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Legend of the Wendigo: Mythology and Cultural Legacy of a Spirit

Table of contentsThe WendigoCultural Origins and EvolutionMythical Form and CharacteristicsCultural Practices and RitualsHistorical Records and InterpretationsModern Interpretations and Medical...

Thor and the story of his journey to Utgardloki

Thor (or hammer-wielding god) is the son of Odin and the earth. He is married to Sif and their...

Myth – Meaning, Examples, Stories, Types & Legends

The Greek term mythos, which means "word" or "story," is where the word myth originates.For the believer, the anthropologist,...

Atlantis Rises Once More To torment With Its Timeless Tale

Indefatigable Atlantis Rises Once More To Tantalize With Its Timeless Tale University of Hartford professor Richard Freund began with the...

Interlude: Swan Song, or In My Time of Dying

A weird little coincidence struck me yesterday.As we've seen, the last songs Jeff Buckley and Chris Cornell sang were...

“I Always Felt There was a Prophecy of Death in That Song.”

PART ONE | PART TWO | PART THREE | PART FOURNOTE: Updated 6/12Led Zeppelin. John Lennon. Prince. George Michael....

Let Me Drown: Chris Cornell and the Siren (UPDATE)

As I write this it's twenty years ago to the day that Jeff Buckley's body was fished out of...

The Holy Fool (Updated 4/1/2017)

The jingling of bells during the dance is meant to frighten evil spirits and the clashing of sticks represent...

Why I Am Not a Mythicist, Part I

The Internet has fostered an entirely new and novel ecosystem of thought contagions. It seems that, freed of the...

The Mandate of Heaven

 I realize I haven't updated the blog in over a week. Most of my free time has been spent...

A Future History of Light: The Fall, Unveiled

We've been trying to get to the core of the Lucifer archetype, which begins with Milton's epic poetry and...

Lucifer’s Technologies: Horned and Hidden

PART 1/ PART 2/ PART 3/ PART 4/ PART 5/ PART 6/ PART 7/ PART 8/PART 9The Lucifer archetype has been associated with knowledge and technology...