16 Mar 2022 Canoti: The Sioux’s Malevolent Little Tree Dwellers By Ken Jeremiah History & Tradition 0 The canoti (or canotila) are small creatures found in Sioux culture, canoti meaning “tree-dweller” and canotila signifying “small tree-dweller.” Considered tiny messengers of beings who exist in the spirit world, they allegedly appear in... Read More
01 Mar 2022 Memories Of An Ancient Goddess At Sintra’s Mountain Of The Moon By elyn aviva History & Tradition 0 Nothing about magical and mysterious Sintra is straightforward, including its name. Sintra can refer to a small town in western Portugal, a short distance north and west of Lisbon, or the large and populous municipality that surrounds it, or... Read More
23 Feb 2022 Ingress Into Egypt: Napoleon, Tipu Sultan And Their Battles To End The ‘Iron Yoke’ Of England By anand balaji History & Tradition 0 Once celebrated as ‘the temple of the whole world’, Egypt was the repository of infinite knowledge in myriad disciplines that marked the apogee of humankind’s accomplishments over millennia. Like a beacon, the northern African nation... Read More
21 Feb 2022 Mystery Mines That Enriched The Old World By ashley cowie History & Tradition 1 About 2.6 million years ago, predating Homo Sapiens, early human ancestors founded mining when they dug for stones that were best suited for making survival tools and weapons. They knew that stones on the surface were generally weathered and... Read More
18 Feb 2022 Sokushinbutsu: Tales Of Living Buddhas’ Self Mummification By Ken Jeremiah History & Tradition 0 Immuring themselves in an underground stone chamber, sealed tight, waiting to die: that is what more than 24 known individuals did in northern Japan from the 1200s until the 19th century, though it may have been done before that timeframe and even... Read More