Fashion is a blend of art, craft, designing and so much more, that is never limits exploration, thus ethnic fashion has a lot to explore. Recently the term "ethnic" has become a marketing tool for ...

A fascination with the Gothic is not uncommon. After all, most people will contemplate Death as well as other somber themes at some point in their lives, meaning that said fascination can be a useful ...

Dragons are the most widespread ancient and powerful of all monsters. Almost every country's mythology includes its own dragon. The dragon is the beast that has its teeth and claws firmly embedded ...

Spirit animals are always around us – it’s just up to us whether we believe in their power or not. Animals guide us, teach us, and communicate with us if we choose to notice these special signs from ...

The word talisman refers in its widest sense to an object made to protect the owner, to avert the power of evil, and promote well-being. Talismanic objects in various cultures belong to realm of ...

The Sri Yantra graphs the harmonizing of all energy that eventually occurs throughout creation. Sri Yantra means “the most honored yantra.” It is thousands of years old, and is prominent in Far ...

The Beşparmak Dağları, known as “Latmos” in antiquity, is one of the most fascinating and archaeologically richest regions in western Turkey. As early as prehistoric times the Latmos was already ...

Today, the Western world is increasingly discovering the spiritual and metaphysical teachings of the East. We are witnessing the expanded interest of the new age community in one special musical ...

My wife and I have a shared fascination with ancient civilizations. Like a lot of people out there, my interests were limited to the ones that I knew about as a school boy. Fortunately, a chance ...

Guan Yin started out as the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara but has become much-changed in both China and a number of Chinese-influenced countries. In fact, she is so popular in China that she transcends ...

“Peace begins with a kind gesture and Namaste.”  ― Debasish Mridha Because of its global usage, Namaste has many interpretations. In general, the word tends to be defined as some derivation of, ...

Buried under layers of sand and mud for almost 14 centuries, the lost city of Adulis is finally returning to light to become the first national archaeological park of Sub-Saharan Africa, an event ...

The symbolic meaning behind a skull has evolved over the years and recently it’s morphed into a “cool” emblem tattooed on forearms, splashed across t-shirts, and painted on to printed, decorative ...

“Body, speech, and mind are considered the three doors to enlightenment” Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche  The symbolic activities of Body, Speech, and Mind (the Three Mysteries or Three Secrets) are ...

Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia, its territory keeps a lot of secrets. There are many mysterious megaliths, stone circles and other ...