Virtual Zoom Talk "Faeries & Other European Elementals" Jan 27-Dr Rietveld

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Dr. James Rietveld will discuss Fairies &amp; Other Northern European Elemental traditions in this fascinating  virtual talk on January 27, 2022

Dr. James Rietveld will discuss Fairies &amp; Other Northern European Elemental traditions in this fascinating virtual lecture on January 27, 2022, 8 p.m.Pay What You Wish Donation: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/229977848937Elementals are mythic beings described in occult and alchemical works corresponding to the four elements of antiquity: earth, air, water, fire.The Elemental Kingdom contains such mythical creatures as fairies, goblins, gnomes and elves, leprechauns, tree people, brownies, undines, mermaids and sylphs.Elementals are made up of the ‘ethers’ and are ‘ethereal’ and therefore invisible to (most) of us, living among the trees, rivers, plants, swamps, and mountains.They attach themselves to practically every natural thing. Earthly Elementals are the metaphysical; they are the cause of earthquakes, floods, gales, thunderstorms, and wildfires, and are responsible for creating, sustaining, and renewing life on Earth.Living among plants and animals, the task of Elementals (or Earth spirits) and the Elemental kingdom is to look after the nature kingdom. They are responsible for the therapeutic effects felt outdoors in nature, at the beach and sea, at lakes and rivers, in parks and nature reserves, national parks and bushland and possess supernatural powers.Elementals are described in occult and alchemical works of the European Renaissance, particularly Paracelsus' 16th century "Philosophia Magna", drawing from older mythological and religious traditions (i.e. Greek mythology), with common threads in folklore, animism, and anthropomorphism. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa also wrote of four classes of spirits corresponding to the four elements, and later Rosicrucian initiates used an alchemical substance to see elementals.Paracelsus described four catagories of elementals: gnomes, undines, sylphs, and salamanders, which correspond to the four elements of antiquity: earth, air, water, fire.Join us , hear their stories and perhaps feel their mythic presence!Dr. Rietveld is a professor at California State University, Fullerton, CA and Cal Poly, Pomona, CA of History, Anthropology and Religion. His specialties include the History of Christianity in the Early, Medieval and Byzantine periods, New Testament Studies and Greco-Roman religions. He received his PHD from Claremont School of Religion and is the author of two booksPay What You Wish Donation to gain entry to the Zoom talk. Video available afterwards for viewing at your leisure.

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