Throughout the span of recorded human history, Pinecone has served as a symbolic representation of Human Enlightenment, the Third Eye, and the Pineal Gland. Conifer Pine Trees are one of the most ancient plant genera on the planet, having existed nearly three times longer than [...]
War is evil. I Hate War As You Hate War! So many wars are fought every day resulting in after effects that will last for generations to come. The question is: How do we prevent future wars? Here are a few simple tips to help [...]
The Egyptian Book of the Dead - sounds mysterious, magical and frightening - and in some respects it was! But what exactly was the Egyptian Book of the Dead? What was the purpose of the Book of the Dead? Definition of the Egyptian Book of [...]
The ritual burning of herbs and herbal resins is common to many cultures in the world. From the rich frankincense of the Church and the Middle Eastern bazaar to the heady incenses of Asia to the raw energy of brush burning in many native cultures—the [...]
Going through treatment, trying to cope with a social disorder or building the courage to start exercising again all come with their own physical and emotional stresses. When facing a unique struggle, many patients have found an equally unique solution in the form of pet [...]
A Navaho Singer, tracing a rainbow serpent, describes the shores of the heavenly 'whirling lake.' Upon the surface of this lake with no outlet and no bottom, he outlines with colored sand the cross of the 'whirling logs.' He carefully fashions the eight Yei figures [...]
Legends about the stars have been with us since the dawn of recorded history, many thousands of years ago. As time has gone by, the legends have been greatly refined, but they still exist. Many of these legends were created primarily to explain things that [...]
A bodhisattva is an ordinary person who takes up a course in his or her life that moves in the direction of Buddha. You and I, actually, anyone who directs their attention, their life, to practicing the way of life of a Buddha is a [...]
Maya Angelou born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Maya Angelou became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult. Including fry cook, sex worker, a nightclub dancer, and performer, cast member of the [...]
By revealing the origins of turbulence, new computer simulations may lead to more effective medical therapies using plasma. Researchers are starting to discover the curing powers of plasma -- bringing the ion-based form of matter into medical realms. A kind of plasma called non-equilibrium atmospheric [...]
