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Over 3,500 years ago, Egypt, a country that sits on two continents (northeast corner of Africa and a southwestern portion in Asia), experienced some of the primary forms of literature, agriculture, urban development, and precursors to the sciences we know today. While astrology and religion were among those “sciences” back then, the Ancient Egyptians were renowned for their medical knowledge. …
If you do a Google search for druidry, you are as likely to find modern-day discussions of ancient Celtic healing practices as you are to learn the latest tactics for druid characters in an online video game or Dungeons & Dragons. There is as much mystique that surrounds the ancient Celts’ polytheistic priests as there is research being done and …
The Anglo-Saxons are German tribes that emigrated from northern Europe in the Middle Ages for the island of Great Britain. Their history spans seven, culture-rich centuries from the fifth century to the 12th century. During the reign of King Alfred in the latter half of the eighth century, he inspires learning and literacy like no other king before him. With …
Thank you, Giver of Life, for all the life that was brought here before we arrived in this world. I thank Grandfather Sun for giving us our shadows because our shadows are direct representations of our ancestors who have gone before us. And, they follow us everywhere we go. They protect us. They guide us. So we thank Grandfather Sun …
As Arizona Public Media (APM) reported in 2015, Native American healing traditions are embraced by treatment facilities of a wide variety–drug rehabilitation, domestic violence, abuse and trauma centers, and more. As the APM “Native Healing” video describes, “[m]ore and more mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities are turning to traditional American Indian ceremonies and practices, yet researchers are still …
Nearly a millennium-and-a-half after the cultivation of corn in Mesoamerica, around 1,200 BCE, the Olmec civilization is founded. This thriving society gives rise to the first cities and evidence shows advanced surgical procedures such as trephination (to treat a wide range of ills such as epileptic seizure, brain swelling and blunt trauma to the head). The fall of Olmec leads …
In Western medicine, we consider the human body an open system, says Dr. B. M. Hegde, Indian medical scientist, educationist, and author, and Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal, Journal of the Science of Healing Outcomes. But, he tells the audience in his 2016 TEDx MITE talk, “Ayurveda Over Western Medicines,” that the human body is a closed system. All it …
What do you think of when you hear St. Patrick’s Day? For many of us, we think of shamrocks, four-leaf clovers, leprechauns, the world of fairies, and yes, of course, green beer! As March 17th is fast-approaching, it is equally an excellent time to explore the world of Irish healing practices. Celtic Healing | Irish Healing Practices Most of the …
