Hein AugustynCreation Myths: Mesopotamia ~ The Enuma ElishRitualistic sex and sacrifices in the city known for its hanging gardens: Babylon.Jul 3Jul 3
Hein AugustynThe Original Children of the CornI think I found out where Stephen King, writer of such hair-raising stories like Carrie, Salem’s Lot, and The Stand, got the title for his…Jun 25Jun 25
Hein AugustynMyths and Legends: Creation Myths ~ The Ancient EgyptiansHow did it all came to be?Jun 19Jun 19
Hein AugustynFolklore and Fairy Tales: Happy Endings (not those kind)Happily Ever After: How Our Stories EndJun 3Jun 3
Hein AugustynFolklore and Fairy Tales: Rapunzel: Maiden, Mother, Crone ~ Feminine Archetypes“The heart wants what the heart wants,” but when a pregnant woman craves some parsley that grows in her neighbor’s garden and she sends her…May 27May 27
Hein AugustynFolklore and Fairy Tales: Heroic QuestsKing Arthur and Winnie the Pooh: Heroic Quests and male archetypes: Warrior, Father, and Sage.May 20May 20
Hein AugustynDante’s Divine Comedy — Arguably the Greatest Poet’s Greatest Work“Dante is my spiritual food!” ~ James Joyce, the great Irish writer best known for the novel UlyssesMay 17May 17
Hein AugustynLiberationGaspard d’Estiang was in a pickle, for like any sensible businessman responsible for a family of five — he was a good Catholic after all —…May 13May 13
Hein AugustynFolklore and Fairy Tales: Tall Tales and Folk Songs ~ An American TraditionAmerican Tall Tales and Folk SongsMay 10May 10
Hein AugustynSlavery: The Blood, Sweat, Gore and Tears“Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves” ― Abraham Lincoln, Complete Works, Volume XIIMay 7May 7