I found myself wondering, in fact, just how much abuse women were supposed to put up with. When was the pain supposed to stop? When…
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White doves & rose crosses (2 of 2)
I did find myself rather raising an eyebrow at some of the symbolism, however, with its emphasis on white clothing and long white veils for…
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Now a bit more rambling about the “Hidden In Plain Sight” conference. As I’ve mentioned previously, it lasted for four days: Thursday through Sunday. The…
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The speaker noted that of the 33 revolutions since (and including) the American Revolution, only six of them were led by Freemasons, which would seem…
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The conference was closed by the sacred dance which I wrote about yesterday, and everyone was invited to participate in the Epagomenal Festival as well.…
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Some random notes I found of interest about Yingpan Man: the “boots” were almost just little sacks for the feet, and clearly not designed for…
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The Bowers Museum clearly has someone working for them who is both extremely persuasive, and very well-connected in China, in order to negotiate such an…
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I was going to write in a rather scholarly mode about my visit to the Tarim mummies, but I think all my “scholarly” has been…
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I try not to write “hop on the bandwagon” postings about the current “hot” topic in the news. I like to have a bit of…
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Well, after giving it the old college try, I think posting former papers from college in this format is way too much bother! If I…
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