21 Jul 2017 Ultimatum from the Sultan to the Powerful Janissary Military - Change… Or Die! Guess what they Chose? The Auspicious Event—Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 A force of disciplined, elite royal guards of the 15th and 16th century Ottoman Empire grew in size by seizing Christian children and raising them as civil servants and dangerous soldiers. The Janissaries, renowned warriors, soon spiraled beyond... Read More
19 Jul 2017 The Powerful & Dangerous Janissaries and the Secret Plan to Destroy Them: The Auspicious Event—Part I By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 The Janissaries (yeni-cheri, or “new troops”) were a small elite branch established by the Ottoman military sometime around the 14th century by Orhan Ghazi, second bey (chieftain), of the Ottoman Beylik or Emirate. The Janissaries corps was... Read More
12 Apr 2017 Bodies Left Behind - A Cruel History of Persecution, Shamanic Ecstasies & the True Witches’ Sabbath By nrushton History & Tradition 4 ‘The witches are carried sometimes in their bodies and clothes, at other times without, and the examiner thinks their bodies are sometimes left behind. Even when their spirits only are present, yet they know one another.’ In his 1989 book... Read More
02 Dec 2016 “Lion of the North” Gustavus Adolphus and the Thirty Years’ War: Victories and Downfall – Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 2 [Read Part I]This is the recounting of the dramatic life of the “The Golden King” and “The Lion of the North” Gustav Adolf, and the Swedish Empire during stormaktstiden – “the Great Power era”.As Gustav II Adolf (King Gustavus... Read More
01 Dec 2016 “Lion of the North” Gustavus Adolphus and the Thirty Years’ War: Fighting the Holy Roman Empire – Part I By Cam Rea History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure 0 On 9 December 1594, Gustav II Adolf was born. From the time of his birth until his coronation, his upbringing involved many lessons in politics, literature, military science, and physical development, making him physically and intellectually... Read More
15 Apr 2016 Subutai: Dog of War — Silent, Insatiable and Remorseless, Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 For some great leaders and conquerors, names and actions have gone largely unnoticed through the annals of history. One such man of great influence but little renown, went by the name of Subutai.(Read Part I: Subutai: Dog of War — Sophisticated... Read More
04 Apr 2016 What Really Happened to the Neanderthals? By David Millar Archaeology & Science 0 The Neanderthals are our closest evolutionary human cousins and for hundreds of thousands of years were much more successful at colonizing Europe than we were. Recent archaeological evidence shows that they had equal if not larger brains than Homo... Read More
03 Mar 2016 Questions of Identity: Who are the Europeans? By Lucy Wyatt History & Tradition 5 Many of us with European heritage are confused about identity. Regardless of where we now live – Europe, North America, Australia or elsewhere - questions arise such as “where is the homeland, what are our origins and who dispossessed... Read More