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this post was submitted on 07 May 2025
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WITCHCRAFT! THEY'RE DOING WITCHCRAFT!
RETRO SATANA, TOTO OPERE ASPER!
ORO TE PATER, ORO TE PATER, SANAS!
O PATER, ORES PRO AETATE NOSTRA!
ORA, OPERARE, OSTENTA TE PASTOR!
(sorry I've just been reading up a bunch on ancient coptic / christian ritual magic; it's fascinating, and the fact that most modern christians don't realize that their religion is fundamentally rooted in syncretic magic traditions that coalesced into an apocalyptic death / martyr cult is WILD)
Oh, now that sounds like a fun rabbit hole. Say more words.
I'm just going to add to this existing comment about how this topic really grew to be such a big part of my life right now. The specific comments on further reading are down at the bottom in bullet points.