Rosemary: Immortal Essence & Balm of Kings
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In magic, alchemy and natural healing work the fragrant herb rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) is associated with memory, immortality and...
Sylvia Rose
- Oct 23, 2023
- 4 min
Weapons & Warfare of Bronze Age Europe 1
The Bronzing of Europe introduces new tools and weapons, harder than copper and less brittle than stone. Bronze is made with about 88%...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 23, 2023
- 4 min
Bronze Age Europe - the Amber Roads
The mystic stone amber is treasured for beauty, depth and warmth. A fossilized resin, amber can be worn in jewelry, traded for goods or...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 22, 2023
- 4 min
Bronze Age: Ancient Tribes, Metal & Myth
During the Bronze Age (c. 3300 - 1200 BCE) the land is a wild and savage place, but jewels of civilization glimmer throughout the known...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 22, 2023
- 3 min
Bronze Age Culture - Rise of Heavy Metals
The Bronze Age lasts from c. 3300 to c. 1200 BCE, the second of three Metal Ages, following copper, the metal of Venus, and preceding...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 21, 2023
- 4 min
Divine Twins: Germanic & Greek Mythology
The Divine Twins or Horse Twins are part of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon, and appear in later mythologies too. The Divine Twins...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 21, 2023
- 4 min
Arsenic: Murderous Metal & Miracle Cure
Arsenic was by far the preferred tool of assassination for many would-be heirs and usurpers. Arsenic has been called the King of Poisons...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 21, 2023
- 3 min
Mythic Fire Gods: Hephaestus of the Greek
Hephaestus is a God of fire, volcanoes, metal work, blacksmiths, metallurgy, forges, sculpting, carpenters and artisans. A smith's...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 20, 2023
- 3 min
Mythic Fire Gods - Vulkan of Germania
In the 1st century BCE Julius Caesar writes about the tribes of Germania, noting they have no druids or organized religion. Nor, he...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 20, 2023
- 4 min
Silver - Queen of Precious Metals
Silver is a precious and magical metal. In common culture silver appears before 5000 BCE. One of the seven metals of antiquity, silver is...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 20, 2023
- 5 min
Mythical Pagan German Gods & Spirits
Based on the ancient mythology and folklore of Germany, the Lora Ley Fantasy Fiction series is set in the German Empire of the late...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 19, 2023
- 3 min
Women of Alchemy - Mary the Jewess
Mary the Jewess, Maria the Jewess or Mary the Prophetess is considered the world's first alchemist. Working in Alexandria, Egypt, she's...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 19, 2023
- 3 min
Cleopatra the Alchemist of Alexandria
Cleopatra the Alchemist is an intriguing figure in the hazy history of science and magic. She works and writes in the 3rd or 4th...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 19, 2023
- 5 min
Blood Sacrifice, Twin Brothers & Creation
The stories of Iroquois twin creator brothers, the tale of Roman brothers Romulus and Remus, and the Proto-Indo-European creation myths...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 19, 2023
- 4 min
Wine God Liber: Liberty & Liberal Libation
March 17 is Liberalia, the feast of Roman wine god Liber. He predates Bacchus and later becomes identified with him. Early historians see...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 18, 2023
- 2 min
Destroying Angel: Nature's Deadly Poison
Destroying Angel (Amanita bisporigera et al) is among the most lethal of all mushrooms. Related to the Death Cap mushroom (A....
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 18, 2023
- 2 min
Sprites: Ethereal Creatures of Faerie
Sprites are small, charming people with no grudge against humans. Their interest in the mortal realm is limited. The magic of sprites is...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 18, 2023
- 4 min
Sacrificial Creation Myths: Early People
The link between sacrifice and creation already exists when Proto-Indo-Europeans emerge as a significant language group c. 4500 - 2500...
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 18, 2023
- 10 min
Alchemy: Science, Philosophy, Magic
Alchemy rises from inquiring minds . Golden Ages of alchemy appear in Greco-Roman Alexandria , medieval Islam and the Renaissance ....
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Sylvia Rose
- Oct 18, 2023
- 3 min
German House Spirits: Beer Donkey (Bieresel)
Der Bieresel loves beer and other fermented beverages, such as apple cider, mead or wine. In German folklore the beer donkey lives in...
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