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    observations about what has happened before and attempts to parallel the past with the future in order to justify his prediction of the “Second Coming” of Christ. Though interesting and appealing, these predictions and observations doesn’t make Yeats a Nostradamus-like figure who predicts specific, unlikely and unusual events leading up to the fulfillment of an ultimate prophecy, but rather makes similar to a conspiracy theorist spouting off events that are no better at predicting an event as an astrology

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    Scrying Research Paper

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    tradition of using a reflective surface to get psychic pictures is an ancient one. A wide range of reflective surfaces are used for scrying such as crystals, mirrors, crystal balls, and even still bowls or pools of water. When divining the future, Nostradamus is thought to have used a bowl. Scrying mirrors are pieces glass which are painted black on both sides, therefore, the surface provides a dim, but clear manifestation.

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    Throughout history and into modern times, Obsidian has been used for a number of reasons, both mundane and magickal. It is harvested from locations all over the world, and has physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing properties. Common varieties of obsidian include black, snowflake, and rainbow. Obsidian can be found throughout the world, in any location where volcanic activity has occurred. It is a natural glass formed by cooling lava from volcanic eruptions. Obsidian harvested from the

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    end of the world is nigh’ is there any basis in any of it?. Whenever news of some cataclysmic event is just around the corner, such as back in the year s of 1999 or 2012, what usually springs to mind is that of the names of the French Mystic, Nostradamus, or America’s sleeping Prophet Edgar Cayce, and until recently we have had the Mayan calendar end of the long count prophecy which was all over the news, but more of that later... The fact is that much of where we get our prophetic lore from is

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    AIDS is a creation of the CIA. The Berenstein/Berenstain Bears multiverse theory. Unexplained events being a “glitch in the matrix”. These are just a few of the many conspiracy theories I have investigated throughout the years. I don’t necessarily believe in most of the conspiracy theories that I peruse, but that doesn’t deter me from reading about them. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved to examine things beyond face value, and to instead think of what it could be. Growing up, whenever

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    Aum Shinrikyo

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    Destruction of the World. In this treatise Asahara allegedly describes a world-wide calamity based upon a suspected war between Japan and the United States which would start around 1997. Asahara claims to have based his predictions on "The Prophecies of Nostradamus', the "Revelations of St. John" from the New Testament, Buddhist scriptures, and other personal

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    Pandeva Dimitrova aka Vanga who was born in territory of two world wars. She was recognized as one of the best visionaries of the twentieth century because of her accuracy of anticipation regarding a lot of world events. She was also known as the “Nostradamus of the Balkans”. 1

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    Shoko Asahara Cult

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    At first, the religion of Shoko Asahara, Aum Shinrikyo, now the cult Aleph was not the dangerous and threatening organization its image is associated to be now. In fact, there was a time where Asahara and Aum Shinrikyo members had taken up an attitude similar to that of a humble missionary. However, the Aum Shinrikyo faith, as well as Asahara, had been obsessed with some of the philosophies of the Bible, the Book of Revelation in particular, and had an unfortunate turnaround, which resulted in the

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    Historical References to Faust Faust I Prologue in Heaven · The scene begins with the Three Archangels, Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael, confessing their inability to comprehend the awe-inspiring works of God.In the Christian tradition, archangels are angels of the highest rank and are associated with certain functions or responsibilities.In “Prologue in Heaven,” they personify the cosmos: Raphael describes and represents the heavens, Gabriel the earth, and Michael the elements. ·

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    chirping from the mouths of their Stepford TV newsreaders. How does this affect the consumer? "Shareholder economics" typically drives up costs to advertisers and ultimately to those they are trying to reach with their clever jingles. Not even Nostradamus could have predicted the wide range of social, political, financial and other points of view being filtered by this new business model. Don't like

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