Article - Sacred Places: Sacred Sites, Places And Temples In India
In India we find the oldest continually operating pilgrimage tradition in the entire world. The practice of pilgrimage in India is so dee...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites And Sacred Places: Pilgrimage And The Lure Of Sacred Sites
Since the dawn of human time people have described certain places as being holy or magical, as having a concentrated power or presence of...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites: Sacred Waters Around The World.
Since prehistoric times sacred places have exerted a mysterious attraction on billions of people around the world. Ancient legends and mo...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites: Places Of Peace And Power
The research and study of the Sacred Geometry and Space of Sacred Sites have been the focus of Martin Gray for more than 20 years. Marti...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites: Temples As Places Of Deep Insight
Sacred Sites: Temples as Places Of Deep Insight Temples and other places of worship play a significant role in cultural reformation. ...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites: Pilgrimage In Ancient Europe - Megalithic And Celtic Sacred Space
For many thousands of years our ancestors have been visiting and venerating the power places of Europe. One culture after another has oft...   » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: A Message From Mayan Elder Hunbatz Men
Maya Elder, Hunbatz Men sent a message to me, and ask that I share it. In the message is a clue to how we can bridge the gaps between t...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Places: Tree Of Knowledge Can Liberate You
Sacred Places: Tree Of Knowledge Can Liberate You Siddhartha Gautam roamed in search of the secret of sorrow and suffering. At Gaya, ...   » Read the article

Article - Pilgrimage: Going On A Yatra Is A Trek Of Faith  
On his return from a pilgrimage to Amarnath, Swami Vivekananda hardly spoke to anyone. A disciple asked him what the matter was. "...   » Read the article

Article - Pilgrimage In India: Pilgrims' Progress And Donkey's Tale  
India has probably the most enduring pilgrimage tradition in the world. The greater the challenge of the path, the stronger its allure...   » Read the article

Article - Gaia Theory: Chakras And The Seven Sacred Cities
Seven cities in India correspond to seven centres or chakras in our body: ÒAyodhya, Mathura, Maya, Kashi, Kanchi, Avantika, Puri drawarav...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Places In India: Mystical Powers Of The Ganga  
What makes a place sacred? A place where meditation is practised over many years automatically acquires certain powers. The place gets...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism And Ecology: Man & Environment - A Special Bond  
Buddhism sees humans neither as a special creation of God, nor does it see them as having been given dominion over 'lesser' species. I...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Retreats - A Retreat For Enlightenment
Presentation of the Spiritual Reatreats in The Golden City.   » Read the article

Article - Sacredspace: Creating Sacred Space In Your Home
Creating Sacred Space In Your Home Many modern Celtic pagans today are faced with a difficult question: how can I bring my religio...   » Read the article

Article - Native American Spirituality: Native American Medicine Wheel Ceremony On May 8th 2004
In 1999, Bennie LeBeau of the Eastern Shoshone tribe began to experience a torrent of dreams and visions. The visions directed him to set...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Gray: Encyclopedia - Martin Gray
Martin Gray is an anthropologist and photographer. His work over twenty years specializing in the sacred sites and pilgrimage traditions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Akademos: Encyclopedia - Akademos
A legendary hero in Greek mythology, Akademos (originally Hekademos) or, less correctly, Academus was linked to the archaic name for the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bumthang: Encyclopedia - Bumthang
Bumthang is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. It is the most historic dzongkhag if the number of ancient temples and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong: Encyclopedia - Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong
Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong (Thai วัดพระธาตุดอยจอมทอง) is located in Nakorn Chiang Rai, Amphoe Mue...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dodona: Encyclopedia - Dodona
At Dodona (ancient Greek: Δοδώνη, modern Dodoni) in Epirus, northwestern Greece, was a prehistoric oracle devoted to the Greek god,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harmonic Convergence: Encyclopedia - Harmonic Convergence
The Harmonic Convergence was a loosely-organized new age spiritual event that occurred on 1987, August 17th, when groups of people gather...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tutelary: Encyclopedia - Tutelary
A tutelary spirit is a god, usually a minor god, who serves as the guardian or watcher over a particular site, person, or nation. Belief ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahilyabai Holkar: Encyclopedia - Ahilyabai Holkar
Rajmata Ahilyadevi Holkar(1725 - 1795, ruled 1767-1795) was a ruler of the Malwa kingdom, India. She was born in the village Chaundi in M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inca Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Inca Religion - Priesthood
Priests lived at all of the important shrines and temples. They functioned as diviners of the lungs and as sorcerers, confessors and heal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugus: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugus - Etymology
