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Freddy Silva
... Initiation, Secret Chambers and the Quest for the Otherworld. THE DIVINE BLUEPRINT: Temples, power places, and ... Initiation, secret chambers and the quest for the Otherworld. ...
ancient-origins - 02/01/2013 - 08:07
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The Weird Wolds of Yorkshire: Inside the Mysterious Wold Newton Triangle
‘Fold upon fold of the encircling hills, piled rich and golden,’ is how the writer (best known for her posthumous 1936 novel South Riding) Winifred Holtby, described England’s Yorkshire Wolds.
Eighty years on, here’s how a couple of tourist guides currently describe the area: “With hidden valleys, chalk streams and peaceful villages, the Yorkshire Wolds make a refreshing change from city life or a seaside break. It’s a fabulous place to unwind and enjoy the English countryside at its best.”
Charles Christian - 28/06/2015 - 01:06
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Ancient Sacred Sites Triangularly Aligned by the Footsteps of the Gods
... be repositories of a cosmic force, all associated with the Otherworld and renewal of the soul, all used since ... with an initiation ritual where candidates entered the Otherworld and returned enlightened. Despite the two latter ... share the same functions as portals in and out of the Otherworld; they are linked by a perfect right-angle ...
Freddy Silva - 17/06/2016 - 14:48
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“Supernatural” Bronze Age Gold Device Unearthed in Czech Republic
... Bronze Age gold belt fastener. Elite Connections with the Otherworld It cannot be determined exactly which group made ...
ashley cowie - 29/10/2022 - 23:01
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Sokushinbutsu: Tales Of Living Buddhas’ Self Mummification
Immuring themselves in an underground stone chamber, sealed tight, waiting to die: that is what more than 24 known individuals did in northern Japan from the 1200s until the 19th century, though it may have been done before that timeframe and even after the Meiji restoration in 1867. The practice likely originated in India or China centuries before.
Ken Jeremiah - 18/02/2022 - 21:11
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The Hill of Sorcery: Mythology and Archaeology of the Tlachtga Barrow
... Dé Danann, who legend states disappeared into the Celtic Otherworld. The Otherworld ( Tír nAill , “the other land”) was entered ...
Jason Jarrell - 18/10/2016 - 21:49
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The Great Pyramid Experiment: Exploring Infrasound Technology Use By The Ancients
In part one of this article we saw how there is compelling evidence to suggest that the ancient Egyptians of the Pyramid age incorporated sound technology into the design of Giza’s Great Pyramid.
Andrew Collins - 22/06/2019 - 18:50
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Notorious Knight Greysteil and His Magical Sword Sit on the Cusp Between Legend and Reality
... archetypes dwell, for example, “the boundary with the otherworld” and “the magical otherworldly ...
ashley cowie - 18/02/2018 - 20:10
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Magic into Myth: Avalon, Mystical Isle of Medieval Arthurian Literature
The Isle of Apples, Isle of the Blessed, and the Otherworld. These titles have long been associated with the ... that Geoffrey first mentioned Avalon as a mythical Otherworld, as well as Morgan le Fay as the island’s ...
Riley Winters - 17/02/2018 - 19:20
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Modern Science Steps In To Revive Ancient Ceremonial Stone Landscapes
On the winter solstice of December 20, 2019, Chief Vincent Mann of the Ramapough Lunaape Munsee Nation Turtle Clan, accompanied by some members of the Turtle Clan, ‘keepers of the pass’, and members of the Overlook Mountain Center, trudged through the deep snow, across a frozen landscape in search of a stone altar, to witness a sunrise ceremony to mark and honor the lengthening of the days, the coming of the light.
Glenn M. Kreisberg - 13/07/2021 - 20:25
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Gobekli Tepe Archaeoastronomy and the Second Hill of Osiris
... name of Osiris , primary Egyptian deity and lord of the Otherworld. It can be said, then, that this hill is the ... identified in Egyptian texts as Rostau, a gateway to the Otherworld. Robert Bauval and Adrian Gilbert have ...
