“With mythology, we can have explanations of archaeology, we can have reasons for domestication, we can test hypotheses,” he says. • sciencenews.org/article/dog-domestication-origin-mythology-history • t.me/SpaceDogSchool/2195

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Muqanna
Strange how "his legacy" "took off" later on, with Napoleon and certain Freemasons....

https://www.hiddenlettersfilm.com/?fbclid=IwAR0OXkBg3LJ8m-Mp0s1tKNPOeTKRo6dAFE-Sfgf4ilFD1fEs-8WqekKqMlU
the Nushu language of the Women of China

"Nüshu (simplified Chinese: 女书; traditional Chinese: 女書; pinyin: Nǚshū [ny˨˩˨ʂu˦]; lit. 'women's script') is a syllabic script derived from Chinese characters that was used exclusively among women in Jiangyong County in Hunan province of southern China.[1] "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCshu

"Before 1949, Jiangyong County operated under an agrarian economy and women had to abide by patriarchal Confucian practices such as the Three Obediences. Women were confined to the home (through foot binding) and were assigned roles in housework and needlework instead of fieldwork, which allowed the practice of Nüshu to develop. Specifically, unmarried women, also known as "upstairs girls," oftentimes gathered in groups in upstairs chambers to embroider and sing. The practice of singing Nüge (women's song) allowed young women to learn Nüshu.[5][6]

It is not known when Nüshu came into being. The difficulty in dating Nüshu is due to local customs of burning or burying Nüshu texts with their owners and the difficulty in textiles and paper surviving in humid environments.[5][6] However, many of the simplifications found in Nüshu had been in informal use in standard Chinese since the Song and Yuan dynasty (13th–14th century). It seems to have reached its peak during the latter part of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).["

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laotong

"Laotong (Chinese: 老同; pinyin: lǎotóng; lit. 'old sames') is a type of relationship in Chinese culture formerly practised in Hunan[when?] that bonded two girls together for eternity as kindred sisters.

There two cultural practises in Hunan in past centuries[when?], Laotong and Laotang, acknowledged women's social bonds.

Chinese women commonly refer to each other as "Sisters". This is a recognition of the importance of women's supportive relationships, which help them endure hardships over their lives. Preparation for marriage might involve a Laotang relationship between several young women; the sisterhood would be dissolved upon marriage. After marriage, new sisterhoods could be formed later between married or widowed women.[1]

For Chinese women, the Laotong or "old-sames" relationship was the strongest and most precious bond of female friendship. This was a more rare and formal relationship between women. A woman could only have one Laotong, and the intensely unbreakable bond was for life."

漫云女子不英雄，
萬里乘風獨向東。
詩思一帆海空闊，
夢魂三島月玲瓏。
銅駝已陷悲回首，
汗馬終慚未有功。
如許傷心家國恨，
那堪客裡度春風。

Don't speak of how women can't become heroes:
alone, I rode the winds eastward, for ten thousand leagues.
My poetic ponderings expanded, a sail between sky and sea,
dreaming of Japan's three islands, delicate jade under moonlight.
Grieving the fall of bronze camels, guardians of China's palace gates,
a warhorse is disgraced, not one battle yet won.
As my heart shatters with rage over my homeland's troubles,
how can I linger, a guest abroad, savoring spring winds?

Happy New Year 2023!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqt-m8PExMI
In Indonesia there is a man with a horse and a mobile library

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj5GXZaE7qs
A day in one of the coldest areas on Earth, through the eyes of a child

With me I have my love, my innocence,
The workers, and the poor
For all of this I'm safe and strong
And hope is mine
Rebellion, revolution don't need dollars
They need this instead
Imagination, suffering, light and love
And care for every human being
You never steal, you never kill
You are a part of hope and life
The revolution goes from man to man
And heart to heart
And I sense when I look at the stars
That we are children of life
Death is small-Joan Baez

Met mij heb ik mijn liefde/geliefde, mijn onschuld
De arbeiders en de armen
Door hen voel ik mij beschermd en gesterkt en hou ik hoop
Rebellie en revolutie hebben geen euros nodig
Alleen dit:
Voorstellingsvermogen, lijden, liefde en licht
en compassie/zorg voor ieder mens/ieder levend wezen
Je zal nooit stelen, nooit doden
Je bent onderdeel van hoop, van levenskracht
De revolutie gaat van mens tot mens
van hart tot hart
En ik voel als ik naar de sterren kijk
Dat we kinderen van het leven zijn
De dood is (maar) klein