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Nordic Animism: The Pre-Christian Spiritual Eco...
Nordic animism is the pre-Christian spiritual ecology of Scandinavia: the worldview in which the natural landscape, from mountains and forests to household hearths, was understood as alive, conscious, and inhabited...
Bushido: The Warrior's Way and Its Spiritual Di...
Quick Answer Bushido (武士道, "the way of the warrior") is the ethical code of the Japanese samurai, synthesizing Zen discipline, Shinto reverence, and Confucian social ethics. Its seven virtues (righteousness,...
Hephaestus: God of the Forge, Fire, and Sacred ...
Quick Answer Hephaestus is the Greek god of fire, the forge, and craftsmanship, the only Olympian born with a physical disability. Cast from Olympus by his own mother Hera, he...
Ra: The Sun God, Creator Deity, and His Daily J...
Ra is the supreme sun god and creator deity of ancient Egypt. He created the world by speaking it into existence, brought forth the Ennead (the nine primordial gods) from...
Meister Eckhart: Detachment, the Birth of the W...
Quick Answer Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1328) was a German Dominican friar whose sermons on detachment (Gelassenheit), the birth of the Word in the soul, and the Godhead beyond God pushed...
Sisu: The Finnish Art of Inner Courage and Resi...
Sisu is a Finnish concept describing extraordinary inner courage and determination in the face of extreme adversity. More than grit, more than resilience, sisu is the second wind beyond the...