Author: C. J. S. Thompson
Publisher: Arabi Manor
ISBN: 9781608641758
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Mysteries and Secrets of Magic provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of magic and the occult. It delves deeply into the history of magic, the ancient science of the supernatural. Thompson explores the rites, rituals, closely guarded secrets, and the hidden lore of historical occult practices. The Mysteries and Secrets of Magic covers the art and practice of magic from pre-history to modern times. Thompson reveals a diverse collection of the secret rites, invocations, charms, magical diagrams, and mystical formulas of the grimoire tradition. He also covers the hidden lore of the faery or fae; the Devil and demons.
Mysteries and Secrets of Magic
Author: C. J. S. Thompson
Publisher: Arabi Manor
ISBN: 9781608641758
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Mysteries and Secrets of Magic provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of magic and the occult. It delves deeply into the history of magic, the ancient science of the supernatural. Thompson explores the rites, rituals, closely guarded secrets, and the hidden lore of historical occult practices. The Mysteries and Secrets of Magic covers the art and practice of magic from pre-history to modern times. Thompson reveals a diverse collection of the secret rites, invocations, charms, magical diagrams, and mystical formulas of the grimoire tradition. He also covers the hidden lore of the faery or fae; the Devil and demons.
Publisher: Arabi Manor
ISBN: 9781608641758
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Mysteries and Secrets of Magic provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of magic and the occult. It delves deeply into the history of magic, the ancient science of the supernatural. Thompson explores the rites, rituals, closely guarded secrets, and the hidden lore of historical occult practices. The Mysteries and Secrets of Magic covers the art and practice of magic from pre-history to modern times. Thompson reveals a diverse collection of the secret rites, invocations, charms, magical diagrams, and mystical formulas of the grimoire tradition. He also covers the hidden lore of the faery or fae; the Devil and demons.
The Power of Magic
Author: Derek Parker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671769215
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Offers an examination of herbal lore and astrology, and provides reproductions of works of art from medieval and Renaissance periods, Asia, and even cave paintings
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671769215
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Offers an examination of herbal lore and astrology, and provides reproductions of works of art from medieval and Renaissance periods, Asia, and even cave paintings
Black Herman's Secrets of Magic, Mystery and Legerdemain
Author: Black Herman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494017675
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1938 edition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494017675
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1938 edition.
Magic, Mystery, and Science
Author: Dan Burton
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253216564
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
"[P.D. Ouspensky's] yearning for a transcendent, timeless reality—one that cancels out physical disintegration and death—figures into science at some fundamental level. Einstein found solace in his theory of relativity, which suggested to him that events are ever-present in the space-time continuum. When his friend Michele Besso passed on shortly before his own death, he wrote: 'For us believing physicists the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one.'" —from Magic, Mystery, and Science The triumph of science would appear to have routed all other explanations of reality. No longer does astrology or alchemy or magic have the power to explain the world to us. Yet at one time each of these systems of belief, like religion, helped shed light on what was dark to our understanding. Nor have the occult arts disappeared. We humans have a need for mystery and a sense of the infinite. Magic, Mystery, and Science presents the occult as a "third stream" of belief, as important to the shaping of Western civilization as Greek rationalism or Judeo-Christianity. The occult seeks explanations in a world that is living and intelligent—quite unlike the one supposed by science. By taking these beliefs seriously, while keeping an eye on science, this book aims to capture some of the power of the occult. Readers will discover that the occult has a long history that reaches back to Babylonia and ancient Egypt. It proceeds alongside, and frequently mingles with, religion and science. From the Egyptian Book of the Dead to New Age beliefs, from Plato to Adolf Hitler, occult ways of knowing have been used—and hideously abused—to explain a world that still tempts us with the knowledge of its dark secrets.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253216564
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
"[P.D. Ouspensky's] yearning for a transcendent, timeless reality—one that cancels out physical disintegration and death—figures into science at some fundamental level. Einstein found solace in his theory of relativity, which suggested to him that events are ever-present in the space-time continuum. When his friend Michele Besso passed on shortly before his own death, he wrote: 'For us believing physicists the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one.'" —from Magic, Mystery, and Science The triumph of science would appear to have routed all other explanations of reality. No longer does astrology or alchemy or magic have the power to explain the world to us. Yet at one time each of these systems of belief, like religion, helped shed light on what was dark to our understanding. Nor have the occult arts disappeared. We humans have a need for mystery and a sense of the infinite. Magic, Mystery, and Science presents the occult as a "third stream" of belief, as important to the shaping of Western civilization as Greek rationalism or Judeo-Christianity. The occult seeks explanations in a world that is living and intelligent—quite unlike the one supposed by science. By taking these beliefs seriously, while keeping an eye on science, this book aims to capture some of the power of the occult. Readers will discover that the occult has a long history that reaches back to Babylonia and ancient Egypt. It proceeds alongside, and frequently mingles with, religion and science. From the Egyptian Book of the Dead to New Age beliefs, from Plato to Adolf Hitler, occult ways of knowing have been used—and hideously abused—to explain a world that still tempts us with the knowledge of its dark secrets.
