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
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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
C.G. Jung Notes: Group Conformation
In late April completed a course in my MSW program called Group Social Work, so this post is seemingly fitting, and it wasn’t even planned, since I planned my post a year in advance (I have a lot of writings saved on my computer, that I didn’t know what to do with, hence this blog … Continue reading C.G. Jung Notes: Group Conformation
Myths & Legends of India: The Greatest of the Three
A creation Myth. Who is the greatest god: Brahma, Vishnu or Siva? Read more to find out from Myths & Legends of India The greatest of the three pg 74 – 76 Ancient stories tell of the origins of the great triad of Hindu deities – Brahma, Vishnu and Siva; and according to whether the … Continue reading Myths & Legends of India: The Greatest of the Three
