that the first inventor of the arts of magic and astrology was Zoroaster
talked about this one before.
Not true
Greeks were just being weird because the Greek transliteration of his name has aster in it (star). So they started writing a bunch of magical and astrological texts in his name. (his name in his language actually means something like "Old camel man")
he goes on to claim that Zoroaster is the biblical character Ham
which, also no.
reading this line before unleashing a sick metal riff
that the first inventor of the arts of magic and astrology was Zoroaster
talked about this one before.
Not true
Greeks were just being weird because the Greek transliteration of his name has aster in it (star). So they started writing a bunch of magical and astrological texts in his name. (his name in his language actually means something like "Old camel man")
Hence Lucan, too, says ‘Contaminated with no contagion from poison that has been drunk, the mind, being enchanted, dies.’
reading this line before unleashing a sick metal riff
This skit
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Qklvh5Cp_Bs
Hence Lucan, too, says ‘Contaminated with no contagion from poison that has been drunk, the mind, being enchanted, dies.’
I'm reminded of "the funniest joke in the world" skit from monty python
This skit
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Qklvh5Cp_Bs
“And without any drinking of poison they destroy souls merely through the violence of their chant.”
this sounds so fucken metal.
I'm reminded of "the funniest joke in the world" skit from monty python
He seems to be arguing that demons need witches to actually do anything material.
Which, like, did we read the same books? Because in the bible they definitely do quite a lot of stuff without the use of a witch. Like what is this dude on about?
“And without any drinking of poison they destroy souls merely through the violence of their chant.”
this sounds so fucken metal.
a lot of this stuff is medieval christians getting high on Aristotle.
He seems to be arguing that demons need witches to actually do anything material.
Which, like, did we read the same books? Because in the bible they definitely do quite a lot of stuff without the use of a witch. Like what is this dude on about?
There is a Dominican friar named Albertus Magnus who claimed that if you let sage rot a specific way and then throw it into a spring a storm will immediately break out.
a lot of this stuff is medieval christians getting high on Aristotle.
curious what he is pulling from (apparently Aquinas) but apparently gold is created by the sun hitting a place where "the mineral virtue is strong"
There is a Dominican friar named Albertus Magnus who claimed that if you let sage rot a specific way and then throw it into a spring a storm will immediately break out.
Aster