HOCUS FOCUS.

The common thread that bonds Greek mythology, Grimm’s fairy tales and the Holy book stories of the Bible, Koran and Mahabharata are the characters. All of them feature some sort of God, goddesses, angels, devils, serpents, ghosts and other unbelievable characters. The Harry Potter series in the same genre reaches new heights of deception in depicting sorcerers, witches, elves, gargoyles and other supernatural entities. All are clearly fictional creatures, performing unrealistic acts and feats. Yet in the eyes of believers it is not attributed to fiction .There is not even an iota of evidence whatsoever- to prove that it is based on true events. Is it willful blindness? Why do we ignore the obvious at our peril? Fooling others yields obvious benefits, ranging from fibs parents and children tell to manipulate one another. But why do we often fool ourselves? Religious and political leaders foist false historical and religious narratives, on their own people, as well as the rest of the world. The more we believe these lies, the more effectively we can lie to others. It is often said that a myth is a lie that tells the truth; this is the key to the universal appeal of mythology. Most people believe that mythology is fanciful story that aims to reveal a deeper spiritual meaning to life. Dan brown in Da Vinci Code created Opus Dei, a clandestine Vatican approved Catholic sect and Krishna Key, explore the possibility that mythology may be intrinsically linked to historical events and characters. This gives it a new twist and an entirely new plausible platform for the stories we heard from our early ancestors. In today’s Cyber age, everyone wants to connect to something larger in life - a search for authentic ancient or religious roots. Mythology mixed in a historical context is a heady cocktail- the spirit in the abyss of dizzying fables lost.