August 1, 2010

Holy bones, skulls, teeth and hair of Church Martyrs and Saints

Skulls

SOURCE : Christian Relics – ReligionFacts In Christianity, relics are the material remains of a deceased saint or martyr and objects closely associated with those remains. Relics can be entire skeletons, but more usually they consist of a part such as a bone, hair or tooth. Pieces of clothing worn by the deceased saint or [...]

The Seattle Times: Voodoo woman arrested at airport with human skull

Human skeleton with top hat and sunglasses

SOURCE : The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Woman arrested at airport with human skull in her carry-on Martinez said that in Vodou, it is common for practitioners to put a human skull on an altar in the home dedicated to spirits of the dead known as gede. The spirits contained in that skull are [...]

Tantra as black magic, sorcery and human sacrifice in urban India

My friend Babu

SOURCE : hEyOkA mAgAzInE Lets play an associative game. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘Tantra’? If you aren’t a practitioner or scholar or one who has delved into Tantra, chances are you will think ‘black magic’, ‘human sacrifice’, ‘skulls and bones’. You will also probably [...]