Golden Rosaries

Have you ever seen a golden rosary? They are not items you see every day, but they are very striking and they can be found if you look around. A rosary is a symbol of your faith, a method of doing atonement and even a way of remembering who gave you your faith.

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Mermaids of World Myth

Mermaids are well known mythical creatures that have the upper-half of a woman with the lower-half of a fish. They are imbedded in our modern day culture but are still apart of peoples belief. Traditionally Mermaids were believed to live in underwater palaces of magnificent splendour and live a luxurious life. They are very beautiful and are usually seen out at sea combing their hair or signing. They use their most wonderful voice to sing sweet music which lures sailors towards them. When the sailors are close enough to the Mermaid, the creatures attitude changes quickly and her she lashes out grabbing her victim and trapping them in cages in her underwater chambers. Mermaids were thus feared by many a sailor. It was believed that even the sight of a Mermaid was a dark omen for death and at the very least would bring bad luck.

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The Battle of Britain

The summer months of 1940 saw World War II reach the English skies as the Royal Air Force heroically fought off the endless attacks of Hitler’s Luftwaffe. After a phase known as the ‘Phoney War’, Hitler had ordered his forces to invade several other European countries and they met minimal resistance in Belgium, Holland or France.

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The Menin Gate and the Last Post

The Menin Gate in an impressive memorial to the soldiers who died during World War I in the Belgium town of Ypres (Iepers). All through the conflict, the Ypres Salient was the arena of awful fighting and was nicknamed “Wipers” by the British infantry who fought there.

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Art and Therapy

(This is a copy of a talk that was given at an “Art Salon” sponsored by the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis on October 17th, 2010, in N.Y. The event involved Art Exhibits by both Michael Robbins, M.A., L.M.H.C., and his father Arthur Robbins, Ed.D., who is one of the founders of the Expressive Therapy movement. Father and son each talked about their relationship to art and therapy. Afterwards, the audience participated with them in a lively dialogue on the subject.)

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A Day In The Area Close to Ypres

Brandhoek Cemetery is the place where Captain Noel Chavasse was laid to rest. Captain Chavasse is one of just three men to have been granted Britain’s top medal for bravery, the Victoria Cross. In addition, he was also accorded the Military Cross. I’m presently reading a book entitled “In Foreign Fields” by Dan Collins and it is about troops who have been granted medals in Afghanistan and Iraq. When you realise exactly what a soldier needed to achieve in order to be accorded an MC, it truly makes you comprehend what a bold man Capt Chavasse was especially as he was a member of the Royal Medical Corps and never fired a shot during the war.

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Getting Into The Art And Entertainment Industry

Getting into the entertainment and arts industry is something that would probably be a good idea for you to do if you find that you have the desire to do so. Almost everyone has a unique artistic side to them, and this would be a great chance for you to express that side of you.

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History Of The Religious Use Of Mushrooms

Since at least 5,000 B.C., people have used “spiritual mushrooms” in their religious rituals. The San Peoples of Tassili in southeast Algeria left behind cave paintings illustrating dancing, masked medicine men with mushrooms in their hands. It’s believed the mushrooms were of the consciousness-altering variety.

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Asian Wall Art

It is a well renowned fact that while Europe was busy finding additionally conquering new worlds, asia was searching more towards human existence and value. Asia is known to be a continent where people, cultures look inward to find inner peace what’s more contentment. many of these ideas plus thoughts were put into art, thereby [...]

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Samurai Swords

Samurai swords hold a huge value in the Japanese history of swords. These swords are very legendary hence sword aficionados all over the world are always searching to possess a samurai sword in their collection. A modern day forged samurai swords are miles apart from the antique one, however, they are quite practical moreover unquestionably [...]

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