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- Baha'i Views on Priests - Prohibitions in the Baha'i Faith - Prohibi…Created: 2009-11-21 @ 18:05:57 EST
The Baha'i Faith offers a variety goals, values, requirements, and prohibitions that influence and direct the behavior of followers. Baha'u'llah himself, a Manifestation of God whose word is consi… - Baha'i Marriage and Sexuality - Prohibitions in the Baha'i Faith…Created: 2009-11-21 @ 17:47:24 EST Updated: 2009-11-21 @ 18:06:37 EST
The Baha'i Faith offers a variety goals, values, requirements, and prohibitions that influence and direct the behavior of followers. Baha'u'llah himself, a Manifestation of God whose word is consi… - Unitarian Universalist Principles - Seven Principles of Unitarian Un…Created: 2009-11-03 @ 02:59:53 EST
Unitarian Universalism (or UU) is a highly individualistic religion with no dogma concerning the spiritual nature of the world. As such, different UUs can have radically different ideas concerning… - Introductions to Alternative Religions - Alternative Religions 101 -…Created: 2009-10-29 @ 01:06:27 EDT
Important and informative information about religions covered on this site, organized by religion… - Satanic Panic Facts - What is the Satanic Panic?…Created: 2009-10-29 @ 00:38:45 EDT
The Satanic Panic was a time period roughly covering the 1980s when many people became growingly concerned about Satanic conspiracies spreading throughout the United States. People were particular… - Satanic Ritual Abuse - How Prevalent is Satanic Ritual Abuse?…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 23:56:53 EDT
Satanic Ritual Abuse, or SRA, is essentially a myth. While self-styled Satanists occasionally commit brutal crimes, these are the result of disturbed individuals whose beliefs often have little in… - Questions About Satanism - Satanic Frequently Asked Questions - Sata…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 23:07:44 EDT Updated: 2009-10-29 @ 00:39:50 EDT
For many, the term "Satanism" brings to mind many unpleasant thoughts and images. Urban legends are full of supposedly Satanic deeds, but how much is truth and how much is runaway fictio… - How Can Satanists Have Rules if They Encourage Self-Indulgence?…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 22:53:02 EDT
LaVeyan Satanism offers an interesting comparison between its philosophy of not being confined by rules, dogmas and taboos, yet simultaneously offering it's own rules and encouraging lawful behavio… - Halloween FAQ - Halloween Frequently Asked Questions - History of Ha…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 22:51:51 EDT
Popular culture commonly makes a wide variety of claims concerning the nature and origin of Halloween, everything from being a Catholic celebration of the saints to harmless childhood fun to a devi… - Is Halloween Satanic? - Satanism and Halloween - Worshiping the Devi…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 22:30:17 EDT
Addressing the modern connections between Satanism and Halloween in popular culture, which is largely divorced from the historical Halloween and its connections with Catholicism and folklore… - Halloween Celebrations - Is Halloween Christian, Pagan, or Secular?…Created: 2009-10-16 @ 18:02:31 EDT
A variety of faiths claim Halloween (or at least the end of October) as their own or else blame the celebration on someone else. From where does Halloween really come?… - Samhain and Halloween - How is Samhain related to Halloween?…Created: 2009-10-16 @ 17:46:53 EDT
Samhain is an end-of-autumn Celtic holiday popularly associated with Halloween. Learn about what we actually know about this holiday, as well as modern celebrations of it by neo-pagans… - Neo-Paganism - NeopaganismCreated: 2009-10-16 @ 16:08:48 EDT
Glossary definition of the term "neo-paganism."… - Marsilio Ficino - Platonic Works - Neoplatonic Books by Marsilio Fic…Created: 2009-09-30 @ 17:29:51 EDT Updated: 2009-09-30 @ 17:29:51 EDT
