Obsidian mirror used by Elizabeth I’s court astrologer has Aztec origins

Re:Obsidian mirror used by Elizabeth I’s court astrologer ha... by neaden on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @07:56PM (#28858977)

Reminds me of Jack Parsons, one of the most influential rocket scientists and co-founder of Jet Propulsion Labs and committed Thelemite occultist. Or John Murray Spear, a clergyman from the 1800s who campaigned for women's equality, rights for workers, abolition, and getting rid of the death penalty. He also believed he was talking to Ben Franklin's ghost and tried to build what was essentially a robot Jesus.

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Re:Obsidian mirror used by Elizabeth I’s court astrologer ha... by tkgally on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:49PM (#28859327)

And Isaac Newton:

“English physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton produced works exploring chronology, and biblical interpretation (especially of the Apocalypse), and alchemy. Some of this could be considered occult. Also, Newton described himself as a ‘natural philosopher’, and his work is grounded in Aristotelian metaphysics. Newton’s scientific work may have been of lesser personal importance to him, as he placed emphasis on rediscovering the wisdom of the ancients. In this sense, some historians, including economist John Maynard Keynes, believe that any reference to a ‘Newtonian Worldview’ as being purely mechanical in nature is somewhat inaccurate.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton%27s_occult_studie...

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Re:Obsidian mirror used by Elizabeth I’s court astrologer ha... by collegeburner on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @10:02PM (#28859752)

And Keynes himself was a eugenicist [1] and pederast [2].

[1]: https://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/tree/5233e4365c2ec500000...

[2]: Lytton Strachey: A Critical Biography, Holroyd 1967

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Re:Obsidian mirror used by Elizabeth I’s court astrologer ha... by aaaaaaaaaaab on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:08PM (#28859067)

>tried to build what was essentially a robot Jesus

Lol! I had to look this up, and indeed it’s true: http://www.danbaines.com/blog/tag/New+Motive+Power

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Re:Obsidian mirror used by Elizabeth I’s court astrologer ha... by Igelau on Thursday October 14, 2021 @01:03AM (#28860692)

I don't care if it rains or freezes, I've still got my robot Jesus

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