Was ‘Terrible’ William II de Soules the true inspiration for Tolkien’s evil Saruman?

Hermitage Castle ​Hermitage Castle, Liddesdale by Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The true inspiration behind Saruman? A lone imperious necromancer, dwelling in a stark valley’s forbidding tower, terrorizing the local Scots Reiver horse lords, served by a terrifying orcish goblin named ‘Redcap Sly’, who kept his jaunty bonnet scarlet with the…

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Distinct Types of Fascinating Spirit Art Phenomena

Nowadays, we find everyone is ‘a weekend medium/psychic/healer’ after completing one perfect course online, at an event or a workshop. And sadly, we often we see online writers, commenters and so-called ‘professional intuitives’ (especially the freshly minted ones!) who know loads more than many of the experts who have spent years researching and developing themselves…

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The Current Inane ‘Aliens Are Demons’ News Media Spin Blitz Is Reminiscent of Some Past Ideological News Campaigns

Mainstream news media outlets have been promulgating the association of ‘aliens’ with ‘demons.’  Here is a perspective from Google’s conversational generative AI search engine powered by the Gemini AI models.   Here’s an example opening paragraph from Baptist News Global.   “The rumors are real,” pastor Mike Signorelli wrote on X.  “I was brought into a private…

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The Terms ‘Aliens’ and ‘Demons’ Have Distinctly Different Evolutions

art by Grok 4  This blogger has mentioned in some previous blog articles — The word ‘demon’ or ‘demonic’ connoting evil is a superstitious derivative of the Latin/Greek ‘daemon’/’daimon,’ perhaps reminding one of the account of the ‘daemon’ of Socrates with Socrates recognizable as being one of the chosen ones (not by men) to expand the spiritual…

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‘Aliens’ and ‘Demons’ — In Comparison: A 2024 News Article and a Recent Daily Mail Exclusive Report

  Featured Article #1 from GB News: “GB News: Nasa ‘quietly funding’ theological conferences amid ‘demonic’ UFO fears”   By Gabrielle Wilde (January 25, 2024)   UFO expert Nick Pope has revealed that Nasa is funding theological conferences because ‘they want to get ahead of the game’UFO expert Nick Pope believes Nasa is “quietly funding” theological conferences due…

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Tarot Cards That Resonate With Gemini

Main Takeaways Gemini is associated with more Tarot cards than most zodiac signs, spanning two Major Arcana cards and several key Minor Arcana cards. The Lovers and the Magician are the primary Gemini Tarot cards in the Major Arcana, reflecting the sign’s themes of duality, communication, and mental agility. The Suit of Swords is Gemini’s…

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Metaphysical Articles Blogger Mark Russell Bell Has Been Interviewed for Richard Syrett’s Strange Planet Podcast

  This article provides an example of activities in the life of a noncommercial blogger dedicated to helping people expand their understanding about metaphysical, spiritual and cosmological aspects of life. I was interviewed on Wednesday, May 21 for an upcoming episode of Richard Syrett’s Strange Planet podcast.    On Monday, March 18 this blogger sent an emailed announcement…

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Full Moon Rituals: How To Work With Lunar Energy

Main Takeaways The Full Moon marks the peak of the lunar cycle, a time of heightened energy, culmination, and release rather than new beginnings. Full Moon rituals are intentional practices for aligning with lunar energy; they can be as simple or as elaborate as feels right. The most meaningful Full Moon rituals focus on gratitude,…

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Reactions to This Blogger’s X Posts Promoting “UFOs / UAP / Space People / UFOlogy Index of Linked Evidentiary Articles”

  This first post of May 9 (shown below) was soon halted by X.com administrators with no explanation provided.    I appealed the halting of my post yet soon thereafter the message was seen: “Appeal declined.”  Past occurrences of censorship at X.com has been documented in previous articles.  An Email message informed me: “We have…

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When Liz Met Fred

Introduction ​I was fortunate to meet dedicated Spiritualists Fred and Liz Welling in the mid 2000s during my newfound spiritual church travels in Adelaide, South Australia. As a non-religious and non-churchgoing woman, I felt like a bit of a misfit but my new partner was an evidential medium who decided to resume public demonstrations in…

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