Marsilio Ficino reintroduced many of the works of Plato to Renaissance Europe. His works helped revive Neoplatonic studies in Europe, which profoundly influenced the development of the Western Occ… - Fair Game in Scientology - What is Fair Game?Created: 2009-09-28 @ 23:39:37 EDT
The Church of Scientology enacted the Fair Game policy in 1967, which stated that suppressive persons "[m]ay be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any di… - Suppressive PersonCreated: 2009-09-28 @ 21:49:11 EDT Updated: 2009-09-28 @ 23:27:14 EDT
Glossary definition of the term "Suppressive Person" or "SP" as used in Scientology… - Scientologist Celebrities - Famous Scientologists…Created: 2009-09-21 @ 18:18:08 EDT
Archer has been practicing Scientology since the 1970s. Her husband and son are also involved in the Church. In the 1980s she publicly represented a Scientology literacy training organization kno… - Scientologist Celebrities - Famous Scientologists…Created: 2009-09-21 @ 18:16:05 EDT
- Scientologist Celebrities - Famous Scientologists - Tom Cruise…Created: 2009-09-17 @ 08:58:45 EDT
Cruise joined Scientology in 1986 after being exposed to it via his then-wife Mimi Rogers, who has since left the Church of Scientology. He specifically credits it for helping him to overcome dysl… - Scientologist Celebrities - Famous Scientologists - John Travolta…Created: 2009-09-17 @ 08:58:22 EDT
Travolta was exposed to Dianetics in 1975 and credits Scientology with improving and enriching many areas of his life, including his family and career. He remains dedicated to Scientology because … - Scientologist Celebrities - Famous Scientologists…Created: 2009-09-17 @ 08:58:10 EDT
Kirstie Alley's first experience with the Church of Scientology was when she joined a Narconon program in 1979 to overcome cocaine addiction… - Scientologist Celebrities - Famous Scientologists…Created: 2009-09-15 @ 03:56:18 EDT Updated: 2009-09-15 @ 03:56:18 EDT
Learn what Scientologist celebrities say about why they have embraced Scientology, as well as controversial incidents in their lives that are frequently linked to the Church of Scientology. … - Union of Spirit and Matter - Robert Fludd Occult Illustrations…Created: 2009-09-01 @ 18:15:13 EDT
Renaissance occultist Robert Fludd illustrates the relationship between spirit and matter as well as correspondences based on the tetragrammaton… - Microcosm and Macrocosm - Robert Fludd Occult Illustrations…Created: 2009-09-01 @ 16:58:07 EDT
Renaissance occult writer Robert Fludd illustrates the basic correspondences between the macrocosm of the three realms and the microcosm of the human body… - Microcosm and Macrocosm - Robert Fludd Occult IllustrationsCreated: 2009-09-01 @ 16:56:52 EDT
Renaissance occult writer Robert Fludd illustrates the basic correspondences between the macrocosm of the three realms and the microcosm of the human body… - What is Your Alternative Religion?Created: 2009-09-01 @ 16:03:27 EDT Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 16:30:47 EDT
Readers share their own personal experiences in the world of "alternative religion," following faiths often unknown or misunderstood by the common public… - What's your Favorite Religious Symbol?Created: 2009-09-01 @ 15:30:20 EDT Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 16:16:59 EDT
Readers discuss their own favorite religious symbols and why thee symbols appeal so much to them personally… - Satanic Figures in Other Religions - Beings Confused with SatanCreated: 2009-08-19 @ 01:32:40 EDT Updated: 2009-08-19 @ 02:23:30 EDT
Western culture has a tendency to describe unfamiliar things in familiar terms. One of the consequences of this in religion is a variety of entities being equated with Satan even though the native… - Who is Satan? Satan in Different Religions - The Devil - LuciferCreated: 2009-08-19 @ 01:18:08 EDT Updated: 2009-08-19 @ 01:33:19 EDT
Satan appears within multiple belief systems. Unfortunately, there is a common presumption that all of these Satanic figures must indeed be the same being, despite the fact that each religion has … - Raelian SymbolsCreated: 2009-08-05 @ 02:48:29 EDT
