A birthstone is a gemstone assigned to a person based on something relating to their birth. Generally speaking, modern birthstones are assigned based on a person's month of birth. However, there are ...

Just as we do today, people in ancient and medieval times worried about their health and what they might do to ward off sickness, or alleviate symptoms if they did fall ill. Here, we reveal some of ...

Since the dawn of time, mankind has always been afraid of evil and evil spirits. In all parts of the world, it is possible to come across rituals for keeping evil spirits away. The evil eye is ...

Angels tend to be seen as intermediaries between humans and a higher power. In fact, it should be mentioned that the term "angel" comes from the Latin angelus, meaning "messenger." As such, it should ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Catholic Benedictine monk, David Steindl-Rast, once explored the Tibetan Buddhism claimed that a person of high spiritual development could exit their physical body, vanish in mere days, leaving ...

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 ...

Throughout the world one can come across enigmatic standing stones, some of them arranged in a circle or ellipse.  Many suggestions have been made to explain their purpose. Were they built as ...

“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 ...

How do you think wearing a ring on certain finger affects the opinions of others? Do you even care? Should you?  The reality is that rings send a message. For thousands of years, people have worn ...

Angkor Wat is one of the largest monument and the best preserved architectural masterpiece. The perfection in composition, balance, proportions, and sculpture makes it one of the finest structures in ...

Some numbers carry a universal meaning across different cultures and religions. Many forms of the numeral 108 have made its appearance in various fields of knowledge, religion and culture. Although ...

Some ancient cultures  believed that many spirits and divine beings inhabited the world around them, and that humans could establish a rapport with these beings. This kind of spiritual practice is ...

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.  Buddha Alone among the world's religions, Buddhism locates suffering at the heart of the world. ...