Anubis resides in the region of the mummy, The overseer of the Divine house, he lays his hands upon the Lord of life and ensures everything he needs. . . Despite our lack of understanding of the mysterious land of Kem (Egypt), we have always been drawn to its secrets. These include, of course, pyramids, … Read more
“Will you ever begin to understand the meaning of the ground beneath your feet? Everything is sacred – from a grain of sand to a great mountain. On this earth, yesterday and tomorrow coexist eternally. We, the native guardians, are protectors of these sacred places.” Peter Blue Cloud, Mohawk Anthropologists claim that there were about … Read more
Everything that is not written or preserved through oral tradition is forgotten. How many cities, works of art, beliefs, and ancient languages have disappeared from our historical memory! If we return to the distant past through various traces that are rarely preserved today, exploring the history of scent use and its importance in both sacred … 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
Beauty in front of me, Behind me, Below me, All around me. I speak through beauty. Annie Kahn, Navajo There have always been people who have pointed out the beauty, meaning, and importance of the culture they belong to. Such was Hosteen Klah, an artist and healer who, among other things, was responsible for preserving … Read more
The mysteries were thinning the veil of enchantment that made the visible world for humans, and for the initiates of the Eleusinian mysteries, death and life were nothing more than two faces of a secret that remains the only foundation of reality, two temporary states of one eternal substance. Eleusinian mysteries, which were held in … Read more
The Chronicles from Edfu emphasize that the day of the establishment of the Temple of Horus, the day when he was “devoted to his teacher,” was a momentous occasion: the city was in celebration, hearts full of joy, and the entire surroundings were in a state of ecstasy; the sounds of this merriment spread through … Read more
Every sacred space is characterized by the fact that it is a place of transition, a breakthrough between levels, which allows communication between what is above and what is below, and vice versa. Individuals in traditional societies could only live in a space “open” upwards, where the breakthrough of levels was symbolically ensured and communication … Read more
One of the great cradles of martial arts is ancient India. Already in the oldest Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, we read that young people were expected to be well-versed and skilled in military strategy, archery, wrestling, and other forms of these arts. Thus, the Mahabharata narrates: Two of Drona’s disciples, Duryodhana and … Read more
Philosophy and Religion Today, there is a deep divide between these two areas, and most people perceive them as opposing. Religion, according to general understanding, is associated with faith or blind belief, while philosophy is linked to reason. It seems that faith is contrary to reason. Can this opposition ever be reconciled? In its essence, … Read more
