Offers letters of the Sanskrit alphabet as key to understanding Yoga and the DivineThese original meditations on the Sanskrit letters range from personal narratives to metaphysical and theological speculations, linguistic play, and inter-spiritual allusions to other works and traditions, all relevant to living a contemplative life in the contemporary world.
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Witchcraft is a clear, simple and entertaining introduction to the magical myths that have coloured the popular imagination for centuries.
A Matter of Death and Life deals with a subject that touches all of us: the illusion of deathwhat really happens to us when our physical bodies cease to function and, more importantly, how we plan all our lives to make the most of our brief time on Earth.
An exploration of the influence of secret societies on the formative documents and symbols of the United States*; Reveals the Founding Fathers' spiritual vision for America as encoded in the Great Seal*; Traces the influence of the Iroquois League of Nations upon the Constitution*; Exposes the deep connections the Founding Fathers had with the Freemasons and other secret societiesAll children growing up in America learn who the Founding Fathers were.
Extrait : "La plus haute expression de l'Occulte, si nous en croyons ses historiens anciens et ses adeptes actuels les plus compétents, se trouvait dans l'enseignement des Mages.
"""Les Présages expliqués de Belly"" est un livre captivant qui vous plonge dans un monde mystérieux où les présages et les signes divins dictent le destin des protagonistes.
The Simon Necronomicon - Unknown - The Simon Necronomicon is a grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as 'Simon'.
Behind the veil of all the hieratic and mystical allegories of ancient doctrines, behind the darkness and strange ordeals of all initiations, under the seal of all sacred writings, in the ruins of Nineveh or Thebes, on the crumbling stones of old temples and on the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx, in the monstrous or marvellous paintings which interpret to the faithful of India the inspired pages of the Vedas, in the cryptic emblems of our old books on alchemy, in the ceremonies practised at reception by all secret societies, there are found indications of a doctrine which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed.
In preparing this series of lessons for students of Western lands, I have been compelled to proceed along lines exactly opposite to those which I would have chosen had these lessons been for students in India.
The result of my researches has been the collection of such a number of magic formulas, tales, and poems as would have exceeded reasonable limits, both as to pages and my readers' patience, had I published them all.
The sacred formulas and rituals here given are selected from a collection of about six hundred, obtained on the Cherokee reservation in North Carolina in 1887 and 1888, and covering every subject pertaining to the daily life and thought of the Indian, including medicine, love, hunting, fishing, war, self-protection, destruction of enemies, witchcraft, the crops, the council, the ball play, etc.
