The Hindu elephant headed God Ganesha shares some interesting features with the Egyptian God Thoth, and Thoth’s Greek counterpart, Hermes. Like Thoth, he is the inventor of… Read more “Wisdom from Ganesha: Work Smarter not Harder”
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Rahu and Ketu: Hindu Eclipse Mythology
In Hindu mythology, solar eclipses are caused by the decapitated head (Rahu), or lifeless body (Ketu) of the demon Svarbhānu, otherwise known as: “He who darkens the… Read more “Rahu and Ketu: Hindu Eclipse Mythology”
Post Thanksgiving Blues: Khumbakarna
Khumbakarna was a demon prince from the island of Sri Lanka, and he was cursed. I can relate to his curse today. Khumbakarna’s curse was two fold… Read more “Post Thanksgiving Blues: Khumbakarna”