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Bigfoot, The Cultural Icon
Even in this modern digital age, Bigfoot has found his (or her) way at the top of the popular culture icon charts. That’s right, the massive, hairy, big-footed creature we have zero concrete evidence of existing still captures the hearts and imaginations of generations even today. What’s more thrilling than following the trail of Bigfoot across the country? Listening to local accounts of sightings of the giant hairy ape in swamps in the south to forests in the north. Bigfoot captures the heart and minds of every age person, tapping into the imagination and excitement of discovering once and for...
Three Things To Know About Bigfoot Sightings
Have you seen Bigfoot? Probably not in real life, but chances are you've seen this critter’s visage and figure on a poster or a mug or a keychain, or some type of strange little item as you go about your travels. Or maybe on a T-shirt…? Here are three things to know about this big folklore phenomenon that looms large in the American mind, and in other places around the world, too. Bigfoot is a big deal, and knowing more about the history of this trope helps you to understand why. Bigfoot – An Old-School Paranormal Story One of the...
The Wide Range Of Humor
Humor comes in many forms, in many shapes and sizes, in many flavors: more than Baskin-Robbins would have on hand even at the largest ice cream stand…you get the picture. Another way to put that is that different people like different kinds of jokes, and we cater to the full spectrum of clowns and cutups with quirky shirts that set the mood for fun. Subtle and Direct Humor Some humor comes in the form of popular memes that have kind of a subtle ironic or sarcastic type of content. In a past blog post, we talked about the famous ‘guy...
Introduction To The Major Arcana, Part 16: Justice
Justice is a card that represents re-stabilization. Sometimes, the scales of life tip too far in one direction or another. However, everything in the universe tends toward the center, so the ship eventually rights itself. Maybe you’re doing too well, and things need to snap back to baseline, so you’re in for a disappointment. Or maybe you’re not doing well at all, and things are going to perk up for you because they’re not on the center line where they ought to be. Either way, what is off-balance will be put back on-balance, and everything will fall into place for...
Introduction To The Major Arcana, Part 15: Strength
There is an old German saying, In der Ruhe, liegt der Kraft, meaning “In peace, there is strength.” The peace there, Ruhe, means inner peace, or inner tranquility. This is the meaning of the Tarot card, Strength. Strength is all about that inner peace or inner strength. Where the Chariot represents outward power and domination, Strength represents the inward simplicity and integrity that confers existential strength, the strength that comes from peace. The Chariot is all external bluster and victory. Strength is a kind of internal state of affairs. Strength is inward stability. Courage and quiet dignity are part of...