The lion is probably one of the clearest symbolic figures. One associates power, courage and strength with him. No wonder that the lion is one of the most common figures in heraldry. But why has the lion always been such a powerful totem, even in Northern Europe? Where does the cultural use come from? The origin of the lion figure [...]

We are born too late to discover the earth and too early to travel the universe. But still we are all travelers. Some travel in a spiritual way, others in space. What we all have in common, however, is that we are only making a stopover here on this earth. In this short time of our stay [...]

We are bound to our living space. Without wings we are left on earth, without gills we suffocate under water. Although we know that we belong in our own living space, we are drawn with seductive power into more inhospitable realms. In the end we ask ourselves this one question that makes the difference: »What if [...]

Hephaestus, the god of fire, created Pandora at the behest of Zeus as a punishment for humanity for Prometheus' theft of fire. Her name means something like “all-gifts”. Endowed by the gods of the Greek pantheon with all the gifts they could bestow on her, she was absolutely irresistible to men. Epimetheus is [...]