IN YOUR HAND: Some talk making its way through various circles on the interwebs, including that of the Heathen spheres, that of the declining attention spans as well as the sharp decline of IQ. However all is not lost! Like the Ood most now carry their brain in their hand. Ask a person even basic questions and their first reaction is to look at their phone to access the requested information instead of accessing or trusting the internal memory banks built into their organic brains. So, let’s not discount the influence of smartphones combined with google searches and Wikipedia even knowing that these sources are not nearly as reliable as one would be led to believe, in many cases being less reliable than the organic brain for discerning the appropriate information in relation to the task at hand. I suggest we each spend a few hours a day away from our devices and flex that wonderful muscle built into our central operating systems. Let’s stop being ridiculous and take back control of what is ours. Our minds!

The Löwenmensch figurine or the "Lion Man" is the oldest zoomorphic figurine being over 40,000 years old and found in a German Cave amongst the Swabian Alps.... or is it? While Lions like many animals were actually in Europe until fairly recently, the shape of the figurine far more befits a bear. While goats and bears have evidence of substantial cults in Europe the lion... not so much. Much of modern Lion lore in Europe is often a result of Christian influence placing it over the bear which they demonized. The shape of the figurines' limbs implies it is far more likely that it was a bear, as a functioning ancient bear cult was extremely well known in the alps. Another similar figurine was found alongside the oldest Venus figurine. I must admit that several other experts have a similar opinion to me on the Venus figurines, that they were likely dolls, toys. This does not invalidate the sacral nature of such an ancient figure, it just means we shouldn't jump to conclusions.-TLK