Amulets are personal charms that are worn in many different cultures as a type of folk magic. Many scholars believe that the English word amulet comes from… Read more “Magical Amulets in Ancient Egypt”
Category: Mythology
Entropy, the First Mark of Existence
In the Beginning, there wasn’t much… Some would argue that there was less than that. Maybe something negative. Negative Muchness. Or some kind of polar Suchness. An… Read more “Entropy, the First Mark of Existence”
Hail Athena! Now I will remember you, and another song as well
The Homeric Hymns are a collection of 33 poems that were sung to the Greek Gods. Some, like the one to Apollo, are relatively long; however, poem… Read more “Hail Athena! Now I will remember you, and another song as well”
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV: Artificial Lives Matters
0.0: The Void We don’t delve much in our collective mythic narratives about the Nothingness Before Beginning(s); Every imaginable number has an opposite; Be it -1 and… Read more “Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV: Artificial Lives Matters”
In the Beginning, there was Pangu
In the Beginning, there really wasn’t very much. Now, some people will try and sell you their myths: In the Beginning, there was… The Void, The Singularity,… Read more “In the Beginning, there was Pangu”
Zeus and Themis: The Storm Bringer and the Mother of Peace
The Homeric Hymns are a collection of 33 poems that were sung to the Greek Gods. Some, like the one to Apollo, are relatively long; however, poem… Read more “Zeus and Themis: The Storm Bringer and the Mother of Peace”
The Birth of Venus: Aphrodite through the Ages
If the name Aphrodite evokes images of sensuality, it honestly should. Aphrodite is so ingrained in our linguistic memory that we use a derivative word – Aphrodisiac… Read more “The Birth of Venus: Aphrodite through the Ages”
Beasts are Rational, part 2: On Eating Flesh
To recap part 1: The setup: Odysseus wants Circe to disenchant his men from their animal forms, and Circe argues that they are happier as animals than… Read more “Beasts are Rational, part 2: On Eating Flesh”
Beasts are Rational, part 1: Circe, Odysseus and the Pig
You may be familiar with the story of the Hero Odysseus and the Sorceress Circe; how she turned his men into swine, how he was saved by… Read more “Beasts are Rational, part 1: Circe, Odysseus and the Pig”
War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part III
As we saw in parts one and two, Si-Osiris, the young grandson of Pharaoh Ramasses II, was reading a sealed magic scroll delivered to the court by… Read more “War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part III”
Myth Crafts 