{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"elrojo wrote","author_name":"elrojo (npub1f0…rrgpl)","author_url":"https://yabu.me/npub1f0vsmteryrt5za2975lxa8ft789ngh9cxcf9z0lqm5vtk4cx3n0qwrrgpl","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://yabu.me","html":"Onward and upward is not a gnostic saying. It’s just a saying. Meaning we keep going on with our lives and aim to to achieve our goals. \n\nI stay away from Gnosticism as well. \n\nThe first prayer is an Eastern Orthodox prayer. \n\nMagic is a very loose term. From my perspective. Magic can be good or bad. \n\nI would argue the Catholic mass is a magic ritual/ceremony. Reciting prayers, songs, and the culmination is Eucharist becoming the body and blood of Christ. This is a good form of magic. \n\nBad magic is also present. I can see it very prominent in mainstream media (music, satanic symbolism in brand logos, etc.)"}