Friday, May 15, 2020
The New Age of Russia Occult and Esoteric Dimensions
edited by
Birgit Menzel,Michael Hagemeister andBernice Glatzer Rosenthal
https://www.academia.edu/17977459/The_New_Age_of_Russia._Occult_and_Esoteric_Dimensions
Introduction
Birgit Menze
I Prerevolutionary Roots and Early Soviet Manifestations
The Occult and Popular Entertainment in Late Imperial Russia
Julia Mannherz 29
The History of Esotericism in Soviet Russia in the 1920s–1930s
Konstantin Burmistrov 52
The Occultist Aleksandr Barchenko and the Soviet Secret Police(1923–1938)
Oleg Shishkin 81
From Synarchy to Shambhala:
The Role of Political Occultismand Social Messianism in the Activities of Nicholas Roerich
Markus Osterrieder 101
Konstantin Tsiolkovskii and the Occult Roots of Soviet Space Travel
Michael Hagemeister 135
II Manifestations in the Soviet Period (1930–1985)
Occult and Esoteric Movements in Russia from the 1960s to the 1980s
Birgit Menzel 151
Away from the Globe. Occultism, Esotericism and Literature in Russiaduring the 1960s–1980s
Leonid Heller 186
Guests from Outer Space. Occult Aspects of Soviet Science Fiction
Matthias Schwartz 211
Totalitarian Utopia, the Occult, and Technological Modernity in Russia:The Intellectual Experience of Cosmism
Marlène Laruelle 238
III The Occult Revival in Late and Post Soviet Russia(1985 to the Present)
Occult and Esoteric Doctrines after the Collapse of Communism
Demyan Belyaev 259
Occult Dissident Culture: The Case of Aleksandr Dugin
Mark Sedgwick 273
The Rodnoverie Movement: The Search for Pre-Christian Ancestry and the Occult
Marlène Laruelle 293
Through an Occult Prism: The Bolshevik Revolution in Three Post-Soviet Novels
Marina Aptekman 311
Shamanism in the Russian Intelligentsia (Post-Soviet Space and Time)
Natalia Zhukovskaia 328
Competing Legacies, Competing Visions of Russia:The Roerich Movement(s)
in Post-Soviet Russia
John McCannon 348
On the Way from Border Conflicts: Transpersonal Psychology in Russia
Boris Falikov 370
IV Comparative Aspects, Continuity and Change
Occultism as a Response to a Spiritual Crisis
Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal 390
On Reading Russian Mystical Literature Upside-Down
Jeffrey J. Kripal 421
Select Bibliography
Michael Hagemeister
432
About the Contributors
Dada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduction
https://www.academia.edu/38866158/Dada_and_Surrealism_A_Very_Short_Introduction
Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE May 13, 2020
In this Friday, May 8, 2020 file photo, the owner of a cat cafe checks the temperature of one of her cats in Bangkok, Thailand. According to a study published on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, cats can spread the new coronavirus to each other without any of them ever having any symptoms. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests.
Scientists who led the work, reported on Wednesday, say it shows the need for more research into whether the virus can spread from people to cats to people again.
Health experts have downplayed that possibility. The American Veterinary Medical Association said in a new statement that just because an animal can be deliberately infected in a lab “does not mean that it will easily be infected with that same virus under natural conditions.”
Anyone concerned about that risk should use “common sense hygiene,” said virus expert Peter Halfmann. Don’t kiss your pets and keep surfaces clean to cut the chances of picking up any virus an animal might shed, he said.
He and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine led the lab experiment and published results Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Federal grants paid for the work.
Researchers took coronavirus from a human patient and infected three cats with it. Each cat then was housed with another cat that was free of infection. Within five days, coronavirus was found in all three of the newly exposed animals.
None of the six cats ever showed any symptoms.
“There was no sneezing, no coughing, they never had a high body temperature or lost any weight,” Halfmann said. “If a pet owner looked at them ... they wouldn’t have noticed anything.”
Last month, two domestic cats in different parts of New York state tested positive for the coronavirus after mild respiratory illnesses. They were thought to have picked it up from people in their homes or neighborhoods.
Some tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo also have tested positive for the virus, as have a small number of other animals around the world.
Those cases and the new lab experiment show “there is a public health need to recognize and further investigate the potential chain of human-cat-human transmission,” the authors wrote.
Guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that based on the limited information available so far, the risk of pets spreading coronavirus to people “is considered to be low.”
