For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. — Ephesians 6:12
While mining for clues in the folk tales is undoubtedly rewarding and of interest, I typically seek such clues in my own field while doing herbal research. How a healing technique or herb gets from one culture to the next some times points to mysterious origins, for example Acupuncture ideas coming from the Uyghurs or elevating an Armenian Christian, Amirdovlat of Amasia (1400's), appointed as head Doctor to the Sultan in Ottoman Turkey, a guy whose scholarship and herbal knowledge was nothing less than extraordinary.
Getting back to the Crimea, I do want to alert everyone to the website of a world class Russian herbalist, a former Soviet Army Doctor who spent much time in the Russian far East. Although this website does not go into folk tales or historical things, it is an invaluable resource for finding the Latin name of a herb from the colorful and sometimes obscure Russian name. If you don't read Russian, just use the google auto translate feature of the Chrome browser. Dr. Alefirov is world famous and no, I have no connection to him.
Some of the older Russian herbal books found at this site may reference older folk tales of some relevance to the topic at hand, the discovery of NHI influence on cultures of this region in the distant past. The nomadic tribes that came to this region under discussion, long after the Scythians, include both Turkic and Tartar groups so of course, their folklore, myths and legends came with them. Besides that, who is to say that NHI's did not interact with such tribes in more recent historical times ? Anyway, again thanks for an interesting article.
A great narrative, somehow more than just a passing resemblance to the ancient aliens "theory". I wonder if there is any space in this for those of us who are perfectly fine with dealing with these entities, or if, in the coming Christian crusade, you will put us to the wall and fire?
Coat of arms of a region in a warzone. Carpathian axe, dancing, and a door in a mountain. Is that door important in this war?
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. — Ephesians 6:12
~50AD
All I know is that the Ford Taurus was a damn reliable car.
American made,
Ford tough.
There's a history of worshipping the creations and not the creator.
I got a kick out of there being an owl in the old picture of Melusine.
Fascinating article, once again.
Again intriguing !
While mining for clues in the folk tales is undoubtedly rewarding and of interest, I typically seek such clues in my own field while doing herbal research. How a healing technique or herb gets from one culture to the next some times points to mysterious origins, for example Acupuncture ideas coming from the Uyghurs or elevating an Armenian Christian, Amirdovlat of Amasia (1400's), appointed as head Doctor to the Sultan in Ottoman Turkey, a guy whose scholarship and herbal knowledge was nothing less than extraordinary.
Getting back to the Crimea, I do want to alert everyone to the website of a world class Russian herbalist, a former Soviet Army Doctor who spent much time in the Russian far East. Although this website does not go into folk tales or historical things, it is an invaluable resource for finding the Latin name of a herb from the colorful and sometimes obscure Russian name. If you don't read Russian, just use the google auto translate feature of the Chrome browser. Dr. Alefirov is world famous and no, I have no connection to him.
www.travolekar.ru
Some of the older Russian herbal books found at this site may reference older folk tales of some relevance to the topic at hand, the discovery of NHI influence on cultures of this region in the distant past. The nomadic tribes that came to this region under discussion, long after the Scythians, include both Turkic and Tartar groups so of course, their folklore, myths and legends came with them. Besides that, who is to say that NHI's did not interact with such tribes in more recent historical times ? Anyway, again thanks for an interesting article.
Can you try the link again -- it doesn't appear to be working?
Whoops !! Sorry, it's travolekar.ru
(from the Russian word for grass or herb "Trav" and the word for healing, "Lekar")
A great narrative, somehow more than just a passing resemblance to the ancient aliens "theory". I wonder if there is any space in this for those of us who are perfectly fine with dealing with these entities, or if, in the coming Christian crusade, you will put us to the wall and fire?