Slipping into the dark ages used to be
a distant, hypothetical fear. Now it seems I can look in any
direction and see people I once thought stable dragging society
backward. Magical thinking is making a resurgence in our world, with
the fear of devils and witches around every corner.
Just today I read an article on the
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Lady Gaga and how
her new perfume is an alleged occult potion. Yes, really. The
“article,” while completely void of citations or sources, is
bursting with claims that the ingredients used in the fragrance are
common components in ancient pagan rituals. The ingredient that seems
the most troubling to the article's author is an herb called
Belladonna, which he insists not only serves as a catalyst for
witch/demon orgies, but aids in flying and “astroprojection” (see
astral projection). In fact, belladonna is an exceedingly
common homeopathic remedy, which I myself have taken perhaps hundreds
of times throughout my life without experiencing any side effects,
let alone human-demonic relations or flying
(
http://www.elixirs.com/belladonna.cfm).
However, it's not hard to see why Belladonna was feared by people in
the ancient world. It's a dried extract of the toxic plant
“nightshade” that if consumed raw is fatal. Your mom didn't tell
you to not eat strange berries for no reason!
Alongside belladonna is a synthetic
pheromone supposedly of the same molecular structure as “male
semen” (as opposed to female semen?). The author admits this is not
listed in the ingredients, but asserts that it is “
a
very powerful ingredient in any spell work or Magick along with
blood,” which brings us to the next element in our modern witches
brew. The perfume contains a metallic scent, an homage to blood,
which the author insists is an exact molecular copy of Lady Gaga's
blood. Forget fragrance then, this perfume marks an epic breakthrough
in medicinal science! Synthetic blood? I suppose that means I can go
ahead and cut up my red cross blood donation card. He goes on to say
that all who wear the fragrance have entered into a blood contract or
covenant with Lady Gaga and subsequently become her property. While
such claims are ill-supported, or as I like to call them
“ridiculous,” it is
likely that the scent contains pheromones, chemicals based on
hormonal secretions that increase sexual attraction – but most
high-end perfumes do and use this as a selling point
(http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct02/pheromones.aspx).
Beyond
the perfume itself, the author postulates that even the egg-shaped
bottle is something sinister and boasts themes of “primordial
chaos, the universal matrix, the great deep, the Virgin Mother,”
though I admit I fail to see the connection there to witchcraft. The
remainder of the article contends the perfume's commercial's use of
mind control, links to Nazi Germany and
its
links to the occult. All in all it's a fascinating, albeit frighting,
glimpse into societies crumbling depths. Go ahead and give it a read.
http://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/lady-gagas-fragrance-fame-and-its-occult-meaning/
