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Native American Creation Stories: Creator Animals, Gods and Goddesses — 27 Apr 2016

Native American Creation Stories: Creator Animals, Gods and Goddesses

By tedloukes

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It was Columbus who gave the North American Indigenous their first western name—Indians—when he mistook the Americas for the extremes of the Indian sub-continent. Columbus seriously underestimated the circumference of the Earth as he set out to...
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Native American Creation Stories: Creator Animals, Gods and Goddesses — 27 Apr 2016

Native American Creation Stories: Creator Animals, Gods and Goddesses

By tedloukes

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It was Columbus who gave the North American Indigenous their first western name—Indians—when he mistook the Americas for the extremes of the Indian sub-continent. Columbus seriously underestimated the circumference of the Earth as he set out to...
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Creation Stories of Africa: The Children of Kings — 20 Apr 2016

Creation Stories of Africa: The Children of Kings

By tedloukes

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Africa is a vast continent full of contrasts, and as one would expect, has many and varied stories of creation. Most countries in Africa are made up of different tribes of people, rather than one specific race, so it makes more sense to look at...
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Creation Stories of Africa: The Children of Kings — 20 Apr 2016

Creation Stories of Africa: The Children of Kings

By tedloukes

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Africa is a vast continent full of contrasts, and as one would expect, has many and varied stories of creation. Most countries in Africa are made up of different tribes of people, rather than one specific race, so it makes more sense to look at...
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The Five Maidens - Panchakanya — 02 Apr 2016

The Legends of the Panchakanya - The Five Virgins of Ancient India

By MartiniF

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The Panchakanya (the five virgins) are female characters in the two great epics of India, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Each of them is described as extraordinarily beautiful and virtuous. The literal meaning of 'kanya' means ‘girl’, ‘maiden’...
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The Five Maidens - Panchakanya — 02 Apr 2016

The Legends of the Panchakanya - The Five Virgins of Ancient India

By MartiniF

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The Panchakanya (the five virgins) are female characters in the two great epics of India, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Each of them is described as extraordinarily beautiful and virtuous. The literal meaning of 'kanya' means ‘girl’, ‘maiden’...
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The ‘evil’ demons of the natural world confounded the ancestors. — 24 Mar 2016

The Origins of Evil: The Story of Human Spirituality and Belief Systems

By Marie and Larry

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Evil is as old as humanity. We live in a world of duality. Darkness and light. Good and evil. Up and down. In and out. Heaven and Hell. But which came first—or did these dual concepts evolve side by side as our primitive understanding of the...
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The ‘evil’ demons of the natural world confounded the ancestors. — 24 Mar 2016

The Origins of Evil: The Story of Human Spirituality and Belief Systems

By Marie and Larry

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Evil is as old as humanity. We live in a world of duality. Darkness and light. Good and evil. Up and down. In and out. Heaven and Hell. But which came first—or did these dual concepts evolve side by side as our primitive understanding of the...
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An idol of Durga Pooja, comprising Goddess Durga, her daughters Laxmi, Saraswati and her sons Ganesha, Karitik — 21 Mar 2016

The Sacred Three in Asian Beliefs: Triple Gods, Tridevi, and the Three Treasures

By MartiniF

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Number three has been considered sacred for over many centuries throughout the world. Its depictions of the triads, triplicates and trinities have also existed in many cultures with various interpretations.The possible oldest interpretation of the...
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An idol of Durga Pooja, comprising Goddess Durga, her daughters Laxmi, Saraswati and her sons Ganesha, Karitik — 21 Mar 2016

The Sacred Three in Asian Beliefs: Triple Gods, Tridevi, and the Three Treasures

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Number three has been considered sacred for over many centuries throughout the world. Its depictions of the triads, triplicates and trinities have also existed in many cultures with various interpretations.The possible oldest interpretation of the...
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