Quite often we go through our lives totally unaware of exactly what we are doing, or why, and the meaning of life seems to be just to exist our daily lives and acquiring things that make our lives...
I have amazed friends and family for years balancing eggs anytime of year, not just at the equinox.
Now you can do it too!!
Black Friday is the mecca of shopping days. It is the single day of the year that all retailers hope to pull their books out of the “red” and into the black. It just so happens that...
Between All Hallows Eve and Wintre Solstice, we of the Faery Realms go a-hunting. Before I came to live in the mortal world, my Hunts always took place over Avebury Stone Circle in England, where...
This is assuming there are such people in the world as vampires. It could partly be used to tell if someone is an energy vampire.
Most people know who Pele is. She is a Goddess of Hawaii, fire and volcanoes to say the least. Many people in Hawaii leave her gifts for good luck and to keep their homes safe from the volcano. I...
Pookas are mischievous, often malevolent creatures from Celtic folklore. Their species underwent character rehabilitation in America thanks to the popularity of Mary Chase's 1944 play, Harvey. The...
There are many ways that you can take a ghost tour in St. Augustine, Florida this Halloween. The “Ghost Tours of St. Augustine” offers the best of the best when it comes to exploring the hauntings...
The Tom Brown Tracker Knife was invented by survivalist Tom Brown Jr. after a reporter asked him what the perfect survival knife was, to which Mr. Brown replied that until he invented one, the...
Whether it's their Night, their Dawn or their Day, the living dead are constantly haunting movies, books and the related media. The idea of the long-ago and recently departed rising up to eat us...
This guide will help you on your way to being a booty seeking, scurvy infested scallywag.
Movies and Gothic novels have done a great disservice when it comes to appreciating the misunderstood "vampire."
Palmistry is a form of fortune telling by examining the lines on a palm. At one time the practice was considered a science. But today many consider it a false science. Different meanings are...
Nosferatu. Xiang-chi. Strigori. All words for one of the most famous creatures in legend: the vampire. While we have entertained the bloodthirsty immortals in movies, books and games, they have...
Fantasy stories are a particular literary genre that is enjoyed by people all over the world. Sometimes confused with science fiction, fantasy stories do share a few basic elements with other...
It has come to that time of year again where many of us struggle with decisions on how to handle Halloween. There are many who stand by their convictions and choose not to indulge at all. And...
The event known as the Chicken War of 1719 was not a war at all. It wasn't even what could be called a skirmish. It was an obscure event in an ongoing struggle for control by two great world...
Witches were persecuted throughout Europe for more than four centuries during the times of the Black Death and beyond. This was an important time in history when life and society were tumultuous...
What do Mathew McConaughey, Lance Armstrong and Usher all have in common (besides hot looks and sexy abs)? And where do Rene Zellweger, Beyonce and George W. Bush hang out when they take time off?...
Whales are the largest animals in the ocean, but they face the challenge of protecting their young from predators just like all species.
Due to their size, there are very few animals that prey on...
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