The First Man of Ashes: The Origin Story of the Piqua Indians
by I was fortunate enough to encounter this story while I was working on a book project about Native American legends. I had the privilege of …
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The Wolf Who Swallowed the Moon: A Native American January Wolf Moon Story
In honor of the January full Wolf Moon, I thought it would be keen to share a Native American story I heard as a child …
Mythological Mashups: Hybrid Creatures in Myth and Lore
At the time of this writing, Halloween (All Hallows Eve, Samhain, All Saint’s Day – whatever name you call the holidays on or around October …
The Tale of Two Wolves
The Tale of Two Wolves: Lessons in Focus & AttentionWe are What we Feed I had a mentor in my formidable years. Her name was …
Symbolic Lapwing Meaning
Exploring the Symbolism of the Plover and Lapwing Meaning I recently got a question from a fellow symbolic-seeker in Lithuania. She asked me about symbolic …
Symbolic Thunderbolt Meaning
Crashing Into Classic Thunderbolt Meaning Spring is here (at least in the Northern hemisphere), and that means storms, thunder, and lightning so I thought I’d …
The Tlingit Tale of the Killer Whale
Exploring Killer Whale Meaning and Symbolism How the ‘Killer’ Whale Came to Be (and why the nickname ‘killer’ blows chunks). The Tlingit Tale of the …
Ladybug Love Symbolism
Ladybug Love Symbolism and Meaning A Question About Ladybug Love Symbolism The following article is based on a question someone sent me about the ladybug. …
Celtic Symbols of Blodeuwedd
Celtic Symbols of Blodeuwedd Getting to know Blodeuwedd Goddess and Her Celtic Symbols: A lot of my understanding about Celtic symbols is intuited through myth, …