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Necromancy
Necromancy is a type of divination. Practitioners speak to the spirits of the dead, seeking wisdom or spiritual protection. Since Renaissance times, necromancy has become linked with the black arts – demon summoning and black magic. Necromancy likely had its roots in shamanism, which calls upon the spirits of the ancestors. Necromancers would speak to the dead in ways that mimicked the trance-muttering of earlier shamans. The historian Strabo records that necromancy was popular in Persia. It was also widespread in Chaldea, Etruria, and Babylonia. In ancient Greece, necromancy had been known from prehistoric times. In the Odyssey, the voyage of Odysseus includes a trip to the underworld, where he seeks guidance. To the ancient Greeks and Romans, these spirits each had limited knowledge which they acquired during life or after death. However, spirits did not have access to a deeper well of wisdom. There are biblical references to necromancers. In the book of Deuteronomy, the Israelites are warned against necromancy, shunned as a Canaanite practice. The spirit of Samuel was invoked by King Saul and the Witch of Endor. By the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic church condemned necromancy as demonic magic. Medieval necromancy drew from many influences, including … Continue reading Necromancy →
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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