In 1934, Disney made movie called The Goddess of Spring with bunnies, shroom gnomes
Pagan Origins of Easter: Forbidden Truth
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Jewish superiority? (Rabbi Chaim Rich man)
(Our World History Channel) March 24, 2024: Easter transcends its religious origins to embody themes of rebirth, fertility, spring, renewal, and the cyclical nature of life on this plane.
God made me and sent me to kill. Mwah ha ha!
Easter draws from the Hebrew (Jewish) term Pesach, meaning "Passover" [as in, "Pass over this house, God, and send your Angel of Death elsewhere, so that your killer does not kill the blood-sealed Jews inside"] commemorating the freeing of the Hebrews from Egyptian slavery.
This ancient festival, which is much older than Judaism, marked by the horrific Jewish slaughter ("sacrifice") of an innocent lamb and the black magic practice of smearing its blood on doorposts for protection and as a covenant to their tribal god, laying the groundwork for what would become a pivotal moment in later Christian observance.
[Who was God's only begotten "Angel of Death"? Azrael, Mot (the god), Marduk; the Buddhist "angel" (deva) personifying Death, the ogre (yakkha chief), the Tempter, the Cupid/Eros/Kama-deva figure called Mara?]
Roman psyops (Joseph Atwill)
The transformation of these blood rituals in 325 A.D., under Roman Emperor Constantine at the Council of Nicaea, merged Judaic and Christian traditions in alignment with imperial Roman practices, adapting "Easter" into a pagan-friendly celebration of Caesar's Messiah, Jewish Jesus Christ, his [attempted] murder, magical resurrection, a cornerstone of faith that symbolizes triumph over his imperial death sentence and the carrot promising eternal life if subjects obey the emperor, the Roman pope ("father," infallible king), as if he were their all-seeing and all-powerful sky god king.
Let's honor the Goddess of Spring
Hindu of gods and goddesses and one rebel anti-Veda wandering ascetic (Creative Market)
However, the origins of Easter go back much further, as they meander through the verdant fields of pagan mythology, particularly in the tales of Ostara(Δostre, Esther, Estrous from Latin oestrus or sexual "frenzy"), the Norse and Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring.
Associated with renewal, vitality, and the harmonious balance of day and night, Ostara's legends breathe life into the Easter symbols of bunnies and eggs.
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring
One enchanting myth recounts Ostara transforming a bird into a hare (bunny rabbit) that could lay colorful eggs [spring mushrooms in the grass], blending themes of transformation, generosity, and the celebratory essence of spring.
This intertwining of pagan and Christian symbols enriches Easter's tapestry, illustrating the shared human longing for reincarnation, youthful renewal, and the rebirth of the Earth after the dormant dead of winter.
The mysterious Moon (Luna) grows bigger and brighter and affects all on Earth.
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Rabbits and hares carry profound symbolic meanings across cultures.
[In Buddhist countries the Moon is a rabbit or hare because of the Rabbit on the Moon, that large eared shadow on its wheel turning face as it rolls across the sky.]
Mysterious cycle of the Moon (Chandra, Soma)
Viewed as embodiments of fertility, lunar mystique, and the duality of existence, these creatures represent the fertile embrace of the Earth, the mysterious cycles of the Moon, and the delicate balance between life and death.
The biblical flat earth with firmament dome
Their depiction in mythology and folklore as emissaries of the divine, bridging earthly and celestial realms, underscores the universal reverence for life's regenerative powers.
Easter, therefore, stands as a testament to humanity's enduring fascination with the [samsaric] cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
I'm going to roll on this egg in the grass, Eostre
It invites reflection on the spiritual and natural world's interconnectedness, urging individuals and communities to embrace renewal's promise.
Whether through solemn remembrance of one rebel godman's escape from the Roman cross after bribes were paid after too few hours to kill anybody or keeping the Goddess in mind Easter encapsulates the profound cycles of transformation that define our human experience.
Spring's rich tapestry of pagan and Judeo-Christian traditions offers a multi-dimensional perspective on this time of reflection and renaissance (rebirth, re-nascent) renewal, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the intricate dance of existence that continues to inspire and uplift the human spirit.
