The Strange Stack of Library Books
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matrixrefugeeOn the floor near my dresser is a stack of books I got at the Tewksbury Library (I haven't been there in a while, on account of my slightly unpredictable work schedule, but I finally managed to get there Wednesday night), which includes:
--"Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone", which I took out for the third or fourth time: I need this to check the facts for an "A.I." crossover I've been tinkering with for awhile. When I took it out the other night, the librarian at the check-out desk noted that a lot of people were taking out Harry Potter books; I speculated that might have something to do with Hallowe'en being juuust around the corner, so it made a perfect time of year to read it.
--"Wicca: The Complete Craft" by D.J. Conway. Don't get excited: I'm not leaving the Church; I'm only trying to make myself better informed. It has nothing to do with the fact that I've read Harry Potter, either. It didn't take me long to figure out that the witchcraft in HP and the witchcraft of Wicca are two completely different things.
--"Holy Blood, Holy Grail", one of the books that served as part of the inspiration for "The Da Vinci Code". I tried reading it yeeears ago, when I was reading Every Single Book I could get my hands on about the Holy Grail, since I was trying to write an epic poem, which I wanted to publish as the alleged work of an "obscure" 13th century German poet known as Ekkehard von der Nachtigall. The information made my head swim then, but I think I can make some sense of it now that I'm older. In the preface, the authors mention that Malachi Martin, the bible scholar-novelist-exorcist, had said something to the effect that believing Christ could have married Mary Magdalen is not theologically out of the question. So I thought about that: Yes, He could have married Mary Magdalen before His death on the Cross, sometime during the three years of His public ministry. Yes, they might have had a child. But the question remains: why would Christ do that? He knew He came here not only to share His message of compassion and charity and self-sacrifice, but also and more importantly, He came to die to offer His life as a ransom for our souls. In order to do this, He had to remain unattached: it was hard enough on His mother, having to see Him suffer and die so horribly. Imagine the anguish His widow would have to endure, not just losing Him, but seeing Him go back to heaven when He completed the active phase of His ministry. And what would their child think of that? Thus, I still personally think that a married Christ is out of the question.
--"Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone", which I took out for the third or fourth time: I need this to check the facts for an "A.I." crossover I've been tinkering with for awhile. When I took it out the other night, the librarian at the check-out desk noted that a lot of people were taking out Harry Potter books; I speculated that might have something to do with Hallowe'en being juuust around the corner, so it made a perfect time of year to read it.
--"Wicca: The Complete Craft" by D.J. Conway. Don't get excited: I'm not leaving the Church; I'm only trying to make myself better informed. It has nothing to do with the fact that I've read Harry Potter, either. It didn't take me long to figure out that the witchcraft in HP and the witchcraft of Wicca are two completely different things.
--"Holy Blood, Holy Grail", one of the books that served as part of the inspiration for "The Da Vinci Code". I tried reading it yeeears ago, when I was reading Every Single Book I could get my hands on about the Holy Grail, since I was trying to write an epic poem, which I wanted to publish as the alleged work of an "obscure" 13th century German poet known as Ekkehard von der Nachtigall. The information made my head swim then, but I think I can make some sense of it now that I'm older. In the preface, the authors mention that Malachi Martin, the bible scholar-novelist-exorcist, had said something to the effect that believing Christ could have married Mary Magdalen is not theologically out of the question. So I thought about that: Yes, He could have married Mary Magdalen before His death on the Cross, sometime during the three years of His public ministry. Yes, they might have had a child. But the question remains: why would Christ do that? He knew He came here not only to share His message of compassion and charity and self-sacrifice, but also and more importantly, He came to die to offer His life as a ransom for our souls. In order to do this, He had to remain unattached: it was hard enough on His mother, having to see Him suffer and die so horribly. Imagine the anguish His widow would have to endure, not just losing Him, but seeing Him go back to heaven when He completed the active phase of His ministry. And what would their child think of that? Thus, I still personally think that a married Christ is out of the question.
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Date: 2004-10-23 03:49 am (UTC)I would suggest reading Scott Cunningham too for the 411 on Wicca:
"Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practicioner" is a very good one, too.
I've read D.J conway and like her book "celtic magic"
I've often wondered about Mary Magdalene, too. She's always been one of my favorite women of the bible..Did you know Mary Magdalene might have actually been a Priestess of the Old Religion? some speculate that. Also, that she wasn't a prostitute in the traditional sense, but that then a "prostitute" could also mean a woman that wasn't "owned" by any man and was unto herself, and made her own living.
Food for thought, anyway.
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Date: 2004-10-23 09:20 am (UTC)no subject
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