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• ... that W.B. Yeats influenced Frederick Santee's interest in the occult?
• ... that the Three of Cups tarot card is favorable for health?
• ... that Libra is the only zodiac sign represented by an object.
• ... that Bad Lord Soules is said to have defeated a Northumbrian giant, The Cout o' Keilder?
• ... that The Satanic Bible has sold over 1 million copies?
• ... that angels in the Virtues choir are called "the shining ones?"
• ... that Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot took five years to complete?
• ... that Egyptian astrology is keyed to the cycle of Sirius?

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Featured image Set is a god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion. In a legend in the Pyramid Texts, as punishment for his rebellion and overthrow of Osiris, Set was transformed into a sacrificial red ox (some legends say a red goat). His foreleg (xpS) was cut off and thrown into the sky where it became Meskhetiu (Msxtyw), a group of seven stars in the northern sky (likely either Ursa Major or Ursa Minor). The foreleg was not only a protective god, but it was also a lasting symbol of power and strength, especially of strength in the afterlife. Thousands of blue or red foreleg amulets have been found wrapped in the bandages of mummies across all periods of Egyptian history, and drawings of Msxtyw feature prominently alongside the decanal stars in the Middle Kingdom Period coffins. Photographer: Travis McHenry (More Images)

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