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Category Archives: Mythology
The Poltergeist of St. Catherines, Ontario
You are most likely familiar with “The Shining” and the infamous room #237… Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Entertainment, Mythology
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May yours be a Joyful Christmas: Robin Myths
The first Christmas robin myth tells us of a fire which had been lit in the stable near baby Jesus’ manger, keeping the infant warm. While Mary had stepped away for a few moments, the flames flared violently, threatening His safety. A brown … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Mythology
Tagged baby, brown robin, Christmas, courage, crown-of-thorns, crucifixion, dead, death, Emily Dickinson, era, fire, genetics, greeting cards, immortality, infant, Jesus Christ, King, manger, mortality, poems, Poetry, re-birth, red breast, red chest, resurection, Robin, stable, victorian
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La Befana – The Christmas Witch: Italy
La Befana is known throughout history as a wise and magical woman who arrives flying on a broom or sometimes even on a donkey bringing gifts to the children, leaving figs, dates, nuts, and candy on the eve of … Continue reading
Posted in Mythology
Tagged Alps, Babushka, broom, Celtic, Christianity, Christmas Witch, cult, donkey, entities, Epiphany, evocation, Fairy, Figs, frankincense, gifts, Goddess, gold, Gold coins, Hekate, Hygenia, India, Italy, La Befana, Leaves, Magi, magician, Money, myrrh, nature, New Year's Day, Norway, Pagan, Palestine, Pianura Padana, pre-Christianity, Priestess, Rome, Russia, Salus, Santa Claus, scented salamader, secrets, Strenae, Strenua, Strina, Three Wise Men, witch
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The Whispering Witches of Poland
January 17, 1775 – Kalisk, Poland – 6 women said to be witches were burnt at the stake. Some sources claim 9 women while others say 14, yet others state the women may never have been executed at all. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Mythology, Taboos
Tagged burning, January 17 1775, Kalisk, Poland, spells, stake, whispering witches, witch, witch-hunt, witchcraft
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New Year’s – Are We’re Doing It Wrong!?
The Babylonians were the first to celebrate New Year’s festivities known as Akitu. This Spring Equinox festival began on the first days of the Babylonian year being in the months of March, or April – when soil was ready for … Continue reading
Posted in Calendars & Time, Mythology
Tagged Akitu, Ancient Babylon, Elagabal, Emessa, Esaglia, Heliogabalus, Marduk, Palmyra, rêš šattim, Spring Equinox, Syria
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Star Man: Prehistoric Figurine
The name for this darling prehistoric figurine is quite suiting – Star Man. He was uncovered by archaeologists excavating the site at Fort Albany, Ontario. Star Man, was cut from a sheet of lead and is 2.0cm thick. … Continue reading
Posted in Mythology, Relics & Artifacts
Tagged 2300 B.C., alignment, archa, archaeology, asgtronomical, Atlanta, burial mounds, Cochrane District, Cree, earthen, earthwork, Egypt, excavation, First Nations, Fort Albany Ontario, Georgia, mound builders, Ojibway, political, prehistoric, pyramids, Royal Ontario Museum, site, Star Man, The History of James Bay, USA, Waskaganish First Nation
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The Witch of New Dundee
About the year 1800, an old woman said to be a witch lived in New Dundee, northwest of Roseville, Ontario. It was said she possessed a copy of The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses and that she would use … Continue reading
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Tagged 1800, Book of Moses, cave paintings, drawings, editions, eigth, fables, Henri Breuil, magic, magician, mythical, mythology, New Dundee, ninth, Ontario, seals, seventh, shaman, shapeshifter, sigils, sixth, sketch, sorcerer, tales, tenth, therianthropes, Waterloo, witch
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