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Fool's Guide to the Occult

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The Mystery of Persephone

Hall believes that most people were probably unaware of the true meaning behind the mysteries, assuming they were just a metaphor for the change in the seasons. Hall elaborates that Persephone symbolizes the human soul, whose true home is in the higher realm, but is trapped in Hades or earthbound. Those who do not seek to educate themselves, to improve themselves sleep forever. The greater mysteries represent a form of spiritual regeneration where people learn to understand the true nature of divinity and how to experience it.

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