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Rare Anglo-Saxon Coin Reveals Pagan-Christian Transition in Early England

By Liz Williams | June 17, 2025

A newly discovered 7th-century gold coin in East Anglia depicts Christian and Pagan symbols intertwined—offering rare insight into Britain’s spiritual crossroads during the Anglo-Saxon era. Scholars believe it marks a cultural turning point.

A would-be pope's shrine to Diana reopens after 40 years

Ancient Celtic Warrior Received Advanced Medical Care, Study Finds

Bronze age stone circle uncovered in Derbyshire, UK

The Eastern Steppe and Scythian Burial Practices

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Maenads, satyrs, and initiates: friezes of Dionysiac mysteries uncovered in Pompeii

By Eric O. Scott | March 2, 2025

Archaeologists have discovered a monumental frieze depicting worshipers of Dionysus in a newly excavated portion of Pompeii. The near-life-size paintings portray a procession of Dionysiac figures participating in an initiation ritual as part of the deity’s mystery cult.

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“Oracles, Omens, and Answers” explores history of divination from tarot to TikTok

By Eric O. Scott | January 3, 2025

A new exhibit at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library explores thousands of years of practices in divination and prediction, from oracle bones to horoscope apps – and even includes demonstrations of the spider divination carried out by the Mambila people of Cameroon and Nigeria.

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Danish museum returns a Roman emperor’s head to Turkey

By Eric O. Scott | December 15, 2024

A bronze head of the Roman emperor Septimus Severus, illegally trafficked from a shrine where he had been worshiped as a deity in antiquity, will be repatriated from Denmark to Turkey.

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Reykjavík unveils the manuscripts that gave us Norse mythology

By Eric O. Scott | December 8, 2024

A new exhibition of medieval Icelandic manuscripts showcases the earliest versions of many core texts of Norse mythology and Icelandic literature, including the Poetic Edda and the Saga of the Greenlanders, which details the Norse discovery of the New World.

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Mother Goddess Phrygian religious structures suggest a 250,000-year history

By The Wild Hunt | October 16, 2024

Archaeologists in central Türkiye have unveiled remarkable finds at Midas Castle, shedding new light on the religious practices of the ancient Phrygians.

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Deck: African American Tarot, by Jamal R, artwork by Thomas Davis, published by Lo Scarabeo.

Card: Eight (8) of Chalices – Tore (the pigmy god of hunting and initiation rites, Congo) and Malcolm X

The next seven days are likely to place the emphasis on assessing what might be missing, particularly for anyone who may feel dissatisfied or unfulfilled. There may be a strong temptation to simply throw in the towel and walk away depending on the circumstances. The key this week will be the ability to correctly assess the situation and then take the appropriate action.

Conversely, the week may offer up vagueness and uncertainty as to what the appropriate decision might be for situations that are or are becoming untenable. Focusing on what is truly desired and heartfelt is perhaps the best way to arrive at a decision. While others can be consulted and more than willing to weigh in with their opinion, ultimately the choice is that of the person who must decide and act.

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