by Vanessa Rogers | Apr 16, 2024 | Fairy Tale Flip, Fairy Tales
Each month for Fairy Tale Flip we invite you to vote for ONE of THREE fairy tales that Donna Lee Fields and I will delve into. Here are the THREE options for April with videos down below! Let us know if you want us to do a deep-dive into a specific fairy tale! The...
by Vanessa Rogers | Oct 18, 2023 | Customs and Rituals, Traditions
Along the coastline of the SouthEastern swath of America, resides a resilient people, the Gullah (from S. Carolina), and the Geechee (from Georgia), sometimes referred to as the Gullah-Geechee. Both groups of people are descendants of enslaved West Africans brought...
by Vanessa Rogers | Aug 31, 2023 | Mythology, Uncategorized
How A Giant Birthed the World My introduction to trolls as a child, came from playful moments with my mom’s side of the family. Different members of the family would lumber down the hall yelling out, “Fe Fi Fo Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman.” We children...
by Vanessa Rogers | Aug 29, 2023 | Ancient Text, Sacred
Intro to The Mahabharata: India’s Timeless Epic of Wisdom and Conflict The Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic, stands as a remarkable testament to the rich literary heritage of the Indian subcontinent. Comprising over 100,000 verses, it is not only one of the...