The caduceus evolved as a symbol long before ancient Egypt, where the winged rod with two serpents entwined was imaged with the Egyptian god Hermes....

Pictures and images surround us every day, competing for our attention. They tell us about things we could have, could do, and should avoid. From...

Medical science is always at odds with believers of divine healing, yet modern medicine is in itself miraculous. There are recorded cases of...

“Once Upon A Time” stories are among the greatest love stories ever told; layered with history, culture, and ancient ethics, these fascinating tales...

Shown: My Study of the Sri Lanka Mandala Symbols flow like rivers through cultures: They migrate with people, and as they are used, adopted, and...

Cappadocia and Catalhöyük The world is full of mysteries and wonders from ages that have faded into the mists of once upon a time. Remnants of those...

Long before there were religious concepts of good and evil there was magic. In this magic pool arose an occult philosophy called the cabala. The...

One of the most popular legends that grew out of mystical Christianity was The Holy Grail. As the story is told, when Archangel Michael and his...

The mythologies of the Zodiac are the oldest stories ever told. They were laid into the tapestry of stars before recorded history, and the symbolism...

The origin of the intricate Celtic knot begins thousands of years ago when our ancestors watched the skies, measured the movement of the sun, moon,...

The legend of the Russian Firebird is the ancestor of the Phoenix. The Firebird is a large bird with majestic plumage that glows with red, orange,...

For decades I have followed the trail left by symbol-makers who practiced their craft in what we call prehistory. Here it is that a language of...

Color became part of the mystery traditions in the early stages of civilization. Color was associated with light, and light was the greatest of all...