Dr Robin Douglas
@robincdouglas.bsky.social
Éliphas Lévi's esoteric interpretation of the image of the Virgin Mary known as the Miraculous Medal.
"its figures are so perfectly kabalistic that it is truly a marvellous double Pantacle.
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"its figures are so perfectly kabalistic that it is truly a marvellous double Pantacle.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Éliphas Lévi's esoteric interpretation of the image of the Virgin Mary known as the Miraculous Medal.
"its figures are so perfectly kabalistic that it is truly a marvellous double Pantacle.
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"its figures are so perfectly kabalistic that it is truly a marvellous double Pantacle.
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A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
From Wiltshire Police's investigation into Sir Edward Heath and the (probably false) claims that he was an abuser.... The following statement about the allegedly asexual bachelor stands out.
Who was it referring to?
Who was it referring to?
October 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
From Wiltshire Police's investigation into Sir Edward Heath and the (probably false) claims that he was an abuser.... The following statement about the allegedly asexual bachelor stands out.
Who was it referring to?
Who was it referring to?
The royal family should share their theological speculations with us more often.
October 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The royal family should share their theological speculations with us more often.
Limerick, Ireland, 1838 - Report of the reception of a nun
Interesting points:
1. The journalist emphasises how hot she is
2. She was a convert of 3 years
3. She hadn't yet been confirmed - this was done at the reception ceremony
Interesting points:
1. The journalist emphasises how hot she is
2. She was a convert of 3 years
3. She hadn't yet been confirmed - this was done at the reception ceremony
September 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Limerick, Ireland, 1838 - Report of the reception of a nun
Interesting points:
1. The journalist emphasises how hot she is
2. She was a convert of 3 years
3. She hadn't yet been confirmed - this was done at the reception ceremony
Interesting points:
1. The journalist emphasises how hot she is
2. She was a convert of 3 years
3. She hadn't yet been confirmed - this was done at the reception ceremony
According to Google, there are a couple in Britain:
September 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
According to Google, there are a couple in Britain:
An outfit called the Protestant Alliance had a major sense of humour failure and argued that the King had forfeit the crown.
September 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
An outfit called the Protestant Alliance had a major sense of humour failure and argued that the King had forfeit the crown.
Music by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Chopin and Handel was performed.
September 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Music by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Chopin and Handel was performed.
Astonishingly for a Protestant monarch, the King was given a place in the sanctuary. So was the Queen - a privilege that even Catholic women were rarely afforded.
A priest helped them to follow the liturgy.
"The Queen... seemed much affected."
A priest helped them to follow the liturgy.
"The Queen... seemed much affected."
September 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Astonishingly for a Protestant monarch, the King was given a place in the sanctuary. So was the Queen - a privilege that even Catholic women were rarely afforded.
A priest helped them to follow the liturgy.
"The Queen... seemed much affected."
A priest helped them to follow the liturgy.
"The Queen... seemed much affected."
Edward wore the uniform of a Portuguese colonel.
He was received at the church by Cardinal Bourne and prominent Catholic laymen.
He was received at the church by Cardinal Bourne and prominent Catholic laymen.
September 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Edward wore the uniform of a Portuguese colonel.
He was received at the church by Cardinal Bourne and prominent Catholic laymen.
He was received at the church by Cardinal Bourne and prominent Catholic laymen.
1803 - an advert for some new music by someone called "Louis Van Beethoven". It takes second place behind music by the now-forgotten Ignaz Pleyel.
September 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
1803 - an advert for some new music by someone called "Louis Van Beethoven". It takes second place behind music by the now-forgotten Ignaz Pleyel.
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre on the lingering clerical culture in rural 1920s Italy, which contrasted with that in France.
September 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre on the lingering clerical culture in rural 1920s Italy, which contrasted with that in France.
In 1984, the Church of England celebrated a Requiem Mass in the Sarum rite for a sailor of the Mary Rose. A thousand people attended the Mass.
September 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In 1984, the Church of England celebrated a Requiem Mass in the Sarum rite for a sailor of the Mary Rose. A thousand people attended the Mass.
St Adauctus ("Added") was so called because he randomly came forward for martyrdom alongside a priest and no-one knew who he was or what his name was.
August 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
St Adauctus ("Added") was so called because he randomly came forward for martyrdom alongside a priest and no-one knew who he was or what his name was.
This brings us back to the provision referred to above.
In summary, you were classed as a Mischling if you had one or two Jewish grandparents.
But this just moved the question backwards.
How did you know if your grandparent was Jewish? Answer: if they "belonged to the Jewish religious community".
In summary, you were classed as a Mischling if you had one or two Jewish grandparents.
But this just moved the question backwards.
How did you know if your grandparent was Jewish? Answer: if they "belonged to the Jewish religious community".
August 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This brings us back to the provision referred to above.
In summary, you were classed as a Mischling if you had one or two Jewish grandparents.
But this just moved the question backwards.
How did you know if your grandparent was Jewish? Answer: if they "belonged to the Jewish religious community".
In summary, you were classed as a Mischling if you had one or two Jewish grandparents.
But this just moved the question backwards.
How did you know if your grandparent was Jewish? Answer: if they "belonged to the Jewish religious community".
The confusion comes from this provision of the first implementing decree that was issued under the notorious Nuremberg Laws.
It was issued on 14 November 1935 over the signature of Hitler and two of his ministers.
www.servat.unibe.ch/dns/RGBl_193...
It was issued on 14 November 1935 over the signature of Hitler and two of his ministers.
www.servat.unibe.ch/dns/RGBl_193...
August 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The confusion comes from this provision of the first implementing decree that was issued under the notorious Nuremberg Laws.
It was issued on 14 November 1935 over the signature of Hitler and two of his ministers.
www.servat.unibe.ch/dns/RGBl_193...
It was issued on 14 November 1935 over the signature of Hitler and two of his ministers.
www.servat.unibe.ch/dns/RGBl_193...
This may be a photo of the younger William, and therefore the first photo of any of my ancestors.
July 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This may be a photo of the younger William, and therefore the first photo of any of my ancestors.
He eventually settled in Cumberland, where he lived as a musician and civil servant. He died in 1905.
July 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
He eventually settled in Cumberland, where he lived as a musician and civil servant. He died in 1905.
The registered entry of the 1830 baptism of William Douglas, my first Douglas ancestor whom we know anything about. He was born in what is now Greece, the son of a British imperial soldier in Zakynthos.
July 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The registered entry of the 1830 baptism of William Douglas, my first Douglas ancestor whom we know anything about. He was born in what is now Greece, the son of a British imperial soldier in Zakynthos.
This kind of thing is a gift to the burn-it-down people. Making their case for them.
July 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This kind of thing is a gift to the burn-it-down people. Making their case for them.
Doing legal research with the assistance of the spirits of the dead.
June 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Doing legal research with the assistance of the spirits of the dead.
I have to respect Knowles' agent, who must have negotiated pretty hard for him to get such a prominent credit on the cover of the LITERAL BIBLE.
June 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I have to respect Knowles' agent, who must have negotiated pretty hard for him to get such a prominent credit on the cover of the LITERAL BIBLE.
Advice on automatic writing from 1903.
"The persons, in short, who should avoid this experiment are the self-centred and conceited"
"The persons, in short, who should avoid this experiment are the self-centred and conceited"
June 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Advice on automatic writing from 1903.
"The persons, in short, who should avoid this experiment are the self-centred and conceited"
"The persons, in short, who should avoid this experiment are the self-centred and conceited"