01 Feb 2019 Arthur St. Clair the Viking Descendant and Abolitionist Who Became President of America By ashley cowie History & Tradition 1 The man who instigated the abolition of slavery in North America was born on March 23, 1734, in Thurso, a small fishing village on the north-east coast of Scotland. Arthur St. Clair would live a life of adventure which on February 2, 1787,... Read More
28 Jan 2019 The Indo-European Legacy of Ancient Cannabis By Jason Jarrell History & Tradition 0 There are few plants that have caused upheavals in human society comparable to those centered on cannabis in modern times. Since the declaration of the ‘war on cannabis’ by American President Richard Nixon in the 1970s, the American prison... Read More
25 Jan 2019 36 Chambers of Death: The Energy Centers of the Ancient Shaolin Martial Arts By ashley cowie History & Tradition 0 Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) was the name of the 1993 debut album by American rap group Wu-Tang Clan, which not only set a new standard for hardcore hip hop during the 1990s, but it brought New York City’s rap scene onto the international... Read More
18 Jan 2019 Medieval Scottish Masons’ Multi-Dimensional Secrets By ashley cowie History & Tradition 0 Internationally best-selling author Dan Brown's 2009 fictional novel, The Lost Symbol, drew heavily on the mystique, secrets and perceived conspiratorial nature of Freemasons, the world's oldest and largest fraternity whose members have included... Read More
16 Jan 2019 The Price for Peace: The First Barbary War By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 In 1785, John Adams and his wife Abigail made their home in London. John was the newly appointed American ambassador to Great Britain. It was already bad enough that America was a free and independent nation let alone that it had an ambassador.... Read More