Sylvia Rose
Women of Alchemy - Mary the Jewess
Mary the Jewess, Maria the Jewess or Maria Prophetissa is considered the world's first alchemist. Working in Alexandria, Egypt, she's...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 19, 20233 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 202310 min read
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, 20233 min read
German House Spirits: Beer Donkey (Bieresel)
Bieresel loves beer and other fermented beverage s , such as apple cider, mead or wine. In German folklore the beer donkey lives in wine...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 17, 20234 min read
Apis - Sacred Fertility Bull of Egypt
Apis is a sacred bull of ancient Egypt. He's raised from a calf, elevated to the status of an oracle, and worshipped as a divine bull at...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 17, 20235 min read
Rise of Pan: Fertility Goat God Péh₂usōn
In the late Neolithic Age (10,200 - 4500 BCE), Europe is a wild unsettled place. Great bears, aurochs and big cats roam the great north...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 17, 20235 min read
Spiritual Magic - Numbers Three & Nine
Spiritually, both three and nine have powerful meaning and potent magic. They are ubiquitous in pagan nature magic, divination and...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 17, 20234 min read
Ambrosia: Divine Nectar & Immortal Gods
Ambrosia is the Greek elixir of immortality. The food, drink or nectar of the Gods, ambrosia connects to nourishment and fruit of the...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Ancient Marsh Muse - Rough Horsetail
Rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale) is the oldest known plant in the world, and also makes beautiful music. Dating back to 150 million...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 16, 20234 min read
Ancient Deities: Proto Indo European Gods
The Ancient Pantheon of Gods goes back to 4500 - 2500 BCE. Proto-Indo-European language and culture are common ancestors of a large group...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 16, 20234 min read
Immortal - Quest for the Elixir of Life
The Elixir of Life has value beyond money. The concept first appears in Mesopotamia of the 2nd millennium BCE. Its discovery is one of...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 16, 20235 min read
Mercury: Miracle Metal of Madness
Mercury is the only metal to be liquid at room temperature, giving it magic and mystical properties, and the name quicksilver. This...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 15, 20234 min read
Elixir of Life: Alchemy & the Emperor
The Elixir of Life sparks fascination and wanderlust. A fountain of youth or elixir of immortality, it's desperately sought by the first...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 15, 20235 min read
Visigoths, King Alaric & the Ruin of Rome
Under Alaric in 410 CE, the Visigoths invade Italy and sack Rome. After uniting the tribes, Gothic King Alaric attacks the nerve center...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 15, 20237 min read
Brunhilde: Tragic Germanic Warrior Queen
Noble women of Germania learned at an early age they were unwelcome in the patriarchal realms of politics and war. Plots, trickery and...
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