Give thanks to the flame for its light, but don’t forget the one who holds the torch and stands in the shadows, unwavering in patience. Rabindranat Tagore, The Passing Birds The sight of a lit oil lamp is an image that creates reflections of light, warmth, beauty, and hope in us, which continue to accompany … Read more
The greatest religious, artistic, commercial, and general urban center of Central America ever discovered is the magnificent metropolis of Teotihuacán. Located in the heart of the Mexican highlands, Teotihuacán extended its dominant influence throughout the entire so-called classical period, spreading hundreds of kilometers to areas that are now part of Guatemala and Honduras, integrating with … Read more
My father and my grandfather pitched their tents here before me. True believers for twelve centuries, they settled in this land and none of them had ever heard of an underground palace, nor did those who came before them. And behold! A Frankish man from a faraway land arrived, many days’ journey away, and he … Read more
Although the history of humanity and the evolution of nature are shrouded in mystery and to some extent incomprehensible, we are connected to them and continue them through many links. There are countless traces left by the past of humanity, which stand before us today and speak to us about their lives, experiences, dreams, and … Read more
ednost megalita širom svijeta i njihova prisutnost na različitim kontinentima nas podsjeća na njihovu važnost u drevnim civilizacijama. Njihova nepoznata namjena i tajanstvena starost ostaju enigma, a stručnjaci i javnost neprestano istražuju i raspravljaju o njima. Bez obzira na mjesto njihovog pojavljivanja, megaliti ostaju značajni tragovi koji nam otkrivaju prošlost čovječanstva. The phenomenon of megalithic … Read more
Time and eternity of the Stone of the Sun After the fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, which was leveled to the ground by conquerors in 1521, many valuable and magnificent works of the Aztecs were deeply buried and forgotten. The same fate befell the Stone of the Sun, as its colors … Read more
They rightfully call it the light, reason, ruler of the universe. Hermes Trismegistus names it the visible god, and Sophocles’ Electra says it is all-seeing. Thus the Sun sits on the royal throne, ruling over its children, the planets that orbit around it… Nikola Copernicus From an early age, people of the 21st century learn … Read more
Since the dawn of civilization, gold has held a special place in human culture and is one of the first metals that humans have worked with. The oldest evidence of its processing, found in Egypt, dates back to the fifth millennium BC. In the past, it was highly esteemed, more for its symbolic than its … Read more
The Egyptian civilization was exceptional in every way. Herodotus writes: “Everything there is different.” And indeed, Egypt has always been associated with mystery and enigma. The Egyptians were believed to have knowledge of hidden forces of nature and knowledge that surpasses our understanding today. Every form of magic (however we imagine it!) is connected to … Read more
In the 19th and first half of the 20th century, there was a belief that a lot was known about ancient Egypt. A comprehensive image was formed of an infantile civilization with a typical slave-based system, fanatically inhumane religiousness that favored totemism, worshiped animals, and glorified death. Many generations of children were raised with such … Read more
