Sylvia Rose
Asteria - Starry Gems of Myth & Magic
Asteria or Star Stones create a star-like inner glow. Star sapphires belong to this group. They were highly valued by the ancient Minoan...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 30, 20233 min read
Ereshkigal Goddess of Underworld & Night
The Mesopotamian Goddess Ereshkigal reigns for hundreds of years, beginning c. 2900 BCE and fading away about 600 BCE. She's one of...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 30, 20234 min read
Major Cities of the Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East is one of the most highly developed of Bronze and Pre-Bronze Age civilization. Regions of the ancient Near East...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 30, 20234 min read
Cult of the Bull - Prehistoric Aurochs
A prehistoric species of cattle, Aurochs (Bos primigenius) rules Europe and much of Asia in the ancient world. The last known Aurochs is...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 29, 20235 min read
Çatalhöyük (Catalhoyuk) Neolithic Anatolia
Çatalhöyük (Catal hoyuk, Catalhoyuk) is a vibrant center for commerce, agricultural development and innovation. A Stone Age settlement...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 29, 20233 min read
Iron Age - Metallurgy & Metal Magic
Iron is the last of three Metal Ages of history, after Copper (Chalcolithic) and Bronze Ages. The Iron Age arises c. 1200 BCE. Dates...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 29, 20233 min read
White Dead Nettle: Natural Health & Folklore
White dead nettle, dead-nettle or deadnettle (Lamium album) is one of the plants of ancient natural health. Native to Europe and Asia it...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 29, 20234 min read
Ancient Greece: Mycenaean Invasion
Mycenaean Greece rises to power in the Bronze Age c. 1750 - 1050 BCE. Mycenaean civilization is a pinnacle of Greek grandeur, with...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20234 min read
Gold - Precious Metal of the Sun
Early prehistoric use of gold is for religious purposes, ornament or decor. Then, in 1500 BCE, Thutmose of Egypt decrees gold to be used...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20236 min read
Before the Vikings: Nordic Bronze Age
The Nordic Bronze Age of c. 1750 - 500 BCE sweeps through cultures of Scandinavia, the North Sea, Netherlands and Baltic regions....
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20234 min read
Battle Axe - Burial, Settlement, Culture
The Battle Axe Culture precedes the Nordic Bronze age (1700 - 500 BCE). Originally a branch of the Steppe people from the Ponti-Caspian...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20233 min read
Before the Vikings: Battle Axe Culture
The charismatic Vikings made themselves known in the 8th century CE. At the time Christianity was seven centuries old. The Ages of Metal...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 27, 20234 min read
Spiritual Alchemy: Touching the Divine
Spiritual alchemy uses the power of nature, psychology and metaphysical processes of alchemy to transcend the limitations of the mortal...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 27, 20234 min read
Trzciniec - Bronze Age Baltic Culture
In the Bronze Age between 2400 - 1300 BCE, the industrious Trzciniec people occupied areas of Central-Eastern Europe, such as Poland and...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 27, 20236 min read
Bronze Age Afterlife & Burial Beliefs
Afterlife beliefs varied in the Bronze Age, and burial practices reflect these. Cultures such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley and...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Tumuli (Tumulus): Bronze Age Burial Mounds
Life was wild in the Bronze Age. Civilizations rose and fell and were never seen again. People lived from the land, hunters following...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 26, 20234 min read
Amber Trade - Bronze Age on the Baltic
During the late Bronze Age 2000 - 1200 BCE and after, the Amber Roads form passage for trade, merchants, craftspeople, criminals,...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Alchemy Symbols: Circle, Snake, Lion
The squared circle, snake, dragon or wyrm biting its tail, and the alchemical lion appear as predominant signs in alchemy and literature....
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Phosphorus: Element of Fatal Fascination
Phosphorus is the first element not known since ancient times. This glowing substance is discovered by German alchemist Hennig Brand in...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 25, 20232 min read
What is the Philosopher's Stone?
The Philosopher's Stone (latin: lapis philosophorum ) conjures elements of primal lore and eternal powers. In history and legend,...
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