In modern language, sacrifice usually means deprivation. It means giving something up, losing something valuable, suffering ...

An exploration of how cannabis has moved from ancient spiritual and seasonal rites into contemporary Spring Equinox and ...

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The third book of the Torah is commonly known in English as Leviticus. The name comes from Greek and simply means “pertaining ...

This simple and flavorful element of life plays a key role in this week’s Torah portion, which tells us to include salt in ...

The “cost” of closeness isn’t payment or loss; it’s transformation: yielding ego, committing effort, yearning to approach the ...

Archaeologists in France uncover a rare painted altar of a Celtic god at a Roman sanctuary, revealing late Roman ritual ...

In ancient times, the mountaintops of Greece held the shrines and ritual sites of the gods. Now, they’re astonishingly ...

A peer-reviewed study published in the journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies has identified distinct Zoroastrian “echoes” in Jewish papyri from a 5th-century BCE military colony on the ...

Indigenous clerics in Umuoji have held a spiritual battle against the Uzoiyi festival, as they warned of marine spirits and ...

Tensions in occupied Jerusalem are rising after extremist Israeli “Temple” groups intensified their campaign to introduce ritual animal sacrifices inside the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the ...

In the classical world, sacrifice was the ultimate expression of piety, ranging from simple offerings of honey cakes and wine to elaborate animal rituals. This video explores the diverse practices of ...