Author: Ryan Somma
Publisher: Ryan Somma
ISBN: 0984146547
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Collected here are the best of 10 years' worth of essays from ideonexus.com celebrating astronomy, evolution, general science, and the human place in the cosmos.
Author: Sharon Blackie
Publisher: September Publishing
ISBN: 1910463892
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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A book of natural wonders, practical guidance and life-changing empowerment, by the author of the word-of-mouth bestseller If Women Rose Rooted. 'To live an enchanted life is to pick up the pieces of our bruised and battered psyches, and to offer them the nourishment they long for. It is to be challenged, to be awakened, to be gripped and shaken to the core by the extraordinary which lies at the heart of the ordinary. Above all, to live an enchanted life is to fall in love with the world all over again.' The enchanted life has nothing to do with escapism or magical thinking: it is founded on a vivid sense of belonging to a rich and many-layered world. It is creative, intuitive, imaginative. It thrives on work that has heart and meaning. It loves wild things, but returns to an enchanted home and garden. It respects the instinctive knowledge, ethical living and playfulness, and relishes story and art. Taking the inspiration and wisdom that can be derived from myth, fairy tales and folk culture, this book offers a set of practical and grounded tools for reclaiming enchantment in our lives, giving us a greater sense of meaning and of belonging to the world.
Author: Jane Bennett
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400884535
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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It is a commonplace that the modern world cannot be experienced as enchanted--that the very concept of enchantment belongs to past ages of superstition. Jane Bennett challenges that view. She seeks to rehabilitate enchantment, showing not only how it is still possible to experience genuine wonder, but how such experience is crucial to motivating ethical behavior. A creative blend of political theory, philosophy, and literary studies, this book is a powerful and innovative contribution to an emerging interdisciplinary conversation about the deep connections between ethics, aesthetics, and politics. As Bennett describes it, enchantment is a sense of openness to the unusual, the captivating, and the disturbing in everyday life. She guides us through a wide and often surprising range of sources of enchantment, showing that we can still find enchantment in nature, for example, but also in such unexpected places as modern technology, advertising, and even bureaucracy. She then explains how everyday moments of enchantment can be cultivated to build an ethics of generosity, stimulating the emotional energy and honing the perceptual refinement necessary to follow moral codes. Throughout, Bennett draws on thinkers and writers as diverse as Kant, Schiller, Thoreau, Kafka, Marx, Weber, Adorno, and Deleuze. With its range and daring, The Enchantment of Modern Life is a provocative challenge to the centuries-old ''narrative of disenchantment,'' one that presents a new ''alter-tale'' that discloses our profound attachment to the human and nonhuman world.
Author: Thomas Moore
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060928247
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Starting from the premise that we can no longer afford to live in a disenchanted world, Moore shows that a profound, enchanted engagement with life is not a childish thing to be put away with adulthood, but a necessity for one's personal and collective survival. With his lens focused on specific aspects of daily life such as clothing, food, furniture, architecture, ecology, language, and politics, Moore describes the renaissance these can undergo when there is a genuine engagement with beauty, craft, nature, and art in both private and public life. Millions of readers who found comfort and substance in Moore's previous bestsellers will discover in this book ways to restore the heart and soul of work, home, and creative endeavors through a radical, fresh return to ancient ways of living the soulful life.
Author: Patrick Curry
Publisher: Floris Books
ISBN: 1782506233
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Enchantment is a profound human experience. When we encounter wonder, awe or amazement, that is enchantment. Enchantment can reveal profound truths, lead to deep values and become central to a life well-lived. This unique book explores how enchantment plays out in a wide range of contexts -- in love, art, religion and learning, in food and drink, and perhaps most significantly in our relationship with the natural world. Patrick Curry argues that modernist attempts to undermine or dismiss enchantment as a delusion are not only misguided but dangerous, potentially leading to a disengagement with our world that could have disastrous consequences for our future on this planet.
Author: M.A.Hill
Publisher: M.A. Hill
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Dive into the enchanting world of "The Enchanted Realms: The Existence and Origins of Fairies" ebook and embark on an extraordinary journey into the heart of folklore and magic. This captivating digital treasure trove is your key to unlocking the secrets of the ethereal beings that have fascinated humanity for centuries. Delve into the rich tapestry of fairy folklore from cultures around the world. Uncover the origins of these mystical creatures and how they've shaped our beliefs, myths, and legends. Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing landscapes where fairies dwell. From ancient woodlands to moonlit glens, you'll uncover the places where magic thrives and discover the realms beyond your wildest dreams. Engage with timeless stories that have transcended generations. From Shakespearean classics to modern fantasies, these tales bring fairies to life and ignite your imagination. Whether you're a lifelong believer or new to the world of fairies, this ebook will reignite your sense of wonder and enchantment. It's an invitation to see the world through the eyes of magic. Beyond the folklore, "The Enchanted Realms" offers a deeper exploration of what fairies represent in our lives. It's a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and embracing the enchantment within. This book isn't just a read; it's an experience. So, if you're ready to unlock the magic and embark on a quest through enchanted realms, click "Add to Cart" now and let the fairies guide you into a world of wonder.
Author: Rene Denfeld
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062285521
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 151
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“The Enchanted wrapped its beautiful and terrible fingers around me from the first page and refused to let go after the last. A wondrous book that finds transcendence in the most unlikely of places. . . . So dark yet so exquisite.” — Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus An astonishing and redemptive novel for readers of Alice Sebold and Toni Morrison, told from the point of view of a convict whose magical interpretations of prison life allow him to find absolute joy while isolated from the rest of humanity and a female investigator who experiences her own personal salvation in her work as a death penalty investigator. This is an enchanted place. Others don’t see it but I do. The enchanted place is a high security prison and is relayed through the eyes of an inmate on death row who escapes his surroundings by immersing himself in books, and by re-imagining the world that surrounds him. Instead of focusing on the cloudy medical vines that snake across the floor, empty and waiting for the warden’s finger to press the red buttons, our narrator sees golden horses as they run deep under the earth, heat flowing like molten metal from their backs. A woman and fallen priest haunt the prison halls--an unnamed female investigator only known as the Lady who is known for discovering information relating to soon-to-be executed inmates’ backgrounds that can be used to overturn their sentences. She is put on the case of a man named York and as she digs into his past, the experience brings up ghosts of her own and threatens to destroy everything that she has come to know about the enchanted place. The Enchanted is a magical novel about redemption, the humanity that can lie within what is monstrous, and the human capacity to transcend and survive.
Author: Bruno Bettelheim
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307739635
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 343
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Winner of the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award "A charming book about enchantment, a profound book about fairy tales."—John Updike, The New York Times Book Review Bruno Bettelheim was one of the great child psychologists of the twentieth century and perhaps none of his books has been more influential than this revelatory study of fairy tales and their universal importance in understanding childhood development. Analyzing a wide range of traditional stories, from the tales of Sindbad to “The Three Little Pigs,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “The Sleeping Beauty,” Bettelheim shows how the fantastical, sometimes cruel, but always deeply significant narrative strands of the classic fairy tales can aid in our greatest human task, that of finding meaning for one’s life.
Author: Fredrika Bremer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Author: Fredrika Bremer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children of presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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