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Sky Father

Sky Father is a term from comparative mythology for the recurring concept within religions of the world for a sky god that the people name with respect and reverence, “father”. The sky father is usually the progenitor of the gods, […]

The Ancient Near East

The Ancient Near East is the Cradle of Civilization. While we were born in Africa as a species, the roots of modern human civilization can be traced back to the Ancient Near East. The Ancient Near East is where the […]

Emperor of Japan

The Emperor of Japan is the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. According to imperial doctrine the tenno (天王, てんおお one of the many names for the emperor) are the descendants of the sun god Ameterasu. The Emperor of […]

Brahma

Brahma is the Hindu god associated with creation, knowledge, and the Vedas. He is featured prominently in creation myths, and in a number of places is associated with Prajapati. Ancient Vedic Religion often knows Prajapati as the Hiranyagarbha, however in […]

Hiranyagarbha: The Golden Embryo of Creation

In Vedic Cosmology the Hiranyagarbha is the source that all creation emanated from. In the formless, darkness of the Universe before creation, God created the Hiranyagarbha in the primordial waters. Out of this golden embryo all of creation emanated. Hiranyagarbha […]

Vedic Religion

Vedic Religion is the earliest layers of the religion of India, the ancient religion that made its way into India carried by the Aryan people (“noble” or “royal” people) who were the children of the ancestors of the ancient Iranian […]

Methods of Dating The Past

There are four Major Methods of Dating the Past discovered so far that we use to establish a numerical, chronological scale to measure our time here on this planet. These dating methods establish a chronology for events in the past […]

Hvergelmir

Hvergelmir is a place within the cosmos of Norse Religion, where the waters of the Earth rise, deep beneath the roots of Yggdrasil. The great spring under the roots of the cosmic tree is said to be in the land […]

Nastrond

Nastrond (written with the appropriate accents as Náströnd) is one of the halls in the afterlife, Hel, according to Norse Religion. While there are many good halls, Náströnd is not one of them. Nastrond translates to “Strand of the Dead” […]

Aesir

The Aesir are the gods of Norse Religion, a tribe of divine, supernatural beings who feature heavily in their myths and legends relating to life, death, the creation of the world, and the creation of humanity. An exact definition of […]