03 Apr 2019 Hungry Ghosts and Spirits of the Underworld By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 Ghosts, specters and the souls of the dead have always held a fascination for mankind who believe they return to haunt the living to satisfy their hunger in the Underworld. In the first century AD, Roman author Pliny the Younger recorded one of the... Read More
01 Apr 2019 Mysterious Medicine Wheels of the American West By jim willis Archaeology & Science 0 A hundred stone constructions dotting the landscape of the American north-west, called ‘Medicine Wheels’ by the ignorant, may be pre-dating the Egyptian pyramids to 5,000 years ago. At first glance they may seem primitive, yet they are... Read More
29 Mar 2019 The Plight of the Poor: Monastic Charity and Almonries in Medieval England By nrushton Archaeology & Science 1 Until recently, it was believed that monasteries were lax and inefficient in distributing alms to the poor, but Dr. Neil Rushton’s research indicates that monastic almonries in medieval England were effective in relieving the plight of the poor,... Read More
27 Mar 2019 The Controversy Surrounding Witches’ Familiars and Religious Judgement By maja Mythology & Mystery 1 How come religions glorified certain Biblical characters’ - such as Jesus and Mary - communication with spirits or angelic entities, yet it condemned witches’ conferring with familiars, to the point of torture and burning them? The... Read More
26 Mar 2019 Divination: Art, Luck or Whim of the Gods? By Charles Christian History & Tradition 1 Marrying a reliable partner to depend on to help eke out a living in harsh circumstances and predicting the weather crucial to a successful harvest, were two of the most vital factors in the lives of people not so long ago. Reluctant to leave... Read More
22 Mar 2019 The Seal of Solomon Controlling the Demonic Armies By ashley cowie Mythology & Mystery 0 Did King Solomon possess a magical ring – given to him directly from heaven – with which he could control Astaroth, Prince of Hell? The Seal of Solomon (or Ring of Solomon) is known as the Star of David in Jewish tradition and was the... Read More
20 Mar 2019 Messengers of Misery: Mourning Women in Mythology By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 Women's laughter may have been considered as a sign that the empire was doing well, however in mythology women lamenting and crying were often harbingers of misery, madness and mourning. In the works of the classical Sanskrit writer Kalidasa... Read More
18 Mar 2019 Slaves and Sugar: ‘Black Gold’ and ‘White Gold’ of Mauritius’ Economy By micki pistorius History & Tradition 0 In the 18th and 19th centuries, sugar was considered the ‘white gold’ in the commercial arenas of the world, but it was accrued by the scourge of ‘black gold’ – slave labor. The tiny green emerald island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean... Read More
15 Mar 2019 Hunting for Captain Morgan’s Lost Inca Gold By ashley cowie History & Tradition 1 Native mythology on San Andrés talks of the privateer Captain Henry Morgan burying a vast treasure in a sea cave and in December 2018, after two years of researching the life and times of Captain Morgan, the thought of an ancient treasure lying in... Read More
13 Mar 2019 The Strange and Sudden Death of Ancient Alchemy By Charles Christian History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality 0 The quest for the Philosopher’s Stone, alchemy, the search for the Elixir of Life and turning base elements into gold, which occupied the minds of many famous ancient scientists such as Isaac Newton, abruptly came to a halt by the end of the 18th... Read More