The Roman cross torture, known as "crucifixion," was a slow, humiliating display reserved for high political crimes like insurrection and rabble rousing, as one does when claiming to be a messiah or rebel leader to throw Roman imperial forces out of insignificant Judea (Dr. Reza Aslan, Zealot). It took between 3 to 9 hours, according to contradictory gospels of the Bible, for the "king of the Jews" to die, when it actually usually takes at least 72 hours to succumb to Death by crucifixion. This is not a way to kill someone but rather a way to publicly torture and dissuade others from such acts. In the end the victim will die of suffocation as his lungs fill with fluid, unless someone is bribed to spear him on the side to drain that fluid so as to prevent death or discomfort from those fluids. Jesus did not die on the cross, according to Russian Christian scholar Nicolas Notovitch. He was taken down, after bribes were paid, and quietly rushed out of Judea by back to India (Leh, Ladakh). The "resurrection" story was a cover so people who saw him tortured by the imposition of this penalty could realize he was still around, somewhere, trying to finish the work of a Jewish Messiah or kind of Buddhist Maitreya. The Buddha lived to the age of 80, and so did Jesus/St. Issa, passing away and being buried in Kashmir, in the Himalayas. His gravesite is well known to locals and can be visited by anyone. A Christian psychic should go there to confirm it, not that anyone will believe or take that as "evidence").
Goddess Lakshmi/Laxmi, 1896
After just a few token hours on a Roman symbol of imperial power, the gospel writers -- who were not the illiterate apostles credited who might have witnessed the events -- writing much later spun a way to promote a message, the conquest of death, when in fact everyone conquers death in this way: spring comes again in a natural cycle, and rebirth happens whether we like it or not. A cross, which might kill a person in three days or a week, did not fell the great Jesus of Nazareth. He did not suffocate but was spared by a corrupt and greedy centurion on the take. He endured 3 or at most 9 hours, according to the Bible, and for it, billions celebrate spring as Easter with its pagan roots as a conquest of death when, in fact, it's the same old astrotheology (Jordan Maxwell). Even the Romans followed when they worship Mithra on the Vatican grounds previously devoted to his worship (because he was born of a virgin on Dec. 25 and many more shocking similarities to the current Roman poster boy for the empire, Caeser's Messiah). "We all have our cross to bear," everyone is not told in Christendom. See the work of Joseph Atwill.
A medical doctor, author, filmmaker, and documentarian, Lena Einhorn (lenaeinhorn.se/english-2) aims this book at the intelligent general reader, much the same audience she addresses in her television projects.
For that reason, the specialist will be able to skim a good bit of her treatise. Quite a lot of it is a running start, with no criticism intended.
Let’s cut to the chase: The secret of the true identities of Jesus Christ and Paul the Apostle are that they are identical to one another. Paul is one figure, the resurrected persona of the other.
Jesus is the [Jewish] Talmudic character Ben Stada, just as most Talmudic authorities surmise. Both are said to have emerged from Egypt carrying magic sigils inscribed in their flesh.
Jesus is also said in the Toledoth Jeschu or Yeshu to have hidden a paper note containing the magically potent Tetragrammaton beneath a flap of his flesh.
Others have theorized that Ben Stada is the Egyptian messiah mentioned by both Josephus (Jewish War 2:13.5; Jewish Antiquities 20:8:6) and Acts. Was he a pharaoh or was he from the house of one like Moses?
According to author Einhorn, both guesses are correct. Paul is rightly taken for him in Acts 21:38, because Paul was Jesus was the Egyptian was Ben Stada.
Along the same lines, John the Baptist was in realty the same man as Theudas the Magician. Both were linked to the river Jordan, and both were beheaded by the authorities.
In the gospels and Acts, the historical events have been retro-projected to an earlier decade.
Einhorn sides with the Swoon Theory, noting that it is plausible despite the uneasy assurances of Christian apologists.
She regards Jesus as a Zealot crucified alongside fellow Zealots (lestoi, “thieves”). After his escape from the crucifixion cross, he went elsewhere [back to India] preaching a new gospel concerning the true meaning of the resurrection [rebirth] he had just undergone.
So the Proclaimer became the Proclaimed — as well as the Proclaimer of the Proclaimed!
