Just as an aside, "Pussy Riot" is amazing and the prison sentence
handed down is horifying.
I have been following their actions that have made it into the English
blogscape for a while now.
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 3:09 PM, James John Bell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Kateryna and Jesper,
>
> Thanks, yeah I had known that the girls doing the prayer ritual were Russian
> Orthdox, that and the focus on Mary, is what made it seem occult, because of
> the Mary cults, AKA Cult of the Coming Age of the Holy Spirit.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_the_Holy_Spirit
>
> So, I was thinking a Christian orthodox "protest within the system" might
> have something to do with the contemporary revival of the belief, which
> revolves around a dawning of the Age of the
> Virgin-Mary/Holy-Spirit/Living-Water-Bearers.
>
> Seems like their use of invoking Mary in prayer is just coincidence then,
>
> James
>
>
>
>
> On 5/12/12 3:34 AM, "Kateryna Zorya" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Being well aware of the context, I must say that none, really. Just a
>> social protest. They aren't involved in any occult groups I know of;
>> and, as far as I'm aware, they're Russian Orthodox themselves. This is
>> a protest within the system, not outside of it. The occult community
>> at large in Russia took no notice.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Kateryna Zorya
>>
>> 2012/5/11 Jesper Petersen <[log in to unmask]>:
>>> Hi James,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I donıt see any occult depth to this, but I have little background knowledge
>>> of the Russian context. On the other hand, the situationist and clearly
>>> subversive vibe of the punk event seems to share an antinomian thrust with
>>> some post-punk occulture (see e.g. Parfreyıs Apocalypse Culture books or the
>>> compilation Art that Kills).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jesper.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James John Bell
>>> Sent: 11. maj 2012 11:14
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] the punk prayer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is there any occult depth to the now infamous Russian punk prayerı?
>>>
>>> the punk bandıs arrest for performing the punk prayer ritual in a Moscow
>>> cathedral has landed them on the global human rights stage as the only band
>>> that matters in 2012ı. Anything interesting about their ritual/protest or
>>> their Russian incantations/lyrics?
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALS92big4TY
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