If you want to read a book that has the Christians upset, one of the best choices is the Gospel of Judas.  It's not that they weren't warned, there were many, many references to it in ancient writings.  But it wasn't until very recently that someone found a copy.

If it were phoney, an inconsistency would have been found, just like what happened with the infamous "Hitler War Diaries" of a couple of decades ago.  There would be an inconsistency in the ink, the paper, the language, or known historical facts.  In the case of the Gospel of Judas, it appears to fit perfectly.

Many times, I've pointed to places in writings associated with Yeshua Bar-Joseph and said "How Wiccan can you get?".  And there is a story here that has much bearing on Wiccans, Pagans, and anyone else who deals in magick.  It's the same warning you find in The Sorcerer's Apprentice and in Rumplestiltskin.  And it bears repeating.

There are other revelations in the book.  Taken in context with other evidence, there is a jealousy and rivalry going on among Jesus' disciples that's just like a soap opera.  There's also evidence that Yeshua (and his god) are more like us than your Sunday School teacher would ever allow you to think. 

But above all, there is a lesson here in dealing with magick and the Divine.

Explore any writings written before a certain time, and you find that they were "written" in poetic form.  And it certainly was not the kind of poetry that your fourth-grade teacher bored you with!

Why were they written in poetry back then?  Because they probably were not written down for some time.  This was how knowledge was conveyed - in everything from history to family lineage to practical matters like cooking or sailing a ship. 

It was also the way that some information might be passed on quietly, beyond the reach of prying eyes.  A poem could contain more than one message.  It could be more than a poem. 

And this is a tool, a portal, and a weapon that we can use today just as well as our ancestors could.

Here's one.  Maybe it's from 750c.e., or maybe it's from 1993c.e. - I'm not saying right now - enjoy it and see what it says.

Here's a door.  Look through and see what might be waiting to be found.

On the Web, you can now order a genuine, official, Michael Vick Dog Chew Toy.  Michael Vick, as we all know, is the football star who has been indicted for his alleged involvement in a dog-fighting operation.

Does this mean that Yuengling, along with your dog and all of the other dogs can have a part in that man's karma?  After all, most people who would listen to this podcast know about poppets and other representations of people used for magickal purposes.  Is a Michael Vick Dog Chew Toy anything else?

And then, there is the work of the Innocence Project, which keeps finding evidence which transforms Death Row inmates into free people.  And a man who briefly lived not far from me who spent two decades fighting for his life on Death Row until DNA proved him clearly innocent.

And, of course, we can't forget O. J. Simpson, can we?

What will activists on either side do when truth comes to the surface?  It will have its effect regardless of which side the newly-revealed truth helps.

So, what to do when there is a situation in which you're forced to take a side even though perhaps not all possible facts are in?

Yet another secret in plain sight, perhaps?

One thing I mentioned in the promo that would be mentioned here is "the latest book that makes the Christians cuss" - and none has done so much as the books about Harry Potter.

Harry Potter has done a lot of genuine magick in this world, beginning with transforming a single mother on welfare into a renowned author, and going on to transforming kids who thought that reading was "something nerds do" into eager readers.  Not bad for a fictional adolescent!

So, what's the fuss over Harry Potter?

Could it be that there is a secret in the Harry Potter books, waiting to be revealed?  Yes, there is!

And if you see some Fundamentalist Christians ripping the electric lights out of their churches and homes, you'll know that they listened to this podcast and decided that the real message of Harry Potter was really evil!

Go ahead, listen to this podcast!  See what kind of a message Harrry Potter has for you!