~ Early Web Links ~

Patron is a web-clique uniting website owners who identify their sites with patron saints, gods, or mythological archetypes from world folklore and religion. With 72 members listed, participants choose a deity or guardian figure that reflects their website's personality and spirit, making it a charming intersection of mythology enthusiasm and old-web community culture.

Created by scholar Mahlon H. Smith, Into His Own is a deeply researched reference tool for studying the historical context of Christian scriptures through primary texts from Jewish and non-Jewish first-century sources. The site organizes excerpts around key figures, movements, and events such as the Maccabean Revolt, the Essenes, Herod's reign, and the Dead Sea Scrolls to illuminate the cultural world in which Jesus lived and Christianity emerged.

VirtueScience hosts a spiritual community forum covering topics from enlightenment and astral projection to virtues, esoteric wisdom, and healing practices. Visitors can join discussions on diverse spiritual paths, share near-death experiences, connect with healers and life coaches, and explore an extensive article collection on personal growth and mystical subjects.

The Library of God's Word is a Bible study resource center offering notes, doctrinal themes, and scripture references organized around three time periods: the Past, Present, and Future as found in the Bible. It aims to provide straightforward access to Biblical teaching without personal interpretation, positioning itself as a modern replacement for Sunday School and traditional Bible study settings.

SOULBYTE is a personal self-improvement project by its webmaster Nephos, featuring sections on spirituality, dragons, music, a journal, and original characters. The site embraces a deliberate old-web philosophy and is described as a chrysalis, reflecting the owner's ongoing personal metamorphosis.

Written by someone calling themselves 'Infek bin Laden' in the final months of their life, this haunting personal meditation weaves together occultism, compassion, near-death reflection, and chaos mysticism into a cut-up literary collage. References to 'occulture,' the Thelemic goddess Nuit, 'Temple Dahmer,' and the 'Archetypal Theriomorph' mark it as a deeply personal artifact from the fringes of early 2000s esoteric internet culture.

CreationWiki is a free encyclopedia dedicated to creation science and apologetics, written collaboratively by an international community of Bible believers with over 11,000 articles. Visitors will find in-depth entries on creationism, biblical archaeology, the Exodus, and scientific arguments against naturalism and evolution.

The Society for the Promulgation of the Religion of Thelema (S.P.R.T.) runs this curated webring connecting high-quality sites dedicated to the Law of Thelema, the spiritual philosophy associated with Aleister Crowley. Unlike broader Thelemic webrings, this one maintains strict quality standards and focuses exclusively on sites whose primary purpose is spreading Thelemic teachings.

James Doc is the personal site of a London-based software developer who works at Beacon CRM and explores the intersection of Christian faith and technology. The site links out to his projects, resume, blog-style thoughts, and social profiles including Mastodon and Last.fm.

Esmé's personal site weaves together naturalistic paganism, creative writing, poetry, and zines, with dedicated sections on the Wheel of the Year and a pagan vade mecum. The site also thoughtfully hosts a curated list of UK trans resources, reflecting the creator's broader values alongside their spiritual and artistic interests.