Lugus's name has been interpreted as deriving from the Indo-European root *leuk-, light, and he has long been considered a sun god. This ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugus: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugus - Survival Of The Name In Toponyms
His name was commemorated in numerous place-names, such as Lugdunum (Celtic *Lugdunon or *Lugudunon, "fort of Lugus"; modern Lyon, France...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Power Centers: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Power Centers
Power Centers, Power Spots, Power Places, Sacred Sites Places on the planet that have extra special energy. Power Centers include plac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugus: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugus - Gaulish Mercury
Julius Caesar in his De Bello Gallico identified six gods worshipped in Gaul, giving the names of their nearest Roman equivalents rather ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Power Centers: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Power Centers
Power Centers, Power Spots, Power Places, Sacred Sites Places on the planet that have extra special energy. Power Centers include plac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basilica Of The Sacré Cœur: Encyclopedia Ii - Basilica Of The Sacré Cœur - More Recent History
The Basilica was the site of the capture of French intelligence officer Gustave Bertrand by the Germans on January 5, 1944. The area befo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kshetraja: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Kshetraja
Kshetraja: Kshetraja. The Shaktis born from sacred sites.   (See also: Kshetraja , Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Body Mind and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basilica Of The Sacré Cœur: Encyclopedia Ii - Basilica Of The Sacré Cœur - History
The site is traditionally associated with the beheading of the city's patron, Saint Denis, in the 3rd century. Legend says that upon bein...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kshetraja: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary On Kshetraja
kshetraja: The Shaktis born from sacred sites.   (See also: kshetraja , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rath: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Rath
RATH: A circular earthen fortress sometimes outlined with rocks. These ancient sites, found all over the Celtic lands, are sacred to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swan Brewery: Encyclopedia Ii - Swan Brewery - The Old Swan Brewery
The 1879 brewery building on the Swan River foreshore beneath Mount Elisa is iconic and a well-known landmark to all locals. It gained no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugo: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugo - Situation And Features
Located on a site above the Minho river and named after the Celtic god Lugus, it is the only city in Europe to be surrounded by completel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Culture
Minoan men wore loincloths and kilts. Women wore robes that were open to the navel and had short sleeves and flounced skirts. The pattern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Politics
In Minoan art, women vastly outnumber men (see archaeologists Goodison and Morris, 1998, p. 115). Women are shown seated on thrones, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Religion
The Minoans worshipped goddesses, (see Rodney Castleden, Minoans, 1994; Goodison and Morris, Ancient Goddesses, 1998; Nanno Marinatos, Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Warfare And The Minoan Peace
It is generally assumed there was little internal armed conflict on Minoan Crete. In the past, this condition was known as "Pax Minoica,"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Technology
The Minoan cities were connected with stone-paved roads, formed from blocks cut with bronze saws. Streets were drained and water and sewa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Geography And Climate
Crete is a mountainous island with natural harbors. There are signs of earthquake damage at Minoan sites. Homer recorded a tradition that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Chronological History
The oldest signs of inhabitants on Crete are ceramic Neolithic remains that date to approximately 7000 BC. See History of Crete for detai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Theories Of Failure
There is evidence that the trade networks collapsed, and that Minoan cities perished by famine. The Minoans' grain supply is believed to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Palaces
The first palaces were constructed at the end of the Early Minoan period in the third millenum BC (Malia). While it was formerly believed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Art
The great collection of Minoan art is in the museum at Heraklion, near Knossos on the north shore of Crete. Minoan art, with other remain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mórrígan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mórrígan - The Sources
Mórrígan - Ulster Cycle. Her earliest apearances are in stories of the Ulster Cycle, in which she has an ambiguous relationship with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mórrígan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mórrígan - Nature And Functions
The Mórrígan is often considered a triple goddess, but her supposed triple nature is ambiguous and inconsistent. Sometimes she appears ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mórrígan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mórrígan - Etymology Of The Name
There is some disagreement over the meaning of the Mórrígan's name. It can be straightforwardly interpreted as "great queen" (Old Irish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Agriculture