The veterinary medicine group says “there is no evidence to suggest that animals, including pets, that may be incidentally infected by humans are playing a role in the spread of COVID-19.” It stressed that person-to-person transmission was driving the global pandemic.
However, the group noted that many diseases spread between pets and people, so hygiene is always important: Wash your hands before and after touching pets, and keep your pet and its food and water bowls clean.
Halfmann, whose two cats sleep near him, said the worry may be greater for animal shelters, where one infected animal could pass the virus to many others.
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Marilynn Marchione can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MMarchioneAP
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The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
In this Friday, May 8, 2020 file photo, the owner of a cat cafe checks the temperature of one of her cats in Bangkok, Thailand. According to a study published on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, cats can spread the new coronavirus to each other without any of them ever having any symptoms. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests.
Scientists who led the work, reported on Wednesday, say it shows the need for more research into whether the virus can spread from people to cats to people again.
Health experts have downplayed that possibility. The American Veterinary Medical Association said in a new statement that just because an animal can be deliberately infected in a lab “does not mean that it will easily be infected with that same virus under natural conditions.”
Anyone concerned about that risk should use “common sense hygiene,” said virus expert Peter Halfmann. Don’t kiss your pets and keep surfaces clean to cut the chances of picking up any virus an animal might shed, he said.
He and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine led the lab experiment and published results Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Federal grants paid for the work.
Researchers took coronavirus from a human patient and infected three cats with it. Each cat then was housed with another cat that was free of infection. Within five days, coronavirus was found in all three of the newly exposed animals.
None of the six cats ever showed any symptoms.
“There was no sneezing, no coughing, they never had a high body temperature or lost any weight,” Halfmann said. “If a pet owner looked at them ... they wouldn’t have noticed anything.”
Last month, two domestic cats in different parts of New York state tested positive for the coronavirus after mild respiratory illnesses. They were thought to have picked it up from people in their homes or neighborhoods.
Some tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo also have tested positive for the virus, as have a small number of other animals around the world.
Those cases and the new lab experiment show “there is a public health need to recognize and further investigate the potential chain of human-cat-human transmission,” the authors wrote.
Guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that based on the limited information available so far, the risk of pets spreading coronavirus to people “is considered to be low.”
The veterinary medicine group says “there is no evidence to suggest that animals, including pets, that may be incidentally infected by humans are playing a role in the spread of COVID-19.” It stressed that person-to-person transmission was driving the global pandemic.
However, the group noted that many diseases spread between pets and people, so hygiene is always important: Wash your hands before and after touching pets, and keep your pet and its food and water bowls clean.
Halfmann, whose two cats sleep near him, said the worry may be greater for animal shelters, where one infected animal could pass the virus to many others.
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Marilynn Marchione can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MMarchioneAP
___
The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
ORISHA OBATALA
DEFEATER OF PLAGUES, EPIDEMICS AND PANDEMICS
OBATALA'S NUMBER IS EIGHT
OR
Obatalá, Owner of All Heads
Obatalá
Obatalá (Obbatalá) is called the creator of earth and the sculptor of mankind because he was given this job by his father Olodumare, the supreme God in the Lucumí pantheon. According to a patakí (sacred story), Olodumare sent Obalatá to earth at the beginning of time, when there was nothing there but water. Olodumare gave his son a little bit of dirt and a chicken, and he told him to create the earth with it. Obatalá put the dirt in a pile in the middle of the sea and put the chicken on top of it. Soon, the chicken started scratching the dirt, spreading it around, and that's how the earth took shape. Once the continents had been formed, Olofi, another manifestation of the supreme God, told Obatalá to form human beings. Obatalá obeyed, adding the final touch by putting heads on the bodies of the humans he created. That's why Obatalá is said to be the owner of all heads.
Another patakí says that Obatalá saved humans from destruction. On one occasion, the Orichas were having a party and they forgot to invite Yemayá. She was so angry that she whipped up the oceans and flooded the world. Humans were terrified and didn't know what to do, so they ran to Obatalá and asked him to intervene. He ordered Yemayá to retreat, and she did out of respect to him. Obatalá, as the creator of earth, can be the only one to end it.
