02 Jan 2018 The Legend of Shikhandi, the Transgendered Warrior Who Paid the Price of Opposing Powerful Men By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 Chauvinism existed even in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The ancient text depicts the legendary eighteen-day bloodbath, dubbed the Kurukshetra War, where the hero/heroine’s greatest feat was not defeating the enemy, but overcoming stereotyped... Read More
25 Dec 2017 From the Ancient Greek Pleiades to the Hindu Matrikas: Mother Goddesses, Music and the Sacred Number 7 By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 In Brihat-Samhita, Indian astronomer Varahamihira (505–587 CE) says that "Mothers are to be made with cognizance of gods corresponding to their names” leading to the birth of Matrikas (“Divine Mothers”) who are then associated with some of... Read More
18 Dec 2017 Rice Goddesses - Earth Mothers who Influenced Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 For centuries, rice has been a staple diet and plays an important role in Asian culture. Although rice farmers have found their lives becoming more difficult due to climate change, Bloomberg states in 2016 that 16 million people still farm rice in... Read More
27 Nov 2017 What Really Happened in the Celestial Palace? Daughters of Pleasure, Courtesans of the Gods By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 2 It takes much willpower to resist the temptation of the asparas; beautiful dancing women in the court of Indra, king of the gods, in the celestial palace in Hindu mythology. They are the heavenly charmers who fascinated heroes and allured sages... Read More
20 Nov 2017 Drowning, Poisoning, and the Dark Underworld. Meet the King of all Snakes, the wise Great Horned Serpent in Native American Cosmology By Jason Jarrell Mythology & Mystery 0 Since longer than history can recall, the western mind has been locked in a pattern of dualistic thinking. In the course of our experiences, the world is defined by a series of opposites, which invade every avenue of perception. This is expressed... Read More