Alchemy Magical Plants. In remote ages, the poisonous or medicinal properties of plants were secrets learnt by the most intelligent and observant members of pastoral and nomadic tribes and clans; and the possessor of these secrets became often both medicine-man and priest, reserving to himself as much as possible the knowledge he had acquired of herbs…
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Plants Associated with Witches, Wickedness, & the Devil
In the above video, it is suggested that Eve may have been based on the goddess Asherah Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria: Asherah Asherah, detail from an ivory box from Mīna al-Bayḍā near Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria, c. 1300 bce; in the Louvre, Paris “Asherah, ancient West Semitic goddess, consort of the supreme god. Her principal epithet was probably…
Plants of the Christian Church
Plants of the Christian Church. “After Rome Pagan became Rome Christian, the priests of the Church of Christ recognised the importance of utilising the connexion which existed between plants and the old pagan worship, and bringing the floral world into active co-operation with the Christian Church by the institution of a floral symbolism which should be…
The Moon – Its Mystery and Its Myths
MOONLIGHT. “The light of the moon and the changes of the moon were probably the first phenomena which led men to study the motions of the heavenly bodies. In our times, when most men live where artificial illumination is used at night, we can scarcely appreciate the full value of moonlight to men who cannot obtain…
Christianity – Ancient Religions
The Origins and Spread of Christianity “Christianity was founded by Jesus, a man who lived from about 6 B.C.E to about 30 C.E. “The New Testament of the Christian Bible tells that Jesus was put to death by crucifixion, a form of execution in which a person is tied or nailed to a cross. “Christians…
Judaism – Ancient Religions
“The people who became the Jews originally lived in Mesopotamia. Image Credit: History Alive Textbook [Sumer was in the area shaded yellow–down in the southern part of Mesopotamia. The Father of the Israelites, Abraham, was born in the City of Ur–which is located in the yellow section on the above map. The people in Ur…
Ancient Persian Empire
By 2500 B.C.E., the Ancient Sumerian Civilization had controlled the lower part of Mesopatamia. Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Most Bible scholars believe that the Garden of Eden was in Mesopotamia. The Biblical leader Abraham was born in the city of Ur, and most people believe that the story of…
Ancient Egypt – Its Civilization and Stories
Prehistoric Period 5500-3100 BCE Garden of Eden in Mesopotamia c. 4026 BCE Early Dynastic Period 3100-2680 BCE Old Kingdom 2650-2175 BCE Noah and the Flood in Mesopotamia c.2348 BCE First Intermediate Period 2175-1975 BCE Abraham was born in Mesopotamia c. 2055 BCE Image Credit: Thought Co. On the above map, the Fertile Crescent is colored…
Ancient Civilizations and Empires in Mesopotamia – Early History of the Bible Lands
Most Bible scholars believe that the Garden of Eden was in Mesopotamia –and if that is true, that is where humanity began. Because of that, I’ll call Mesopotamia the Cradle of Civilization. Although humans roamed the earth, hunting and gathering food before the Sumerian Civilization, the Sumerians developed the first civiliztion in Mesopotamia–that was in…
The Ancient Sumerian Civiliation
Image Credit: Thought Co. On the above map, the Fertile Crescent is colored green. For purposes of this post, I’ll be talking about the upper fertile crescent in the area around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The earliest people were hunter-gatherers. They wandered from place to place–to wherever they could find food. ‘The Old Stone…