The Curse of the Souvenir Rock
Popular lore warns that if you take a rock or object from a sacred land, a curse will fall upon you until you return the object. What is the origin…
Pele’s hair and tears
As molten rock flies through the air, it forms into substances known as Pele's hair and tears. So-called Pele's hair, named after the Goddess of Fire who inhabits Kilauea volcano,…
The wrath of Pele
Pele, the Goddess of Fire and Volcanoes deserves her own page on this site, but the current activity at Kilauea Volcano on the big island of Hawaii merits a mention…