Einhorn thus makes sense of the extensive parallels between the Passion journeys of both Jesus and Paul in Luke-Acts, not that it all happened twice, but that the second telling of the story in Paul’s case is a hint that Paul is the same character who underwent the process in Luke.
Einhorn notes other, smaller parallels including the Galilean birthplace of Paul, according to Jerome, and the similarity of Paul being trained as a youth by Gamaliel and Jesus engaging in dialectic with the elders and scribes in the Temple at age 12.
She suggests that Pontius Pilate’s uncharacteristic urgency to have Jesus acquitted might be explained as another version of Acts 22:25-29, in which the Roman official, about to flog Paul, stands down when he discovers the object of his wrath is a Roman citizen.
The Jewish Talmud says, cryptically, that Jesus, too, had some connection with the government.
It is a fascinating, albeit speculative thesis. It is so novel that many may laugh it off for no better reason than its unfamiliarity. Einhorn has contributed her research to the debate.
ABOUT: Lena Einhorn has authored several books on the subject of the historical reliability of the gospels. She has found that there was a shift in time comparing the gospels to outside sources such as Josephus Flavius. Parallels between Josephus and the New Testament may suggest that the character called "The Egyptian" may have been the real Jesus of history. And Paul might be...
Lorekeeper, June 16, 2023; Sheldon S., Pat Macpherson, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
The most obscure Teachings of the Gnostic gospels
(Lorekeeper) Key term: demiurge. The Gnostic gospels of the 2nd to 4th century AD have told us a lot about the scene of evolving ideas during the early Christian period.
The Gnostics emerged as a group that saw the world very differently from the view of orthodox Christianity, and the sheer complexity of the doctrine has kept scholars and theologians engaged to this day.
From the point of view of someone reading these texts now, they are a fascinating sequel to the Bible, complete with their own host of deities, cosmology, and alternative backstories to biblical incidents, unheard of cryptic teachings by Jesus, and mystical, heavily metaphorical theology.
What is the purpose of these writings? Are they secret codes waiting to be deciphered or a relic of a past doctrine that once flourished?
This video takes a look at some of the obscure teachings from five different Gnostic gospels.
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(MythVision Podcast) Let's explore the fascinating connections between the creation myth in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 1) and the Sumerian Enuma Elish, an ancient Babylonian epic that predates the Bible.
We took our Jewish stories from the Sumerians?
Discover how Marduk's triumph over Tiamat and the subsequent creation of the cosmos resonate in the biblical narrative.
But that's not all. Delve into the intriguing contrasts between Genesis 1 and Genesis 2, focusing on the different orders of creation.
This discrepancy has led scholars to propose multiple authors, with Genesis 2 potentially predating Genesis 1.
Let's look at the Akkadian cognates in Genesis, revealing possible literary dependence and shedding light on the fascinating interplay of ancient texts.
The mythical Garden of Eden in Genesis holds a special place in the discussion. Join to explore its origins in ancient Mesopotamia (Iraq) and uncover the potential sources that influenced the biblical scribes.
Unravel the connections between the creation of humankind in Genesis and older Mesopotamian counterparts, shedding light on the mythical figure of Adam, the first human (or Adama, group of humans).
Of course, the intriguing tale of Eve's creation from Adam's side, half, or rib is covered. If we trace this motif back to the older Sumerian myths, we discover echoes that resonate between these ancient narratives.
To wrap up this exploration, let's tackle the theme of our lost human immortality. Drawing from the renowned Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh and the myth of Adappa and the South Wind, unveil the significant role these myths play in biblical creation stories.
This journey through ancient myths and their influence on the Bible is captivating. Together, we ponder the implications of the biblical scribes drawing inspiration from much older polytheistic mythology.
I'm the African white face version of the Hindu triune God: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva all in One
The Oldest New Testament | The Discovery of the Codex Sinaiticus
(Wrestling with God) The text of Codex Sinaiticus differs in numerous instances from the [official, inerrant, unchangeable "Word of God"] authorized version of the Bible in use during Tischendorf’s time.
How to Know God (Yoga Sutras) better than Bible
For example, the resurrection narrative at the end of Mark (16:9–20) is absent from the Codex Sinaiticus.
