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Zalmoxis, Apollo Soranus & le MannerbΓΌnde

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On the occasion of the publication of the first paperback for newborn girls Axis Mundi Editions, we publish a preview of the first chapter of The Angel of the Abyss. Apollo, Avalon, the Polar Myth and the Apocalypse dedicated to Geto-Thracian shamanism (in the mythical figure of the demigod Zalmoxis) and its relationship with the sacred practices of the Apollonian iatromancers.

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Shamanic initiation and the ways of the afterlife in the North American tradition

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Similarly to the European tradition, also the North American one recognizes in the period of the winter solstice the "gateway" to the world of the dead and of the spirits and, therefore, the suitable time for youth initiations and masked ceremonies, including the Iroquois one of the β€œFalse Faces” and the kwakiutl one of the β€œCannibal Spirit”. These beliefs and practices, as well as the analysis of shamanic journeys to the "Village of the Spirits", allow us to understand the doctrines of the native peoples of North America on the various souls that make up the human being and on the relationship entertained by the living with the spirit world. .

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β€œMidsommar”: the coronation of Beauty and the expulsion of the Beast

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Ari Aster's "folk-horror" film stages a Midsummer ceremony inspired by the ancient European rites of late winter and Calendimaggio: beyond the inaccuracies and poetic licenses, the fulcrum of the narrative must be recognized in the "descent into hell" and in the subsequent rebirth of the protagonist Dani, an initiation that obviously requires a sacrifice.

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