Tag: Jesus
The rites of Easter night as an initiatory mystery
The lighting of the fire, the texts that trace the sacred history, the rite of water that evokes the mystery of death-and-resurrection of baptism. The Sacred Meal of the Body and Blood of Christ: "the greatest hierophany" according to Mircea Eliade. The liturgy of the Easter vigil transmits a mysterious and initiatory meaning over the centuries.
โThe Walking Deadโ: an attempt at esoteric deciphering
Our film analysis column is back: this time we deal with the esoteric aspects of the famous TV series created by Frank Darabont and inspired by the comic by Robert Kirkman.
Astrological Considerations on the Gospel: A Solar-Based Soteriology
di Andrew Casella
cover: โThe creation of the Sun, the Moon and the starsโ, 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 referencesย โย most of the time now forgotten and therefore misunderstoodย โย 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.