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Cosmic Quotations. Darkness was at first by darkness hidden.

Cosmic Quotations

Hindu creation hymn The Earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. Genesis 1:2 Nothing can be created out of nothing. Lucretius 50 BCE We can never admit that anything should come into being out of not being. You cannot make a big mistake about nothing. Osiris und Isis by Anselm Kiefer (1985-1987) – The Squirrel Review. The myth of Osiris and Isis is a story of death and resurrection.

Osiris und Isis by Anselm Kiefer (1985-1987) – The Squirrel Review

The legend goes that the god Set, jealous of Osiris’ power as king of the gods, devised a plan to rid himself of his rival (and brother) by creating a sarcophagi to his measurements. A party is thrown whereby the sarcophagi would be gifted to whomever could fit inside. Osiris was encouraged to try his luck however, as soon as he lay down, the lid was shut, sealed with molten lead and thrown into the Nile. Isis, Osiris’ wife, was mortified upon hearing of her husband’s murder. She also feared that he would not be able to join the world of the dead if he did not receive a proper burial ceremony. In the 1980s Anselm Kiefer developed a new approach to painting – his brush strokes became more violent and unforgiving.

The Valknut - Norse Mythology for Smart People. The Valknut (pronounced “VAL-knoot”) is one of the most widely-discussed yet enigmatic of all of the symbols that appear in connection with Norse mythology.

The Valknut - Norse Mythology for Smart People

Visually, it’s comprised of three interlocking triangles. Archaeologically, it appears on several runestones and pictorial memorial stones that date from the Viking Age and stand on the Swedish island of Gotland, as well as on grave goods from the Oseberg ship burial in Norway.[1] Its name isn’t mentioned in any period sources; valknut is a modern Norwegian compound word that means “knot of those fallen in battle” and was introduced by Norwegians who lived long after the Viking Age.[2] What, then, was the meaning of this symbol? The short answer is that we don’t know. Mythology in the Matrix.

Synchronicity, Myth, and the New World Order. This week we take a break from the serialization of Sacred Economics: Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition to present an article inspired by the recent anniversary of 9/11.

Synchronicity, Myth, and the New World Order

We will resume with Chapter 11 of Sacred Economics next Thursday. Looking out upon the horrid ruin we seem to have made of the planet, in spite of the kind hearts and good intentions of the vast majority of human beings, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that some nefarious force has hijacked civilization, driving it towards ends that serve almost no one. If we are headed for a future that no one would consciously choose, it stands to reason, some say, that we are not choosing; that something else, unfriendly to human welfare, is choosing for us.

Deeper study of certain pivotal events in history strengthens this conclusion. The official explanations of the Kennedy assassination or 9/11 are riddled with contradictions that are difficult to explain. Goddess A Day - My quest for the ten thousand names of the Goddess. Greek mythology. Penelope, in Greek mythology, a daughter of Icarius of Sparta and the nymph Periboea and wife of the hero Odysseus.

Greek mythology

They had one son, Telemachus. Homer’s Odyssey tells the story of how, during her husband’s long absence after the Trojan War, many chieftains of Ithaca and nearby islands become her suitors. To spare herself their importunities she insists that they wait until she has woven a shroud for Laertes, father of Odysseus. Every night for three years, until one of her maids reveals the secret, she unravels the piece that she has woven by day so that she will not have to give up hope for the return of her beloved husband and remarry.

When at length Odysseus does return, she makes him prove his identity and finally accepts him. Homer’s account has remained the dominant one. Charlyflower.wix. One of the myriad spin-offs of having lost the matriarchal world is that men and women have become hypnotized by their own physical image.

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The Aboriginal people of Australia see western women as one lipstick short of a make-up bag in the way that they obsess about their physical appearance. Beauty, to the Aboriginal people, is about an inner state – it represents energy that is balanced, pure, and radiant. And when you have that, it radiates outward to the world for all to see. The modern version of beauty has completely passed me by – I’ve never understood it. When I look at many so-called “beautiful” women, I find little to rave about: when the outer glitter isn’t matched by some modicum of gold underneath, the outer beauty counts for nothing – in my view. In order to better understand this question, I decided to entertain the possibility that there had once been a time when mirrors didn’t exist.

There is an antidote. HECATE (Hekate) - Greek Goddess of Witchcraft, Magic & Ghosts. The True Gospel of Lillith. Kenyon Cox - Lillith (1892) "But the Orphics say that black-winged Night, a goddess of whom even Zeus stands in awe, was courted by the Wind and laid a silver egg in the womb of Darkness; and that Eros, whom some call Phanes, was hatched from this egg and set the Universe in motion.

The True Gospel of Lillith

Eros was double-sexed and golden-winged and, having four heads, sometimes roared like a bull or a lion, sometimes hissed like a serpent or bleated like a ram. Roman mythology. Map of World Mythology. Mythica - Pronun. guide. Encyclopedia of Myths. Encyclopedia Mythica. A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons - Manfred Lurker - Google Books. Art History. Documents Alive. Epics. Heros Heroines Avatars. Storied Adventures. World History. World Wide. Mythology. Mythology. Recurring themes in mythology.