30 Aug 2017 Aristotle is Dead, but his Ideas are Alive: On Private Property and Moneymaking – Part I By Cam Rea History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure 2 Aristotle died. But then he returned from the grave, in a manner of speaking.The ancient Greek philosopher and scientist’s ideas remained mostly dead until the middle ages. His ideas were not pulled from some clay jar written in Greek, but they... Read More
21 Aug 2017 An Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery: The Living, Growing Aqueduct of Alicún de las Torres, Granada By Elyn and Gary History & Tradition 0 Not far from the Moorish splendors of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, and close to the troglodyte cave-dwellings of the residents of Guadix, is the spectacular, living, El Toril Aqueduct. It is located across the road from the popular rural Hotel... Read More
14 Aug 2017 What Really Happened to Valerian? Was the Roman Emperor Humiliated and Skinned at the Hands of the Enemy? By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 The death of Valerian is traditionally known as one of the most dramatic and unfortunate of all the deaths of the Roman emperors. The widely accepted story is that Valerian wanted to end the war with the Sassanians by offering them money. The... Read More
02 Aug 2017 Following Symbols and the Bones of a Dead Sorcerer: Mysteries of the Camino de Santiago – Part II By Elyn and Gary History & Tradition 0 The popular 500-mile-long pilgrimage road, the Camino de Santiago (specifically the French Way that leads from the French Pyrenees across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela) seems like a straight-forward Christian pilgrimage, but mysteries... Read More
31 Jul 2017 Pilgrims Flock on an Ancient Road to the Ends of the Earth: Mysteries of the Camino de Santiago – Part I By Elyn and Gary History & Tradition 1 The Spanish poet, Antonio Machado wrote, “Caminante, no hay camino; se hace el camino por andar.”(Walker/Seeker, there is no path; the path is made by walking.)Rarely has this been truer than with the Camino de Santiago, the 500-mile-long (800... Read More