3 minWHAT MAKES US STRONGEROf all the aphorisms of Nietzsche, ‘That which does not kill me makes me stronger’, has without doubt become the most quoted nowadays....
3 minWHAT MAKES YOU STRONGER FOR REALThat which does not kill but destroys does not really make us stronger. But then what does make us stronger for real, for good? In fact,...
2 minLUGNASAD ‘The night of full moon and waning summer’s feast...’Our ancestors marked the seasons in the rhythm of four feasts taking place at the full moons halfway between the equinoxes and solstices....
3 minThe Great Woodwose and the Full MoonIn Europe, the earliest masks that have come to us from a distant past and from isolated valleys represent mostly (male and sometimes...
5 min"Voodoo Death"What lies behind ‘Voodoo Death’? In tribal worlds, breaking a taboo provokes a curse entailing removal from the tribe. Anthropologists...
4 minFROM THE FORESTThe core of ancient seasonal festivals, such as Carnival, is by far older than the settling for instance of the Celtic civilizations,...
5 minFROM HELPLESS TO FREEHuman beings are naturally the most social of animals. This could seem like a paradox when we look at our civilizations, but it is a...
3 minSTAND UP!Our civilization is one of chronic stress. It’s a commonplace, but it is vital to keep in mind: we pass our whole lives in attempts to...