For over four thousand years, a group of enigmatic deities known as the Anunnaki have loomed large in the mythology...
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For over four thousand years, a group of enigmatic deities known as the Anunnaki have loomed large in the mythology...
Inanna, also known as Ishtar, was the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, fertility, and war....
In the vast tapestry of ancient mythology, few figures are as enigmatic and fascinating as...
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Carnelian catches your attention like the sudden fire of a sunset or the first flash of autumn color. Its bold energy makes you feel a rush of warmth and joy that stays with you. It is stimulating and gives you power. Carnelians have been used to protect and inspire people throughout history. They are known as stones of motivation, endurance, leadership, and courage. Carnelian is an orange variety of Chalcedony, which is a mineral in the same family as quartz. It is a glassy, see-through stone. It can be a light pinkish orange or a deep rusty brown, but its...
While Halloween is observed on October 31, Día de Los Muertos is observed on November 2. Many of the communities that celebrate Dia de los Muertos also celebrate Halloween. The “Day of the Dead” is a tradition that started in ancient Mesoamerica, which is now Mexico and northern Central America. There, native peoples like the Aztecs, Mayas, and Toltecs held special holidays to remember their dead loved ones. Depending on whether the deceased was an adult or a kid, specific months were set aside for commemorating them. With the arrival of the Spanish, this way of remembering the dead became...
The Ruler of Winter Cailleach, the goddess of Scotland and parts of Ireland, is the incarnation of the dark mother, the harvest goddess, or the hag or crone figure. She arrives in late autumn, as the soil is dying, and is known as a storm bringer. She is often represented as an elderly woman with one eye, terrible teeth, and matted hair. According to mythologist Joseph Campbell, she is known as Cailleach Bheur in Scotland and Cailleach Beare along the Irish shore. Her name varies depending on which county and location she appears in. The word cailleach means “veiled one”...
Wicca’s or The Craft’s origins are complicated, although traditional Wicca is rooted in so-called “British Mystery Traditions,” such as those of the Picts, who existed before the advent of Celtic consciousness, the Celts, and some Celtic Druidism. Wicca predates Christianity by about 28,000 years. A variety of archaeological finds show that Wicca’s history can be traced back to Paleolithic peoples who worshiped a Hunter God and a Fertility Goddess. Cave paintings from roughly 30,000 years ago portray a guy with a stag’s head and a pregnant lady standing in a circle with eleven other people. Modern American Wicca comes from...
The story follows Sun Wukong, a stone monkey born from a mystical stone. Seeking immortality, he learns powerful skills from a Taoist sage but becomes arrogant, defying the heavens. Imprisoned by Buddha, he later redeems himself by aiding the monk Tang Sanzang on a sacred pilgrimage, ultimately achieving enlightenment and transformation.
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