Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn - Wikipedia The three founders, William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott, and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers were Freemasons and members of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.).[5] Westcott appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn. The Golden Dawn system was based on hierarchy and initiation like the Masonic Lodges; however women were admitted on an equal basis with men. The "Golden Dawn" was the first of three Orders, although all three are often collectively referred to as the "Golden Dawn". The First Order taught esoteric philosophy based on the Hermetic Qabalah and personal development through study and awareness of the four Classical Elements as well as the basics of astrology, tarot divination, and geomancy. Influences[edit] History[edit] Cipher Manuscripts[edit] The foundational documents of the original Order of the Golden Dawn, known as the Cipher Manuscripts, are written in English using Trithemius cipher. Secret Chiefs[edit]
Doppelgänger In fiction and folklore, a doppelgänger or doppelgaenger (/ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/ or /-ˌɡæŋə/; German: [ˈdɔpəlˌɡɛŋɐ] ( ), literally "double-goer") is a look-alike or double of a living person who is sometimes portrayed as a harbinger of bad luck. In some traditions, a doppelgänger seen by a person's relative or friend portends illness or danger while seeing one's own doppelgänger is said to be an omen of death. In contemporary vernacular, the word doppelgänger is often used in a more general sense to identify any person that physically or perhaps even behaviorally resembles another person. Spelling[edit] The word doppelgänger is a loanword from German Doppelgänger, consisting of the two substantives Doppel (double) Gänger (walker or goer).[1][2] The singular and plural form are the same in German, but English usually prefers the plural "doppelgangers." Mythology[edit] In Norse mythology, a vardøger is a ghostly double who precedes a living person and is seen performing their actions in advance.
Succubus A 16th-century sculpture representing a succubus. A succubus is a female demon or supernatural entity in folklore (traced back to medieval legend) that appears in dreams and takes the form of a human woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. The male counterpart is the incubus. Etymology[edit] The word is derived from Late Latin succuba "paramour"; from succub(āre) "to lie under" (sub- "under" + cubāre "to lie in bed"),[1] used to describe the supernatural being as well. In folklore[edit] Throughout history, priests and rabbis, including Hanina Ben Dosa and Abaye, tried to curb the power of succubi over humans.[8] However, not all succubi were malevolent. Ability to reproduce[edit] According to the Malleus Maleficarum, or "Witches' Hammer", written by Heinrich Kramer (Institoris) in 1486, a succubus collects semen from the men she seduces. Qarinah[edit] Mohini[edit] Scientific explanations[edit] Succubi in fiction[edit] See also[edit] Similar creatures in folklore General
Religious children are meaner than their secular counterparts, study finds Children from religious families are less kind and more punitive than those from non-religious households, according to a new study. Academics from seven universities across the world studied Christian, Muslim and non-religious children to test the relationship between religion and morality. They found that religious belief is a negative influence on children’s altruism. “More generally, they call into question whether religion is vital for moral development, supporting the idea that secularisation of moral discourse will not reduce human kindness – in fact, it will do just the opposite.” Almost 1,200 children, aged between five and 12, in the US, Canada, China, Jordan, Turkey and South Africa participated in the study. They were asked to choose stickers and then told there were not enough to go round for all children in their school, to see if they would share. Older children, usually those with a longer exposure to religion, “exhibit[ed] the greatest negative relations”.
Yunus Emre - Vikipedi Yunus Emre (d. 1238[3][7] - ö. 1320), Anadolu'da Türkçe şiirin öncüsü[8] olan tasavvuf ve halk şairi[2]. Yunus Emre, Anadolu Selçuklu Devleti'nin dağılmaya ve Anadolu'nun[9] çeşitli bölgelerinde büyük-küçük Türk Beylikleri'nin kurulmaya başlandığı 13. yüzyıl ortalarından[10] Osmanlı Beyliği'nin kurulmaya başlandığı 14. yüzyılın ilk çeyreğine kadar Orta Anadolu havzasında Eskişehir’in Sivrihisar ilçesinde yer alan Sarıköy’de yetişmiş Ankara’nın Nallıhan ilçesindeki Taptuk Emre Dergâhı’nda yaşamıştır. Türk tasavvuf edebiyatı sahasında kendine has bir tarzın kurucusu olan Yunus Emre, Ahmed Yesevî ile başlayan tekke şiiri geleneğini özgün bir söyleyişle Anadolu’da yeniden ortaya koymuştur. Yalnız halk ve tekke şiirini değil, divan şiirini de etkileyen Yunus Emre, tasavvufla beslenen dizelerinde insanın kendisiyle, nesnelerle, Allah'la olan ilişkilerini işledi, ölüm, doğum, yaşama bağlılık, İlahi adalet, insan sevgisi[11] gibi konuları ele aldı. Yaşamı[değiştir | kaynağı değiştir]