Mysteries and Secrets of Time
Author: Patricia Fanthorpe
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1770702482
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This fascinating work begins with a scientific appraisal of time and its relationship with 3D space. It explains in clear, understandable language, the complex theories of such famous men as Newton, Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. Is time infinite, or does it have a beginning and an end? Do Black Holes and White Vortices distort time, or penetrate it? The authors also analyse and evaluate puzzling, well documented reports of time travel and reincarnation, and strange cases of deja vu. Can time travel account for such anachronistic discoveries as a 20th century sparkplug found encased among fossils half a million years old? Finally, the authors bring all the unsolved time-related mysteries together in a unified field theory that suggests an awesome answer to the mysteries of time-travel and reincarnation.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1770702482
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This fascinating work begins with a scientific appraisal of time and its relationship with 3D space. It explains in clear, understandable language, the complex theories of such famous men as Newton, Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. Is time infinite, or does it have a beginning and an end? Do Black Holes and White Vortices distort time, or penetrate it? The authors also analyse and evaluate puzzling, well documented reports of time travel and reincarnation, and strange cases of deja vu. Can time travel account for such anachronistic discoveries as a 20th century sparkplug found encased among fossils half a million years old? Finally, the authors bring all the unsolved time-related mysteries together in a unified field theory that suggests an awesome answer to the mysteries of time-travel and reincarnation.
Into the Magic Shop
Author: James R. Doty, MD
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698404025
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. But back then his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires. Her final mandate was that he keep his heart open and teach these techniques to others. She gave him his first glimpse of the unique relationship between the brain and the heart. Doty would go on to put Ruth’s practices to work with extraordinary results—power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve-year-old, riding his orange Sting-Ray bike. But he neglects Ruth’s most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results—until he has the opportunity to make a spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him. Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698404025
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. But back then his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires. Her final mandate was that he keep his heart open and teach these techniques to others. She gave him his first glimpse of the unique relationship between the brain and the heart. Doty would go on to put Ruth’s practices to work with extraordinary results—power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve-year-old, riding his orange Sting-Ray bike. But he neglects Ruth’s most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results—until he has the opportunity to make a spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him. Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts.
The Secret History of Magic
Author: Peter Lamont
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524704458
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Pull back the curtain on the real history of magic – and discover why magic really matters If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The history of magic is full of such stories, which turn out not to be true. Behind the smoke and mirrors, however, lies the real story of magic. It is a history of people from humble roots, who made and lost fortunes, and who deceived kings and queens. In order to survive, they concealed many secrets, yet they revealed some and they stole others. They engaged in deception, exposure, and betrayal, in a quest to make the impossible happen. They managed to survive in a world in which a series of technological wonders appeared, which previous generations would have considered magical. Even today, when we now take the most sophisticated technology for granted, we can still be astonished by tricks that were performed hundreds of years ago. The Secret History of Magic reveals how this was done. It is about why magic matters in a world that no longer seems to have a place for it, but which desperately needs a sense of wonder.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524704458
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Pull back the curtain on the real history of magic – and discover why magic really matters If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The history of magic is full of such stories, which turn out not to be true. Behind the smoke and mirrors, however, lies the real story of magic. It is a history of people from humble roots, who made and lost fortunes, and who deceived kings and queens. In order to survive, they concealed many secrets, yet they revealed some and they stole others. They engaged in deception, exposure, and betrayal, in a quest to make the impossible happen. They managed to survive in a world in which a series of technological wonders appeared, which previous generations would have considered magical. Even today, when we now take the most sophisticated technology for granted, we can still be astonished by tricks that were performed hundreds of years ago. The Secret History of Magic reveals how this was done. It is about why magic matters in a world that no longer seems to have a place for it, but which desperately needs a sense of wonder.
