The Latin term “fiat” roughly translates to “there shall be”. When we refer to fiat money, we are referring to money that exists because the government declares it into existence. It is not based on production or earnings, and not backed by any commodity. It is solely based on trusting the government. Fiat money is exchanged in the economy as long as there is faith in the government that issues it.
Religion Belief
Faith Based Currency
Don't Trust Your Eyes!
Spirit Cabinets
A bit of old school spiritulism and magic !
Spirit cabinets appeared during the heyday of Spiritualism and were used by mediums as part of the trappings of the physical séance. The “cabinets” as they were called were often either actual pieces of furniture, a curtained off corner of a room or even a doorway. They became the physical mediums work space and its purpose was to “attract and conserve spiritual forces”. Paranormal researcher Hereward Carrington referred to a spirit cabinet as a “spiritual storage battery.”
Discussing Transpersonal Art With Alex Grey
Nice interview with artist Alex Grey.
Well, my work is primarily examining the nature of consciousness, and it uses various mediums to explore that question. The work’s main subject is the question of human identity and life, so I examine the human body on the physical level and interlace the subtle energies and systems of understanding from both eastern and western occult mystical traditions. I take a multicultural perspective because I want to get as many truths as I can into the vision of what a human being is.
A Brief History of Alchemy
Here is a nice introduction to alchemy.
It is common today to think of alchemy as the mere precursor of chemistry or a primitive and not very accurate attempt to describe nature. This is entirely untrue. Alchemy, from its beginnings, was a means to transform the human soul from its base (lead) state to its Enlightened and eternal state (gold). Alchemy lies at the heart of the world’s three dominant modern religions.
Occult Symbols
The Tao of Star Wars
Lately i have read and heard many. different people make mention to the philosophy behind the origional star wars, the following article is somewhat of a start to exploring that topic.
May the Force be with you. Utter this famous line and there’s no mistaking it. You’re referring to the driving force (pardon the pun) behind the Star Wars world of exploding planets and intergalactic wars. But what exactly is it? In the words of the character Obi-wan Kenobi, a Jedi knight:
“The Force is what gives the Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.”
