“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.” Emily Dickenson, 19th century poet With spiritual practices like ...

For thousands of years, women have participated in religious observance and worked to support religious institutions — often in greater numbers than men. Unfortunately, women in leadership roles have ...

A giant temple to the Aztec god of the wind and a court where the Aztecs played a deadly ball game have been discovered in the heart of Mexico City. Archaeologists unveiled the rare finds ...

Having been used by numerous civilizations to preserve the body after death, the technique of mummification was also practiced in Anatolia. Although different from the one in ancient Egypt, embalming ...

An ancient underground city with 52 chambers has been discovered in Turkey's central Kayseri province after shepherds and local residents informed authorities about a cave in the area, reports said ...

"When the blood in your veins returns to the sea, and the earth in your bones returns to the ground, perhaps then you will remember that this land does not belong to you, it is you who belong to this ...

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness. Buddha Buddhism is one of the most popular religions in the world and many people follow Buddhist teachings no matter what ...

In recent time many people are fortunate enough to be able to strive to find work that they consider "meaningful" and "fulfilling." And even finding it there are a lot of things to be annoyed ...

“Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us.” ― John R.W. Stott The cross is an ancient symbol and was in use long before the ...

About 600 kilometers north of Peru, an imposing earthen mound looms over the sea. People began building the ceremonial structure, called Huaca Prieta, about 7,800 years ago. But according to a new ...

There are a lot of theories over mysterious 1,300-year-old fortress-like structure located on island in middle of lake. With its island location and towering square walls that were once ...

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. Will Durant The similarities between the ancient Chinese and Mayan calendar systems indicate that these might not have ...

Archeologists came to decision that the best way to preserve the remains of a nearly 5,000-year-old ancient city in Pakistan is to bury it. In 1920, a team of archeologists found a flint in Pakistan ...

There is an otherworldly collection of sheet-gold masks, in The National Museum in Quito, Ecuador, representing the Andean sun god Inti. Most of the Inti masks were crafted by the La Tolita culture, ...

Jinn means to 'to hide' or 'hidden' in Arabic. This word also romanized as 'djinn' or anglicized as 'genies' (with the more broad meaning of demons). The jinn are described as being supernatural ...