Something to ponder... The Battle of Good and Evil Pre-Christianity “Just as the Creator is whole, so His creature, His son, ought to be whole. Nothing can take away the concept of divine wholeness. But unbeknownst to all, a splitting of that wholeness ensued; there emerged a realm of light and a realm of darkness. … Continue reading Religion #4 – Pre-Christianity – the Trinity
Creation
What the Thunder Said
Another creation tale from Myths & Legends of India Prajapati The Creator Brahma, who is also known as Prajapati, created three orders of beings: gods (Devas), people (Manavas) and anti-gods (Asuras). But none of them were contended. The Asuras were programmed to be violent, greedy and wicked. They caused all sorts of disasters and miseries … Continue reading What the Thunder Said
Myth & Legends of India: The Birth of Skanda
Here is a tale of the Hindu War god, Skanda (A.k.A) Kartikeya. From Myths and Legends of India Skanda aka Kartikeya Skanda Legends in the Puranas Sometimes also known as Murugan (Bachelor god). The six heads represent the The six sites at which Karthikeya sojourned while leading his armies against Surapadman are Tiruttanikai, Swamimalai, Tiruvavinankudi … Continue reading Myth & Legends of India: The Birth of Skanda
Legends & Myth’s of India: Siva and Kama
Check out this seductive and lustful tale of Siva and Kama, from Legends & Myth's of India , to which helped save the world from disillusionment : The great god Siva is famed for his potency and for the length and intensity of his intercourse with his wife Parvati; but he is also the greatest … Continue reading Legends & Myth’s of India: Siva and Kama
The Mare of Fire
The consequences of the destructive fire by Siva's anger, and the saving grace of Brahma's fire Mare, and the protection of a great Ocean... Myths & Legends of India The Mare of Fire Pp 83 – 85 According to most story-tellers, when Siva burnt Kama to ashes with a blast of fire from his third … Continue reading The Mare of Fire