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Syphilis: History & Symptoms of a Ravaging Disease
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) of obscure origins, a spotty history and massive impact. In the Renaissance its...

Sylvia Rose
Jan 284 min read
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Pan: Wild Rustic God of Music & Flocks
Pan is the wild rustic god of shepherds, flocks and music. Originating in Arcadia, Greece, Pan embodies the essence of wilderness. He...

Sylvia Rose
Dec 28, 20246 min read
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Rudolf II Renaissance Prague: Alchemy, Eros & Occult
The Kunstkammer or Art Chamber of Rudolf II is a delight. A patron of arts, science, literature and occult the Holy Roman Emperor...

Sylvia Rose
Aug 5, 20244 min read
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Sacred Marriage: Hieros Gamos in Alchemy
The hieros gamos, a sacred or spiritual marriage, involves the union of archetypal figures in ancient rebirth cycle mysteries and in...

Sylvia Rose
Jul 11, 20245 min read
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Semen - Life & Death in the Ancient World
Semen in the ancient world is seen from a creative force to an unclean toxin. In early anatomical thinking the semen is stored in the...

Sylvia Rose
Feb 21, 20249 min read
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