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1. The Aghori and Their Unorthodox Path to Enlightenment

   ... Shiva or Mahakala, the destroyer, and Shakti or Kali , the goddess of death. The Aghori are usually found residing near ...

   dhwty - 17/07/2021 - 02:00

2. The Strange Life of Al-Khidr, the Legendary Immortal Prophet, Mystic, Trickster and Sea Spirit

   ... god Kothar-wa-Khasis, or even the Zoroastrian water goddess Anahita. Khiḍr has been identified, some say ...

   Mark Miller - 22/12/2015 - 03:53

3. Did God Have A Wife? Archaeology And Folk Religion In Ancient Israel

   ... book." Dever pays particular attention to presences of the goddess Asherah, reviled by the authors of the Hebrew Bible ...

   ancient-origins - 14/05/2016 - 02:22

4. The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook of Sacred Texts

   Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly cosmopolitan ancient world.

   ancient-origins - 13/10/2016 - 21:45

5. Imagining the World into Existence: An Ancient Egyptian Manual of Consciousness

   Reveals the secret language and words of power that enabled the ancient Egyptians to imagine the world into existence

   ancient-origins - 04/11/2016 - 13:58

6. Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100 (Secret History of the Witches)

   In this compelling exploration of language, archaeology, and early medieval literature, Max Dashu illuminates hidden cultural heritages. She shows that the old ethnic names for "witch" signify 'wisewoman, ' 'prophetess, ' 'diviner, ' 'chanter, ' 'herbalist, ' and 'healer.' She fleshes out the oracular ceremonies of the Norse vOlur ("staff-women"), their incantations and "sitting-out" on the land seeking vision.

   ancient-origins - 03/11/2017 - 16:59

7. Ancient Childbirth Beliefs and Rituals Thought to Protect Mother and Child

   ... women who were giving birth. The Greeks too had a special goddess for childbirth, Eileithyia, though it was also usual ...

   dhwty - 24/11/2018 - 13:49

8. Adam’s First Wife Lilith: Diabolical Demoness or the First Feminist?

   ... 1:27). Lilith: Ancient Demon, Dark Deity or Sensual Goddess? Nine Notorious Demons that Terrorized the Ancient ...

   Rabbi Allen Maller - 01/04/2023 - 02:00

9. Evil Archaeology: Demons, Possessions, and Sinister Relics

   ... his famed temple. Is there really a prehistoric fertility goddess figure that has been known to bring death to the ...

   ancient-origins - 19/10/2019 - 16:05

10. 12,000-Year-Old Lake Destroyed in Treasure Hunt for Roman Gold

    ... May Destroy 2100-Year-Old Castle Site and Statue of Mother Goddess in Turkey Ancient Underground City Found Hidden in ...

    ashley cowie - 17/11/2019 - 14:01

11. Powerful Places in Malta: A Broader Perspective

    ... and the so-called Fat Lady statues evidence of ancient Goddess worship? What about the mysterious cart-ruts that ...

    ancient-origins - 04/09/2021 - 13:23

12. Fatally Disrupting The Thesmophoria: The Savagery Of Greece’s Citizen Wives

    ... nights) to participate in this festival honoring Demeter, goddess of the harvest, and her daughter, Persephone, queen ...

    Mary Naples - 07/12/2021 - 15:56

13. Sati Widow-Burning: A Dark Chapter in Indian History

    ... “she is pure or true.” In Hindu mythology , Sati is a goddess who is married to Lord Shiva. In the myths, Sati’s ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 05/04/2023 - 14:45

14. The Pharoah Who Made Her Mark: Sobekneferu's Legacy (Video)

    ... The Sacred Places of Egypt’s First Female Pharaoh Goddess of the Seven Stars: The Rebirth of Sobekneferu ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 27/12/2023 - 19:53

15. Myth and mystery of the Blarney Stone has been shattered by new research

    ... the origins of the stone.  One early story involves the goddess Clíodhna. Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, the builder of ...

    aprilholloway - 19/03/2014 - 11:53

16. Ten Discoveries of 2014 that Suggest there is Truth to Ancient Myths and Legends

    ... years, originating in ancient Assyria with the legend of goddess Atargatis, whose worship spread to Greece and Rome. ...

    aprilholloway - 26/12/2014 - 12:29

17. Mountain of Light: The History and Lore of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond

    ... Pradesh, India, where it became the eye of the Devi, or goddess, in a Hindu temple. Another story claims it was found ...

    Olga Gonzalez - 15/01/2016 - 14:54

18. Some Top Tips for Valentine’s Day … from Medieval Lovers

    ... In his  Parliament of Fowls , Chaucer imagined the goddess Nature pairing off all the birds for the year to come ...

    ancient-origins - 14/02/2017 - 01:54

19. Quick as a Fox, Powerful as a Demon: Legendary Foxes and Their Trickster/Temptress Ways

    ... fox is one of the sacred animals and a messenger of the goddess Ninhursag. The Moche people of ancient Peru often ...

    MartiniF - 22/05/2017 - 15:46

20. Firm Evidence of Early Glass Industry in Ninth-century Palace City of Samarra

    ... excavated until now. Ereshkigal: The Mighty Mesopotamian Goddess of the Underworld 5,000-Year-Old Mesopotamian Pay ...

    ancient-origins - 25/08/2018 - 01:58

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