A Nigerian Folktale of Abundance, Greed, and the Cost of Wastefulness Long ago—before the first iron was forged in the...
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A Nigerian Folktale of Abundance, Greed, and the Cost of Wastefulness Long ago—before the first iron was forged in the...
Maman Brigitte is a powerful and revered figure in the Voodoo religion, particularly in Haiti...
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Many people think of Santeria as a strange and unwelcome mix of primitive pagan beliefs and Roman Catholicism. Many people feel the religion is a dangerous, maybe Satanic, form of Voodoo, complete with zombies, indiscriminate animal sacrifices, and other totems that make people from Western religious backgrounds uncomfortable. Santeria’s real meaning is significantly less scary. Santeria is a recognized religion with a long and illustrious history. Slavery was imported into the new world as a result of European colonization. Yorubas made up a large portion of the slave population (that territory lies in what is now a part of modern-day...
This is a ritual you can do after a pet has died. Obviously, you’ll need to make changes based on the type of pet you had, how they died, and so on, but you can use this ceremony as a starting point. If the pet belonged to the entire family, you might turn this into a collective rite. Things needed: The setup: To depict the four elements, arrange the salt, incense, candle, and water in a circle (or in any other manner you traditionally use). With each, place one of your four matching crystals. Light the candle and the incense....
The Chinese used to follow their own calendar based on lunar cycles before converting to the regular solar calendar of western origin. As a result, Chinese astrology is based on the traditional lunar calendar, which has twelve lunar cycles. In the Chinese zodiac, there are twelve different animals. Each zodiac sign has a full moon cycle that lasts from the new moon to the full moon. In a Chinese Zodiac year, there are twelve full lunar cycles. One animal, on the other hand, can last a year. As a result, a Chinese cycle lasts twelve years before repeating again. Unlike...
In the ancient kingdom of Iolcus, Jason embarks on a perilous quest to reclaim his throne from his uncle Pelias. Joined by legendary heroes, he faces daunting trials, encounters the sorceress Medea, and ultimately confronts betrayal and vengeance in his quest for the Golden Fleece.
Kunzite is a lovely gem with pure energy and a cheerful temperament. It is a Stone of Emotion, with pale pink to light violet tones, opening and linking the heart to the mind and fostering a healing communion between the two. Kunzite allows one to let go of protective walls surrounding the heart and be open to the feeling of unconditional and bountiful love. Kunzite is the pink-to-violet variation of the silicate Spodumene, named after mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, who first classified it in 1902. It is as transparent as glass and produces flattened prismatic crystals with vertical...
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