‘Hermes’ sat there in contemplation as his disciple requested that he make him immortal. Smiling and shaking his head he explained that he himself did not possess immortality so how could he bestow it upon his disciple, please reconsider and ask again.   ‘Master’ the disciple again requested ‘when the soul is reborn … Read more

    Aryan is a Sanskrit word which means those who are ‘noble’ and just as it became the name of a very powerful country of the Middle East which is now known as ‘Iran’ it has been said by many that the word ‘Aryan’ was once the original name for the green lands of … Read more

    Amongst the ancient Gaelic and Celts of Ireland and Scotland we find that the property upon which the family lived was known as ‘Baile’ a word from Gaelic whose meaning is described as ones home, dwelling, farm, village and town.   The modern day meaning of Baile would be ‘town’ and ‘township’ a … Read more

    Danu is a word from the Ancient language of Sanskrit whose meaning is ‘flowing water’ and throughout the Vedas of India it describes a water goddess known as Danu, a river goddess whose name can be seen throughout Europe as the rivers Danube, Don, Dnieper and Dniester.   Danu can be found upon … Read more

    Across the lands of Scotland we find many place names which begin with “Ard” a Celtic prefix whose meaning has been described as high, elevated and lofty and one which is seen within names such as Ardbroath, Ardgay, Ardeer, Ardchattan, Ardwell, Ardmaddy and many more.   The original meaning of ‘Ard’ may be … Read more

    Across the lands of Scotland we find numerous place names such as Aberdeen, Abermore and Aberdour, all of which possess the prefix ‘Aber’ whose meaning is that which pours into ( ber ) the waters ( abh ) as in the confluence, the estuary and the mouth of the river.   Aber is … Read more

    Across the Celtic lands of Scotland we find the place names such as Strathspey, Strathclyde and Strathmore, all of which possess the prefix ‘strath’ meaning that which is ‘broad’ and that which is ‘wide’ as in a ‘broad valley’ a ‘wide valley’ and in particular a ‘broad river valley’.   Strath is formed … Read more

    ‘Babhru’ is a word from Sanskrit meaning ‘brown’ it also means ‘mongoose’ due to its brown fur and it also means ‘brown cow’. Babhru can be seen in the Indo/euro ‘Bhebhros’ meaning ‘beaver’ the Lithuanian ‘Bebrus’ meaning ‘beaver’ the Old Church Slavonic ‘Bebr’ meaning ‘beaver’ and the Russian ‘Bobr’ meaning ‘beaver’ so named … Read more

    Within the halo of this universe resides ‘Svetadvipa’ an island which is surrounded by an ocean of milk and which is the abode of ‘Visnu’ its name meaning the island ( dvipa ) within the milky white ( sveta ) ocean’.   ‘Svet’ and ‘svit’ are ancient Sanskrit words which can be found … Read more

    The ancients of South America worshipped the ‘Sun’ and for the Incas, Mayans and Aztecs, their very land was a monument to the Sun and one such example is ‘Tiwanaku’ one of the largest archeological sites of South America and said by some to be at least 12,000 years old.   The ancient … Read more