Freddy Silva - 05/11/2021 - 17:08
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With Portals to the Dead, Viking Homes Were Stranger Than Fiction
... needed to be controlled. Viking Houses had Portals to the Otherworld Different parts of the house likely served as ...
ancient-origins - 02/09/2019 - 18:26
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The Remote Irish Monastery Where Medieval Christianity Meets Fictional Jedi Spiritualism
Star Wars is many things to many people: nostalgia-tinted staple of childhood memory, space opera extraordinaire, modern day merchandising behemoth. For every starry-eyed fan there is probably a giddy scholar feasting on the many historical ingredients that make up Star Wars’ intergalactic soup. Star Wars is truly a fusion of global myths, legends and history – literary tropes borrowed from classical antiquity, medieval heroic sagas, Eastern philosophies, and 20th-century wars – all repackaged for modern audiences.
ancient-origins - 04/06/2018 - 14:00
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Do you dare enter a fairy ring? The mythical mushroom portals of the supernatural
For thousands of years, the sudden appearance of a ring of mushrooms was a sure sign of otherworldly presences. These rings would seemingly appear overnight, or travel from one location to another, with no clear rhyme or reason. Warnings of the dark forces that must create these abnormalities were passed down between generations, and the folklore of fairy rings was established.
lizleafloor - 28/08/2018 - 16:08
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Did the Ancient Egyptians Create Art as a Way to Manifest Reality?
Among the extravagantly decorated tombs and temples that made Egyptian art immortal, there is something obscure. It could even be considered supernatural or otherworldly. Telling the stories of what life may have been like for the ancient Egyptians, art was an expression of how they understood life and death through various mediums. Yet, art was a concept unfamiliar to the ancients; there is no known record of such a word being used.
Jessica Nadeau - 28/07/2022 - 22:59
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This Scary Season: Halloween and Paranormal Phenomena Make for Spooky Supernatural Events
Every year, amidst the excitement of Halloween-related fun, conversations commonly turn toward scary and unnerving talk of the mysterious world of paranormal and supernatural phenomena. Unlike the entertaining ‘safe scares’ that Halloween brings, for those who encounter ‘real paranormal phenomena’, the events can be truly terrifying, even life-changing.
ancient-origins - 13/10/2018 - 18:28
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Crater Lake National Park: Puzzling Myths and Missing Persons
Deep in the old-growth forests of Northwestern America lives a glorious gem of natural beauty. Crater Lake is renowned for its extreme depth, vibrant color, and crystal clarity. The towering cinders of the crater rim are contrasted by the lush, ancient forest that surrounds it. Heavy snows and rain keep the dormant caldera perpetually filled with pristine blue water, fit for human consumption.
Mark A. Carpenter - 03/06/2021 - 23:07
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Ancient Horse Burials of the Bronze Age: Folklore and Superstition
... served some purpose to ensure protection against the Otherworld, as indicated by Fanny D. Bergen (1895). Bergen ... of the deceased or to ensure the dead had transport to the Otherworld/underworld. Riding the Seas: The Kelpies and Other ...
Riley Winters - 25/07/2016 - 00:56
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Tuatha Dé Dannan, the Enchanting Predecessors of Irish Fairies and Elves
... travelling to Tír na nÓg ("Land of the Young" – an otherworld inhabited by the Irish fairy people the Tuatha Dé ...
Kerry Sullivan - 20/07/2019 - 00:18
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10 Sacred Masks for Hunting, Ritual, Shame and Death
Masks are one of the few things on the earth that connect all of humanity throughout time. We have created ritual masks since our very beginnings in order to disguise, protect, or entertain. They have been used by cultures around the globe for performances and rites, ceremonies and festivals. Most notably, masks hide our identities, and allow us to become something we’re not.
ancient-origins - 21/05/2019 - 23:03