<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>elrojo wrote</title><author_name>elrojo (npub1f0…rrgpl)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1f0vsmteryrt5za2975lxa8ft789ngh9cxcf9z0lqm5vtk4cx3n0qwrrgpl</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><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. &#xA;&#xA;I stay away from Gnosticism as well. &#xA;&#xA;The first prayer is an Eastern Orthodox prayer. &#xA;&#xA;Magic is a very loose term. From my perspective. Magic can be good or bad. &#xA;&#xA;I 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. &#xA;&#xA;Bad magic is also present. I can see it very prominent in mainstream media (music, satanic symbolism in brand logos, etc.)</html></oembed>