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MYTH*ING LINKS
An Annotated & Illustrated Collection of Worldwide Links
to Mythologies, Fairy Tales & Folklore,
Sacred Arts & Sacred Traditions
by Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D.
Retired Core Faculty Member / Mythological Studies Department
Pacifica Graduate Institute

  COMMON THEMES, EAST & WEST:

DEATH & DYING:
RITUALS,
BELIEFS, & TRADITIONS


"Crystal Flame"
© David Chethlahe Paladin (1926-1984), who writes:
"Deep within the galaxy where Sirius reigns lies a crystal-laden asteroid.
It is the mythic source of all mathematical knowledge, the source of our dreams and visions,
the beacon that guides our fantasies."
From Painting the Dream: The Visionary Art of Navajo Painter, David Chethlahe Paladin.
(Park Street Press, Rochester, Vermont, 1992: pp.96-97);
used with the kind permission of Lynda Paladin.
For more on David Paladin's remarkable art,
including information on purchasing his art and writings, see http://davidpaladin.com/
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Author's Note
Thursday night, the first full day of spring, 21 March 2002:
Almost exactly two years ago I wrote the following:
Today, Saturday, 25 March 2000, is Lady Day (see my current Springtide Greetings page for relevant links).  I awoke from a dream a few hours ago in which I had suddenly decided, out of the blue, to create a new page called either "Rituals of Puberty" or else "Rituals of Puberty & Death."  That second title would indicate how intrinsically both are intertwined in the larger weave of life, yet their ritual-modes are so different that I wasn't sure I wished to combine them on the same page.  I remained undecided in the dream but knew upon awakening that I'd start simply with puberty, beginning with a lovely Apache link that I'd found a few days ago.  At some time in the future, perhaps I'll do a page on rituals of death, but not today, not on Lady Day.....