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“The incense trade catalyzed the birth of Islam, whose military, spiritual, and commercial impacts transformed medieval Asia, Europe, and Africa. Riding on a rising tide of global trade along the land and sea routes of Asia, Islam came to dominate that continent's spiritual as well as its commercial life.”

Book:A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World

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William J. Bernstein

William J. Bernstein, born in 1954, is a renowned investment expert and author. His career has been dedicated to the field of investments, particularly in the areas of mutual funds and index funds. As an investment expert, Bernstein has made significant contributions to the understanding of portfolio management and asset allocation. His book, 'The Four Pillars of Investing,' is a cornerstone in the field, providing in-depth insights into the principles and strategies of portfolio construction. Bernstein's work has had a profound impact on both individual and institutional investors, and he is widely regarded as an authority in the investment community. more

“Because there are many levels in this gigantic video game, people pray to the beings on the lower and intermediate levels, as they are often easier to contact than the more exalted beings (for example, these lower and intermediate beings often respond to human and animal blood sacrifice, offerings of large amounts of gold or money, flagellation, fasting and other offerings of material goods such as flowers, food and incense. They hope that, by petitioning the beings on the intermediate level (saints, angels and archangels), their request will be transmitted to the Supreme Reality (the ultimate controller of the game). In other words, in reality people are asking the intermediate level of programmers to change the program. When people pray for a miracle, they are really praying that the computer code of one of the levels will change to give them what they want. They are trying to contact and influence the intermediate programmers when they pray.”

Prayer Levels Flowers Incense Gnosticism Blood Sacrifice Simulation Hypothesis Intermediate Levels

Book:Alien Parasites: 40 Gnostic Truths to Defeat the Archon Invasion!

Source: Alien Parasites: 40 Gnostic Truths to Defeat the Archon Invasion!

“In Japanese Buddhist temples the presiding monk watched the stick of incense burn to tell when it was time to stop meditating and begin the next communal activity.”

Meditation Incense Japanese Buddhism

Book:Religion: A Very Short Introduction

Source: Religion: A Very Short Introduction

“I want to put joy into the world. I want to help my friends, to build a future for my daughter. This is the time to put aside those things that try to hold us down. Time to say goodbye to the dead, and to celebrate the living. Everything is ready now: candles from the market, lined up in wine-bottle holders; incense from my own supply, ready to sweeten the troubled air. My mother's cards in their sandalwood box. And a dozen little red sachets, made from scavenged scarlet silk, one for every month in the year, and filled with a combination of herbs: lavender for peace of mind; marigold, for friendship; strawberry leaf for good fortune; hawthorn for protection; mandrake for power; cedar for strength; and in each, a scrap of paper with a secret invocation to the dead: a prayer for future prosperity; a light against the darkness.”

Incense Vianne Rocher Ritual Magic Herbal Cures Spread Happiness

Book:Vianne

Source: Vianne