Life can often seem like a complicated mystery. To make sense of it all, humankind has spent a great deal of time and energy crafting thousands upon thousands of religions. In many of these religions, the concept of rebirth is important. Though some spiritual group…
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Scholars and pagan revivalists alike are interested in bringing details and secrets of Mithraism to light.
In January 2018, the public was treated to a rare historical find below the streets of London. CNN reporter Katy Scott revealed that an ancient Roman temple c…
Saint Brigid, once a Celtic goddess could have transformed into an Catholic saint.
If you were raised in the Catholic faith, you might remember tales about Saint Brigid of Kildare. Stories say that as a medieval abbess and one of the patron saints of Ireland, she f…
Mark you calendar to celebrate Imbolc traditions on February 1st.
For many, February 1st marks yet another day in the endless stretch of winter. Still, there are many out there who credit the date with special significance in welcoming warmer days. According to Gae…
The SanterÃa Church of the Orishas describes its faith as a “beautiful religion that is vibrant, empowering and sings to your soul”.
Human cultures have devised religious worldviews to justify their societies’ hierarchies, structures and traditions. Yet …
There is a great diversity in how humans conceive of both spirituality and gender.
Assuming you grew up in a Western nation and you belong to an Abrahamic faith, you might presume that God is male. If you were to ask a goddess worshipper about the Divine’s gender…
Due to serpents’ formidable reputation in the wild, many civilizations view them with either cautious admiration, suspicion, or outright fear.
The serpent is a villainous creature, right? After all, the author of Genesis lays part of the blame on it for humanityâ…
Origin myths from all over the world.
Origin myths are a part of almost every religion found across the planet. Whether the religion was only founded in recent years or it dates back to the earliest days of humanity, there always seems to be a tale painting a pictu…
Idun belongs to the Asgardians, an extra-dimension race of beings.
Do deities really exist, or did humans create them to assign meaning to aspects of the world around them? Regardless of the answer, the religious texts, literature, and mythology of pre-Christian cu…
In 2016, President Barack Obama proclaimed May as Jewish American Heritage Month, saying, “For generations since, Jewish Americans, having shared in the struggle for freedom, have been instrumental in ensuring our Nation stays true to the principles enshrined in …
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