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Dragonology
The moment I looked into those crystal-clear blue eyes, I was spellbound. I had to have him. Warm, wet tears streamed down my cheeks when my parents would not buy…
Dragon
Few creatures of folklore and mythology conjure up the mental images of the dragon. Also known as wurm, wyrm and firedrake, these mercurial creatures pervade almost every pantheon of classical…
Physiology of Mythological Dragons
General Features Venom and Fire Nearly all the types of dragons are attributed with breathing out clouds of venom, though there are some cases within the types of a venomless…
What is a Dragon?
Summary This essay aims to give a basic idea of what a dragon is. It is split into two main sections. The first deals with the problems of defining dragons,…
Dragon Types from Fiction
Dracos Nobilis (from the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett) These dragons only exist if you believe in them. Though there have been individual occurrences of these dragons appearing, the main…
The Dragon
Description & Definition of Chinese Dragons In the Far East, the dragon managed to retain its prestige and is known as a beneficent creature. The Chinese dragon, lung, represented yang,…
Chinese Dragons
There are many ways to organize all of the Chinese dragons. In the oriental tradition of opposites, the dragon is correlated with the masculine yang power while the phoenix, the…
The 4 Dragons: A Chinese Tale
Once upon a time, there were no rivers and lakes on earth, but only the Eastern Sea, in which lived four dragons: the Long Dragon, the Yellow Dragon, the Black…
Magic
History Originating perhaps with the dawn of civilization, magic is the manipulation of unseen forces to cause change in both the realm in which we live and the realm of…
Feng Shui and the Spirit of Change
There is a new spirit of change evolving around us called Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway). This ancient Chinese philosophy of creating harmonious environments is now becoming almost a household…
Feng Shui Tips for Your Dining Room
In ancient cultures, "breaking bread" together, whether as a family or with strangers, was a honored way to build community. More recently, potluck dinners, pancake breakfasts, and company picnics have…
Finding Your Feng Shui Power Spots for Love & Romance
The first step in using feng shui to attract a partner or improve your love life is to find the relationship power spots in your home. Once you have located…
Chiles-Whitted
On July 24, 1948, two experienced Eastern Airlines crew members, pilot Clarence S. Chiles and his co-pilot, John B. Whitted, en route from Houston to Atlanta, encountered a one hundred-foot-long,…
Aviano
On the 1st July 1977, the NATO base Aviano, which was closed for flying due to a parade being prepared, had a close encounter. At about a USAF guard observed…
Ohio-UFO seen in Falls remains a mystery
OLMSTED FALLS — September 30, 2004-The opening credits of the science fiction show, "The X-Files," always ended with the line, "The truth is out there" — designed to open viewers'…
24th April 1950 – Abbiate Buazzone
On 24th April 1950, near his home in Abbiate Buazzone, in Italy, Bruno Facchini saw sparks which at the time he thought were being genereated by a storm. When he…
Developers of Indian Astrology – by E K Dhilip Kumar
In India, astrology was taught in the Gurukula system where the master spoke directly to the students. While this system had many advantages, one main drawback was that information was…
Indian Astrology
Indian Astrology. There is a perpetual debate concerning the antiquity of Indian astrology between those who claim that it evolved several thousand years and those who claim that all astronomy…
The Trementon Film
At 11:10 am on July 2nd, 1950, Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, a veteran Navy photographer, shot about thirty feet of film of ten or twelve strange, silvery objects in…
Ellsworth AFB
This UFO incident allegedly occurred at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota. About 7 miles south-west of Nisland, Dakota. The following is from a FOIA request. At 2059hrs., 16 Nov. 1977,…