In a David and Golith battle, a lone Shaman in Western Siberia is the only thing standing between a multi billion oil giant and a sacred lake. The Khanty tribe consider Lake Imlor in the Surgut region of the Khanty-Mansiisk district sacred and a local shaman is the only person left living near the lake and preventing oil giant Surgutneftegaz […]
Shaman Vs Oil Giant
Pentaquark confirmed by CERN
In yet another step towards discovering the smallest possible particles that make up our universe, CERN have confirmed the existence of the pentaquark. This little beauty was actually predicted as far back as 1964 by American physicist, Murray Gell-Mann, who went on to win the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work. Gell-Mann theorised that particles known as baryons, which […]
Death – Tarot
Death in the Tarot is the thirteenth card of the Major Arcana. Death is a striking and foreboding looking card. Depicted is the grim reaper on horseback, wearing armor and carrying a blag flag emblazoned with a white flower. Beneath him are the dead – rich and poor alike while in front of the horse a bishop or pope pleads […]
Large Intestine – TCM
The main function of the Large Intestine in TCM (‘Da Chang’ ~ ‘Great Intestine’) is to receive the remains of food sent down from the small intestine, absorb the good fluid from it and send the solid waste to be excreted. On another level, this also applies to our emotional wellbeing and those holding onto old feelings or going through […]
Connecting to Nature
Modern life has disconnected us from the earth, from where we came. We live in modern houses, made from industrial material, insulated, sound proofed and if we have a garden, we consider ourselves lucky. Our cars, full of metal and plastics, whiz us from our doorstep to offices, themselves structures of the artificial. We may take the subway, running deep […]
Pope Francis tackles Climate Change
Pope Francis tackles climate change with the release of his Encyclical Laudato si’. The document, running to 191 pages, continues the Pope’s shift away from the formality of previous popes and displays a genuine and down to earth approach to the issue. Many of its themes will resonate with those of differing faiths, including paganism and in particular, there are […]
Haunted House up for rent, Liverpool
A reportedly haunted house plagued by a poltergeist is up for rent with RightMove. The listing, by Plus Dane Group, notes that previous tenants “have advised us that they have experienced paranormal activity at the property.” The Liverpool Echo carries a report that the previous tenant, Lekeisha Davis, 26, ran from the haunted house terrified after spotting a ghost in […]
The Hanged Man
In The Hanged Man we see a man hanging upside down by one leg from a wooden cross. His right leg is bent and falls behind the left leg while his two hands are behind his back. His eyes are open and staring at us, a halo surrounding his head. Garlands can be seen decorating the cross.
5 ways to make a spiritual space
Not everybody has a spare room to dedicate to spiritual pursuits. For most of us, a spiritual space is an area that we can assemble and take down in a short space of time. Modern life often dictates that these spaces are in the living room or bedroom during the night or early morning, when the daily chaos has been […]
Orb caught on camera at U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum
A mystery orb was caught on CCTV at the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Downtown Titusville, Florida on May 12th (2015). Kind-of-ironically, the orb was caught inside a museum displaying space artefacts. An official at the museum said all air conditioners were turned off during the filming, decreasing the possibility it was a dust ball.