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A collection of the esoteric in Rochester NY https://linktr.ee/esotericarchive

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Archive Update #13 is live on Patreon. Find out what new acquisitions join us in November!

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30.11.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

30.10.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 39488    πŸ” 14913    πŸ’¬ 567    πŸ“Œ 661
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Don't forget to check out the latest issue of the Archive Update! Read Update #11 here:

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10.10.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Archive Update #9 is here! Pareon members of all levels can find out what's new. This month, I'm specifically looking for your opinions and insights!

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31.07.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How I just got fired from Academia (and why that might matter to you)
YouTube video by ESOTERICA How I just got fired from Academia (and why that might matter to you)

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17.07.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Rochester bus riders: Tell us about your transit experience Tell us about your experiences riding the bus in Rochester. Share the challenges you face and ideas for improving public transit in the region.

"What challenges do you face while riding RTS? What’s working well? What changes would make accessing and riding buses better?"
Follow this link to share your thoughts on RTS service with Democrat and Chronicle! www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/l...

11.07.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What's the most accessed file in our archive? It's the 1729 "A Compleat System of Magic, or The History of the Black Art" by Daniel Defoe.

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11.07.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hear me out: a Science Fair, but for the Occult Sciences. High School Cafeteria, trifolded poster board, but instead of potato batteries and baking soda volcanos, the projects are "The Four Classical Elements" or "Consecrating a Circle." C'mon now!

08.07.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
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fortify inside why spiritual practice matters during the rising authoritarian tide

Please believe me when I tell you:

Double the fuck down on your spiritual practice now.

You are going to need it.

And no, that doesn't have to be a prayer-god thing.

The thing that sustains and nourishes you.

That makes you more alive to yourself, the world, others.

More present.

More:

04.07.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1471    πŸ” 450    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 51

The Supreme Court’s US v. Skrmetti decision is a harsh setback for trans and gender-expansive rights. But let’s be clearβ€”trans rights are HUMAN rights, and this fight is far from over! πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

20.06.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Text: "The Rosicrucian Path helps every student to develop their own" vision," emphasizing their inner potential to raise and expand consciousness toward new levels of reality. If somebody does not believe that peace among nations (and not simply an armistice) is possible, or if somebody doesn't believe that peace among individuals is possible, or if somebody doesn't believe that an economy channeled towards the well-being of humanity is possible, then this person will eventually have to come to understand that their disbelief is one of the causes for the delay in its manifestation. Our inability to perceive a utopia (by thinking that it is an unrealistic whimsy) reduces the "critical mass" available, slowing its achievement."

Text: "The Rosicrucian Path helps every student to develop their own" vision," emphasizing their inner potential to raise and expand consciousness toward new levels of reality. If somebody does not believe that peace among nations (and not simply an armistice) is possible, or if somebody doesn't believe that peace among individuals is possible, or if somebody doesn't believe that an economy channeled towards the well-being of humanity is possible, then this person will eventually have to come to understand that their disbelief is one of the causes for the delay in its manifestation. Our inability to perceive a utopia (by thinking that it is an unrealistic whimsy) reduces the "critical mass" available, slowing its achievement."

Dark times call for action, and for a broader vision of what can be.

03.05.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In case you're interested in, for whatever reason, suppressing liars, I made a handy little template to go along with the charm from the Ana Riva book, "Power of the Psalms."

Photo attached, and PDF here -> drive.proton.me/urls/PAAC897...

07.03.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Archive Update #7 is live! Join us over on Patreon for as little as $1/month to find out about the behind-the-scenes work of the EAR:

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We've added 18 objects this month, and I take a look at the 1894 classic: Brother of the Third Degree (Will L. Garver).

29.05.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know that the religion of Modern Spiritualism started right here in Rochester, NY? Why don't you download this free guide to 8 Important Locations in Early Spiritualism!

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24.03.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Archive Update #7 is live! Join us over on Patreon for as little as $1/month to find out about the behind-the-scenes work of the EAR:

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We've added 18 objects this month, and I take a look at the 1894 classic: Brother of the Third Degree (Will L. Garver).

29.05.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archive: "The Message of the Aquaria; The significance and mission of the Aquarian age" by Hariette Augusta Curtiss and P. Homer Curtiss (1921).

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01.04.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archive: "A History of Magic and Experimental Science" in two volumes by Lyn Thorndike (1923).

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15.04.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archive: "Pagan Prayers" by Marah Ellis Ryan (1913).

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16.04.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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From the archive: "The Kybalion: A study of the hermetic philosophy of ancient Egypt and Greece" by Three Initiates (1908)

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21.04.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Join the The Esoteric Archive of Rochester Discord Server! The esoteric and the occult in and around Rochester, NY. | 18 members

ROC peeps (and beyond):

Join us at the EAR discord to nerd out about roc-flavored esotericism and network with other occult folks :)

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27.03.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archive: "The Bible and Astronomy" by John Henry Kurtz (1857).

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01.05.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archive: "Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind" by Richard Maurice Bucke (1905)

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22.04.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archive: "The Rosicrucians: Their Rites and Mysteries" - second edition - by Hargrave Jennings (1879)

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25.04.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archive: "Songs of the Pristine Church of the Rose Cross" Published by the Supreme Council (1921).

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18.03.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archive: "Phallicism: Celestial and Terrestrial" by Hargrave Jennings (1884).

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12.03.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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17.03.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Important Locations in Early Spiritualism – Map and Guide

This free, printable map highlights eight locations in downtown Rochester that are important to Spiritualism. The back side of the map details why each location is notable.

Grab a copy today!

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26.03.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the archive: "Private Instructions in the Science and Art of Organic Magnetism" by Chandos Leigh Hunt (1885).

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28.03.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"By myself and of myself I am naught, but as a part of the great whole, and a member of the human race, and as a part of the divine consciousness, I am mighty and powerful."

CR+C 2NEO:2

19.12.2024 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@esotericarchiveroc is following 18 prominent accounts