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The Navagrahas or nine Planetary Gods in Hindu Religion and their Significance

Navagrahas refer to the 9 Planetary Gods in Hindu Religion. Hindus worship these 9 Planets as Gods. It is believed that these celestial bodies in the cosmos influence every aspect of human lives and is responsible for all the good or bad times one faces in life.

6 comments    hindu religion 9 planetary gods
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philippine folklore: or the stuff filipino nightmares and fantasy are made of

Philippine folklore, as in other cultures, is predominantly about heaven and hell, good and evil. A duality that is present in most things. And similarly, it too has survived a long history of domination and...

58 comments    culture sociology folklore
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A - Z of Mythological Creatures (Just 'D')

I know, I know, ā€˜D’ is supposed to be all spooky as hell. Here, I get to talk about some of the really old, popular creatures. Creatures you inadvertently talk about on a daily basis. I mean you got...

32 comments    christianity hell satan
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Totem Animals and Their Symbols

Many of you will have seen totem poles, but do you know what they represent? The totem pole represents the totem animals. What is a totem animal? We all have our own individual totem animals. Every animal...

32 comments    animals spirituality nature
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Guarani Mythology: Myths, Legends, And Monsters From Paraguay Part 1

Paraguay is a small, land-locked, kidney-shaped country in the heart of South America. I lived there from 1997 to 1999 as a Peace Corps volunteer. Paraguay has two official Languages; Spanish and Guarani...

7 comments    spanish mythology south america
Afrit...80

A - Z of Mythological Creatures (Just 'A')

Afrit... Mythology kills me, I must confess. I love the Odyssey and practically all Greek myths. I like the Norse, Celtic, Roman, Egyptian, Japanese, Chinese, African, Indian and all myths from all...

18 comments    god indian japanese
Rahu74

Rahu Mantras and Remedies

According to Hindu Mythology Rahu swallows the Sun or the Moon causing eclipses.Rahu is normally depicted as a dragon head with no body riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses. Rahu is considered as a malefic planet and its effects are equated with that of Shani by Vedic Astrologers. When the Rahu is afflicted one faces several miseries and obstacles in the way of success and remedies should be done to reduce the ill effects by chanting the planetary mantras, wearing gemstones etc.

4 comments    religion astrology hinduism
Courtesy of June McEwan  www.junemcewan.biz75

Playing in Woods with Fairies - Celtic Tree Folklore

This section of the series 'Playing in Woods with Fairies' is about the trees present in a particular Scottish wood and their associations in Celtic folklore. The series includes information on related Celtic animal, festival and fairy / deity lore.

8 comments    actress wisdom research
Mule86

Mammal Hybridization: The Truth and The Myths

We've probably all heard the stories about Frankenstein experiments gone awry and creatures being crossed that would never have bred together in nature. Or perhaps we heard stories growing up about cabbits...

13 comments    education how pets
Apollo82

Mythical Gods And Creatures

In Greek mythology living beings come under two categories, that is, they are either gods and heroes, or creatures. Gods have most characteristics of humans, but along with this they also have supernatural...

10 comments    education history fantasy
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