Obatalá is the owner of all things that are white, as well as the human head and all of its thoughts and dreams. He also owns silver and white metals, and the ceiba tree. Obatalá likes cotton, cocoa butter, cascarilla (powder made of egg shells), marble eggs, and snails. As tribute, he likes merengues, white rice, white custard, rice pudding, black eyed peas, fruits with a grainy texture like pomegranates, pears and custard apples, roasted ñamé (sweet potato) and malanga (taro root). Obatalá's food can never be salted. He's an Oricha who came directly to earth from heaven as the son of God, specifically Olodumare and Olofi. He was sent to earth to do good and govern as the king of the planet. Obatalá is calm, wise, understanding, and he loves peace and harmony. He demands proper behavior from his children and, out of respect, they obey him. No one can swear or blaspheme in front of Obatalá, and no one should appear naked in his presence. He hates alcohol and prohibits his children from drinking it. He always dresses in white, and his eleke (beaded necklace) is also white. He lives in a white porcelain sopera (soup tureen) kept on the altar of the home. Obatalá protects against blindness, paralysis and dementia.
Obatalá
Obatalá Takes Many Forms
Obatalá can be male or female
Orichas have different caminos or paths, meaning that the same Oricha can be manifested through different avatars.
DEFEATER OF PLAGUES, EPIDEMICS AND PANDEMICS
OBATALA'S NUMBER IS EIGHT
OR
INFINITY UPRIGHT
Obatalá, Owner of All Heads
Obatalá
Obatalá (Obbatalá) is called the creator of earth and the sculptor of mankind because he was given this job by his father Olodumare, the supreme God in the Lucumí pantheon. According to a patakí (sacred story), Olodumare sent Obalatá to earth at the beginning of time, when there was nothing there but water. Olodumare gave his son a little bit of dirt and a chicken, and he told him to create the earth with it. Obatalá put the dirt in a pile in the middle of the sea and put the chicken on top of it. Soon, the chicken started scratching the dirt, spreading it around, and that's how the earth took shape. Once the continents had been formed, Olofi, another manifestation of the supreme God, told Obatalá to form human beings. Obatalá obeyed, adding the final touch by putting heads on the bodies of the humans he created. That's why Obatalá is said to be the owner of all heads.
Another patakí says that Obatalá saved humans from destruction. On one occasion, the Orichas were having a party and they forgot to invite Yemayá. She was so angry that she whipped up the oceans and flooded the world. Humans were terrified and didn't know what to do, so they ran to Obatalá and asked him to intervene. He ordered Yemayá to retreat, and she did out of respect to him. Obatalá, as the creator of earth, can be the only one to end it.
Obatalá is the owner of all things that are white, as well as the human head and all of its thoughts and dreams. He also owns silver and white metals, and the ceiba tree. Obatalá likes cotton, cocoa butter, cascarilla (powder made of egg shells), marble eggs, and snails. As tribute, he likes merengues, white rice, white custard, rice pudding, black eyed peas, fruits with a grainy texture like pomegranates, pears and custard apples, roasted ñamé (sweet potato) and malanga (taro root). Obatalá's food can never be salted. He's an Oricha who came directly to earth from heaven as the son of God, specifically Olodumare and Olofi. He was sent to earth to do good and govern as the king of the planet. Obatalá is calm, wise, understanding, and he loves peace and harmony. He demands proper behavior from his children and, out of respect, they obey him. No one can swear or blaspheme in front of Obatalá, and no one should appear naked in his presence. He hates alcohol and prohibits his children from drinking it. He always dresses in white, and his eleke (beaded necklace) is also white. He lives in a white porcelain sopera (soup tureen) kept on the altar of the home. Obatalá protects against blindness, paralysis and dementia.
Obatalá
Obatalá Takes Many Forms
Obatalá can be male or female
Orichas have different caminos or paths, meaning that the same Oricha can be manifested through different avatars.
Obatalá can be either male or female, depending on his camino.
For example, Obatalá Ocha Griñán, Obatalá Obu Moró, and Obatalá Ayáguna are male;
Obatalá Obanlá, Obatalá Ochanlá, and Obatalá Alaguema are female.
In all, Obatalá has 24 caminos.
Some Santeros will know Obatalá as mother and others will know him as father.
The sons and daughters of Obatalá are strong willed but they're peaceful, calm and trustworthy people.
They're a bit reserved, and don't complain much.
Because Obatalá is the owner of human heads, his children are usually very intelligent and fond of studying.
Obatalá likes order and cleanliness.
He likes to have a calm environment.
He's patient with his children and very loving toward them, but he must be respected and obeyed.
Obatalá's number is 8, and his Catholic counterpart is the Virgin of Mercy.
His feast day is September 24.
Some lineages say his day of the week is Thursday, and others say Sunday.
In nature, tall majestic mountains are his symbol.
Because Obatalá is considered the creator of human beings, everyone can ask him to intervene and help in times of need. Obatalá will intercede when other Orichas are turning a deaf ear.
