The wise seer is a common mythic motif; from Merlin in the Arthurian tales, to Narada in the Vishnu Puranas, the idea of a wandering, mysterious being… Read more “Is Sex Better for Men or Women? Ask a Greek Seer!”
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Ask the Birds: Glenn Colcaine, the Valley of Madmen
The Madness of Suibhne, also known as Suibhne’s Frenzy, tells a fantastic tale of one Suibhne mac Colmáin, king of the Dál nAraidi
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”
Splendor Solis: Plate 22
The reason why all natural things are put together in a body is, that there may be a united composition. – Solomon Trismosin Plate 22 is the… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 22”
Splendor Solis: Plate 19
DISSOLUTION is the FIRST Operation which has to take place in the Art of ALCHEMY -Trismosin Plate nineteen heralds us into the last section of the Splendor… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 19”