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History Tour via Books
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items Always good to have some historical records backing you when you talk about what triggers folks 😄
The Mother of God is often depicted as white...but there are many churches that recognize her as dark skinned. Here the history is traced back as to when the imagery changed and where, also the lengths people took to preserve what they had. Links bet...
Dark Mother: African Origins and Godmothers
Important, because the narrative that few are left to speak on this is pushed. Many know who they are but hide because visibility has been punished. There’s no safety in hiding though.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the US
American spirituality isn’t just puritans and masons, it’s a melting pot of beliefs made into something new. Mitch covers history from the beginning for white Americans on the continent.
Occult America: White House Seances & Mystics
Powerful reference and honorable mentions to Abdullah. This isn't what you read cover to cover. This is what you flip open when you just might've come unhinged in the neurons and need to ground yourself in the work of those that recorded what they kn...
The Secret Teachings of All Ages: Masonic & Hermetic Philosophy
If you're coming from Catholicism but don't want to be initiated into another religion (or maybe you do) this book is a gateway to learning about what many enslaved Americans took to practicing in secret when masters didn't allow the practice of any ...
Santeria: The Religion - Faith, Rites, Magic
I'm not going to say fling this book at friends or family announcing humanity has widely been lied to but...Sitchen is where one starts if you haven't heard of Graham Hancock or David Wilcock. Were the roosters sent to wake the people? Trumpets, roos...
Genesis Revisited: Modern Science & Ancient Knowledge
The illustration in this book is really excellent. Supernatural stories documented and still told today, I love it!
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Some may not see how Tarot and Oracles are comic adjacent but when you think of how every comic isn't intended to be funny, but they are pictures telling a story, it makes sense. I checked this one out for a specific section but there's talk about th...
Why Comics?: From Underground to Everywhere
What I found affirming about this book is that women have more choice about sex than in past history. Sometimes the revolutionary thing is saying yes, or intimacy the way you want it when you want it. Sometimes the revolutionary thing is saying no or...
The Sex Myth: Gap Between Fantasies & Reality