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Umbrian-sienese anonim - Hercules at the crossroads (Public Domain) — 15 Feb 2023

Encountering Liminal Deities At Crossroads, Where Veils Are Thinnest

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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In antiquity every village, town or city had a central crossroads, probably marked by the largest statue, fountain, temple or cathedral in the area. This is not by chance. Since prehistory crossroads have served communities as both functional and...
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Umbrian-sienese anonim - Hercules at the crossroads (Public Domain) — 15 Feb 2023

Encountering Liminal Deities At Crossroads, Where Veils Are Thinnest

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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In antiquity every village, town or city had a central crossroads, probably marked by the largest statue, fountain, temple or cathedral in the area. This is not by chance. Since prehistory crossroads have served communities as both functional and...
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Loch Ness Monster by Hugo Heikenwaelder (1999) (CC BY-SA 2.5) — 27 Jul 2022

Unmerciful Diets of Ancient Sea Monsters Of The Northern Abyss

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Unless having been to sea, far enough out to lose sight of land on an open wooden craft, no-one would quite understand the terror endured by ancient seafarers braving the unknown oceans. Mariners skiffing over the surface of a storm-torn ocean at...
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Loch Ness Monster by Hugo Heikenwaelder (1999) (CC BY-SA 2.5) — 27 Jul 2022

Unmerciful Diets of Ancient Sea Monsters Of The Northern Abyss

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Unless having been to sea, far enough out to lose sight of land on an open wooden craft, no-one would quite understand the terror endured by ancient seafarers braving the unknown oceans. Mariners skiffing over the surface of a storm-torn ocean at...
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Taking The Fall For Humankind: Psycho-Secrets Of The Celtic Pookas — 31 Jan 2022

Taking The Fall For Humankind: Psycho-Secrets Of The Celtic Pookas

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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It is generally accepted that Fairies were mythological creatures from old European folklore, and that according to fairy folklorists the so-called wee-folk prefer natural sweetened foods like honey, plain milk, sweet butter, scones with jam and...
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Taking The Fall For Humankind: Psycho-Secrets Of The Celtic Pookas — 31 Jan 2022

Taking The Fall For Humankind: Psycho-Secrets Of The Celtic Pookas

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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It is generally accepted that Fairies were mythological creatures from old European folklore, and that according to fairy folklorists the so-called wee-folk prefer natural sweetened foods like honey, plain milk, sweet butter, scones with jam and...
Read More

The Sea Maiden by Herbert James Draper (1894) (Public Domain) — 15 Feb 2019

Selkies, Sirens, Swan Maidens and Otherworldly Brides

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

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A common motif in British folklore is that of an otherworldly female, who is somehow captured or charmed by a mortal man to be his bride. The females are often therianthropes, that is shape-shifters, who seem to be part human and part animal, but...
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The Sea Maiden by Herbert James Draper (1894) (Public Domain) — 15 Feb 2019

Selkies, Sirens, Swan Maidens and Otherworldly Brides

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

1

A common motif in British folklore is that of an otherworldly female, who is somehow captured or charmed by a mortal man to be his bride. The females are often therianthropes, that is shape-shifters, who seem to be part human and part animal, but...
Read More

Gods Forgotten Mount Sea Mountain Frozen Ocean — 08 Feb 2019

The Mythological Pantheon of Ancient Islands: Cosmic Sharks and Whale Riders

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Complicated words and pictures printed on parents’ newspapers mean absolutely nothing in the imaginative realm of children; however magical beings, fantastic creatures and obscure landscapes featuring in myths and folklore, all make perfect...
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Gods Forgotten Mount Sea Mountain Frozen Ocean — 08 Feb 2019

The Mythological Pantheon of Ancient Islands: Cosmic Sharks and Whale Riders

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Complicated words and pictures printed on parents’ newspapers mean absolutely nothing in the imaginative realm of children; however magical beings, fantastic creatures and obscure landscapes featuring in myths and folklore, all make perfect...
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Apollo and the Muses by Robert Sanderson (1848 – 1908) — 06 Jul 2018

