Download or read book Whirlwind Alchemy written by Douglas W. Clark and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Magic Mushrooms in Religion and Alchemy written by Clark Heinrich and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated foray into the hidden truth about the use of psychoactive mushrooms to connect with the divine. • Draws parallels between Vedic beliefs and Judeo-Christian sects, showing the existence of a mushroom cult that crossed cultural boundaries. • Contends that the famed philosophers' stone of the alchemist was a metaphor for the mushroom. • Confirms and extends Robert Gordon Wasson's hypothesis of the role of the fly agaric mushroom in generating religious visions. Rejecting arguments that the elusive philosophers' stone of alchemy and the Hindu elixir of life were mere legend, Clark Heinrich provides a strong case that Amanita muscaria, the fly agaric mushroom, played this role in world religious history. Working under the assumption that this "magic mushroom" was the mysterious food and drink of the gods, Heinrich traces its use in Vedic and Puranic religion, illustrating how ancient cultures used the powerful psychedelic in esoteric rituals meant to bring them into direct contact with the divine. He then shows how the same mushroom symbols found in Hindu scriptures correspond perfectly to the symbols of ancient Judaism, Christianity, the Grail myths, and alchemy, arguing that miraculous stories as disparate as the burning bush of Moses and the raising of Lazarus from the dead can be easily explained by the use of this strange and powerful mushroom. While acknowledging the speculative nature of his work, Heinrich concludes that in many religious cultures and traditions the fly agaric mushroom--and in some cases ergot or psilocybin mushrooms--had a fundamental influence in teaching humans about the nature of God. His insightful book truly brings new light to the religious history of humanity.
Download or read book Alchemy s Air written by Stacey L. Tucker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skylar Southmartin is not the naïve girl she was a short year ago. She’s made some mistakes and learned a few secrets to life, all the while clinging to the faith her mother instilled in her as a child . . . in herself. And now that she has discovered her life’s purpose within the pages of the ancient Book of Sophia, she knows what she must do: restore a vital memory to the Akashic Library, located deep within the Underworld of Earth. This library is sought after by many who are aware of its existence, for they know the future of human potential rests at its core. Meanwhile, Devlin Grayer has been elected as the 46th President of the United States and his wife, Milicent, is miserable in her new role as First Lady—especially because the Great Mothers have asked Milicent to use her new status to help their cause, and she has no interest in tackling that task. With the help of friends in the unlikeliest of places, Skylar’s journey reveals the significance of the darkness within all of us, and its potential to save or destroy the most precious part of us all: our soul.
Download or read book Spiritual Alchemy written by Mike A. Zuber and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most professional historians see the relationship between pre-modern and modern alchemy as one of discontinuity and contrast. Mike A. Zuber challenges this dominant understanding and explores aspects of alchemy that have been neglected by recent work in the history of science. The predominant focus on the scientific aspect of alchemy, such as laboratory experiment, practical techniques, and material ingredients, argues Zuber, marginalizes the things that render alchemy so fascinating: its rich and vivid imagery, reliance on the medium of manuscript, and complicated relationship with religion. Spiritual Alchemy traces the early-modern antecedents of modern alchemy through generations of followers of Jacob Boehme, the cobbler and theosopher of Görlitz. As Boehme's disciples down the generations -- including the Silesian nobleman Abraham von Franckenberg and the London-based German immigrant Dionysius Andreas Freher, among others -- studied his writings, they drew on his spiritual alchemy, adapted it, and communicated it to their contemporaries. Spiritual alchemy combines traditional elements of alchemical literature with Christian mysticism. Defying the boundaries between science and religion, this combination was transmitted from Görlitz ultimately to England. In 1850, it inspired a young woman, later known as Mary Anne Atwood, to write her Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery, usually seen as the first modern interpretation of alchemy. Drawing extensively on manuscript or otherwise obscure sources, Zuber documents continuity between pre-modern and modern forms of alchemy while exploring this hybrid phenomenon.
