• The Ancient Tradition of Kalaripayattu: In conversation with Lakshmanan Gurukkal
    The Ancient Tradition of Kalaripayattu: In conversation with Lakshmanan Gurukkal - New Acropolis Library Article By Axelle Defrasne posted by Kurush Dordi, July 8, 2024 Shri Lakshmanan Gurukkal hails from a traditional Kalaripayattu family. His father and guru, Shri Veerasree Sami Gurukkal who trained under Guru Govindankutty Nambiar,...
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  • The Hero, Life and the Creation of the Sun
    The wisdom tradition and religious thought of the ancient Aztecs is shrouded in mystery. Whilst we cannot completely ‘know’ how these people encountered life, we can intuitively enter an understanding of how they thought, using symbolic language to decipher what remains perceivable through the shifting sands of time. One such remaining treasure is the myth of Chicovaneg and the...
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  • Tales from the Ramayana – The Abduction of Sita
    In the world of literature there are a few well known epic stories in which the plot is built around the abduction of a woman. In the East one of them is the ancient Indian story of the Ramayana, and in the West, there is the ancient Greek story of the Iliad. These are not just stories of men and women, but also of gods and goddesses. According to tradition there were times when gods would...
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  • Theseus and the Minotaur: The Defining Human Image
    The image of Theseus, hero of Attica, standing at the centre of the labyrinth, holding a magical thread (called a clue) brandishing his sword, about to face destiny in a moment of reckoning with the Minotaur, is perhaps one of the most defining scenes from mythology with a symbolism both rich and complex. What this scene reveals is worthy of meditation and there are several useful keys of...
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  • The Symbolism of Renewal
    As we approach the Vernal or Spring Equinox (First Day of Spring) once more, human beings today and over millennia have found various ways to note and celebrate the renewal of Nature’s cycle. The Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere takes place every year on or around 21 March. In 2023, the Spring Equinox will take place on 20 March at 9.24pm (Greenwich Mean Time).  The seasons...
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  • Heroic Symbols of the Feminine: The Myth of Eros and Psyche
    In this article I will look at the archetypal hero’s journey with particular reference to its feminine aspect and symbolism. Symbols resonate on all levels of nature, meaning that feminine does not refer only to gender or biology (although there might be some relevant keys) but rather the understanding that the feminine is a principle that subsists in all humans, in all living things and...
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  • The Feathered Serpent
    The Feathered Serpent - New Acropolis Library Article By Nataliya Petlevych posted by UK, July 6, 2022 Stories of ancient civilizations appear and evolve in the flow of time. The symbols they contain are multivalent and complex and the pursuit of meaning is never a simple task. Ancient Mexican legends tell of great cycles of construction and...
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  • The Educational Value of Folk Tales
    The Educational Value of Folk Tales - New Acropolis Library Article By Pinar Akhan posted by UK, April 30, 2022 It is now a well-known fact that reading or telling stories to children starting from a young age has many developmental benefits. Just to name a few: stories can help to improve language and communication skills, develop the...
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  • Our Cultural Heritage Is Who We Are. It’s Our Identity
    Growing up in Morocco in a small, little-known town, I’d heard stories about the wonders of the ancient city of Volubilis. It was only a two-hour drive away, but I never had the chance to visit. I still have a distant memory of first learning about it in my third-grade textbook. A page illustrated a stone wall with Arabic text that read: “I’m Volubilis. The ancient city of...
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  • Wupatki National Monument in Arizona Receives $1.3 Million Conservation Grant
    University of Pennsylvania Receives $1.3 Million Getty Grant to Protect and Preserve Wupatki National MonumentThe Center for Architectural Conservation at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design has received a $1.3 million grant from Getty to develop a conservation and management plan and professional training program for Wupatki National Monument in Arizona.Wupatki...
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