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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