Download or read book Cantos III and IV written by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Safe and Sustainable World written by Nancy Jack Todd and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late sixties, as the world was waking to a need for Earth Day, a pioneering group founded a small non-profit research and education organization they called the New Alchemy Institute. Their aim was to explore the ways a safer and more sustainable world could be created. In the ensuing years, along with scientists, agriculturists, and a host of enthusiastic amateurs and friends, they set out to discover new ways that basic human needs--in the form of food, shelter, and energy--could be met. A Safe and Sustainable World is the story of that journey, as it was and as it continues to be. The dynamics and the resilience of the living world were the Institute's model and the inspiration for their research. Central to their efforts then and now is, along with science, a spiritual quest for a more harmonious human role in our planet's future. The results of this work have now entered mainstream science through the emerging discipline of ecological design. Nancy Jack Todd not only relates a fascinating journey from lofty ideals through the hard realities encountered in learning how to actually grow food, harness the energy of the sun and wind, and design green architecture. She also introduces us to some of the heroes and mentors who played a vital role in those efforts as well, from Buckminster Fuller to Margaret Mead. The early work of the Institute culminated in the design and building of two bioshelters--large greenhouse-like independent structures called Arks, that provided the setting for much of the research to follow. Successfully proving through the Institute's designs and investigations that basic land sustainability is achievable, John Todd and the author founded a second non-profit research group, Ocean Arks International. Here they applied the New Alchemy's natural systems thinking to restoring polluted waters with the invention and implementation of biologically based living technologies called Ecomachines and Pond and Lake Restorers. A Safe and Sustainable World demonstrates what has and can be done--it also looks to what must be done to integrate human ingenuity and the four billion or so years of evolutionary intelligence of the natural world into healthy, decentralized, locally dreams hard won--and hope.
Download or read book Psychology and Alchemy written by C. G. Jung and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alchemy is central to Jung's hypothesis of the collective unconscious. In this volume he begins with an outline of the process and aims of psychotherapy, and then moves on to work out the analogies between alchemy, Christian dogma and symbolism and his own understanding of the analytic process. Introducing the basic concepts of alchemy, Jung reminds us of the dual nature of alchemy, comprising both the chemical process and a parallel mystical component. He also discusses the seemingly deliberate mystification of the alchemists. Finally, in using the alchemical process as providing insights into individuation, Jung emphasises the importance of alchemy in relating to us the transcendent nature of the psyche.
Download or read book Alchemy and the Alchemists written by Reuben Swinburne Clymer and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contemporary Authors written by Susan Trosky and published by Contemporary Authors. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume of Contemporary Authors®. Authors in this volume include: Arthur Golden Jewel Taslima Nasrin Quentin Tarantino
Download or read book Metamorphosis written by Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we perdure when we and everything around us are caught up in incessant change? But the course of this change does not seem to be haphazard and we may seek the modalities of its Logos in the transformations in which it occurs. The classic term 'Metamorphosis' focuses upon the proportions between the transformed and the retained, the principles of sameness and otherness. Applied to life and its becoming, metamorphosis pinpoints the proportions between the vital and the aesthetic significance of life. Where could this metaphysical in-between territory come better to light than in the Fine Arts? In this collection are investigated the various proportions between the vital significance of the constructivism of life and a specifically human contribution made by the creative imagination to the transformatory search for beauty and aesthetic values. Papers by: Lawrence Kimmel, Mark L. Brack, Sheryl Tucker de Vazquez, William Roberts, Jadwiga Smith, Victor Gerald Rivas, Max Statkiewicz, Matti Itkonen, George R. Tibbetts, Linda Stratford, Jorella Andrews, Ingeborg M. Rocker, Stephen J. Goldberg, Leah Durner, Donnalee Dox, Catherine Schear, Samantha Henriette Krukowski, Gary Maciag, Kelly Dennis, Wanda Strukus, Magda Romanska, Patricia Trutty-Coohill, Ellen Burns, Tessa Morrison, Sabine Coelsch-Foisner, Gary Backhaus, Daniel M. Unger, Howard Pearce.
