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Ancient Explanations of Sleep Paralysis

You awake in the middle of the night but your body is paralyzed. Your mind is racing full speed but everything feels stuck: you can’t move your fingers; your eyes are wide open. You try to scream but your lips remain frozen. Limp with fear, it becomes hard to breathe....

10 Mythological Places From Folklore and World Mythology

Since the dawn of civilization, humans have dreamt and told stories about strange and mysterious places. Passed down through folklore are stories of lost empires and a hidden history. The following are 10 mythological places from around the world, some of which may...

9 Mythological Tricksters from Around the World

Trickster figures abound in folklore around the world. Though their motivations can range from selfish to selfless, their clever ruses have delighted listeners through the ages. From tribal Africa to ancient Greece to Baroque France, these trickster figures carry both...

13 Mythological Sea Creatures You Might Meet (if you’re unlucky)

Monsters don’t just lurk in the closet...sometimes they lurk in the water. While your odds of meeting a Kraken-like beast in the bathroom are slim, if you’re ever sailing about in the open water, walking along a river, or dipping into watering hole for a summer...

7 Mythological Creatures from Around the World

Mythological creatures from around the world have fascinated humans since ancient times. These creatures have filled folklore, stories, artworks, and songs. The origins of these fantastical creatures are varied and often disputed, but there is no doubt they have...

5 Life Lessons to Learn from Studying Mythology

Every culture has its own mythology. In times past, people lived and died with myths and legends that explained everything in their universe—and beyond. These days, it can be hard to look back at the myths of ancient peoples and find meaning. Certainly these stories...

Angels in Different Religions, Cultures and Traditions

When you think of an angel, you probably think of some white-robed creature with wings. Though this particular image may come from artistic interpretations of ancient Greek deities like Nike (victory) and Eros (love), almost every culture around the world has their...

3 Paranormal Notions Which Might Not Be So Crazy

The word paranormal refers to an event or encounter which is described as beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation. Many might dismiss these notions as hoaxes or the work of overactive imaginations, however it’s worth considering the evidence in...

3 Fairy Tales about Love (and the Versions You Didn’t See in Theatres)

Fairy tales have been described as being quintessentially love-focused narrative. After all, they usually have a happy ending, right? Let’s take a look at the following stories to see where this tale-type originated. We’ll also see how they show the power of love, and...

6 Folk and Fairy Tales With a Life Lesson

The first known person to explicitly reference a moral at the end of a fairy tale was Charles Perrault, who resided at the Royal French Court of King Louis XIV. However, while Perrault may have been the first to explicitly append moral instruction to bedtime stories,...