Occult

Scholars have long attempted to justify the prevalence of the occult in Guiney’s works without damaging the legacy of her self-professed Catholic faith. In her memorial-biography of Guiney, Alice Brown asserts that while Guiney was definitely “Christian in belief, she was pagan in the listening nerves of her” (Brown 507) a statement with which Brown says Guiney agreed (506), but never fully asserts how or why that is the case. Henry Fairbanks says much the same in his biography of Guiney,…

Capitate bone The largest of the carpal bones (sometimes referred to as the os magnum), the capitate sits at the centre of the distal carpal row. A distinctive head shaped bone, it has a protected position in the carpus. The capitate is the site of a number of ligamentous attachments and articulations. Gross anatomy Osteology The capitate sits in a proximo-distal direction, with a waist that is proximal to the transverse midline. The head of the capitate sits proximally into the…

Witches were often viewed with a negative light throughout the majority of the Elizabethan era. In the eyes of the common citizen, witches and magic were placed into two groups, occult or natural magic (Johnston).This can also be called black or white magic. Witches who were suspected to practice black magic were involved with harmful situations, charms and spells. White magic encompassed either healing powers or herbal potions (Johnston), white magic could also be considered the common magic of…

Rock music had come a long way throughout history, but some things didn’t change. One is still being looked down on by parents and officials for its terrible influence. From the pelvic thrust of Elvis Presley, sexual lyrics from Little Richard, political statements from, use of drugs, and many more which degrades moral values, people tried to restrict the music being reached to the young audience. There are other reasons that people want to censor music. The difference in ideologies, especially…

Dante is one of the most known Medieval authors, who published relevant works able to show how deeply he felt the social role of the artist and how he was involved in the political and philosophical debate of his century, so that his political/philosophical thought, throughout the centuries, has been subjected to various metamorphosis, which are strongly connected with the political and ideological situations of the historical momentum in which they occurred. This thesis aims to discover the…

This past October, I applied to be a tutor for both The Study and Student Athlete Support Services here at Loyola. As a tutor, I spend about 3-6 hours a week in The Study, located on the 3rd floor of Jenkins Hall, helping fellow students and student-athletes better understand their class material. However, The Study is also used as a workspace, utilized by Loyola students for individual studying, group projects, as well as tutoring sessions. Students that are together in The Study at the same…

the almost carnal sound of their second album and the mystical acoustic vibe of their third album all come together in a triumphant culmination of epic proportions. The album is helped along by Plant’s obsession with mythology, mysticism, and the occult. All eight tracks are significant moments of musical accomplishment in their own right, however, they come together in a genre-defining effort that just makes sense. The album starts out with “Black Dog”, one of the most easily recognizable…

and the maternal pelvis (Davidson, London, & Ladewig, 2012, p. 717). The only visible sign of a cord prolapse is the presence of the cord at the vagina, however a cord prolapse may still occur with no outward physical signs. For instance, when an occult cord prolapse occurs, it is visible or palpable ("Prolapsed Cord. Pregnancy complications from prolapsed cord. | Patient," n.d.) The only way to be sure is through a series of assessments; Continuous fetal heart monitoring (observing for…

you name it, I was pretty much there. As a result, I have seen so much occult rumor go swirling through the air, it is ridiculous. I remember the Ten Plagues, some of which were hilarious, others of which were terrifying. The frogs in particular scarred me for life. As a result of just how long I have lived, I've grown up around…

Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein becomes fascinated by the creation of life and studies the human body of its anatomy and its decay. After 3 years of rigorous studying at a college located in Ingolstadt, Victor Frankenstein familiarizes himself with the occult sciences and becomes a mastermind of natural philosophy. He now wants to put his knowledge to the test by actually creating a form of life. He puts together some dead material and forms a dreadful monstrosity, which tortures him for the…