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1. Out with the Ouija Board! How the Popular Divining Tool Influenced A Modern Murder Case

   ... and Victorian parlor mediums made fortunes using fancy otherworld communication devices like floating tables and ...

   ashley cowie - 28/05/2018 - 14:00

2. Treasure Trove of Discoveries Unearthed in Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis

   ... an insight into ancient Egyptian cosmology. Farmers of the Otherworld The  ushabti , shabti  or  shawabti was ...

   ashley cowie - 23/04/2020 - 17:22

3. What did Cherry of Zennor See That Altered Her Reality and Shaped Ours? The Deeper Meanings of Faerie Folklore

   'Myth is a story that implies a certain way of interpreting consensus reality so to derive meaning and effective charge from its images and interactions. As such, it can take many forms: fables, religion and folklore, but also formal philosophical systems and scientific theories.'
   -Bernardo Kastrup, More Than Allegory: On Religious Myth, Truth and Belief (2016).

   nrushton - 18/10/2017 - 15:28

4. Natural Cave Helps Explain Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Moon

   Archaeologists in Mexico City have answered a long outstanding question by having identified the purpose behind a natural cave beneath Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Moon.

   ashley cowie - 01/07/2020 - 14:05

5. Lost Peruvian Huaca Pintada and its 1,000-Year-Old Mural Rediscovered

   The last time anyone saw this Peruvian Huaca Pintada was over a century ago. Now, a team of intrepid archaeology students and their professor have painstakingly rediscovered the lost 1,000-year-old mural which they say provides evidence for the development and evolution of an ancient Peruvian cultural phenomenon.

   ashley cowie - 25/11/2022 - 00:57

6. 1,000-Year-Old Middle Eastern Gold Earring Discovered in Scandinavia

   The National Museum in Copenhagen announced on Sunday that 54-year-old Frants Fugl Vestergaard from Denmark unearthed a rare gold earring while metal detecting in a field in West Jutland. Believed to be an 11th century gift from the Emperor of Byzantium to a Viking chief, the earring is built around a crescent-shaped gold plate. Inlaid with enamel in a frame of golden threads, the gold earring is decorated with small gold balls and gold bands.

   ashley cowie - 09/12/2021 - 21:59

7. How Credible Are the Superstitions Surrounding the Mystical Irish Fairy Trees?

   ... this realm and that of the fairies, who live in the otherworld.  A fairy tree is a type of plant found in Irish ... this realm and that of the fairies , who live in the otherworld . Many superstitions are attached to fairy trees ...

   dhwty - 17/03/2019 - 13:00

8. Scientists Find ‘Weirdly Unfamiliar Golden Orb’ on Alaska Sea Floor

   Scientists recently monitoring the filming activity of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) deployed off the coast of Alaska spotted something mysterious and otherworldly.

   Nathan Falde - 08/09/2023 - 14:17

9. The Hypnotic Musical Stones of Gobustan

   Azerbaijan in the Caucasus has long been at the crossroads of civilizations. Its unique geology has created many astonishing features that make parts of the country appear otherworldly. One of the most remarkable sights in Azerbaijan is the musical stone in Gobustan, which is located in an area listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

   Ed Whelan - 12/02/2020 - 02:05

10. Discovery of 14 Ancient Sarcophagi in Saqqara is “Only the Beginning”!

    Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities announced today (Sunday 20 Sept) that archaeologists digging in the animal necropolis at Saqqara have discovered 14 well-preserved painted coffins dating back 2,500 years, in a surprise discovery which they say is “only the beginning”, hinting that there is a lot more to come!

    ashley cowie - 20/09/2020 - 21:30

11. Oldest Artifacts In Mexican Basin Were Walked Over Daily at Chapultepec

    Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a layer of tools, utensils, and otherworldly figures in an ancient ceramic layer. For more than three thousand years, the artifacts remained undisturbed under the surface of the forest, even though hundreds of thousands of people passed over the fragmented ceramic vessels and human figurines every day.

    ashley cowie - 02/09/2022 - 18:39

12. Songs and Shrouds: The Mythical Banshee and the Bean Nighe as Harbingers

    ... the Irish banshee was considered a messenger from the Otherworld, the Irish version of the great beyond and/or the ... wailed in warning and grief. S.T./ Flickr Since the Otherworld of Irish mythology can be interchangeable in ...

    Riley Winters - 08/04/2015 - 01:28

13. The Shocking Demon that Brings Plague and Devours Babies: Ancient Goddess & Evil Widow Rangda in Balinese Mythology

    All eyes focused on the figure of Rangda as she emerged from the inner part of the temple, about a third of the way through the Barong dance (an ancient dance which predates even the Hindu influences in the island of Bali, Indonesia). There is no doubt that Rangda embodies power - she is electrifying, dangerous, and otherworldly. She has protruding eyes, pendulous, large breasts and a long, red tongue hanging down her body.

    MartiniF - 13/11/2017 - 15:24

14. Faeries in the Realm of King Arthur

    ... belief system that embraced a metaphysical faerie otherworld. Medieval authors introduced an ethereal quality ... belief system that embraced a metaphysical faerie otherworld. Medieval authors introduced an ethereal quality ...

    nrushton - 02/03/2018 - 15:27

15. Quest for the Grave of Scotia, the Pharaoh’s Daughter Who Founded Scotland and Ireland

    A short distance from the bustling Irish town of Tralee in County Kerry there is an otherworldly looking glen which is known as Scotia’s Grave. According to Irish folklore, the glen was the location of a battle known as Sliabh Mish which took place between the Celtic Milesians and a supernatural race called the Tuatha Dé Danann (tribe of the gods).

    Sarah P Young - 15/03/2019 - 12:53

16. Ancient Artists Left Signs For us to Decode. Did they Witness UFOs?

    Did ancient artists leave us clear signs of otherworldly interference in our lives and in our culture?

    Daniela Giordano - 09/09/2019 - 18:53

17. Rediscovering the Lost Code of the Inca Cosmic Power Matrix

    The National Museum in Quito, Ecuador exhibits an otherworldly collection of sheet-gold masks representing the Andean sun god Inti. Zig-zag rays of golden light burst from his face and some end in tiny stylized human figures, animals and insects. Most Inti masks were crafted by the La Tolita culture which extended along the coast from the Esmeralda area of Ecuador to the Tumaco Region in Colombia between 300 BC and 400 AD. However, a sun-burst Inti mask was discovered 2000 miles south in Cusco.

    ashley cowie - 17/05/2017 - 15:37

18. The Darker Side of Irish Fairy Lore: When Encounters Turn Dangerous

    ... at Hanging Rock. In this case, perception, time and the Otherworld all converged to create a classic 'fairy' ...

    David Halpin - 09/03/2019 - 18:53

19. Mysterious Worlds: Travels to the Faerie and Shamanic Realms

    ... of supernatural beings is said to reside, although this otherworld adapts itself to incorporate the afterlife, the ...

    David Halpin - 15/05/2019 - 17:26

20. Sacred Mysteries: Myths About Couples in Quest

    ... and relationship which involve a hero journey to the otherworld. It focuses on the archetypal symbolism in these ...

    ancient-origins - 20/05/2016 - 17:29

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