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Animal Archetype: Mysteries of the Unconscious
The Animal is an archetype described by Carl Jung as sublime. It's a clue to one's connection with primordial nature, based on instinct...

Sylvia Rose
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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Quintessence: Elemental Life Force
Quintessence relates to the cosmic life force or pure essence of an element, and is common to all living things. It's also compared to...

Sylvia Rose
Jul 11, 20243 min read
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Active Imagination: Creative Therapy
Active imagination is a therapeutic process of communication between the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind. Often invoked in...

Sylvia Rose
Jul 9, 20244 min read
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Chinese Alchemy: Mind Body Spirit
Chinese alchemy is already in practice in the early centuries BCE. Ancient texts like the Cantong qi explain the body is central to...

Sylvia Rose
Jul 2, 20246 min read
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Mandalas: Psychology & Art Therapy
Creating mandalas can promote well-being and reduce anxiety. The word mandala literally means “circle” although many shapes are used....

Sylvia Rose
Jul 1, 20243 min read
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Unity of Opposites: Spiritual Alchemy
The unity of opposites (Latin: unio oppositorum) relates to the concept of non-duality. Existence or identity of one thing depends on...

Sylvia Rose
Jul 1, 20243 min read
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Psychology: the Conscious Ego of Self
In psychology the ego is part of the Self and the personality. It helps balance conflicting desires and societal norms. By integrating...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 29, 20243 min read
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Tria Prima (Three Primes): Meanings
The tria prima or Three Primes are the three main elements of ancient philosophers, medieval physicians and ubiquitous alchemists....

Sylvia Rose
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Yahweh: Warrior Origins, Name & Lore
Yahweh is the God of the Israelites in ancient Levant. In the Book of Exodus he reveals his Hebrew name, YHWH, to Moses. The origins of...

Sylvia Rose
Apr 4, 20244 min read
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Limonite: Ancient Earth Pigments
Limonite is an iron earth mineraloid among the first colors of the Stone Age palette. Grinding limonite produces yellow ochre. Other...

Sylvia Rose
Mar 3, 20245 min read
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Enki (Ea) God of Water & Creation
Enki is an ancient Sumerian primary god worshiped for over 3000 years. He's among the first deities to emerge in Sumerian myth. Enki is a...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 2, 20243 min read
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Kur - Underworld of Mesopotamia
Kur is the vast and timeless Underworld of ancient Mesopotamia. Here is the abode of demons and vengeful spirits, creatures of the...

Sylvia Rose
Dec 26, 20236 min read
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Nanshe: Nature Goddess of Justice & Dreams
Nanshe is an active goddess in old Mesopotamia. Deity of sea water, fresh water, marshes and the animals of these environments, she also...

Sylvia Rose
Dec 22, 20233 min read
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Gibil - Fire God of Mesopotamia
Gibil, also called Girra in Akkadian, is the Mesopotamian Fire God. He's associated with both the positive, nurturing, benevolent aspect...

Sylvia Rose
Dec 21, 20234 min read
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12 Hurrian Primordial Gods & Creatures
The Hurrians establish a kingdom at Urkesh, Mesopotamia, at the end of the Neolithic Era, c. 4000 BCE. It won't be their last. For...

Sylvia Rose
Dec 14, 20235 min read
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Hurrian Bronze Age Gods & Goddesses
The Hurrians establish the Kingdom of Urkesh c. 4000 BCE, with the creator God Kumarbi as patron deity. Their greatest power arises...

Sylvia Rose
Dec 14, 20235 min read
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Myrrh - Mystique, Death & Divinity
Myrrh ( Commiphora sp) has a history older than humankind. Deeply connected to death, healing and the divine, myrrh is a smoky, strongly...

Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20234 min read
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Ornithomancy - Prophecy by the Birds
Ornithomancy is first recorded during the Hittite Empire (c. 1450 - 1180). From ancient Greek "take omens from the flight and cries of...

Sylvia Rose
Nov 28, 20233 min read
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Ptah: God of Creators & Creation Egypt
An ancient creator God of Egypt, Ptah is deity of creativity, artists, crafters, architects, sculptors, stone masons, metal workers and...

Sylvia Rose
Nov 23, 20235 min read
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Taweret - Hippopotamus Goddess of Egypt
The Hippopotamus Goddess of Egypt is Taweret, a protector deity of pregnant women, childbirth and infants. Her ferocious appearance...

Sylvia Rose
Nov 21, 20234 min read
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