One other omission in Codex Sinaiticus with theological implications is the reference to Jesus’ ascension in Luke 24:51.
In addition, Mark 1:1 in the original hand omits reference to Jesus being the "Son of God" [devaputra, "offspring of devas," "reborn among deities," "born among the celestial shining ones"] (biblicalarchaeology.org/d...).
Codex Sinaiticus
Luke 24:51 omits “carried up into heaven,” leaving no ascension in the Gospels.
Mark 1:1 adds the phrase “the Son of God” only above the line, as a later addition.
Luke 9:55–56: “But he turned and rebuked them. And they went to another village.”
Codex Sinaiticus
Matthew 24:36: “But of that day and
hour knoweth no man, neither the
angels of heaven, nor the Son, but
the Father only.”
Tischendorf’s chance finding of Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest New Testament manuscript, at St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai — and his later removal of the manuscript — made him both famous and infamous.
Physically, Codex Sinaiticus is located in four places: the 43 original sheets in Leipzig; a few remnants forgotten in the Russian National Library; the majority of the text in the British Library; and approximately a dozen sheets that were later discovered after an earthquake at St. Catherine’s.
Christians don't want challenging new info. They prefer to obey.
Lost Bible chapter discovered using UV light
There's more to this old book?
The recent discovery by researchers sheds new light on an interpretation of Matthew Chapter 12 of the Bible.
This text was originally translated as part of the Old Syriac translations about 1,500 years ago.
Moreover, the researchers believe that this fragment is the only known remaining piece of the fourth manuscript that attests to the Old Syriac version.
This text offers a “unique gateway” to the early phase in the history of the textual transmission of the Gospels.
The new discovery sheds light on differences in the information contained in translations.
For example, the original Greek of Matthew Chapter 12 Verse 1 says, “At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and his disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat,” whereas the Syriac translation says, “began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.”
During the time when this text was written, there was a scarcity of parchment in the region, so pages were often reused by erasing the earlier Biblical text (greekreporter.com/2023/04/13/...).
David Friedrich Strauss (1808–1874) produced a truly remarkable work, The Life of Jesus Critically Examined in 1835.
It was both a theological bombshell and a literary work of unparalleled excellence.
The English translation by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) is also a masterpiece. In his work, Strauss attempted to emancipate the natural from the supernatural. Like Reimarus, he rejected the miraculous and qualified revelation.
Strauss illustrates the dictum of Albert Schweitzer that critical scholarship "turned to the historical Jesus as an ally in the struggle against the tyranny of dogma" (Quest, 4).
The response to his work was immediate and violent. He lost his job as a teacher and was called Anti-Christ and Judas by opponents.
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He said we would die, but that was a lie. - Why would He lie? - Why wouldn't He?
Betrayed by YHWH: The shocking lies concealed in Genesis
I will smite ye disobedient, ungrateful worms!
(MythVision Podcast) In the intricate tapestry of biblical narratives, one cannot help but observe the cunning maneuver executed by the divine character known as YHWH (aka the Judeo-Christian "God"), who played the role of a heavenly trickster in the Garden of Eden.
With eloquence befitting a master manipulator, YHWH, the supposed epitome of righteousness, spun a web of deceit around Adam and Eve, luring them into an illusory paradise.
Withholding the enlightenment that would come through the "forbidden fruit" from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, YHWH betrayed their innocence by threatening them with immediate death that same day.
I can lie. I can do anything I goddamn want.
Like a skilled magician, YHWH diverted attention from the sinister truth, leaving our unsuspecting human ancestors to bear the weight of His punishment.
In this enigmatic saga, YHWH's deception stands as a poignant reminder that even the gods [devas, "deities"] themselves can succumb to the allure of power and control, their actions ultimately shaping the destiny of humanity.
Host Megan Lewis, Prof. of Christianity Bart D. Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus; Wisdom Quarterly
Is Paul the founder of Christianity?
(Bart D. Ehrman) May 16, 2023. Visit bartehrman.com/courses to shop from Prof. Ehrman’s online courses and get a special discount by using code: MJPODCAST on all courses.
It has long been said among historical scholars that Christianity is NOT the religion of Jesus Christ but the religion about him.
