In the whirlpool you lose the feeling for your own body. With your head dipped below the surface, surrounded by the masses of water, you forget the beginning and end of your own body. Whipped air bubbles rise and brush along the skin, while one sinks deeper and deeper, towards the unknown beings that are already lurking in the dark. [...]

In the whirlpool you lose the feeling for your own body. Submerged with the head under the surface, surrounded by the water masses, one forgets the beginning and the end of one's own body. Whipped air bubbles rise and stroke the skin as you sink lower and lower, toward the unknown creatures lurking in the dark.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Often it seems to us that central values ​​in our society today are being questioned, even thrown overboard. So it is very rare to find true loyalty among people. In Japan, however, loyalty and honor are of great importance. A strong symbol of loyalty is the crane, which [...]

Gitarren.Blitze.Totenkopf.Metal. Buy it. A little Tributeshirt for our favorite music. However, with the peculiarity that the guitarist shows no ordinary Pommesgabel, but a Buddhist blessing gesture!

Knowledge is power. In search of knowledge one can turn to the most remote areas of science and the occult. In many places the moon with its cold, sublime shine is a symbol of knowledge. Its shimmer is not its own, it just throws back strange light. Under this dead reflection something mysterious stirs. It pulls [...]

“Polarities are the heartbeat and the breath of life. They determine the dynamics of the physical, mental and social events. They are the basis of creative development or destructive conflicts in people and in the world. Depending on whether they are in a balanced, lively tension, in a dynamic fluid equilibrium, or whether they inhibit each other [...]

The majestic buildings that man freed from the primeval forests of Central America after centuries of concealment have always called on people who see more in the overgrown temples than ancient places of worship. Some of them are specialists in the field of pre-astronautics. These deal with the supposed presence of extraterrestrial intelligences on earth [...]

Jesus Christ is one of the most famous revenants in human history. The effect of his Christian icon stems primarily from the fact that he was able to rise from the dead after everyone saw his lifeless corpse hanging on the cross, it was taken down and placed in a burial place. Representing Jesus as a rotting corpse involves different levels of expression: On the one hand [...]

Erotic interest in diabolical or at least magical beings has existed for centuries. The oldest mention of demons of this kind comes from Mesopotamia, under the names Lilu and Lilutu or Ardat Lili and Irdu Lili we find them as demons that appear in sleep in the form of erotic dreams. The demonic sexual offenders of Christianity [...]

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, [...]

In the 19th century a mysterious manuscript was created - the so-called Huld manuscript. It is a collection of magical symbols and seals that are said to have originated in pre-Christian times. To represent the symbol there is also a brief description of the purpose of its use: “If this symbol is worn, one will never find oneself in a storm [...]

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 [...]