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The Incredible Myth Behind the Feejee Mermaid
On a warm evening in the summer of 1842, the English gentleman Dr. J. Griffin of the British Lyceum of Natural History encountered something strange while wandering alone on a deserted tropical beach. Even his learned mind was ill-prepared for what lay around the next bend on this particular evening. There on the white sands, gasping its last breath, was a being seemingly ripped from the pages of mythology itself...
Continue reading...5 Picturesque Infernos: Fumaroles From Around The Globe
Thursday, April 9, 2009
The volcanic vents known as fumaroles have serious associations, often lying on active volcanoes in times of comparative quiet between eruptions. These smouldering fissures in the earth are visible emitting hot steam and volcanic gasses in places as far and wide as Italy, Indonesia, Hawaii, Yellowstone and Iceland. With their fizzing, more than faintly menacing behaviour, it’s easy to see why fumaroles are shrouded in myth and legend.
Continue reading...The World Through the Eyes of the Andean Condor
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Andean Condor is a truly astonishing creature – a bird so steeped in wonder and myth that it almost seems to transcend its place in nature. Its sheer size, ability to glide great distances, and the high regard with which it is held by many cultures make it a truly special sight in the South American skies. If an Andean Condor were to relay to us what the world looks like through its eyes, this is how it would appear.
Continue reading...Captured in Dreamtime
Friday, January 9, 2009
The Australian aboriginal Dreamtime is a timeless mythic 'world' that exists for all eternity. In the Dreamtime, the Ancestors walked the earth, and created everything - plants, animals, geology and landscape. Many rituals in Australian aboriginal culture allow the tribe to contact the Dreamtime, to once again 'live in it' and be renewed, if only for a short time.
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Monday, October 12, 2009
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