The Secret Science of Magic
Author: Melissa Keil
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 1743584849
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Joshua – a magic-loving nerd – has a huge crush on Sophia. She’s an actual genius, especially when it comes to maths, but finds relationships much trickier to decipher. She tells herself she doesn’t have time for one, anyway; her life plan revolves around finishing year twelve and, after that, university. But, as she and Joshua get to know each other, Sophia can’t help wondering: what if there’s more to life than academics? And what if there are more pluses than minuses in taking a risk? Now, Sophia’s faced with a problem no amount of studying can solve: what’s the formula for balancing life and love? From Melissa Keil, the award-winning author of Life in Outer Space and The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl, comes this captivating novel about first romance, owning your choices, and what to do when your lifelong dreams no longer equate to happiness. Shortlisted for the 2018 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers Longlisted for the 2018 Indie Book Awards: Young Adult, 2018 ABDA Awards: Best Designed Children's Fiction Book A 2018 CBCA Notable Book of the Year for Older Readers
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 1743584849
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Joshua – a magic-loving nerd – has a huge crush on Sophia. She’s an actual genius, especially when it comes to maths, but finds relationships much trickier to decipher. She tells herself she doesn’t have time for one, anyway; her life plan revolves around finishing year twelve and, after that, university. But, as she and Joshua get to know each other, Sophia can’t help wondering: what if there’s more to life than academics? And what if there are more pluses than minuses in taking a risk? Now, Sophia’s faced with a problem no amount of studying can solve: what’s the formula for balancing life and love? From Melissa Keil, the award-winning author of Life in Outer Space and The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl, comes this captivating novel about first romance, owning your choices, and what to do when your lifelong dreams no longer equate to happiness. Shortlisted for the 2018 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers Longlisted for the 2018 Indie Book Awards: Young Adult, 2018 ABDA Awards: Best Designed Children's Fiction Book A 2018 CBCA Notable Book of the Year for Older Readers
Mysteries and Secrets of Voodoo, Santeria, and Obeah
Author: Patricia Fanthorpe
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1770703101
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The secrets of Santeria, Voodoo and Obeah are among the oldest enigmas in the world. Their roots go back to pre-historic Africa - perhaps even beyond that. From the 16th century onwards, the slave trade brought these ancient mysteries to the West, where they blended strangely with traditional Christianity: the ancient African gods became identified with legendary saints. This integration of the two faiths slowly evolved to form the many varieties of Santeria, Obeah and Voudoun that are widely practiced throughout the world today. Their characteristic dancing and drumming seem able to invoke strange states of mind in which almost anything is possible. Even stories of zombies - the walking dead - still persist. Is there a rational explanation for them? Contemporary Voudoun priests, priestesses, magicians and enchanters use rare herbs and spices as well as charms, dolls and talismans to control the natural world in ways that science cannot always explain. Accounts of their inexplicable successes are examined in depth. Most intriguing of all are the claims that are made for their love philtres and aphrodisiacs. What powers do these old religions still possess?
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1770703101
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The secrets of Santeria, Voodoo and Obeah are among the oldest enigmas in the world. Their roots go back to pre-historic Africa - perhaps even beyond that. From the 16th century onwards, the slave trade brought these ancient mysteries to the West, where they blended strangely with traditional Christianity: the ancient African gods became identified with legendary saints. This integration of the two faiths slowly evolved to form the many varieties of Santeria, Obeah and Voudoun that are widely practiced throughout the world today. Their characteristic dancing and drumming seem able to invoke strange states of mind in which almost anything is possible. Even stories of zombies - the walking dead - still persist. Is there a rational explanation for them? Contemporary Voudoun priests, priestesses, magicians and enchanters use rare herbs and spices as well as charms, dolls and talismans to control the natural world in ways that science cannot always explain. Accounts of their inexplicable successes are examined in depth. Most intriguing of all are the claims that are made for their love philtres and aphrodisiacs. What powers do these old religions still possess?
Magic Scribbles Unicorn Mysteries
Author: Elanor Best
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781789474138
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Silver Squad are called in to help find the missing Sparkle Stone in this innovative activity book. Use the magic pen to reveal hidden ink on the pages. Solve the clues, search for hidden symbols and crack the codes to help the unicorn squad solve the mystery. With surprising twists and turns, this activity book is perfect for junior detectives and unicorn lovers alike! Innovative magic ink activity book, including a magic pen and card press outs. This book includes a magic ink pen to use throughout. With card press outs to assemble and use to complete the activities. The pages are packed with puzzles, codes, word games and more! Kids will love following the story as they solve the mystery.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781789474138
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Silver Squad are called in to help find the missing Sparkle Stone in this innovative activity book. Use the magic pen to reveal hidden ink on the pages. Solve the clues, search for hidden symbols and crack the codes to help the unicorn squad solve the mystery. With surprising twists and turns, this activity book is perfect for junior detectives and unicorn lovers alike! Innovative magic ink activity book, including a magic pen and card press outs. This book includes a magic ink pen to use throughout. With card press outs to assemble and use to complete the activities. The pages are packed with puzzles, codes, word games and more! Kids will love following the story as they solve the mystery.