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People search for water, metal frame to find water ( scharfsinn86/Adobe Stock) — 26 Oct 2020

Reviving The Ancient Intuitive Skill of Dowsing

By Elyn and Gary

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Mankind’s ancient ancestors faced many challenges, for instance the need to be able to find drinkable water that did not show on the surface of the land. Many of these challenges were solved by way of the ancient practice of dowsing. Some writers...
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People search for water, metal frame to find water ( scharfsinn86/Adobe Stock) — 26 Oct 2020

Reviving The Ancient Intuitive Skill of Dowsing

By Elyn and Gary

Mythology & Mystery

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Mankind’s ancient ancestors faced many challenges, for instance the need to be able to find drinkable water that did not show on the surface of the land. Many of these challenges were solved by way of the ancient practice of dowsing. Some writers...
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The Standard of Ur mosaic, from the royal tombs of Ur, is made of red limestone, bitumen, lapis lazuli, and shell. The — 19 Oct 2020

The Legend of Lugalbanda, The First Sumerian Shaman

By Willem McLoud

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According to the Sumerian King List, Lugalbanda was one of the kings who belonged to the First Dynasty of Uruk in Sumer in ancient Mesopotamia. What is particularly striking about Lugalbanda is the way in which he is portrayed as a great shaman in...
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The Standard of Ur mosaic, from the royal tombs of Ur, is made of red limestone, bitumen, lapis lazuli, and shell. The — 19 Oct 2020

The Legend of Lugalbanda, The First Sumerian Shaman

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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According to the Sumerian King List, Lugalbanda was one of the kings who belonged to the First Dynasty of Uruk in Sumer in ancient Mesopotamia. What is particularly striking about Lugalbanda is the way in which he is portrayed as a great shaman in...
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he Wild Hunt of Odin by Peter Nicolai Arbo (1872) (Public Domain) — 16 Oct 2020

The God-Gifted Weapons of Norse Mythology

By ashley cowie

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The Vikings were warriors and therefore weaponry was at the forefront of their culture, and this is why the heroes and gods of Norse religion and folklore were armed with a range of awesome weapons that were used to control and alter the natural...
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he Wild Hunt of Odin by Peter Nicolai Arbo (1872) (Public Domain) — 16 Oct 2020

The God-Gifted Weapons of Norse Mythology

By ashley cowie

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The Vikings were warriors and therefore weaponry was at the forefront of their culture, and this is why the heroes and gods of Norse religion and folklore were armed with a range of awesome weapons that were used to control and alter the natural...
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Apollo driving the Chariot of the sun and his muses by Giovanni Battista Maderna, IItalian, Verona (1758–1803) Metropolitan Museum of Art (Anton biederwolf/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 05 Oct 2020

The Arrows and Ardor of Apollo, The Sun God

By MartiniF

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The sun god Apollo has been identified as the embodiment of the Hellenic spirit, by Scottish classical scholar W.K. C. Guthrie in his 1950 book, The Greeks and their Gods. An eternally youthful deity and a favorite among later poets, Apollo is...
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Apollo driving the Chariot of the sun and his muses by Giovanni Battista Maderna, IItalian, Verona (1758–1803) Metropolitan Museum of Art (Anton biederwolf/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 05 Oct 2020

The Arrows and Ardor of Apollo, The Sun God

By MartiniF

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The sun god Apollo has been identified as the embodiment of the Hellenic spirit, by Scottish classical scholar W.K. C. Guthrie in his 1950 book, The Greeks and their Gods. An eternally youthful deity and a favorite among later poets, Apollo is...
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‘Ariadne in Naxos’ (1877) by Evelyn De Morgan. (Public Domain) — 02 Oct 2020

Loves Of The Lady Of The Labyrinth: Ariadne Powerful Minoan Goddess

By Mary Naples

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In the Myth of the Minotaur, if not for the ministrations of the humble Princess Ariadne, Theseus—the Greek hero—would not have had a prayer. Although often portrayed as a mere maiden, truth be told, providing back-up for a leading man was...
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‘Ariadne in Naxos’ (1877) by Evelyn De Morgan. (Public Domain) — 02 Oct 2020

Loves Of The Lady Of The Labyrinth: Ariadne Powerful Minoan Goddess

By Mary Naples

Mythology & Mystery

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In the Myth of the Minotaur, if not for the ministrations of the humble Princess Ariadne, Theseus—the Greek hero—would not have had a prayer. Although often portrayed as a mere maiden, truth be told, providing back-up for a leading man was...
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