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What messages can be found in the rock paintings of our ancestors?

There are more than 100 rock paintings found in Finland. The paintings date from between 5000 and 1500 BC. The most famous sites include the Astuvansalmi rock paintings and Hossa Värikallio. Numerous domestic and foreign tourists visit these areas every year. Can rock paintings be viewed in any other way than just as an ancient relic? Can a modern person find in them a message left by our ancestors?

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Mythical Northern Lights – sparks from power animals or messages from the souls?

The Northern Lights, the colourful light pattern dancing in the northern sky, have amazed and fascinated people throughout history. They still attract huge numbers of tourists to Lapland to admire the Aurora Borealis. In Finnish folklore, there are several birth stories for the northern lights and they also have many different names. What they have in common is that they were often associated with something dark and gloomy.

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Stress, depression, burnout? Seek help from your power animal

A power animal – what is it? The concept might be strange to many of us.At school, we don’t learn what a power animal is, because western society treats them mostly as a nonsense. However, a power animal could be described as some kind of spiritual guide that takes the form of an animal in a person’s mind. Read how to connect with your own power animal.

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