Vendaval -> RE: Casting spells (2/3/2007 1:43:06 AM)
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Remember that talk shows pay guests to come on the air and spout emotional garbage and confrontational opinions, especially during Sweeps Week. I missed the show, but the whole setting and discussion sound ridiculous. Getting to some of the points pondered here - The ideas of evil spirts or demons is common to many cultures; Babylonian, Summerian, Akkadian, Assyrian - http://demons.monstrous.com/origin_of_the_devil.htm#origin Amazon.com has a book by Elaine Pagels titled, "The Origin of Satan" http://www.amazon.com/Origin-Satan-Elaine-Pagels/dp/0679731180#citing If you want to read some more about the selling your soul to the devil concept, the crossroads and HooDoo magick - http://www.luckymojo.com/crossroads.html Vodoun or Voodoo, West African religions and the influence on the slave population in the Americans - http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/v/vodoun_also_voodoo.html Baron Samedi, the dark man at the crossroads, zombies - http://www.pantheon.org/areas/featured/witchcraft/chapter-6.html For those of you wanting to know more about Gerald Gardner, http://www.geraldgardner.com/ And more about Wicca - http://www.pantheon.org/areas/featured/witchcraft/chapter-1.html http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca Also remember a rule of history, the Gods of a conquered people become the Demons of the conquerors. Have fun with the reading and research.
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