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author: Eric Wagoner
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date: '2000-08-11T04:43:30'
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title: The local cult is getting
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The local cult is getting restless. [The Ancient Egiptian Order](http://www.egiptianmysteries.com) ([I've written about them before](/archive/2000_01_02_archive.html#31628)) wants to settle down here in Athens, and they've launched an all-out public relations campaign to get accepted. The campaign consists mainly of glossy 11x17 fourpage tracts. I really wish I could share them with you, as they are priceless. They alternate nice soothing language ("_We are hoping for a warm welcoming as we stand with our arms open with brotherly love and peace._ ") with angry rebuttals ("_Again slander and defamation of character is illegal and and prejudice also morally wrong. You don't take a long term lease on a property on Earth like**Rev. York** if you intend to fly away in a flying saucer. This statement is derogatory and insulting._" and nonsense jibber jabber ("_Well, the fact of the matter is Jesus was never called a Christian during his life here on Earth. The word Christian was first used in Syria's Antioch.**Acts 11:26** So we as **Egiptians** or **Ethiopians** by descendancy respect the term "Christians" but prefer the term **Nuwaupians** or Egiptians._") Clearly, they did not utilize a public relations expert when putting these things together. The tracts are beautifully illustrated, a hallmark of, um, Egiptian literature. The best line out the the four pages is the last: **We have only one Website listed above, all others are kooks.**
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Curious why they spell Egypt the way they do, I went to [their website](http://www.egiptianmysteries.com), which has a helpful FAQ:
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_Question: Why we use an "I" in the word "egipt/ejipt" and "egiptian" instead of a "y"?
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Answer: The letter "I" is the ninth letter of the English alphabet, and being most of your languages is being taught to you through this language, the ancient ones also put a protection over you. We call it "nine eye", or the "a'iyn principle," as the ninth letter is "I" for the first person singular, you, the ego. To distinguish our order from others who may use the standard spelling with a "y" we replaced it with the "i"._
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And that cleared things right up for me. |