The prayer to Obbatala is
Obbatala, the king of Orishas.
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Obbatala is the Orisha of highest level, because he was the first to descend to the earth materializing Olofi, therefore he gave life to others. The etymology of his name is "king of all saints". His main mandate is the good for all and he mediates among the Orishas since his word is law and he is respected as such. He represents all that is true, wise and fair.
He is the God of the houses. In addition, he controls head and educates based on our thinking. He is seen as a veteran in the snow-covered mountains.
Generally, his sons are albinos as well as the disabled people.
The half-light attracts him, that is why his altar should be far from light.
His syncretic symbol is the Virgen de la Merced. His color is white and the celebration date is on September 24.
His sons must be respectful because Obbatala does not accept lack of respect or insults.
Among the parts of the body that influences the most are : the flee flowing, the head and bones. The plants used are Alacrancillo, Almond, Cotton, Campana, Peregun and Canutillo.
The animals to sacrifice are the white hen, Guinea fowl, pigeon and goat. His devotes are not allowed to drink alcohol and eat crabs and navy bean.
The prayer to Obbatala is
"Gemu Obatala Obatala Birivigua Aligua Ligua Lano Yakuto Kabo Kabo Ke Dedere laboru Dedere la boshishe Doba lori meridilogun".
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Blavatsky’s Coming Race: Nationalism, Racism and Fiction in Theosophical Doctrine
John L Crow
Theosophical Society,
Edward Bulwer-Lytton,
H. P. Blavatsky,
Science Fiction and Religion,
The Coming Race, Vril-Gesellschaft
Location: University of California-Davis
More Info: ASE Fourth International Conference
Organization: Association for the Study of Esotericism
Conference End Date: Jul 22, 2012
Blavatsky’s Coming Race: Nationalism, Racism, and Fiction in Theosophical Doctrine
John L. Crow,
John L Crow
Theosophical Society,
Edward Bulwer-Lytton,
H. P. Blavatsky,
Science Fiction and Religion,
The Coming Race, Vril-Gesellschaft
Location: University of California-Davis
More Info: ASE Fourth International Conference
Organization: Association for the Study of Esotericism
Conference End Date: Jul 22, 2012
Blavatsky’s Coming Race: Nationalism, Racism, and Fiction in Theosophical Doctrine
John L. Crow,
Florida State University
In 1888, the American section of the Theosophical Society began holding an annual convention, bringing together the nation’s Theosophists to organize their efforts, and celebrate their achievements. Society co-founder, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, sent a letter to each annual convention, and in them, she frequently mentioned the unique role America played in the advancement of the human race. According to her two-volume magnum opus, The Secret Doctrine, America would be the home of the next sub-race of the fifth root-race.That is, in her scheme of human evolution, America would be home to the next sub-group of the current levelof human spiritual and physical evolution.
By her 1891 letter, which was also her last, she mentions, like in many of her previous letters, the unique position of Americans, and warns that their developing powers needed to be controlled. “Your position as the forerunners of the sixth sub-race of the fifth root-race has its own special perils as well as its special advantages.”
In this letter Blavatsky connects American nationalism directly to her theories of human race development. These theories were also influenced by, not only established nineteenth-century racial categories, but the occult fiction of the English novelist, Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, in particular, his last novel, The Coming Race. Building on texts she encountered in India,nineteenth-century theories of race, her American patriotism, and Bulwer-Lytton’s novel,Blavatsky developed a theory of human evolution that simultaneously separated humanity intodistinct races while, at the same time, celebrated the mixing of races in the United States. As aresult, American Theosophists, and later offshoots, combined American nationalism and occultism in the development of their occult doctrines which still persist today
By her 1891 letter, which was also her last, she mentions, like in many of her previous letters, the unique position of Americans, and warns that their developing powers needed to be controlled. “Your position as the forerunners of the sixth sub-race of the fifth root-race has its own special perils as well as its special advantages.”
In this letter Blavatsky connects American nationalism directly to her theories of human race development. These theories were also influenced by, not only established nineteenth-century racial categories, but the occult fiction of the English novelist, Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, in particular, his last novel, The Coming Race. Building on texts she encountered in India,nineteenth-century theories of race, her American patriotism, and Bulwer-Lytton’s novel,Blavatsky developed a theory of human evolution that simultaneously separated humanity intodistinct races while, at the same time, celebrated the mixing of races in the United States. As aresult, American Theosophists, and later offshoots, combined American nationalism and occultism in the development of their occult doctrines which still persist today
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