In this view, Jesus was a Jewish preacher who urged his fellow Jews to repent of their sins and turn back to the Jewish God by observing what he demanded of Jews, so they could enter the coming Kingdom [on earth].
But Christians did not think repentance and obedience could bring Christian salvation at all. It was the death and resurrection of Jesus that mattered.
Moreover, it is often said that Paul was the one who transformed Jesus' gospel about the coming Kingdom into a gospel of Jesus' death and resurrection. Is that true?
Wouldn't that mean that Paul and Jesus had different religions? And if so, then isn't Paul, rather than Jesus, the founder of Christianity?
In this episode, Megan Lewis asks Bart Ehrman about:
Jesus’ religion was Judaism. Would it be reasonable to say that his teachings aren’t attempting to construct a theology but to explain how Jewish law should be followed and to prepare for the immanent kingdom of the Jewish god?
Was Paul, who was Jewish, attempting to construct a new theology?
Did Paul know that he was participating in the formation of a new religion? Would he have identified himself as a Christian?
Paul saw himself as an apostle to the gentiles and made it clear that non-Jewish followers of Jesus did not need to convert to Judaism. How much did this contribute to the formation of Christianity as a new and distinct religion? If Paul had either focused on the Jewish community, or required conversion, do you think that followers of Jesus would have remained an offshoot of Judaism?
Because Paul insisted on gentiles and non-conversion, and this is what pushed Christianity away from being a Jewish sect, doesn’t that make Paul the founder of Christianity?
Does the importance of the death and resurrection of Jesus appear in his own teachings?
Is Paul responsible for putting together writings that would be used to create a comprehensive Christian theology?
How did so many texts associated with Paul come to be included in the New Testament?
If we only have seven actual letters, why is Paul so important?
As apostle to the Gentiles, Paul deliberately traveled to cities without a church in order to introduce Christianity and found churches. How much of an impact did he have on the spread of the religion?
Now I'm "pure." I've been put through my paces. Thank goodness for Ancient Roman BDSM.
The Festival of Lupercalia
(Sir Talkalot Doolittle) Feb. 10, 2023. The name of the last month of the old Roman year is derived from the word februum, usually understood as an "instrument of purification." This word and its derivatives were best known in connection with the Lupercalia, the most prominent of the festivals of the month.
There is hardly another festival on the Roman calendar so interesting and so well known as Lupercalia. Owing to the singular interest attaching to its celebration in BC 44, a month before Emperor Caesar’s death, we are unusually well informed as to its details. But these details present great difficulties in interpretation, which the latest research has not altogether overcome. Women were whipped, and men gathered at Lupercal, the Cave of Lupa the she-wolf, where the founding of Rome took place in its origin tale.
BBC News, Jan. 7, 2016; CBS; EuroNews; Crystal Q., CC Liu, Ash Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
How "Orthodox Christmas" is celebrated around the world
(BBC News) Hundreds of millions of people are celebrating Christmas Eve and Day, as Orthodox Christians believe Jesus Christ was born on January 7th.
Dozens of countries -- from Egypt to Ethiopia, and Russia to Ukraine -- have been engaging in festive traditions unknown to many around the world.
The Orthodox faith goes by the Julian calendar, while the other major Christian denominations (such as the Catholic and Protestant) follow the manipulated Gregorian calendar.
All I want for Xmas is peace: Putin offers Ukraine respite, Ukraine spits on offer
(CBS Miami) We're neighbors, Comrade Vladimir Zelenski. Be reasonable. Don't follow the American's proxy war in Ukraine as a puppet to get into NATO.
Ukraine rejects Putin's call for 36-hour ceasefire during Russian Orthodox Christmas
The CIA/USA loves its wars.
(CBS Miami) Jan. 5, 2023. Russian President [and ailing Dictator] Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow's armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin said the order, which was quickly dismissed by Ukraine, was in response to a proposal by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch [Pope] Kirill, earlier in the day, which was also dismissed by an official in the Ukrainian presidential office as propaganda.
More: cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...
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Spring's rich tapestry of pagan and Judeo-Christian traditions offers a multi-dimensional perspective on this time of reflection and renaissance (rebirth, re-nascent) renewal, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the intricate dance of existence that continues to inspire and uplift the human spirit.