The Minoans raised cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and grew wheat, barley, vetch, chickpeas, cultivated grapes, figs, olives, and grew poppie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minoan Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Minoan Civilization - Art
The great collection of Minoan art is in the museum at Heraklion, near Knossos on the north shore of Crete. Minoan art, with other remain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Origins
Archaeological evidence shows the Maya had started to build ceremonial architecture by approximately 1000 BCE. There is some disagreement...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Political Structures
A typical Classic Maya polity was a small kingdom (ajawil, ajawlel, ajawlil) headed by a hereditary ruler – ajaw, later k’uhul ajaw. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Architecture
As unique and spectacular as any Greek or Roman architecture, Maya architecture spans many thousands of years; yet, often the most dramat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Writing And Literacy
Maya civilization - Writing system. Main article: Maya hieroglyphics The Maya writing system (often called hieroglyphics from a vague...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Mathematics
The Maya used a base 20 numbering system (see Maya numerals). Also, they (or their Olmec predecessors) independently developed the concep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Religion
Like the Aztec and Inca who came to power later, the Maya believed in a cyclical nature of time. The rituals and ceremonies were very clo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Agriculture
The ancient Maya had diverse and sophisticated methods of food production. It was formerly believed that slash and burn (swidden) agricul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Decline Of The Maya
In the 8th and 9th centuries CE, Classic Maya culture went into decline, with most of the cities of the central lowlands abandoned. Warfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - Rediscovery Of The Pre-columbian Maya
The Spanish American Colonies were largely cut off from the outside world, and the ruins of the great ancient cities were little known ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Civilization - List Of Maya Sites
Maya civilization - Most important sites. Chichen Itza Coba Copán Kalakmul Palenque Tikal Uxmal Maya civilization - Other important...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tjurunga: Encyclopedia Ii - Tjurunga - Ownership
Generally speaking, tjurunga denote sacred stone or wooden objects possessed by private or group owners together with the legends, chants...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservation Ethic: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservation Ethic - History Of Biological Conservation
The origins of biological conservation can be traced to philosophical and religious beliefs about Man as a full part of Nature: Taoist an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meru: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Meru
Meru (Sanskrit) The mythological sacred mountain, said in Hindu mythology to be the abode of the gods. Each nation also has its own sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Île De La Cité: Encyclopedia Ii - Île De La Cité - Sights
Three medieval buildings remain on the ÃŽle de la Cité (east to west): The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, built from 1163 on the sit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adam's Peak: Encyclopedia Ii - Adam's Peak - The Sacred Mountain
It is revered as a holy site by Buddhists, Hindus, and to a lesser extent by Muslims and Christians. It has specific qualities that cause...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Shinto
Shintoism is one of Japan's largest religions and is the native religion. It originated in and is almost exclusive to Japan. Shintoism or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Pada: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Pada - The Sacred Mountain
It is revered as a holy site by Buddhists, Hindus, and to a lesser extent by Muslims and Christians. It has specific qualities that cause...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Île De La Cité: Encyclopedia Ii - Île De La Cité - Sights
Three medieval buildings remain on the ÃŽle de la Cité (east to west): The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, built from 1163 on the sit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauke: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauke - History
Mauke has an impressive pre-history. There are at least 11 sites which could be described as 'marae'. This word has a different meaning t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eleusinian Mysteries: Encyclopedia Ii - Eleusinian Mysteries - End Of The Eleusinian Mysteries
The Roman emperor Theodosius I closed the sanctuaries by decree in CE 392 in an effort to destroy pagan resistance to the imposition of C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varanasi: Encyclopedia Ii - Varanasi - Hindu Holy City
Varanasi is the site of the holy shrine of Lord Kashi Vishwanath (a form of Lord Shiva) which is one of the revered 12 Jyotirlingas of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bactria: Encyclopedia Ii - Bactria - History
Bactria was originally a province of the Persian Empire in Central Asia.(Cotterell, 59) It was in these regions, where the fertile soil o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayers Rock: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Ayers Rock
Ayers Rock A large sandstone outcropping that rises from the desert in central Australia.   It is the most sacred site of the Ab...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tirthayatra: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Tirthayatra