Commonly used symbols by the Raelian Movement… - Thelema - And Introduction to Thelema for BeginnersCreated: 2009-08-05 @ 00:12:40 EDT
Thelema is a complicated set of magical, mystical and religious beliefs formed in the 20th century by Aleister Crowley. Thelemites might be anything from atheists to polytheists, viewing the invol… - Aleister Crowley - The Wickedest Man in the World - The Beast - Prop…Created: 2009-08-04 @ 23:44:21 EDT Updated: 2009-08-05 @ 01:58:37 EDT
A highly controversial figure in his own time, Aleister Crowley is now considered highly influential in occult circles. Besides being held as a prophet within the religion of Thelema, his numerous… - Tibetan Book of the Dead Cover including Hexagram and Swastika SymbolCreated: 2009-07-24 @ 04:59:41 EDT Updated: 2009-07-24 @ 05:01:27 EDT
This image appears on the cover of some printings of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. While the book has no direct connection with the Raelian Movement, it is frequently referred to in discussions ab… - Official Raelian Symbol - Hexagram and SwastikaCreated: 2009-07-24 @ 04:58:12 EDT Updated: 2009-07-24 @ 05:01:13 EDT
Official symbol of the Raelian Movement… - Raelian Symbols - Hexagram and Galactic SwirlCreated: 2009-07-24 @ 04:55:08 EDT Updated: 2009-07-24 @ 05:05:29 EDT
Commonly used symbols by the Raelian Movement… - Raelian Movement - An Introduction to Raelians for BeginnersCreated: 2009-07-23 @ 19:28:33 EDT
An introduction to the Raelian Movement, including basic beliefs and practices… - Is Zoroastrianism Monotheistic or Dualistic? Zurvanite Confusions w…Created: 2009-07-15 @ 14:17:59 EDT
Zoroastrianism today is monotheistic, acknowledging only a single divine being. However, many people today are familiar with stories – often from world history or comparative religion classes… - Amesha Spentas - The Bounteous Immortals - Vohu Manah - Asha - Khsha…Created: 2009-07-15 @ 14:08:48 EDT Updated: 2009-07-15 @ 15:00:06 EDT
To Zoroaster, the Amesha Spentas were impersonal emanations and abstractions of various qualities of Ahura Mazda. Followers were to emulate and embrace what they represented. Since then, they hav… - Baha'u'llah – Mirza Husayn Ali – Prophet of the Baha'i F…Updated: 2009-11-12 @ 00:29:58 EST
Baha'u'llah, building upon the teachings of the Bab, formed the Baha'i Faith in the mid-nineteenth century. He is considered a Manifestation of God, equivalent to Christ, Mohammad, Zoroaster and o… - Religion Symbols - Religious Symbols GalleryUpdated: 2009-09-29 @ 02:03:41 EDT
A quick guide to symbols associated with a variety of alternative religions, organized by religious group. The collection includes symbols from the Baha'i Faith, Zoroastrianism, the occult, and al… - Alternative Religion Quick Reference Chart - Overview of Alternative…Updated: 2009-09-01 @ 16:50:32 EDT
Quick reference to alternative religions, including estimated number of members, founders, dates of foundation, and belief type… - Occult Symbols - Occult ImagesUpdated: 2009-06-30 @ 02:41:00 EDT
Symbols commonly associated with occult beliefs, particularly Western occult beliefs. Occult principles are almost by definition impossible to directly explain with words. As such, occultists regu… - Famous Occultists - Renaissance Magicians - Alchemists - Astrologers…Updated: 2009-06-25 @ 15:14:38 EDT
Renaissance occultists both shaped Western occult thought and often assisted in laying the foundations for modern science. View the profiles of some of the most notable occultists from the Renaiss… - Types of Occult Practices - Paths of the Western Occult Tradition - …Updated: 2009-06-25 @ 14:14:57 EDT
The following is a partial list of paths within the Western Occult Tradition. Many occultists follow practices involving aspects of multiple paths. This makes generalizing about the occult extrem… - Planetary Sigils and Symbols - Astrological Symbols…Updated: 2009-04-09 @ 23:53:02 EDT
Occultists associate a number of symbols with the planets. These include astrological symbols, which are still in common use today. They also include numerological magic squares, complex seals co…