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Pagan’s last stand

It is fascinating to read this piece about Paganism in the Medieval era. This is an extract: As the twelfth century wore on, fewer and fewer European pagans remained. Some persisted in remote, scattered groups of nomadic shamanic peoples such … Continue reading

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‘Cult’ure

Many years ago, one of my blogs was about a powerful Mesoamerican cult which elicited wonderful art and architecture, and it was a positive cult, revering Nature and humbled before it. See https://borderslynn.com/2019/02/10/the-cult-of-kukulkan-quetzalcoatl-and-the-feathered-pterosaur-reptiles/ Today we have followers of fashion, music … Continue reading

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Since Isabella of Spain, the Inquisition, Opus Dei expanded extremist Catholicism

I wrote a few blogs about the 15th century Iberian Peninsula back in 2017, such as: https://borderslynn.com/2017/06/13/forceful-woman And, in reading the piece below, I have learned those extremist Catholic beliefs have never been extinguished. The Opus Dei cult has evolved … Continue reading

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The cult of Kukulkan/Quetzalcoatl and the feathered pterosaur reptiles

Looking to the skies, the Mesoamerican peoples all revered the power of the great birds which flew above them, such as the eagle and condor. They also had respect and wonder for the many snakes which inhabited the land. It … Continue reading

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