Astrology in Israeli Politics
Should the Prime Minister's Office include a bureau of astrology? Would Israel have done better in last summer's war in Lebanon if the defense minister had conferred with Kabbalists?
Nancy Reagan conjured up a storm of controversy during the 1980s when it was revealed that astrologers had visited her in the White House and imparted advice that she might have then used to counsel her husband. But Mrs. Reagan's sessions were no match for the magical tools that have been used, or should be, by Israel's politicians, according to some of the participants in a conference held Thursday at the Hebrew University on "Magic, Mystery and Witchcraft."
Topics addressed by leading university academics included "Jesus the Magician" and "The New Age: The Secret of Harry Potter's Success." But the conference's final session featured participants discussing "Magic and Politics"; the theme was the role magic plays on Israel's political scene. Full Story
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Nancy Reagan conjured up a storm of controversy during the 1980s when it was revealed that astrologers had visited her in the White House and imparted advice that she might have then used to counsel her husband. But Mrs. Reagan's sessions were no match for the magical tools that have been used, or should be, by Israel's politicians, according to some of the participants in a conference held Thursday at the Hebrew University on "Magic, Mystery and Witchcraft."
Topics addressed by leading university academics included "Jesus the Magician" and "The New Age: The Secret of Harry Potter's Success." But the conference's final session featured participants discussing "Magic and Politics"; the theme was the role magic plays on Israel's political scene. Full Story
Related: religion, wicca, pagan, spells
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