Cosmic catalyst

The Dragon is often the first creature to roam the universe just after the Creation. Sometimes he is even responsible for the creation of the universe (Amon/Amam in Egypt, Ophion in Greece, the rainbow serpent in Australia and Africa, Ananta/Prajapam in India…). He is the frontier between our world and beyond.  His death sets free … Read more

Dragons and alchemy

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Alchemy is a mixture of philosophy and science, which has been practiced for centuries, and is still practiced today. It works at two levels: the physical, and the metaphysical. At the metaphysical level, it works to purify and transform humankind. At the physical level, it works to purify and transform metals. The first step of … Read more

Yamata no Orochi

Origin: Mentioned in the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest book, Yamata no Orochi was a very big Japanese dragon with eight heads. Description: Yamata no Orochi had an eight-forked head and an eight-forked tail; its eyes were red, like the winter-cherry; and on its back firs and cypresses were growing. As it crawled it extended over a … Read more

Extinct species

The ethnologists Alexander Haggerty Krappe (“La genese des Mythes“), believe that the dragon myth originated from primitive peoples finding large skeletons of dinosaurs and postulating how they appeared during life. Others theorists believe that forms of dragons still exist on earth today. The Loch Ness Monster is the primary modern example of a potential “water … Read more

The Four Dragons: A Chinese Tale

Once upon a time, there were no rivers and lakes on earth, but only the Eastern Sea, in which lived four dragons: the Long Dragon, the Yellow Dragon, the Black Dragon and the Pearl Dragon. One day the four dragons flew from the sea into the sky. They soared and dived, playing at hide-and-seek in … Read more

The Last Dragon

In the land of Oz lived a great Wizard named Albert Creemshaw. He was loved by everyone, and became quite popular when he destroyed the Last Dragon in a great battle between the forces of oppression and the powers of Freedom. When the villagers heard that the monster had been killed they rushed the mountain … Read more

Draconology

Draconology or dracology is a pseudo science that refers to the study of dragons and related creatures. People who study dragons sometimes call themselves draconologists or dragonologists. There are no evidences that there has ever been people lucky enough to be in close contact with dragons and survive. The present knowledge about dragons is mainly … Read more

Yorimasa

Once upon a time in Japan, a certain emperor became seriously ill. He was unable to sleep at night because of a terrible noise. As soon as the sun set, a dark, black cloud came in from the East, and it settled on the roof of the palace. It was discovered that this was no … Read more