Tag: myth

I’m not sure how old I was, my brother was there, my parents told me I was adopted. All they knew was that my biological father was Sicilian. Sicily became to be this place of magic and mystery to me. Sicilian customs, such as Catholicism and the Mafia, we’re attractive to me. Before I go […]

Meditation for January 2nd, 2016 The Tree of Life There are a lot of similarities between the world’s religions and myths. The tree of life is mentioned in almost all of them. This idea of a tree that branches out in the heavens and spreads its roots in the underworld permeates Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, […]

Meditation for November 30th, 2016 Lying is Lying Holiday Edition  Tomorrow children from all over the Christian world will begin opening the windows in their little advent calendar to be bribed by chocolate to believe a lie; the lie that Santa is real. A lie is a lie, so why is faking a fat guy […]

Meditation for November 9th, 2016 Artifact: Posiedon’s Trident After Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon defeated the three Cyclops, they melted down their labrys, a double headed axe, and created three weapons: Zeus’s thunderbolt, Hades’ staff, and Posiedon’s trident.  The trident was in three parts because the sea represents a third of the world. It also represents […]

Meditation for August 7th, 2016 The Lesser Monster Among Us There are many folklore stories from Europe that many believe to be myths. There are the major monsters that even haunt us to this day like the vampire, werewolf, the undead and golems. There are many other monsters that are less than popular, and some […]