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Budai figurine — 29 Jul 2016

The Laughing Buddha: The Eccentric Monk, God of Plenty and Patron of Bartenders

By MartiniF

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Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was born in 6 BC, in what is now modern Nepal. He lived the comfortable life of a young prince until one day he ventured out into the world and was confronted with the reality of the inevitable suffering of...
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Budai figurine — 29 Jul 2016

The Laughing Buddha: The Eccentric Monk, God of Plenty and Patron of Bartenders

By MartiniF

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Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was born in 6 BC, in what is now modern Nepal. He lived the comfortable life of a young prince until one day he ventured out into the world and was confronted with the reality of the inevitable suffering of...
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Dragon Sculpture, China. — 22 Jul 2016

The Bird and the Serpent: From the Neolithic Goddesses to Ancient Chinese Symbols of Nobility and Benevolence

By MartiniF

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Victorian art critic, John Ruskin, in his book Proserpina, calls himself “the gentle and happy scholar of flowers”. A large part of his work is an attempt to connect nature, art and society. To prove this, he attempted to show that species can...
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Dragon Sculpture, China. — 22 Jul 2016

The Bird and the Serpent: From the Neolithic Goddesses to Ancient Chinese Symbols of Nobility and Benevolence

By MartiniF

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Victorian art critic, John Ruskin, in his book Proserpina, calls himself “the gentle and happy scholar of flowers”. A large part of his work is an attempt to connect nature, art and society. To prove this, he attempted to show that species can...
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Gods and the creative and destructive power of fire. — 18 Jul 2016

Thieves of Fire in Ancient Mythology: Divine Creation and Destruction in the Hands of Man

By MartiniF

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From ancient times and even to this day, people consider fire one of the basic elements of the universe. Interpretations of fire in ancient mythologies vary greatly, with fire viewed as a creative and cleansing force as well as a destructive and...
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Gods and the creative and destructive power of fire. — 18 Jul 2016

Thieves of Fire in Ancient Mythology: Divine Creation and Destruction in the Hands of Man

By MartiniF

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From ancient times and even to this day, people consider fire one of the basic elements of the universe. Interpretations of fire in ancient mythologies vary greatly, with fire viewed as a creative and cleansing force as well as a destructive and...
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Bradshaw rock paintings found in the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. — 15 Jul 2016

Australian Aborigine Creation Stories: Rainbow Serpent and Emus in the Stars

By tedloukes

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Down under all is still and dark, the spirits of the Earth are sleeping. It is the Dreamtime. There are many different Dreamtime stories that vary from region to region and from people to people. Mostly they are stories that explain life and its...
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Bradshaw rock paintings found in the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. — 15 Jul 2016

Australian Aborigine Creation Stories: Rainbow Serpent and Emus in the Stars

By tedloukes

Mythology & Mystery

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Down under all is still and dark, the spirits of the Earth are sleeping. It is the Dreamtime. There are many different Dreamtime stories that vary from region to region and from people to people. Mostly they are stories that explain life and its...
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Werewolf costume and natural landscape — 13 Jul 2016

Werewolf Hunting #101 – In Search of Legends, and Busting Folklore Myths

By Charles Christian

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Imagine you have been invited to meet in an abandoned cemetery to go on a werewolf hunt on the night of the next full Moon but you don’t know what to pack?It may sound like something out of a cheesy horror movie but, as I recounted in my Ancient...
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Werewolf costume and natural landscape — 13 Jul 2016

Werewolf Hunting #101 – In Search of Legends, and Busting Folklore Myths

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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Imagine you have been invited to meet in an abandoned cemetery to go on a werewolf hunt on the night of the next full Moon but you don’t know what to pack?It may sound like something out of a cheesy horror movie but, as I recounted in my Ancient...
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