Download or read book Magical Jewels written by Dominique L. S. Da Silva and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about an ordinary girl who has only two friends and is unpopular. Every day at school, she gets teased and bullied by a gang of five boys because of her shaggy appearance. She lives with her older brother and his unpleasant fianc, as their parents had died in a plane accident years ago. During a Christmas holiday, her and her brother go with some friends and drive across the country until they reach the coast and board on a ferry that takes them to an unknown island. They do all sorts of fun activities and adventures. Unfortunately, this girl is always on the edge to trouble and she gets hurt a lot. But one day on the beach of this island, she dug up a strange piece of jewellery, which happened to be a very old ring. Later that night, she was curious to see how this ring would look on her finger, only to be struck with an excruciating burning in her hand when she slipped it on. The pain was so bad that she passed out and ended in hospital the next day. She had no idea what had happened. After going back home, she started experiencing strange changes in her body, appearances and mind. She began having a very bad tempers and mood swings, causing her to end up quarrelling with her brother. She went to see a movie at a local cinema with a visiting acquaintance and ended up having a brawl with her high school nemesis. She was stopped by a police officer and got into a lot of trouble. When the police officer takes her back home, her brother is outranged and then tells her that he is going to send her to boarding school in another town. She becomes outranged and when she is alone in her bedroom, she starts to notice that something is very wrong. She removes a bandage around her right hand and finds the ring that she found on the beach, along with it, was a very strange burn mark on her palm. When she tries to take the ring off, she learns that the ring is somehow attached to her finger and she somehow does something extraordinary. She look up at her ceiling fan and it suddenly turns on. She didnt touch the switch on her wall, and suddenly knows that she just did magic. After she realizes what shes just discovered in herself, she is visited by 10 magical people who tell her the terrifying truth about her life. These 10 people, 3 of them are vampires, 2 are werewolves, 4 are witches and wizards and the last creature is a magical woman, who sees the future and can move object without touching them, she is my version of a genie. She does have an ability to grant horrific wishes, but does not live and bottle or lamp. Ive forgotten to mention that this girls name is Tatiana, but nicknamed Tanya. So Tanya learns that this ring was no accident, but was her fate. She discovers that she is the newest heiress to the Silver ring of Belladonna. Tanya also learns that her ring has a dark brother, the Black ring of Belladonna. She sees that she has also become a genie of a kind, one whose life depends on this ring and not on a lamp or bottle. Tanya wants to know who these 10 creatures are and find out that they are the cruel leaders of the magical world, who keep order and enforce the rules the magical creatures have to live by. Days after the leaders visit, Tanya sees how her appearances have changed from this ring. Her hair became beautiful and straight, she no longer needed to wear her glasses and she found the need to use make-up and wear better clothes. She finally sees that she is actually very beautiful. When attending her new boarding school, she is put into a dorm with 7 other students, who turn out to be vampires. She makes friends with a few people from gym glass, who are actually werewolves. At this school, she becomes very close to one of her roommates in particular and eventually falls in love with him. Knowing that hes a vampire, she still cant keep away from him, as his beauty if far more overwhelming that any other boy she has ever met. During her metric year at this boarding school, a strange number o
Download or read book Magical Jewels of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Particularly in England written by Joan Evans and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betrifft die Handschrift Cod. 200 der Burgerbibliothek Bern (S. 34).
Download or read book The magic of jewels and charms written by George Frederick Kunz and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the folklore surrounding many aspects of jewelry. The author says that in it will be found "an interesting galaxy of anecdote, research, and information upon a fascinating subject." The book is divided into ten chapters each dealing with a particular type of gem, or, its supposed powers and so on.
