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The Village Funeral by Daniel MacDonald (Public Domain) — 27 Jun 2022

Howling The Horror Of Loss: Keening And Death Lament Of The Irish

By David Halpin

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“Bríg came and keened for her son. At first she shrieked, in the end she wept. Then for the first time weeping and lamentation were heard in Ireland.” The quotation comes from the ancient Irish text, Lebor Gabála Érenn, or The Book of...
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The Village Funeral by Daniel MacDonald (Public Domain) — 27 Jun 2022

Howling The Horror Of Loss: Keening And Death Lament Of The Irish

By David Halpin

Mythology & Mystery

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“Bríg came and keened for her son. At first she shrieked, in the end she wept. Then for the first time weeping and lamentation were heard in Ireland.” The quotation comes from the ancient Irish text, Lebor Gabála Érenn, or The Book of...
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The Dream Realms Of Morpheus, Sisig, Baku, And Njorun — 24 May 2022

The Dream Realms Of Morpheus, Sisig, Baku, And Njorun

By ashley cowie

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‘The Sandman’ a comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics from January 1989 to March 1996, is considered one of the very best modern insights into sleep and dreams in the ancient world. It is widely credited as one of the...
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The Dream Realms Of Morpheus, Sisig, Baku, And Njorun — 24 May 2022

The Dream Realms Of Morpheus, Sisig, Baku, And Njorun

By ashley cowie

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‘The Sandman’ a comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics from January 1989 to March 1996, is considered one of the very best modern insights into sleep and dreams in the ancient world. It is widely credited as one of the...
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Aion, The Demiurge And Destiny Of Man In The Teachings Of Hermes Trismegistus — 16 May 2022

Aion: The Demiurge and the Destiny of Man in the Teachings of Hermes Trismegistus

By Jason Jarrell

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The Hermetica are a collection of ancient texts composed in Egypt between roughly 200 BC and 400 AD, attributed to the legendary sage Hermes Trismegistus and his followers. As is well known to scholars of philosophy and the esoteric, Hermes...
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Aion, The Demiurge And Destiny Of Man In The Teachings Of Hermes Trismegistus — 16 May 2022

Aion: The Demiurge and the Destiny of Man in the Teachings of Hermes Trismegistus

By Jason Jarrell

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The Hermetica are a collection of ancient texts composed in Egypt between roughly 200 BC and 400 AD, attributed to the legendary sage Hermes Trismegistus and his followers. As is well known to scholars of philosophy and the esoteric, Hermes...
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Scenic view of typical narrow alleyway lined laundry lines in the Medieval Centro Storico of Naples ( lazyllama/ Adobe Stock) and Munaciello according to popular imagery ( Lady of a times /CC BY-SA 4.0) — 06 May 2022

Mischievous Munaciello, A Folletto Character Of Neapolitan Folklore

By Alessandra Filiaci

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Every country in the world has its own rich folklore, every city and village has its own legends about fantastic creatures and supernatural beings told by grandparents to parents to children, enriched with ever new twists, embroidering a tapestry...
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Scenic view of typical narrow alleyway lined laundry lines in the Medieval Centro Storico of Naples ( lazyllama/ Adobe Stock) and Munaciello according to popular imagery ( Lady of a times /CC BY-SA 4.0) — 06 May 2022

Mischievous Munaciello, A Folletto Character Of Neapolitan Folklore

By Alessandra Filiaci

Mythology & Mystery

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Every country in the world has its own rich folklore, every city and village has its own legends about fantastic creatures and supernatural beings told by grandparents to parents to children, enriched with ever new twists, embroidering a tapestry...
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Sermon and Deeds of the Antichrist by Luca Signorelli (1499) (Public Domain) — 05 May 2022

Prophets For Profit: Telling The Future - Fiction, Fact Or Funny

By jim willis

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Technically speaking, a prophet is one who is believed to speak for God, but generally speaking, when people hear the word ‘prophet’, they tend to think of one who sees the future. In popular parlance, ‘prophesying’ or ‘telling the...
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Sermon and Deeds of the Antichrist by Luca Signorelli (1499) (Public Domain) — 05 May 2022

Prophets For Profit: Telling The Future - Fiction, Fact Or Funny

By jim willis

Mythology & Mystery

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Technically speaking, a prophet is one who is believed to speak for God, but generally speaking, when people hear the word ‘prophet’, they tend to think of one who sees the future. In popular parlance, ‘prophesying’ or ‘telling the...
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