Durga let out a loud roar and a defying laugh again and again. The roar filled the sky, made the world shake, and the seas tremble. Seguir leyendo »

Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most popular and joyous of Hindu festivals, the birthday of Lord Ganesh. This most sacred day falls on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada (August-September) and observed throughout India and by devout Hindus everywhere. Seguir leyendo »

Whenever Mothers Day comes around, there is always talk of the early beginnings of this celebration for Mothers, and you will find much mention made of Rheia. Now Rheia was an excellent mother to be sure, and her trick with the stones to outwit Cronos and save her children is admirable, but there are plenty of other mothers in mythology worthy of our respect and gratitude on this, or any other day. Seguir leyendo »

Just south of Snowdon, in the grey-stoned village of Beddgelert set among the wild mountains of Wales, is the Grave of Gelert. Here, in a beautiful meadow below Cerrig Llan, is a large stone slab lying on its side which owes its fame to the legend of Prince Llewelyn ap Iorwerth and his faithful hound. Seguir leyendo »

You may only think of the Boar at Yuletide, but his presence is strong in myth and legend from India to Ireland to Iceland and all countries in between. Seguir leyendo »

She is so often misunderstood. Fierce and passionate, Kali is the goddess of destruction but she destroys only to recreate, for she is the creator and nurturer, the feminine energy, female principle, the essence of the mother-lover. Seguir leyendo »