22 May 2017 Quick as a Fox, Powerful as a Demon: Legendary Foxes and Their Trickster/Temptress Ways By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 The fox plays a wide range of roles in 42 out of the 358 of Aesop’s fables. It is generally described as a quick, intelligent and adaptable animal which no doubt led to its importance as a symbol of cleverness in most cultures. In mythology, the... Read More
17 May 2017 Rediscovering the Lost Code of the Inca Cosmic Power Matrix By ashley cowie Mythology & Mystery 0 The National Museum in Quito, Ecuador exhibits an otherworldly collection of sheet-gold masks representing the Andean sun god Inti. Zig-zag rays of golden light burst from his face and some end in tiny stylized human figures, animals and insects.... Read More
10 May 2017 Viracocha's Astronomical Creation Engine By ashley cowie Mythology & Mystery 1 3,500 years ago, the southern shores of Lake Titicaca, situated in La Paz, Bolivia, were inhabited by the Tiwanaku culture who built stone super-structures such as; the Akapana, Pumapunku, the Kalasasaya and the Semi-Subterranean Temple. The Inca... Read More
08 May 2017 The Failed Sex God: The Horned God Pan and His Unrequited Lusts By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 "The bounteous Pan, the god of rural scenery, shepherdi, and huntsmen," as the poet Milton calls him, is the Greek god of woods and fields. Originally a pastoral god from Arcadia and depicted as a wild deity with the horns and hooves of a goat, Pan... Read More
10 Apr 2017 Journey to Hell, Featuring Torture and Never-ending Bureaucracy: Understanding the Underworld in Chinese Mythology By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 “Each of the criminals is bound to an iron pillar and the ox-headed demon is in the process of administering punishment—using iron or copper blades he peels the skin of the person's face, just as a butcher kills a pig and then flays it.” This... Read More