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Descent to the Underworld: The Little-Known Practices and Symbols in Ancient Mythology of the Great Below — 05 Dec 2016

Descent to the Underworld: The Little-Known Practices and Symbols in Ancient Mythology of the Great Below

By MartiniF

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“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on...
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Descent to the Underworld: The Little-Known Practices and Symbols in Ancient Mythology of the Great Below — 05 Dec 2016

Descent to the Underworld: The Little-Known Practices and Symbols in Ancient Mythology of the Great Below

By MartiniF

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“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on...
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Twins, Kings and Horses: Symbols of the Divine Twins in Ancient Mythology — 14 Nov 2016

Twins, Kings and Horses: Symbols of the Divine Twins in Ancient Mythology

By MartiniF

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The ancient figures of the “Divine Twins” are recognizable throughout the world with minor variations of the same themes. They are usually depicted as the sons of the Sky God, or even having dual paternity – one twin from a human father and...
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Twins, Kings and Horses: Symbols of the Divine Twins in Ancient Mythology — 14 Nov 2016

Twins, Kings and Horses: Symbols of the Divine Twins in Ancient Mythology

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The ancient figures of the “Divine Twins” are recognizable throughout the world with minor variations of the same themes. They are usually depicted as the sons of the Sky God, or even having dual paternity – one twin from a human father and...
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Features The Return of the Crusader by Karl Friedrich Lessing (Public Domain), and an illustration from Jack the Giant Killer (Public Domain) — 09 Nov 2016

Tom Hickathrift - the Crusader who became Jack the Giant Killer

By Charles Christian

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Many of you will be familiar with the legend or fairy-tale of Jack the Giant Killer and, in England, the popular Christmas pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk. But, Jack is a relatively recent invention, first recorded in pamphlets and chapbooks in...
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Features The Return of the Crusader by Karl Friedrich Lessing (Public Domain), and an illustration from Jack the Giant Killer (Public Domain) — 09 Nov 2016

Tom Hickathrift - the Crusader who became Jack the Giant Killer

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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Many of you will be familiar with the legend or fairy-tale of Jack the Giant Killer and, in England, the popular Christmas pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk. But, Jack is a relatively recent invention, first recorded in pamphlets and chapbooks in...
Read More

Ancient Secrets Come into Sight: The Pineal Gland, Pine Cone Symbolism, and the Third Eye — 02 Nov 2016

Ancient Secrets Come into Sight: The Pineal Gland, Pine Cone Symbolism, and the Third Eye

By AliciaMcDermott2

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There is an enigmatic gland which seems to be hidden away in the human brain that has fascinated people for centuries. Depictions of pine cones and sacred eyes have been linked to this mysterious biological feature and can be found in ancient...
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Ancient Secrets Come into Sight: The Pineal Gland, Pine Cone Symbolism, and the Third Eye — 02 Nov 2016

Ancient Secrets Come into Sight: The Pineal Gland, Pine Cone Symbolism, and the Third Eye

By AliciaMcDermott2

Mythology & Mystery

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There is an enigmatic gland which seems to be hidden away in the human brain that has fascinated people for centuries. Depictions of pine cones and sacred eyes have been linked to this mysterious biological feature and can be found in ancient...
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The Marriage of the Sky and the Sea: Visayan Creation Myths — 25 Oct 2016

The Marriage of the Sky and the Sea: Visayan Creation Myths

By MartiniF

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The earliest settlements in the Visayan Islands of the Philippines, to the southernmost islands of Luzon and to the northern and eastern parts of Mindanao, are dated from c. 6,000 to 30,000 BC. Therefore, the Visayans was probably the oldest, as...
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The Marriage of the Sky and the Sea: Visayan Creation Myths — 25 Oct 2016

The Marriage of the Sky and the Sea: Visayan Creation Myths

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The earliest settlements in the Visayan Islands of the Philippines, to the southernmost islands of Luzon and to the northern and eastern parts of Mindanao, are dated from c. 6,000 to 30,000 BC. Therefore, the Visayans was probably the oldest, as...
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