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The suffering of the earth: overpopulation and the myths of depopulation in India, Iran and Greece

Published on: April 6 2020 Last updated on: 14 September 2020 Written by: Marco Maculotti Categorized into: Esotericism, Mito, History of Religions

The mythologem of "cosmic weariness" and "earth suffering", which inevitably follows a divine action aimed at depopulating the planet - whether it be a war between gods or a deluge sent from heaven - to balance its irremediably compromised equilibrium, is finds with notable correspondences in different Indo-European traditions, or rather Indo-Mediterranean ones: in India and Iran as well as in ancient Greece, and partly also in the Old Testament tradition.

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Asclepius: genesis and myth, from hero to god

Published on: February 8 2019 Last updated on: October 6, 2020 Written by: AnnaMB Categorized into: Mito, History of Religions

Genesis of the cult of Asclepius, first a hero-healer and then a divinity of Dream and Medicine in the Hellenic pantheon: from the textile origins to the Homeric and Hesiodic texts.

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Astrological Considerations on the Gospel: A Solar-Based Soteriology

Published on: November 8, 2017 Last updated on: October 6, 2020 Written by: Andrew Casella Categorized into: Astrotheology, Esotericism, Mito, History of Religions

di Andrew Casella
cover: “The creation of the Sun, the Moon and the stars”, ca. 1250-1260

The cycle of articles dedicated to sacred astronomy by Andrea Casella continues. In this appointment and in the one that will follow, the author focuses on the soteriology of the Christian Gospels, identifying the references — most of the time now forgotten and therefore misunderstood — to the ancient astroteological tradition. In this first part we will analyze in a special way the figure of John the Baptist and his relationship with Jesus (especially as regards "baptism") and that of Judas the Iscariot, connected with the constellation of Scorpio.

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