After a long cold winter, Spring is calling us again: “Take out from your drawers Those beautiful dreams of yours And follow me now; I offer you a kingdom of flowers, I give you my sparrows And buds from the trees. Under my sun, new life is born All around; Under my sun, know that … Read more
Elephantine is the largest island in the Aswan area, almost a thousand kilometers away from the great pyramids on the Giza plateau. It is also one of the oldest Egyptian cities with remains dating back to the Predynastic period, more than five thousand years old. The current name of the city, Elephantine, means “City of … Read more
The scarab beetle is one of the most famous symbols of ancient Egypt. The Egyptians always sought inspiration in nature, which they considered their teacher, a great book of life. Everything in nature, from its smallest inhabitants to distant stars and galaxies, held deep truths within them, becoming keys to unraveling the infinite number of … Read more
Looking at it purely scientifically, the Moon, an indispensable adornment of romantic moments, is merely a huge lifeless mass orbiting the Earth. However, for humans in the past, the Moon had a multiple role: it was not only a precious light for the nocturnal traveler, but the regular rhythm of the Moon’s phases formed the … Read more
Calendar customs and festivities originated in ancient times. They have been passed down to this day as elements of religion, but their meaning and content have remained the same. Customs of all ancient cultures and civilizations reflected the connection between humans and the cosmos, the process of world creation, and the embodiment of the divine … Read more
One old Nordic song, Voluspa or Vision of the Prophetess (written in the 12th century), speaks about the birth and life of the universe, as well as its end. At the very beginning, when the prophetess mentions a time when there was no land, sea, or sky – only the primal void from which everything … Read more
, koji je preživio veliki potop. Gilgameš putuje do morskog kraja kako bi pronašao Utnapishtima i saznao tajnu besmrtnosti. Nakon brojnih iskušenja i neuspjeha, Gilgameš se vraća u Uruk praznih ruku, ali bogovi mu otkrivaju da je pravi put do besmrtnosti u ostavljenoj mudrosti i ostavljenoj djeci. Gilgameš shvaća važnost ostavštine koju ostavljamo za buduće … Read more
All of us love cleanliness, a clean space in which we find ourselves or a city in which we live. We love to be clean, fresh, and surrounded by everything that is pure. We know that cleanliness needs to be maintained regularly because everything in this material world constantly gets dirty – as soon as … Read more
The time we spent together in the last few months was unique. It was undoubtedly challenging for many, but my intention with this article is to highlight the special possibilities I discovered even in such moments. Due to special measures implemented worldwide, many were physically isolated from each other for a long time. Although this … Read more
