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 [...]

Every horror has an origin - and most of the time it is found in people's ignorance. In the pre-scientific period, nature, its principles and mechanisms could not be explained. But even if you didn't know what caused storms, landslides and other catastrophes, you watched the events closely and looked for an explanation. This moved [...]

Charles Robert Darwin (* 1809, † 1882) widely known as a British naturalist. Evolution and he are inextricably linked in today's world. As a scientist and researcher, he has made a significant contribution to how we understand the world today. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle, which lasted almost five years, took him around the world. In the style [...]

The word Nigredo comes from alchemy and describes absolute blackness or black death - the abyssal and final. “In analytical psychology the nigredo is an expression of depression, lack of energy, loss of libido (libido). Due to the analogy between the individual steps of the alchymic work and the phases of transference and countertransference in the analytic process, [...]

“Man - man's wolf.” -Plato Lykaon, oh son of Pelasgos and great king of the Arcadians - how deep is your guilt? Up until the 4th century BC, human sacrifices were offered to Zeus on Mount Lykaion. According to legend, everyone who ate this meat turned into a wolf who lived 10 years [...]

Beauty and the Beast - a symbol that can be found again and again in the history of mythology. In Greek mythology the infinitely beautiful human princess Psyche is married to a demon at the behest of the oracle of Delphi. Her father sends her to the top of a mountain where the demon is already on [...]

Most of the time one thinks of extraterrestrial forces who come to earth with their advanced technology and want to subdue and enslave humanity. But why shouldn't our planet have already been home to a much more developed society? Have you ever asked yourself the question whether there were other, perhaps even higher [...]

The raven observes the wanderer with shrewd eyes. From his lofty position he can overlook everything and see where your path leads you. There are no ties on his wings and so it is not surprising that the raven is also seen as a guide between the worlds, a so-called psychopompos. He will guide you safely to [...]

The fascination for the occult and the inexplicable has been inherent in man for thousands of years. Cave paintings already show early rites for the worship of great natural phenomena. Negative or harmful are the works of demons, servants of the princes of the underworld. Their only sense of existence, the agony of the living and the dead. Equipped with special skills. Alchemy is the tool of mortals to [...]

The motif shows a scene by day and by night: A deer is drinking peacefully from a lake in the forest, a huge sun is directly behind him and a wood elf is protecting the picture on the top left. Its reflection in the water shows the scene in a much more demonic way: the deer is just a skeleton [...]

In the infinite darkness of the universe there are unimaginable powers. The restricted mind of man can hardly imagine these: the powers of madness. However, some of these forces entered our dimension through somber ways. Only here to torment and enslave humanity. So in the sunken city of R'lyeh lies asleep: Cthulhu. In a dream [...]