Download or read book The Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones written by Isidore Kozminsky and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewels Jewelry and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary written by Vanessa R. Sasson and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renunciation is a core value in the Buddhist tradition, but Buddhism is not necessarily austere. Jewels—along with heavenly flowers, rays of rainbow light, and dazzling deities—shape the literature and the material reality of the tradition. They decorate temples, fill reliquaries, are used as metaphors, and sprout out of imagined Buddha fields. Moreover, jewels reflect a particular type of currency often used to make the Buddhist world go round: merit in exchange for wealth. Regardless of whether the Buddhist community has theoretically transcended the need for them or not, jewels—and the paradox they represent—are everywhere. Scholarship has often looked past this splendor, favoring the theory of renunciation instead, but in this volume, scholars from a wide range of disciplines consider the role jewels play in the Buddhist imaginary, putting them front and center for the first time. Following an introduction that relates the colorful story of the Emerald Buddha, one of the most famous jewels in the world, chapters explore the function of jewels as personal identifiers in Buddhist and other Indian religious traditions; Buddhaghosa’s commentary on the Jewel Sutta; the paradox of the Buddha’s bejeweled status before and after renunciation; and the connection in early Buddhism between jewels, magnificence, and virtue. The Newars of Nepal are the focus of a chapter that looks at their gemology and associations between gems and celestial deities. Contributors analyze the Fifth Dalai Lama’s reliquary, known as the “sole ornament of the world”; the transformation of relic jewels into precious substances and their connection to the Piprahwa stupa in Northern India and the Nanjing Porcelain Pagoda. Final chapters offer detailed studies of ritual engagement with the deity known as Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Avalokiteśvara and its role in the new Japanese lay Buddhist religious movement Shinnyo-en. Engaging and accessible, Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary will provide readers with an opportunity to look beyond a common misconception about Buddhism and bring its lived tradition into wider discussion.
Download or read book Crystals Jewels Stones written by Isidore Kozminsky and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an exhaustive and comprehensive study of the lore and science of precious and semi-precious stones and crystals. Crystals have commanded the attention of thinkers, artists, mystics, magicians, astrologers, alchemists, and all who appreciate beauty. Intimately and mysteriously formed in the fires of Earth’s inner essence, what is the meaning of these exquisitely shaped and colored gifts of the sacred bounty of Nature. Occultist Isidore Kozminsky explores the use of precious and semi-precious stones in fields as far flung as healing and design, practical esoteric energy channeling and decoration, as well as in powerful magical talismans by which specific energies may be invoked, and as artistic objects of great beauty. Inspiring mythic tales are balanced with practical instructions and knowledge about the astrological sympathies of crystals and the energy work and healing properties associated with all the major categories of precious stones. From Plato to Leonardo da Vinci, Kozminsky traces crystal lore through the researches of astrologers, magi, alchemists and Hermetic philosophers--all of whom explored the use of stones in the Universal Order and Harmony of the natural world.
Download or read book The Jewelers Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book All the Queen s Jewels 1445 1548 written by Nicola Tallis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Margaret of Anjou to Katherine Parr, All the Queen’s Jewels examines the jewellery collections of the ten queen consorts of England between 1445–1548 and investigates the collections of jewels a queen had access to, as well as the varying contexts in which queens used and wore jewels. The jewellery worn by queens reflected both their gender and their status as the first lady of the realm. Jewels were more than decorative adornments; they were an explicit display of wealth, majesty and authority. They were often given to queens by those who wished to seek her favour or influence and were also associated with key moments in their lifecycle. These included courtship and marriage, successfully negotiating childbirth (and thus providing dynastic continuity), and their elevation to queenly status or coronation. This book explores the way that queens acquired jewels, whether via their predecessor, their own commission or through gift giving. It underscores that jewels were a vital tool that enabled queens to shape their identities as consort, and to fashion images of power that could be seen by their households, court and contemporaries. This book is perfect for anyone interested in medieval and Tudor history, queenship, jewellery and the history of material culture.
Download or read book Isis written by George Sarton and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brief table of contents of vols. I-XX" in v. 21, p. [502]-618.
Download or read book Lucy the Diamond Fairy written by Daisy Meadows and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rainbow Magic Jewel Fairies bring the sparkle!
Download or read book The Periodical written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Jewels of the Renaissance written by Yvonne Hackenbroch and published by Editions Assouline. This book was released on 2015 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renaissance jewels are among the most alluring manifestations of an age that experienced the widening of horizons, from the Old World to the New. This volume overflows with luxurious imagery expressing the boundless creativity and spirit of the Age of the Renaissance. Yvonne Hackenbroch relates the tales of the jewels, the artists, and the patrons who commissioned them.
Download or read book Publications written by Folklore Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Folklore written by Joseph Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society.
Download or read book The Illustrated London News written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Magic of Jewels and Charms written by George Frederick Kunz and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