Gustav Meyrink - Wikipedia Childhood[edit] Gustav Meyrink was born with the name Gustav Meyer in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria) on January 19, 1868. He was the illegitimate son of Baron Karl von Varnbüler und zu Hemmingen and actress Maria Wilhelmina Adelheyd Meier. Until thirteen years of age Meyrink lived mainly in Munich, where he completed elementary school. Prague[edit] Meyrink lived in Prague for twenty years and has depicted it many times in his works. At that time Meyrink also was a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in London. Early works[edit] During the 1900s Meyrink started publishing satiric short stories in the magazine Simplicissimus, signing them with his mother's surname. On May 8, 1905 Meyrink married Philomene Bernt, whom he had known since 1896. Fame[edit] In 1915 the first and most famous of Meyrink's novels, The Golem, was published, though its drafts may be traced back to 1908. In 1927 Meyrink formally converted to Mahayana Buddhism.[1] Death[edit] Reputation[edit]
Language of the birds In mythology, medieval literature and occultism, the language of the birds is postulated as a mystical, perfect divine language, green language, adamic language, enochian language, angelic language or a mythical or magical language used by birds to communicate with the initiated. History[edit] In Indo-European religion, the behavior of birds has long been used for the purposes of divination by augurs. According to a suggestion by Walter Burkert, these customs may have their roots in the Paleolithic when, during the Ice Age, early humans looked for carrion by observing scavenging birds.[1] There are also examples of contemporary bird-human communication and symbiosis. Ukrainian language is known as "nightingale speech" amongst its speakers. Mythology[edit] Norse mythology[edit] In Norse mythology, the power to understand the language of the birds was a sign of great wisdom. The legendary king of Sweden Dag the Wise was so wise that he could understand what birds said. Greek mythology[edit]
I Am that I Am I Am that I Am (אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה, ʾehyeh ʾašer ʾehyeh [ʔehˈje ʔaˈʃer ʔehˈje]) is a common English translation (JPS among others) of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for his name (Exodus 3:14). It is one of the most famous verses in the Torah. Hayah means "existed" or "was" in Hebrew; "ehyeh" is the first person singular imperfect form and is usually translated in English Bibles as "I will be" (or "I shall be"), for example, at Exodus 3:14. Ehyeh asher ehyeh literally translates as "I Will Be What I Will Be", with attendant theological and mystical implications in Jewish tradition. However, in most English Bibles, this phrase is rendered as I am that I am. "I am that I am" is God referring to himself. Judaism[edit] Hebrew Bible[edit] Intertestamental Judaism[edit] In the Hellenistic Greek literature of the Jewish Diaspora the phrase "Ehyeh asher ehyeh" was rendered in Greek "ego eimi ho on ", "I am the BEING". This usage is also found in the New Testament:
Atheist Jews: Judaism Without God By Kimberly Winston Religion News Service BERKELEY, Calif. (RNS) For an atheist, Maxim Schrogin talks about God a lot. Over lunch at a Jewish deli, he ponders the impulse to believe -- does it come from within or without? "This is where I fall," he said. Still, Schrogin, 64, is a dues-paying member of Congregation Beth El, a Reform synagogue here in Berkeley. His two children were bar and bat mitzvahed. Schrogin isn't alone. At the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, many Jews who identify as atheists, secular humanists and other religious "nones" attend synagogue. "Atheism and Judaism are not contradictory, so to have an atheist in a Jewish congregation isn't an issue or a challenge or a problem," Shrogin said. Atheism is entrenched in American Judaism. Those figures have some in the Jewish community alarmed. "I'm not sure," Leora Batnitzky, a Princeton professor of religion, wrote in Moment. And one that Jews have been debating for centuries.
Golden Temple, Sripuram Place in Tamil Nadu, India The golden temple complex inside the Sripuram spiritual park is situated at the foot of a small range of green hills at Thirumalaikodi (or simply Malaikodi) village, 8 km from Vellore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is 120 km from Tirupati, 145 km from Chennai, 160 km from Puducherry and 200 km from Bengaluru. The Maha Kumbhabhishekam or consecration of the temple and its chief deity, Sri Lakshmi Narayani or Maha Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, was held on 24 August 2007, and devotees from all religions and backgrounds are welcome to visit. Background[edit] Design[edit] The temple with its gold (1,500 kg) covering, has intricate work done by artisans specialising in temple art using gold. Sripuram's design features a star-shaped path (Sri chakra), positioned in the middle of the lush green landscape, with a length of over 1.8 km. Hospital[edit] Gallery[edit] Golden Temple, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India The Golden temple of Mahalakshmi See also[edit] References[edit]
Mysticism - Wikipedia Mysticism is popularly known as becoming one with God or the Absolute, but may refer to any kind of ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or spiritual meaning.[web 1] It may also refer to the attainment of insight in ultimate or hidden truths, and to human transformation supported by various practices and experiences.[web 2] The term "mysticism" has Ancient Greek origins with various historically determined meanings. In modern times, "mysticism" has acquired a limited definition, with broad applications, as meaning the aim at the "union with the Absolute, the Infinite, or God". Broadly defined, mysticism can be found in all religious traditions, from indigenous religions and folk religions like shamanism, to organised religions like the Abrahamic faiths and Indian religions, and modern spirituality, New Age and New Religious Movements. Etymology[edit] The related form of the verb μυέω (mueó or myéō) appears in the New Testament. Definitions[edit] Hinduism[edit]