The English word “pirate” is derived from the Latin pirata (“pirate, corsair, sea robber”), which comes from Greek (peiratēs), “brigand”, from (peiráomai), “I attempt”, from (peîra), “attempt, experience”. The meaning of the Greek word peiratēs literally is “anyone who attempts something”. Over time it came to be used of anyone who engaged in robbery or…
Celestial bodies in our Solar System show harmonic resonance with the Sirius Star System and many cultures have had a long interest in our relationship with it. What the naked eye perceives as a single star is actually a binary star system. The ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Babylonians, Indians and Chinese all had special understanding…
Beneath the surface of the Earth, hidden away from the light of the sun, lies a labyrinthine world of shadows, serpents and untold secrets—the Seven Underworlds of Hindu cosmology, known as the Sapta Patalas.
Hindu Vedic texts describe four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle—Krita (Satya) Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga—where, starting in order from the first age, each Yuga’s length decreases by one-fourth (25%), giving proportions of 4:3:2:1 As a Yuga Cycle progresses through the four Yugas, each Yuga’s length and humanity’s general moral…
In esoteric traditions, symbols hold a potent significance, often acting as keys to deeper truths. Among these, the image of the cup or chalice resonates with profound mystical and spiritual meaning. Chalice comes from Latin calix ‘mug’, borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kylix) ‘cup’ or goblet, meaning a footed cup intended to hold a drink.