Demystifying the Nine Sorceresses at the Center of Time

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Myths, folklore ancient songs and poems present the number ‘nine’ as being connected with the underworld, and this has been extended into modern pop culture. There were ‘nine circles of Hell’ in Dante's Divine Comedy; in J.R.R....
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Apollo and the Muses by Robert Sanderson (1848 – 1908) — 06 Jul 2018

Demystifying the Nine Sorceresses at the Center of Time

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

0

Myths, folklore ancient songs and poems present the number ‘nine’ as being connected with the underworld, and this has been extended into modern pop culture. There were ‘nine circles of Hell’ in Dante's Divine Comedy; in J.R.R....
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Fire and Water Hands (Public Domain) — 11 Dec 2017

The Relationship that Started it All and Changed the World: The Yin Yang & Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Chinese mythology and cosmology rest on the concept that the universe is shaped and maintained by two fundamental forces called yin and yang. They are opposite yet complementary forces that interact to form a dynamic system where the whole is...
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Fire and Water Hands (Public Domain) — 11 Dec 2017

The Relationship that Started it All and Changed the World: The Yin Yang & Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

0

Chinese mythology and cosmology rest on the concept that the universe is shaped and maintained by two fundamental forces called yin and yang. They are opposite yet complementary forces that interact to form a dynamic system where the whole is...
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India, Rajasthan, 13th-14th century — 27 Nov 2017

What Really Happened in the Celestial Palace? Daughters of Pleasure, Courtesans of the Gods

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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It takes much willpower to resist the temptation of the asparas; beautiful dancing women in the court of Indra, king of the gods, in the celestial palace in Hindu mythology. They are the heavenly charmers who fascinated heroes and allured sages...
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India, Rajasthan, 13th-14th century — 27 Nov 2017

What Really Happened in the Celestial Palace? Daughters of Pleasure, Courtesans of the Gods

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

2

It takes much willpower to resist the temptation of the asparas; beautiful dancing women in the court of Indra, king of the gods, in the celestial palace in Hindu mythology. They are the heavenly charmers who fascinated heroes and allured sages...
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The Great Horned Serpent was powerful and magical in Native American mythology. — 20 Nov 2017

Drowning, Poisoning, and the Dark Underworld. Meet the King of all Snakes, the wise Great Horned Serpent in Native American Cosmology

By jason and sarah

Mythology & Mystery

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Since longer than history can recall, the western mind has been locked in a pattern of dualistic thinking. In the course of our experiences, the world is defined by a series of opposites, which invade every avenue of perception. This is expressed...
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The Great Horned Serpent was powerful and magical in Native American mythology. — 20 Nov 2017

Drowning, Poisoning, and the Dark Underworld. Meet the King of all Snakes, the wise Great Horned Serpent in Native American Cosmology

By jason and sarah

Mythology & Mystery

0

Since longer than history can recall, the western mind has been locked in a pattern of dualistic thinking. In the course of our experiences, the world is defined by a series of opposites, which invade every avenue of perception. This is expressed...
Read More

Statue of an Iroquois man, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Theresa O’Connor/CC BY-SA 2.0) and background, Hiawatha by Thomas Eakins, 1874. — 18 Sep 2017

Thunder god and Skywoman – Myth and History of the Iroquois: Exploring a First Nations Tradition

By jason and sarah

History & Tradition

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Every year, western scholars look with wonder to the ancient mythologies, ruins, and histories of such places as Egypt, Greece, and the Near East. Due to the considerable efforts of professional and amateur researchers alike, we are flooded with an...
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Statue of an Iroquois man, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Theresa O’Connor/CC BY-SA 2.0) and background, Hiawatha by Thomas Eakins, 1874. — 18 Sep 2017

Thunder god and Skywoman – Myth and History of the Iroquois: Exploring a First Nations Tradition

By jason and sarah

History & Tradition

0

Every year, western scholars look with wonder to the ancient mythologies, ruins, and histories of such places as Egypt, Greece, and the Near East. Due to the considerable efforts of professional and amateur researchers alike, we are flooded with an...
Read More

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