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Tag Archives: history

Reverence for Our Sun: Power of the Nagual in Mesoamerican Culture

Our history is a living history, that has throbbed, withstood and survived many centuries of sacrifice. Now it comes forward again with strength. The seeds, dormant for such a long time, break out today with some uncertainty, although they germinate in a world that is at present characterized by confusion and uncertainty. Rigoberta Menchú Tum …

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December 31, 2023 Nicholas

The Hunt and the Eternal Night: A Brief History of the Tumultuous Werewolf

It was not exasperation…. It was anger for the relentless force of evolution that insisted on endowing man with increased powers without removing the vestigial vices that prevented him from using them. Alfred Bester, The Demolished Man (1953) Werewolves, the mystical, savage beasts of the night who people are taught to fear under the glow …

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July 19, 2022 Nicholas

The Plight of God: Insignificance and the Eternal Cycle in “Dragon’s Dogma”

Show that living holds worth enough to fight for! Seneschal, “Final Judgment” – Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen On my down time I replayed the cult classic Capcom game Dragon’s Dogma, the high fantasy, dark world classic from 2011 which I have vivid memories of when downloading the demo to repeatedly play the tutorial, kill the …

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April 13, 2022 Nicholas

Press X to Die: Grey Morality and the Balkan Echo in “This War of Mine”

“In war, not everyone is a soldier.” Tagline, This War of Mine In a brutal winter night forecast by the clunky FM radio, I scavenge for the fourth night in a row, feeling less like a ninja and more of a rat trying to hide in dirt. The freezing wind rips through my already tattered …

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March 10, 2022 Nicholas

“If” – A Show of Victorian Stoicism (Rapid Fire)

The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself …

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February 1, 2022 Nicholas

Of Decadence, Violence and Mystery: Fabergé and the Fate of the Romanovs

Summer of 2021 has allowed me to stop and reflect, and offered me breathing space to relax. In that time, during an exciting excursion in New York City’s memorable historical sites and vivid colors, I laid my eyes first on a beautiful replica of a aft-spoken work of art, tucked away in the back of …

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September 30, 2021 Nicholas
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