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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: The Animystic Tarot, by Willow Fay, published by REDFeather, Mind, Body Spirit, an imprint of Shiffer Publishing, Ltd.

Card: Major Arcana 0 – The Fool

The next seven days are likely to offer up opportunities for new beginnings and possibly even the start of an exciting journey or new endeavor. The energy of optimism, play, and embracing the unknown while trusting your instincts is highlighted. No path or opportunity is without risk, but many things worthy of achieving or undertaking merit any risk involved. The unknown can elicit fear, but the underlying message of The Fool is to recognize the fear and move forward regardless.

Conversely, allowing fear or reservations to prevent taking a leap of faith, especially one that is supported by facts and wisdom could result in new opportunities being blocked. There is also the potential for making decisions or choices that are completely ungrounded in reality and ignore what is easily perceived. Such situations are most likely to lead to an unfortunate outcome that is contrary to what is planned.

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