Dreamcatchers - Understanding the dreamcatcher legend. Great educational site dedicated to the history and culture of Native American Indian dreamcatchers. 

History of Native American Indian Tribes - There were many different Native American tribes and those with similar characteristics formed a main tribe or nation. Each had its own language, religion and customs. For the most part the tribes lived peaceably believing that nature was sacred and was to be shared. However, the coming of the Europeans and the removal of their land led to conflict both between the different tribes and between the Indians and whites. By the end of the nineteenth  century the Indians had lost their fight to preserve their traditional way of life and those that had survived the conflicts were confined to reservations.

REMEMBER THIS CLASSIC TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODE FROM THE 60'S - THE HOWLING MAN?

The prostrate form of Mr. David Ellington, scholar, seeker of truth and, regrettably, finder of truth. A man who will shortly arise from his exhaustion to confront a problem that has tormented mankind since the beginning of time. A man who knocked on a door seeking sanctuary and found instead the outer edges of the Twilight Zone.

Ancient folk saying: 'You can catch the Devil, but you can't hold him long.' Ask Brother Jerome. Ask David Ellington. They know, and they'll go on knowing to the end of their days and beyond--in the Twilight Zone.

Baoding balls history - Baoding balls are believed to have originated from Baoding town in Heibei province in China sometime during the Ming dynasty. People and soldiers would use a couple of walnuts to exercise their hands until iron balls were created.  There are still workmen and artisans in the town who meticulously produce the Baoding balls in the market today. Baoding balls are dubbed one of the “three treasures” of Baoding and are known to have been used by people from all classes of society. Even emperors have been known to use them.

Unicorn mythology - The unicorn is a mythical creature. Strong, wild, and fierce, it was impossible to tame by man. Plinie, the Roman naturalist records it as "a very ferocious beast, similar in the rest of its body to a horse, with the head of a deer, the feet of an elephant, the tail of a boar, a deep, bellowing voice, and a single black horn, two cubits in length, standing out in the middle of its forehead."

Origins of the devil - According to medieval lore, the devil is a funny man in a red suit, who wears horns and carries a pitchfork. The Faust legend calls him Mephistopheles and pictures him as a sinister old man with a pointed black beard. These and other notions of the devil are fundamentally wrong because they see him as a man. The Bible never attributes a human likeness to Satan. In the beginning, God set a deep enmity between Satan and mankind (Gen. 3:15), such that Satan wants to look like a man probably about as much as you want to look like a cockroach.

The devil is not a mythical character, but a real person belonging to the order of angels. Scripture mentions him frequently, but gives little more than the basic facts we need to know.

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