links
This page is constantly growing. It will eventually be a vast alphabetized collection of links to all my favorite pages and subjects, interesting places, and so on.
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What if Europeans were not the first people to cross the oceans and discover Australia, Antarctica, or the New World (from South America to Greenland)? What if Christopher Columbus already had access to detailed ocean charts, even maps of the coastlines of the Americas, before he ever set sail? 1421: The Year China Discovered the World. Website includes extensive evidence from the best-selling “books that are rewriting history”, interactive maps, and more.
Adbusters, the “journal of the mental environment” – and its founding editor, Kalle Lasn’s book, Culture Jam: How to Reverse America’s Suicidal Consumer Binge – And Why we Must (which also seems to be subtitled The Uncooling of America in some editions) …Criticize all you want, but this movement – and this book – still have a lot of thought-provoking things to say.
The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism… “Drawing upon Carl Jung’s work on the archetype and the collective unconscious, the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) is a pictorial and written archive of mythological, ritualistic, and symbolic images from all over the world and from all epochs of human history. The collection probes the universality of archetypal themes and provides a testament to the deep and abiding connections that unite the disparate factions of the human family.”
Asian Historical Architecture. An enormous amount of beautiful and interesting photography. Temples, palaces, and more from 19 nations.
Blessed Unrest… “Paul Hawken has spent over a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest movement on earth, a movement that has no name, leader, or location, and that has gone largely ignored by politicians and the media.”
Buddhapia, an attractive and informative site on Korean Buddhism. Lots of photos, world news, culture, art… and another Korean Buddhism website…
The Crow Girls, an award-winning Western Canadian folk / Aboriginal music group . . .
E. Candela, a Canadian artist “fascinated by the north and how North defines her history and that of the country she belongs to. As an artist, her subject matter addresses the issue of a constructed Canadian mythology, history, and identity.” NEW: see also Candles and Lines for some more artwork.
Rene Grosso, fine art photography
The Gwangju International Center in Gwangju, South Korea, where I lived for 18 months. Home of (among other things) the English-language magazine Gwangju News.
Hartley Film Foundation: Wisdom Across the Ages. “It is the Hartley Film Foundation’s mission to produce, cultivate, support and distribute the very best documentary film, video and audio programs about world religions and spirituality.”
The Internet Sacred Text Archive, the “largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet… dedicated to religious tolerance and scholarship.” Everything from Calvinism to UFOs.
Life in Korea, a great site full of maps, photographs, and options for making your own travel plans in South Korea. Eat kimchi in Gwangju! Hike to a mountaintop temple, or travel to Jeju Island!
Mythology and Folklore at the Magic Web, a library of sites and articles on all things legendary and mythological…
David Mason’s San-shin Website, which delves into Korea’s Mountain-Spirit and sacred-mountain traditions. Culture and history, mountaineering, geomancy… (Mason’s excellent book Spirit of the Mountains is also available here.)
World folklore, spiritual traditions, fairy tales, and mythology at Mything Links, a huge collection of links to articles, artwork, essays, and more.
Parabola Magazine: Tradition, Myth, and the Search for Meaning. ”The Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition is a not-for-profit organization devoted to the dissemination and exploration of materials relating to the myths, symbols, rituals, and art of the world’s religious and cultural traditions.”
Poetry Chaikana, an “online teahouse,” featuring sacred poetry from around the world. Search for poets by name, historical period, spiritual tradition, theme, etc.
Rambles, a Cultural Arts Magazine. Book reviews and criticism on international folklore, myths, and legends.
ReligionFacts, “an objective guide [which] does not promote any one religion or belief system nor even a particular view of religion. [Its] only ‘value statements’ are these: (1) religion is interesting; (2) knowledge is good.”
Seven Thunders, “an organization formed to support growth towards a deepening spiritual awareness and appreciation of life. We believe each of us has a unique path and we benefit from teachers and companions along the Way. Membership is open to all people interested in the practice of contemplative prayer or meditation.”
Templestay, “Changing the Way You See the World” courtesy of Korean Jogye Buddhism.
Terebess, a publishing and importing company based in Budapest, Hungary. Terebess Asia Online is a very large index including authors, history, philosophy, and religion.
Vagabonding, “a deliberate way of living that makes the freedom of travel possible.” Travel and adventure writing, photography, and more.
World Prayers “…to gather the great prayers written by the spiritual visionaries of our planet into an online database representing all life affirming traditions. Many of these prayers have been used for hundreds if not thousands of years. Others are from spiritual contemporaries in today’s intricate global fabric. Though these sacred verses arise from divergent paths, voices, languages, cultures and heritages, they all carry within them the same burning flame – the same impassioned love for life and the divine mysteries.”
Writing Companion, an online resource to help people experience themselves as writers, i.e.:
- Give themselves different ways to think about and improve their writing.
- Help them refill their creative well so that they always have something to write about.
- Show them the joy of writing—as a way to make sense of their world, sing their stories, capture the past, indulge in make-believe, have fun with their imagination, and feel the magic of creating with words.