21 Sep 2020 Hermetic Individuation: The Discovery of the Self in the Teachings of Hermes Trismegistus By Jason Jarrell Mythology & Mystery, Philosophy & Spirituality 1 At the core of the philosophy of Plato, we find one of the oldest written accounts of a type of psychological physics in the history of Western literature. Drawing from Pythagorean and archaic Greek cosmological concepts, Plato developed his theory... Read More
14 Sep 2020 Psychopomp: Crossing Over Passage in Ancient Ghostlore By ashley cowie Mythology & Mystery 1 Modern science has, for the last two centuries, replaced most of the spirits, entities, demons and ghosts of the ancient world with logical explanations demonstrated through scientific experimentation, but there is no arguing that people in the... Read More
31 Aug 2020 Chronicling British and Irish Faerie Folklore From The Middle Ages To Modern Day By nrushton Mythology & Mystery 2 Faerie-type entities have always been an important component of British and Irish folklore. In the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Motif Index of Folk Literature (ATU) there are over 500 motifs within folktales that include the faeries, many of which are from... Read More
26 Aug 2020 Passage To Portals Of The Netherworld By ashley cowie Mythology & Mystery 0 A common cosmological theme within ancient cultures was the concept that the Netherworld, Underworld or afterlife was entered from this world through portals and these ancient gates were often built in stone. Gates and doorways in sacred settings... Read More
24 Aug 2020 Dances With Dragons Of The Ancient East By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 Kinryuzan Sensoji Temple, located in Asakusa, Tokyo is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Japan. Dedicated to Kannon Bosatsu, the Bodhisattva of compassion, the temple is one of the most widely visited spiritual sites in the world with over 30... Read More