Tag Archives: Gustavus Adolphus Sweden

PERIPETY & PERSEPHONE

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Dave

”My favourite myth is that of Persephone, who, because she picked a forbidden flower or because she was out in the fields picking unforbidden flowers, depending on whom you believe, was abducted by Hades, the God of the Underworld. Once with … Continue reading →

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GYPSY QUEENS & ALCHEMY KINGS

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Dave

One was quite homely and unfeminine, and the other a beauty.Queen Christina of Sweden and Greta Garbo. Yet their destinies crossed into a fusion of karmic proportions that continues to invite question and pique curiosity. For both, the determination to … Continue reading →

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THE ANDROGYNOUS STRAIN

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Dave

“…if we conceive the world in that vast extension you give it, it is impossible that man conserve himself therein in this honorable rank, on the contrary, he shall consider himself along with the entire earth he inhabits as in … Continue reading →