Light has always held deep symbolic meaning in human culture. It is the boundary between safety and danger, knowledge and ignorance, hope...

Few questions are as universal as what happens after death. Across history and cultures, people have imagined the soul’s journey beyond...

Throughout history, humanity has been fascinated by the idea of eternal wandering. Legends of men cursed to walk the earth forever appear...

The figure of the witch has haunted European imagination for centuries. From the whispered fears of medieval villages to the feminist...

Few everyday objects carry as much mystery as the mirror. For most of us, it is a simple tool — a sheet of glass that reflects our image...

Dreams, Desire, and the Supernatural Every culture has tried to explain the mysteries of love, longing, and the unsettling pull of...

Across cultures, birds have been powerful symbols in myth and legend. Their ability to fly, to cross the boundary between earth and sky,...

When we think of Vikings, we picture longships cutting across icy seas, warriors with axes, and sagas of gods and monsters. But one image...

Chinese dragons (龙, lóng ) are unlike the menacing fire‑breathers of Western legend. In Chinese folklore and mythology, dragons are...

Dragons have mesmerized human imagination across continents for millennia. But when we look closer, European and East Asian dragons...