There's an old song from Roman-age Judea that's cited in both the Talmud and Robert Graves' classic novel of Goddess revisionist history, King Jesus, called “Ten Measures of Wisdom.”
It goes like this:
Ten measures of Wisdom
were given to the world:
Israel took nine,
the rest took one.
So it continues through the various nations of the world:
Ten measures of Lechery
were given to the world:
Arabia took nine,
the rest took one.
Ten measures of Sovereignty
were given to the world:
Rome took nine,
the rest took one.
Ah, fun with stereotypes. My personal favorite:
Ten measures of Magic
were given to the world:
Egypt took nine,
the rest took one.
Now, I don't know how long you've been around the pagan community. But let me ask you something.
On our way back from a trip to the Jeffers Petroglyphs in SW Minnesota, a friend and I passed a road sign: New Ulm 5.
New Ulm is a historically German town at the confluence of the Cottonwood and Minnesota Rivers, best known for its fine local beers and its "Herman the German" Memorial.
“I've always wanted to check out New Ulm,” said my friend.
This week we take a look at an array of diverse stories of magic and religion. Take a look at a story of werewolves in Africa and another of vampires in Japan. Also featured: why sometimes the strangest stories are the most relatable. It's Airy Monday, our weekly segment on news about magic and religion in popular culture. All this and more for the Pagan News Beagle!
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