The Conqueror Worm

(By Edgar Allen Poe) - Lo! ’t is a gala night Within the lonesome latter years! An angel throng, bewinged, bedight In veils, and drowned in tears, Sit in a theatre, to see A play of hopes and fears, While the orchestra breathes fitfully The music of the spheres....

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As Above, So Below

"As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul" - Hermes Trismegistus The term, "As above, so below" was recorded in the Hermetic texts from The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus, which states: "That which is Below corresponds to...

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The Rod of Asclepius

This ancient symbol to the right is called the Staff or Rod of Asclepius (Esculapius).  His symbol is one of the most famous symbols in the world to this very day, and is represented by the serpent (worm) entwined around a staff or rod. It is an ancient emblem of...

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Cleopatra The Worm Worshipper

"Beware, then, of those witches of Alexandria, lest, like a worm, some one of them creep into my heart and eat its secret." - Shakespeare Cleopatra VII (69 – 30 B.C.) was one of the most famous female rulers in all of history, and the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt....

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Sufi Zikr Circle Dance

This video below is a traditional Sufi Zikr dance in Chechnya. I have had many visions of me dancing in a circle. Usually around a fire. This may be one of the reasons why I enjoyed punk rock so much back in the day, and also slam dancing in the vicious circle.

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The Meaning of Adept

The meaning of the word “adept,” is a person who is skilled or proficient at something. It is derived from the Latin word, adeptus. In the occult, adept has always been used to describe an expert in the science of alchemy in which the meaning of adept signifies one...

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The Tooth Worm as Hell’s Demon

The picture  to the right is of an 18th Century ivory carving from Southern France titled "The Tooth Worm as Hell’s Demon.” The artist created two (10.5 cm height) molar teeth out of ivory showing the infernal torments of a toothache as a battle with the “tooth worm”....

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Killer worm sperm and the sexual arms race

The study of worms is now a favorite pastime of mine. I have found that worms are everywhere. They are in the ground, in the air, in our blood, our bones, and on our skin. Some we can see, and some we cannot see. In fact, before we humans develop our arms, legs, eyes...

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