tirthayatra: (Sanskrit) "Journeying to a holy place." Pilgrimage.   One of the five sacred duties (pancha nitya karmas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shibuya Tokyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shibuya Tokyo - Education
Shibuya Tokyo - Colleges and universities. Aoyama Gakuin University Bunka Women's University Jissen Women's University Kokugakuin Univ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palio Di Siena: Encyclopedia Ii - Palio Di Siena - History
Any connection with the sacred games of the ancient Romans being obscured by time, the earliest known antecedents of the race are medieva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Mosque Of Djenné: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Mosque Of Djenné - History
The Great Mosque is unusual among West African mosques in that its site was not sacred prior to its establishment — the location was pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Azerbaijan - History
Islam arrived in Azerbaijan with Arabs in the seventh century, gradually supplanting Zoroastrianism and Azerbaijani pagan cults. In the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vijayanagara: Encyclopedia Ii - Vijayanagara - Vijayanagara
Most of the city lies on the south side of the Tungabhadra river. The city was built around the original religious centre of the Virupaks...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Carnac: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Carnac
Carnac. A very ancient site in Brittany (France) of a temple of cyclopean structure, sacred to the Sun and the Dragon; and of the same...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Godavari River: Encyclopedia Ii - Godavari River - Places Of Interest
Like any other major rivers in India, the banks of this river also has many pilgrimage sites. Trimbakeshwar- One of the twelve Jyotirling...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Druid: Encyclopedia Ii - Druid - Social And Religious Influence
The Druids' influence was as much social as religious. They not only performed roles similar to modern priests, but were often the philos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy - The Original Academy
Before the Akademeia was a school, however, even before Cimon enclosed its precincts with a wall (Plutarch Life of Cimon xiii:7), it cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianization: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianization - The Christianized Landscape
The British Isles and other areas of northern Europe that were formerly druidic are still densely punctuated by holy wells and holy sprin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - The Site
"Chichen" contains many fine stone buildings in various states of preservation; the buildings were formerly used as temples, palaces, sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - Modern Investigations At Chichen Itza
In 1839 United States travel writers Benjamin Norman, followed the next year by John Lloyd Stephens, visited and published accounts of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sphinx: Encyclopedia Ii - Sphinx - Egyptian Sphinx
The Egyptian sphinx is an ancient iconic mythical creature usually comprised of a recumbent lion – an animal with sacred solar associat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - High Elves Warcraft: Encyclopedia Ii - High Elves Warcraft - History
The High Elves soon learned that their new capital had been founded on a site that the Forest Trolls found sacred, and the trolls immedia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mount Rushmore: Encyclopedia Ii - Mount Rushmore - Ecology
The memorial serves as home to many animals and plants representative of the Black Hills of South Dakota. The geologic formations of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Antoku: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Antoku - Life
Antoku was named crown prince at around one month of age. He ascended the throne at one year of age. Naturally, he held no actual power, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianization: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianization - The Christianized Landscape
The British Isles and other areas of northern Europe that were formerly druidic are still densely punctuated by holy wells and holy sprin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Of Artemis: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Of Artemis - History
The sacred site at Ephesus was far older than the Artemisium. Pausanias understood the shrine of Artemis there to be very ancient. He sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali: Encyclopedia Ii - Ali - Birth
Ali was born in Mecca, in the Hijaz region of central western Arabia, sometime around 599 CE (the year is only an approximation). Shi'a M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serapeum: Encyclopedia Ii - Serapeum - Destruction Of The Serapeum
Bishop Theophilus of Alexandria was Nicene patriarch when the decrees of emperor Theodosius I forbade public observances of any but Chris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Julian's: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Julian's - Village History
Before 1800 there was practically nothing standing in the area today called St Julians, except for Spinola Palace, the old church and a f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wujal Wujal: Encyclopedia Ii - Wujal Wujal - Community
Wujal Wujal was formerly known as the Bloomfield River Mission and the people are Kuku Yalanji. The community has an estimated population...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Shinto
Shintoism is one of Japan's largest religions and is the native religion. It originated in and is almost exclusive to Japan. Shintoism or...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Topic Pages I - 25
This is a sitemap for popular topic pages at Global Oneness. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic: ...   » Read the article