Category: Spirituality in Culture
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Neptune Entering Aries (2025): Mysticism, Politics, and the New Mythology
In astrology, Neptune rules dreams, illusions, mysticism, and spiritual transcendence. It is associated with the Ocean, the overwhelming totality of ideas, the collective consciousness and unconsciousness. Aries, on the other hand, is the bold pioneer, the initiator of the zodiac, brimming with fire, courage, and the drive to act. Neptune moving to the field of…
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The Goddess and the Incel: What Inanna’s Myth Teaches About Autonomy
For this Women’s day I decided to revisit an ancient myth about the Goddess Inanna and an “incel” Shu-kale-tuda (or Shukaletuda, or Šukaletuda). This 4000 years old myth shows one way of how gender power relationships can function – this time, a myth provides an important insight about the woman’s body autonomy as it was…
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Virtual sanctuaries: Can videogames inspire a divine connection?
Introduction There is a trend in YouTube algorithms that brings upon relaxing, cozy, nostalgic, peaceful video game music to the users. Much like any gamer, I understand that urge that’s a combination of enjoyment in the sound, nostalgia and the emotions those playlists build upon. But I started wondering why do these playlists provide such…