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The Occult, Witchcraft And The Devil's Feast In Old Mother Russia
The Occult Witchcraft And The Devil's Feast In Old Mother Russia Author:Ferdinand Ossendowski, Tim Swartz, Timothy Beckley UNHOLY SPIRITS IN THE GLOOMY EAST? DISCOVER THE MYSTERIOUS 'DARK SIDE' OF OCCULTISM IN OLD RUSSIA The officially athestic government of Russia tried its best to cover up such embarassing transgressions against the State. They wanted no attachment to these throwbacks to what they saw as primitive paganism. Rumors of executions and forced... more » exile in Siberia kept interest to a minimum, yet accounts of devil worship and involvement with other Black Arts did not subside, in fact, they persisted and often grew in importance. There was proof that the now unorthodox, but formerly "traditional," schools of religion and occultism had been preserved and their prescriptions and "superstitious" practices, having endured thorugh the centuries, were being handed down from generation to generation, through typically there was a great deal of secrecy associated with them. The Sorcerers were thought of as being older people who possessed the secret science of curing men and animals of diseases, of appeasing demons whenever they waxed into a great fury, of staunching blood, freeing insect-infested dwellings of vermin, de-haunting houses, tracking horse thieves, involking the souls of the dead, foretelling the future and discovering hidden underground treasures. The Wizzards, Witches, Shamans, and Hags were performing what seemed like "miracles," and so a noted Polish-born scientist, activist and explorer who had gained a reputation as a believer in reincarnation and cloistered underground cities like Agharta, went on a quest throughout Mother Russia to ascertain the truth about all matters involving the occult.« less