C.G. Jung presented the world with many ideas, several of which are still provocative. At the same time, he was also a product of his times, and… Read more “Keep Marching: Ending the Myth of Binary Sexuality”
Category: Folklore and Fairytale
Dancing for the Queen of the Fairies: Doamna Zînelor and the Călușari
Romania is home to many a folk creature; vampires, werewolves, wizards and dragons have all been known to haunt the Romanian countryside. Not to mention fairies, and… Read more “Dancing for the Queen of the Fairies: Doamna Zînelor and the Călușari”
Out of the Water, Into the Woods: 2 more Tales of Longnu, the Dragon King’s Daughter
As we saw the last time, Longnü made her first appearance in a Buddhist Sutra, the Lotus Flower. In that text, she was transformed by the Buddha… Read more “Out of the Water, Into the Woods: 2 more Tales of Longnu, the Dragon King’s Daughter”
The Dragon King’s Daughter: 3 Tales of Longnü, Story 1
Longnü is a character that makes three notable appearances in Buddhism; the first is in a defining Buddhist text, the Lotus Sutra, while the other two come… Read more “The Dragon King’s Daughter: 3 Tales of Longnü, Story 1”
Heads Will Roll: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Before turning our attention to England’s shortest ruling monarch, let’s look at what the U.S. has to offer: William Henry Harrison managed to be President of the… Read more “Heads Will Roll: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary”
Lady Triệu – A Legend of the Vietnamese Resistance Movement
Triệu Thị Trinh was born in the Nông Cống district of Vietnam in 225, a time where the Chinese occupied much of Vietnam, persecuting the native inhabitants… Read more “Lady Triệu – A Legend of the Vietnamese Resistance Movement”
Clíodhna and the Blarney Stone
Many, many years long past, the Tuatha Dé Danannan, the divinities of the ancients, ruled over Ireland. Now some of them were merciful; others were wrathful, and… Read more “Clíodhna and the Blarney Stone”
