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I came across a message on another site, which talked about "sensing spirits" and "banishing" them. I somehow found the whole concept a little misguided - I cannot help but feel that the entire language of spirituality is based on metaphors, but that for some people those metaphors became...

Hm...do you have any information on this book "Ishmael"? It wouldn't happen to be someone conversing with some kind of metaphysical non-physical Arab-like figure, would it, by any chance?

Here's a question - Jesus was biologicall male. To be biologically male requires both an X and a Y chromosome. Women have two X chromosomes. The Y chromosome can only come from the paternal line. But if Joseph was not the father of Jesus, then where exactly did Jesus's Y chromosome come from...

A hypothetical (obviously)... ;) You are given the chance to wield omniscient omnipresent powers for a day. So what would you do? What would you change most about the world? Why?

The most common precepts of religion - known as the Two Pillars of Wisdom - are that there is God, and that compassion is the way of being. More succinctly, Divinity finds expression through compassion. This is not actually intended to be a statement on the nature of God. The statement itself...

Just a note to say that I've experimented with the "split thread" function of the site, and now moved this from the "anti-Christimas" thread. Seemed much more appropriate in the General Lounge than anywhere else.

Two on early humanids that may be of interest: Neanderthals as nimble-fingered as humans Evidence of earliest human burial

Okay, let's see if anyone wants to open up on this topic. Global Environment Report at New Scientist has links to various important up-to-date environmental articles. What is happening to the world? And why? How do we correct it?

The reason I thought the Herodutus references posted were interesting was because of their possible links and relevance to Judaism. The points about circumcision, and abstaining from beef and utensils used to cook it, sound terribly Jewish (okay, it should be pork, but there's definite Kosher...

There's a lot of good music available on the net for free. Some crud as well. ;) The short is that when I was promoting my own music on mp3.com, some while ago, I listened to a lot of the Renaissance/Celtic/Period Folk music - and then placed my favourites into a playlist called "Aairin's...

Dave, you are sooo going to get slapped for that if you're not careful. ;)

Some pagan/neo-pagan female avatars just went up as well. :D

Now this is something I found interesting in New Scientist this week, and I'm glad they've made it avialable online. Basically, Betsy Hartman argues that a lot of American environmentalism is being hi-jacked by right-wing anti-immigration thinking. I'll risk a couple of interesting quotes...

Here's a nice article from this month about an important Egyptian town discovered near Saqqara - which if folks remember is the placement of the first pyramid, designed by Imotep.

Thought I'd post this link about the recent background microwave mapping. This is being heralded as a "Rosetta Stone" of sorts - it presents some quite precise data that a New Scientist editorial declared would make or break a number of theories about the nature of the universe. So long as we...

Here's a story that slipped through - a richly buried skeleton beneath Stonehenge apparently is identified as originating from the Alps. Story covered by these sources: BBC CNN Discovery

They're claiming an Egyptian link. Hmmm... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2856399.stm

Here is an interesting article on the history of Druidry - from the website of the British Druid Order.

This is an interesting article: http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/home_and_garden/article/0,1426,MCA_523_1818045,00.html A little worried it would disappear from that site as they preserve server space, I've taken the liberty to copy the most important section - which involves some interesting...