Arrow of God

There are many cultures across the globe that still believe in superstitions, witchcraft, traditional healing, and magic. These beliefs expand throughout generations in some cultures and traditions. Many superstitions are rooted in the belief of old magic and the mystical healing properties of animals and medical herbs. Numerous superstitions were developed to explain events or situations that occurred out of fear of the unknown. These ideas enlightened individuals about why things happened, and…

enemies, but brown is blinded by the sins and betrayal of his people that he disregards this. There was always one person throughout the whole story that we all presume as “the devil”, but what if he is the exact opposite of that. What if the old man was god himself, leading and pushing young Goodman brown into seeing the truth about the people around him, but instead of helping young Goodman brown, this destroys him and almost completely takes away his faith. One could say that this is story is…

Diverse and numerous motives have always driven masses to travel, religious motives were one of the oldest. International statistical defined tourist trips were those made for leisure and recreation in the strict sense, including religious reasons. Some traditionalists believed that the trip which was inspired by spiritual motives was more focused on penance, prayer, and medication whereas tourism was merely just a hedonistic phenomenon. However, there was a consensus that each journey motivated…

AGEING AND SPIRITUALITY Every individual visiting the earth have to return eventually to where they have come. This journey from womb to tomb is commonly conceptualized as life. Different disciplines, man invented, looks at this ‘life’ phenomenon from varied perspectives. From a conventional perspective, man has a quest within themselves to identify the purpose of their life or the journey they undertake during their visit to earth. Of course, life experiences play a vital role in humanizing…

reprobate heart. The question shouldn't be how far can I go and get away with it; the question is how can I be sanctified, separated from sin and remain holy unto God? How can I conduct my physical relationships so that I will remain holy, which means being separated from sin? And as you begin to tinker with the conscious emotions that God has designed in your spirit man, you begin to allow your mind to move in to the area of thinking about righteousness. You see, you tend to be constantly in…

could also be seen as a simple umbrella shape. This symbolized the unbounded. The unbounded is known to be the connection with the first Hindu god, Brahma, in the triumvirate. The Hindu Triumvirate consists of the three Hindu gods. It consists of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma is the god of creation, Vishnu is the god of protection and Shiva is the god of destruction and renewal. The connection to the unbound is very important in Hindu temple architecture so later on when temples became…

Mount olive , the third novel of The Alexandria Quartet ,published in 1958, according to Durrell's description is a naturalistic novel in which the narrator of Justine and Balthazar becomes an object that is, a character. Mount olive is the name of the principal character in the novel and is symbolic of peace as in the Bible, the Mount of Olives is the place from where the dove got the olive leaf to Noah in the ark when the flood waters receded. The Mount of Olives also was a place that Jesus…

4.1.2 Lucky Numbers Lucky numbers are simple numbers, believed to affect someone's luck. The believe in lucky or unlucky numbers is usually based on the basic believe in the first ten basic numbers. (one to ten) Often seen as a symbol of god, the first number often symbolizes the primal being or creation. It is often associated to humankind (reflecting our upright stance.) In modern western culture to be "number one" is often to be the best. On the one hand, the saying “Good luck comes often…

man is said to be endowed with will and intellect did not prevent philosophers to question the very freedom of choice among men. Indeed, after sitting aloft the clouds of humanistic pride, first aligning himself not only with the angels, but with God Himself, he has reduced himself to a creature of chance, nay, an organism that has not determination and will. Wherefore, later philosophers, stripping man of his divinity, stripped himself even of his humanity and questioned his own freedom of…

“God gave us intestines for a reason. I'm not keen on surgery. It's too extreme. All it took was one of those plastic surgery shows to see how violent it is.”-Kristie alley. It has been known that many people these days are trying to reach perfection even in their looks, they believe that looks are what makes them powerful. Many celebrities or super models look flawless and many ordinary young girls get effected so the beauty standards are high which leads them to the plastic surgery…