Gold

15. April, 2015All CategoriesNo comments

Gold, facts and history

A chemical element, gold, whose symbol is Au, derived from the Latin word aurum denoting gold.
Since ancient times, people were fascinated by gold, a metal much desired by many people belonging to different cultures. In a 1986 study, experts estimated that 121,000 tons of gold had been mined throughout history. But why gold and not some other substance?

Gold – a reflection of divine power

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Dragons

10. April, 2015All Categories, Ancient gods and believesNo comments

Dragons in history

Dragons are wonderful, magickal creatures that have been misunderstood for centuries. Dragons are creatures of wisdom and knowledge, long-lived, their age sometimes going back to the beginning of creation of the human world. They are part of the energy found all around us. You may never see them but you may, eventually, feel their presence. As with everything having great powers, dragons were feared and considered evil in some parts of the world and respected in others, depending on how people understood their energy.
Perhaps one of the most common legendary monster, the dragon, is perceived as an immense, bat-winged, fire-breathing, scaled lizard or snake. Some have the head and forelegs of a lion or bird of prey. Because of their terror-inspiring qualities and decorative figures, dragons were commonly used as warlike emblems.

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