The Dead Sea scrolls are a collection of ancient Jewish texts, predominantly written in Hebrew, that were discovered in 1947 by Bedouin shepherds searching for one of their sheep which had got lost. They were found in the caves in Qumran, and have become one of the most talked about, and controversialRead More →
Mother Shipton is the best-known name of Ursula Southeil, a purported prophetess who is said to have lived in 16th century England. Supposedly, she made numerous prophecies about what was to come, which were compiled into a 1641 collection of verses eight decades after her date of death. Said collectionRead More →
Stories about Bigfoot have been told for hundreds of years. Bigfoot was a part of Native American folklore long before the Europeans even reached the continent. In the last fifty years, there have been hundreds of claimed sightings of Bigfoot all over Canada, North America, and also in the mountainRead More →
The Hircocervus is an interesting creature found throughout medieval folklore, that is represented as half Stag half Goat. Although tales of the Hircocervus are found in medieval folklore, it was referenced to by Aristotle in his work De Interpretatione, as an example of a thing that was knowable even thoughRead More →
Head into the famous nave of the Chartres Cathedral, France, and you’ll discover one of the most famous spiritual paths in the world. The Labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral. The Cathedral itself is a wonderful example of Gothic architecture, which was built over 26 years, beginning in 1145. Spiritual paths suchRead More →
What began as a hoax on Facebook, quickly became cause for concern to U.S authorities. The storm Area 51 event on Facebook was RSVP’d to by more than a million people, but those who signed up to attend the event were quickly given a cold warning from the U.S AirRead More →
What you might not realize when you walk the streets of London, is that beneath your feet, there are probably hundreds of plague pits scattered throughout the city. Bodies piled in their thousands into each of these pits, which the parks and buildings people frequently visit now stand on. AroundRead More →
Travel west of the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca, and you’ll find the 729-acre forest of Hoia Baciu. What appears to have started out as a few folktales has sprung up into the Hoia Baciu forest becoming known as one of the most haunted places in the world. It’s also knownRead More →
