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The Handbook of 1337: Vol.1

1337. To the average computer user it’s just the numbers one, three, three, seven. To others, others in the new generation of Internet users, this means something more. Translated to English symbols,...

6 comments    entertainment internet education
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Hekate, light my way

Possibly my favorite of all the gods and goddesses, Hekate is also one of the most timeless personages. There's also a duality in how people see her which makes it all the more interesting. In the positive...

2 comments    education story pagan
Sculpture of the titan, Atlas79

Titans, those crazy old god-folks...

The Titans were among the first known generational gods in the Greek religion. Most of them have little to no iconography. They were, usually, intangible ideas rather than physical “things” like Zeus’...

3 comments    education pagan myth
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A Strange Vocabulary Lesson

I like words. Without them I couldn't type this. They are super!! But in my studies I've noticed that a lot of words today have much different meanings that they did a long time ago. So I've taken a select...

1 comment    education pagan myth
Dionysus, old iconography81

Dionysus, I need a drink!

Interested in mythology? Me too! But I was always so disappointed with how it was presented in high school classes. It wasn't until I got to college and majored in Classics (Study of ancient Greek and...

2 comments    education wine pagan
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Papyrus of Ani: The Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Egypt is probably one of the most ancient and mysterious cultures in the known world today. It draws its roots back to the 5,000s BCE, having already established Dynasties and a flourishing system over...

1 comment    education religion god
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E-Cultures: The Addictions

So last time I presented an argument that online video games were breeding grounds for new cultures. But why do people really stay? Most of them don’t even realize until much later that they’re part of a...

0 comments    entertainment parents culture
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In the Beginning....There was Chaos

I’ve been talking about gods and goddesses but where did they come from? From where did all life spring in Greek tradition? The sources may surprise and intrigue you as much as it did me, having heard...

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Depiction of the Furies in Dante's "Inferno"78

Erinyes, it wasn't me, it was that other guy!

The Olympians...yeah they're fun and interesting but they've been done to death. Over and over again. What's something that people don't usually know about, I asked my self. The answer came to me suddenly...

0 comments    education justice pagan
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E-Cultures: The Gaming World

Yeah I've given it, I've received it, and if you've played an online game before then you probably know what I'm talking about: The Look. What is The Look? An expression that is the peculiar mixture of...

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