Ancient religions

People walking near the standing stones at the prehistoric Avebury Stone Circle, Wiltshire Mareks Perkons - Shutterstock

Avebury and the ritual landscape of Prehistoric Britain

Stories3 days ago

Avebury, one of the largest prehistoric stone circles, reveals a ritual landscape where earth, cosmos, and movement guided Neolithic spirituality

Avenue of the Dead and Pyramid of the Sun, Temple of the Sun Teotihuacan Atosan - Shutterstock

Aztec Pilgrimage: Teotihuacan, the City of the Gods

StoriesJuly 4, 2025

Discover why Teotihuacan was a sacred pilgrimage site for the Aztecs—a cosmic center where gods once shaped time, space, and creation

Mount Olympus in central Greece and Mytikas, its highest peak wabeno - Shutterstock

Mount Olympus: A pilgrimage to the realm of the gods

StoriesJune 20, 2025

Rising to 2,918 meters at its highest point, Mytikas, the imposing massif of Mount Olympus has inspired reverence, exploration, and spiritual curiosity for millennia

sight of of the Mayan archaeological Uxmal enclosure in Yucatan, Mexico

Mayan archaeological Uxmal enclosure in Yucatan, Mexico ahau1969 - Shutterstock

The Puuc Route: A journey through hills, symbols, and ritual pathways

TrailsJune 12, 2025

A cultural and spiritual journey through Yucatán’s ancient Maya cities, where architecture, cosmology, and nature converge. The Puuc Route reveals ritual pathways, ancestral symbolism, and a living heritage still echoed…

Cochinita Pibil, a Mexican dish of pit-roasted pork Robert Briggs - Shutterstock

Cochinita Pibil – The Ancient Culinary Treasure of the Maya

Food and DrinkJune 11, 2025

Discover the history, secrets and ancestral preparation of the best cochinita, the Mayan culinary treasure of the Yucatán

Aerial view of the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza Aleksandr Medvedkov - Shutterstock

Chichén Itzá: Pilgrimage in the Northern Maya lowlands

StoriesJune 10, 2025

The name Chichʼen Itzá translates as “At the mouth of the well of the Itzá,” referencing the nearby Sacred Cenote (Cenote Sagrado), a natural sinkhole used for ceremonial offerings

The golden doors of the Holy Kaaba closeup, covered with Kiswah Andrew V Marcus - Shutterstock

The Kaaba: Its Pre-Islamic heritage and transformation

StoriesJune 3, 2025

In pre-Islamic times, the Kaaba served as a sacred sanctuary (haram) for the polytheistic tribes of the Arabian Peninsula

Map from 1599 by Jodocus Hondius. Lakes Casipa and Parime, and the city of El Dorado, are visible. Public Domain

El Dorado: Journey into the Imaginary Frontier

StoriesApril 11, 2025

The journey toward El Dorado was not only geographic. It was an encounter between two systems of meaning – European and Indigenous

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Images courtesy of VisitMalta

Before the Churches: Ħal Saflieni and Malta’s Prehistoric Sacred Traditions

StoriesApril 4, 2025

Long before Christian churches defined the island’s skyline, structures like the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum shaped the archipelago’s spiritual architecture