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June 2023

June 21, 2023

In Greece, Petralona Cave may be oldest sacred site in the world

Scholars have long debated the age of a human-like skull discovered in Petralona Cave in...

June 14, 2023

In the Arctic, a 2,500-year-old Greek myth is coming true

One of the most incredible stories of the 21st century hasn't showed up yet on...

June 08, 2023

The ancient religious meaning of volcanoes, from Persia to Peru

The role of volcanoes in the development of religion has been vastly underestimated in the...

June 03, 2023

Evidence shows ape-human hybrids evolved on bird migration flyways

Long before Homo erectus trekked across Eurasia, eight different ape-human hybrids stood up and walked...

May 2023

May 31, 2023

Climate change, whooper swans and the myth-making Imazegan

When the earth's climate warms up, migratory bird routes extend further north. Conversely when the...

May 27, 2023

A 42,000-year history of supernatural bird calls, from the Papuan Plateau to Pink Floyd

About 42,000 years ago, a group of humans who had emigrated from Africa to Germany...

May 22, 2023

Reclaiming the ecological wisdom of sacred groves

From the viewpoint of an environmental reclamation engineer, the sacred groves of the ancient world...

May 20, 2023

‘Royal Roads’ followed migratory birds, possibly on a spiritual journey

The 25,000-mile Inca Royal Road tracks closely with bird migration routes on the Pacific Americas...

May 16, 2023

The universal symbol of turning at the heart of ancient architecture

Long before the Romans made the arch a central feature of civic architecture, it was...

May 12, 2023

Megalithic evidence links reincarnation to the winter solstice

Every stone temple aligned with the dawning sun on the winter solstice was constructed where...

May 09, 2023

The myth of the independent American man is wreaking havoc

We're all seeing just how powerful the myth of the independent American man is, and...

May 04, 2023

Why serpents & dragons are beloved in the non-western world

During the depths of the pandemic I spent two weeks playing with Google Earth, focusing...

April 2023

April 28, 2023

Rock crystals: an ancient gateway to the healing spirit world

Popular interest in the healing properties of rock crystals emerged as part of the 1960s...

April 20, 2023

Water: the original shape-shifter and precursor of the ancient gods

Water was once perceived as a divine substance – infused with vital life-giving power. In...

April 14, 2023

Why dismemberment is good & other stories of creation

In ancient springtime rituals of dismemberment, the breaking apart and death of the deity is...

April 11, 2023

The celestial pole: recycling souls at the hub of the universe

Before the advent of modern science, no one knew the moon was 238,900 miles away...

April 07, 2023

Was cranial deformation intended to conjur the souls of Neanderthals?

Beginning about 12,000 years ago, the intentional shaping of the human head known as cranial...

March 2023

March 31, 2023

Nazca Lines intended for migratory birds, not UFOs

More than 50 years ago Erich von Däniken’s Chariots of the Gods? claimed the 2,000-year-old...

March 29, 2023

Amid active volcanoes and sacred birds, a human-Neanderthal romance

Three Neanderthal teenagers left more than 50 footprints in rain-softened pyroclastic ash and mud about...

March 25, 2023

Forensic evidence points to noble reasons for Neolithic defleshing

As a former newspaper editor I understand the barely contained glee of using the word...

March 23, 2023

From doves to robins, the role of birds in the Bible

The divine roles played by angels and the Holy Spirit in the Bible were much...

March 20, 2023

Seashells found in the mountains inspired myths of a world ocean

Myths of creation are filled with fantastical characters, surrealistic plot lines and supernatural magic. There...

March 15, 2023

Welcome to the ‘Church of Birds’ in three episodes

Towards the end of my slim novel of historical fiction, People of the Flow (2019,...

March 11, 2023

Spiritual meaning of lightning strike at Marley’s One Love Concert

On April 22, 1978, a lightning strike hit Jamaica's National Stadium as Bob Marley sang...

March 09, 2023

The spiritual experience of clouds across religions

Contemplative writers and artists across religious traditions have used cloud imagery to describe a personal...

March 04, 2023

Vessels of soul travel between lifetimes: A cross-cultural review

During the soul's transitional journey between lifetimes, the circumstantial evidence suggests that spirit travels in...

March 02, 2023

A dog’s afterlife, walking on Rainbow Bridge

It was February when Brindle was diagnosed with kidney disease and given about six months...

February 2023

February 26, 2023

The agony and ecstasy of the urban storm god

Across indigenous cultures in rural areas, mythic floods usually came in response to a specific...

February 22, 2023

Evidence of a cosmic egg dates back to Neanderthals and beyond

It will come as no surprise that western scholarship has long overlooked symbols of female...

February 19, 2023

The lost art of soul flight: A tour of ancient beliefs

The belief that birds guided souls through the afterlife was shared by ancient and indigenous...

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