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Fry in Eleusis, painting by Henryk Siemiradzki (1889). — 19 Oct 2018

Baubo, Great Goddess and Demeter’s Female Fool in the Eleusinian Mysteries

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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In 1898, a group of German archaeologists working in the Demeter sanctuary at Priene unearthed a peculiar set of Hellenistic female figurines. The head of each of these figurines sits directly on her legs. Each figure also has long hair that drapes...
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Fry in Eleusis, painting by Henryk Siemiradzki (1889). — 19 Oct 2018

Baubo, Great Goddess and Demeter’s Female Fool in the Eleusinian Mysteries

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

1

In 1898, a group of German archaeologists working in the Demeter sanctuary at Priene unearthed a peculiar set of Hellenistic female figurines. The head of each of these figurines sits directly on her legs. Each figure also has long hair that drapes...
Read More

Halloween Haunted House — 17 Oct 2018

Hunting the Haunted: Ghosts, Ghouls and Geists of South Africa

By Mark Rose-Christie

Mythology & Mystery

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In Quantum Physics, the First Law of Thermodynamics - The Law of Conservation - states says that: “Energy is never created, energy is never destroyed, energy can only ever be transferred or transformed”. This may explain why so many different...
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Halloween Haunted House — 17 Oct 2018

Hunting the Haunted: Ghosts, Ghouls and Geists of South Africa

By Mark Rose-Christie

Mythology & Mystery

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In Quantum Physics, the First Law of Thermodynamics - The Law of Conservation - states says that: “Energy is never created, energy is never destroyed, energy can only ever be transferred or transformed”. This may explain why so many different...
Read More

Diamonds and ruby. — 10 Oct 2018

King of the Ancient Gemstones: Ruby Trumps Diamond

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Western culture has a relatively shallow relationship with gemstones. Most people place great value on diamonds as being symbolic of commitment and only a few know this entire ritual began in a 1947 De Beers advertising campaign which pushed the...
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Diamonds and ruby. — 10 Oct 2018

King of the Ancient Gemstones: Ruby Trumps Diamond

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Western culture has a relatively shallow relationship with gemstones. Most people place great value on diamonds as being symbolic of commitment and only a few know this entire ritual began in a 1947 De Beers advertising campaign which pushed the...
Read More

Sirens And The Night by William Edward Frost (1810–1877) — 08 Oct 2018

Identity Crises of the Sirens: Wise Women, Murderesses or Singing Prostitutes?

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Ancient cultures around the world saw the sea as a dangerous place, filled with beings who preyed upon people - especially men. The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder, whose Natural History would serve as scientific gospel for centuries to follow,...
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Sirens And The Night by William Edward Frost (1810–1877) — 08 Oct 2018

Identity Crises of the Sirens: Wise Women, Murderesses or Singing Prostitutes?

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Ancient cultures around the world saw the sea as a dangerous place, filled with beings who preyed upon people - especially men. The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder, whose Natural History would serve as scientific gospel for centuries to follow,...
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“Goddess of Luck” Blind Fortuna by Tadeusz Kuntze (1754) — 05 Oct 2018

Pure Luck: The Role of Chance in History

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery, Health & Well-being

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Luck is a way of understanding or judging how chance events affect our lives. Chance may be a mixed bag of marshmallows and razor blades, a flowing river of good and bad experiences; positive, negative, or improbable events. Throughout history,...
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“Goddess of Luck” Blind Fortuna by Tadeusz Kuntze (1754) — 05 Oct 2018

Pure Luck: The Role of Chance in History

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery, Health & Well-being

0

Luck is a way of understanding or judging how chance events affect our lives. Chance may be a mixed bag of marshmallows and razor blades, a flowing river of good and bad experiences; positive, negative, or improbable events. Throughout history,...
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