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I am clearly (to you at least) ignorant on these subjects because I
haven't read the 2 books you have pointed out.
You havent read much of anything, at least not in this field. You
havent even read what I say very closely. I recommended those two books
as a good place for
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From: "Prudence L. Kuhn" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
June, this is an excellent posting. I think that there was a novel, I think
it's name was "The Cry and The Covenant," that detailed the so called
"doctors" taking great pride in going from the examination of corpses to the
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From: "Prudence L. Kuhn" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Take two valium and rest.
Don't even need a prescription. Every healthfood store carries valerian, which is
what Valium is based on...
Some 'real' scientist/medico took note of the "old wives tale" of wise women that
valerian root
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In a message dated 01/08/2001 9:48:49 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The answer lies in good part to the fact that the wise women demanded
cleanliness...they may have cast an aura
of spirituality and ritual about it, but the bottom line was that they were
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In a message dated 01/08/2001 12:26:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
However, none of this alters the fact that, with the exception of a few hapy
co-incidences, the types of cures offered by 'Wise Women' etc., consisted
mainly of prayers, invoking of
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From: "Johannes Schmidt III" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'Wise Women' etc. were nothing more than the quacks and
faith healers we have today. There is no evidence that they
were part of an organised religion or that they worshipped
any particular non-Christian deity.
Organized or not,
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The lethal nature of medicine in centuries past is well documented, however the
effectiveness of traditional medicines in some areas is/was little better.
Your points about midwifery are quite true, this is an area which women have always
been pre-eminent.
However, none of
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Merlin
Its from the Welsh, Merddin, who was a derwydd, or Druid.
According to Graves (White Goddess, p. 39), An early Cornish poem
describes . . . the Druid Merddin . . .
This should be distinguished from merlin, a small falcon (Falco
columbarius) of northern regions,
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There has been much research that shows the power of the mind over the
body. Some of the better known are the studies using cancer patients.
The ceremony was part of the cure. The patient believes that the
medicine will work and therefore it does. An advancement of the Placebo
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All your sophistry in these series of emails can be summed up very quickly:
I am clearly (to you at least) ignorant on these subjects because I haven't read the 2
books you have pointed out. You have neatly tried to discredit all my questions by
simply accusing me of being
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On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Johannes Schmidt III wrote:
Actually, I believe originally the term 'merlin' was used as a title, and only
became associated as a personal
name due to the Arthurian legends. Somewhat akin to the names "Don" and "Donna",
which originally were titles
of
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On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Johannes Schmidt III wrote:
Well, if I were to name myself after, say, the Murray River you would
probably assume Murray was a male.
I would presume 'Murray' was someone's last name...geographical sites
such as rivers are usually named for a person's last
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In a message dated 01/06/2001 7:06:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
'Wise Women' etc. were nothing more than the quacks and faith healers we
have today. There is no evidence that they were part of an organised religion
or that they worshipped any
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Is 'Merlin Stone' a pagan/Wiccan himself by any chance?
Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, its irrelevant.
What is relevant is that shes a historian with a strong background in
archeology and presents a good case well.
But you wouldnt know that, because you didnt bothered to
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Johannes as I recall the Knights Templar one of the charges against them
was witchcaft - and of course DeMolay was burn at the stake.
In centuries long past, witches and warlocks were often taken to the
Isle of Man (people called Manx somehow connects to our family
tree).but
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Is 'Merlin Stone' a pagan/Wiccan himself by any chance?=20
Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, it=92s irrelevant.
What is relevant is that she=92s a historian with a strong background in
archeology and presents a good case well.
But you wouldn=92t know that, because you didn=92t
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From: "Nessie" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is 'Merlin Stone' a pagan/Wiccan himself by any chance?
Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, its irrelevant.
What is relevant is that shes a historian with a strong background in
archeology and presents a good case well.
But you wouldnt know that,
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On Sat, 6 Jan 2001 08:16:50 -0500 Ynr Chyldz Wyld [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: "Nessie" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is 'Merlin Stone' a pagan/Wiccan himself by any chance?
Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, its irrelevant.
What is relevant is that shes a historian with a
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In a message dated 01/05/2001 2:22:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Similar to Ninjitsu, line up a publisher and claim you have found some
ancient scroll/old family book. There are no existing Wiccan 'Book of
Shadows' (personal magic diaries) predating the
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Similar to Ninjitsu, line up a publisher and claim you have found some
ancient scroll/old family book. There are no existing Wiccan 'Book of
Shadows' (personal magic diaries) predating the 20th century. It is all a
con.
Elizabeth Gouge spoke of "White Witches" as being
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From: "Johannes Schmidt III" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nessie is a feminine name, it ends in a 'ie'.
In this case, I believe it is based on "Ness", as in the lake in Scotland with the
purported monster...
His/her gender is irrelevant. But if someone is called Tom,
or Hank, or
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In this case, I believe it is based on "Ness", as in the lake in Scotland with the
purported monster...
I think a lake would be by default feminine, like a ship?
His/her gender is irrelevant. But if someone is called Tom,
or Hank, or William, aren't I entitled to assume
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From: "Johannes Schmidt III" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 07 January 2001 01:40
Subject: Re: [CTRL] Fwd: Wiccan Pseudohistory
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In this case, I believe it is based on "Ness", as in
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In this case, I believe it is based on "Ness", as in the lake in Scotland
with the purported monster...
Well, if I were to name myself after, say, the Murray River you would probably assume
Murray was a male. Similarly if I named myself for Alice Springs, you
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On Thu, 4 Jan 2001 19:57:15 EST William Shannon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
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Furthermore, scholars generally agree that there is no indication,
either archaeological or in the written record, that any ancient people
ever worshipped a single, archetypal goddess
Some scholars agree. Others do not. Read Raphael Patai, Merlin Stone or
Marija Gimbutas.
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Furthermore, scholars generally agree that there is no indication,
either archaeological or in the written record, that any ancient people
ever worshipped a single, archetypal goddess
Some scholars agree. Others do not. Read Raphael Patai, Merlin Stone or Marija
Gimbutas.
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.There are some scholars who claim that AIDs is caused by Paraffin on
apples, and others who believe the earth was created 6,000 years ago by
a big man living in the clouds.
That in no way refutes the work of Raphael Patai, Merlin Stone or Marija
Gimbutas.
It's a fine theory,
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There are some scholars who claim that AIDs is caused by Paraffin on
apples, and others who believe the earth was created 6,000 years ago by
a big man living in the clouds.
That in no way refutes the work of Raphael Patai, Merlin Stone or Marija
Gimbutas.
Is 'Merlin Stone' a
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Historically speaking, the "ancient" rituals of the Goddess movement are
almost certainly bunk by Charlotte Allen
WICCA, sometimes
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The thing to remember about Wicca, and most modern witchcraft in general, is that it
was all invented in the 20th century by men (Gerald Gardner and one other who's name I
don't immediately recollect).
Similar to Ninjitsu, line up a publisher and claim you have found some
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