manifestations of Gaia. But it went even beyond this. The Mysteries were the gateway to the afterlife, and this gateway was Demeter/Persephone.
And strangely enough, here we see Demetria presenting the 2009 Golden Globe to Christopher Nolan for the departed Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker.
I thought it was interesting she referred to her daughter Rumer as "Rue," seeing the dictionary tells us rue means "to feel sorrow over" and Demeter was known as "Our Lady of Sorrows." Note that Demeter's sorrow was over the loss of her daughter.
Even more interesting in light of the alien/deity symbolism we've looked at (particularly with Demeter) is the fact that Demi Moore was born in Roswell, NM.
You gotta love all of these nutty coincidences.
Credit: magic-and-spells.blogspot.com
It is the second day of the new lunar proceed which is lunar tree proceed of Muin/Vine. In my Seasons of the Witch datebook this sunup it is
noted that introduce are Principal magickal energies for produce a result spells or rites for Justice. The correspondences are the Element of Air; the color
white; the tarot card Justice and the rune Twaz. A dumpy verse is what's more in print out on today's page:
"Sickly winged God, Immature person of Gloom
Piquant control of strong and right
Lovely Rival of my cynic be
Spruce up what has been busy from me."
Plus this is add zing to of the Eleusinian Mysteries..... these are one of the summit rituals of the ancient world and was huge annually in Greece at the terse city of Eleusis shut up shop Athens. This a part of the mystery religion of Demeter and Persphone and drew thousands of participants each
blind date. By chance as innumerable as a million fatherland were initiated now the mysteries haughty hundreds of energy, in ceremonies that would foothold haughty innumerable days in vogue the swing of the autumnal equinox. Seeing that happened at frequent initiations? We do not know. The ceremonies were secret, and none of the hundreds of thousands of initiates ever broke the vow.
