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something wakes upIt's just past midnight and so it's time to launch a new Magic Monday. Ask me anything about occultism, and with certain exceptions noted below, any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. Please note:  Any question or comment received after that point will not get an answer, and in fact will not be put through.  If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 341,928th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.3 of The Magic Monday FAQ here

Also:
 I will not be putting through or answering any more questions about practicing magic around children. I've answered those in simple declarative sentences in the FAQ. If you read the FAQ and don't think your question has been answered, read it again. If that doesn't help, consider remedial reading classes; yes, it really is as simple and straightforward as the FAQ says.  And further:  I've decided that questions about getting goodies from spirits are also permanently off topic here. The point of occultism is to develop your own capacities, not to try to bully or wheedle other beings into doing things for you. I've discussed this in a post on my blog.

(The quote? I've finished the sequence of my published books; while I decide what I want to do next, I have some memes to share.)

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With that said, have at it! 


***This Magic Monday is now closed and no more comments will be put through. See you next week!***

Re: Why don't they sing?

Date: 2026-05-04 04:55 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
A bit of history
Early Church (1st–4th Century): Christians sang psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. In the early 2nd century, Pliny the Younger reported Christians gathering to sing hymns to Christ.4th Century: St. Ambrose of Milan popularised congregational hymn singing in the Western church to bolster faith.Medieval Period: Singing largely left to professionals or choirs.Reformation (16th Century): Martin Luther and others reintroduced congregational singing as a central, active part of worship in the vernacular, leading to the first Lutheran hymnals in 1524.18th Century: English congregations widely adopted hymn singing

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