Download or read book SYMBOLIC ALCHEMY BOOK FIVE UNIVERSAL MYSTICISM written by Don Diego Alcántara and published by Diego Rodrigues. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to UNIVERSAL MYSTICISM: BOOK FIVE - SYMBOLIC ALCHEMY: INNER TRANSFORMATION THROUGH THE SACRED, a profound and revealing guide for those seeking to understand and practice the mysteries of inner transformation. This book, created by the Mystical Universal Academy, is a spiritual map that connects the ancient teachings of alchemy with the personal journey of self-knowledge and the elevation of consciousness. Through each page, you will be led on a path of deep discoveries, exploring the symbols and alchemical secrets that have inspired mystics and sages for centuries. Here, alchemy is not merely the art of transforming metals but a sacred process of transmuting the soul, ego, and consciousness. This book offers a practical and symbolic dive into the principles governing the microcosm and the macrocosm, revealing how these universal laws can be applied to awaken the divine potential within each of us. Whether you are a beginner on the spiritual journey or an advanced practitioner, MYSTICISM UNIVERSAL: BOOK FIVE - SYMBOLIC ALCHEMY offers a rich combination of ancient teachings and modern practices to guide your transformation. From the fundamentals of symbolic alchemy to the deepest practices of transmutation, you will learn to recognize and master invisible energies, interpret symbols, and carry out the great alchemical work in your own life. At the end of each chapter, you will be invited to apply the knowledge gained in your quest for enlightenment and self-discovery. This book is an invitation to embark on your own journey of inner transformation, unveiling secrets that have transcended time and preparing your soul for new revelations. TAGS Astrology Esotericism Hermeticism Alchemy Symbolism Ceremonial Magic Elements Shamanism Ancestral Numerology Mystical Tarot Kabbalah Mystical Psychology Theories Life Death Wisdom Healing Crystals Occult Symbolism Oracles Divination Chakras Energy Introduction Mystical Universalism Path Adeptus Philosophy Egyptian Mysteries Sexuality Dreams Visions Modern Invisible World Vedic Sacred Texts Mandalas Symbols Secret Societies Sacred Geometry Occult Practices Hermetic Philosophies Gnostics Egyptian Creation Ritualistic Christian Spiritual Philosophical Reflection Compared Esoterics Transformation Integration Cosmic Transcendental Prophetic Kundalini Meditation Cosmic Connection Universal Rhythms Egregores Ancestral Collective Consciousness Occult Science Initiation Hidden Secrets Inner Spiritual Dimensions Supreme Invisible Forces Alternative Reality Energetic Vibrations Inner Paths Ascension Extended Enlightenment Powers Higher Perception Vibrational Frequencies Harmony Mind Truth Sutras Vedanta Upanishads Torah Bible Bhagavad Gita Quran Zend Avesta Talmud Book of Enoch Lost Gospels Mahabharata Vedas Tao Te Ching Pistis Sophia Popol Vuh biblia
Download or read book Beautiful CEO s Special Guard written by Tian MaXingKong and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The king of this generation undid his armor and returned to the field, becoming a beautiful CEO's bodyguard. He had wanted to be a small bodyguard in peace, but one beauty after another came rushing towards him. Life had also changed dramatically ...
Download or read book Dream Alchemy written by Jane Teresa Anderson and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete list of dreams and their meaning with magical dream alchemy practices to transform your life. Your dreams contain wisdom and insight about your waking life ? that's why they are so important. Using Dream Alchemy you can discover the meaning of your dreams and nightmares and then apply the dream alchemy practices to create positive life change. Included is information about how to: * Stop uncomfortable recurring dreams * Identify emotional obstacles and release them * Create more fulfilling relationships * Discover your talents and life purpose * Heal the past * Work with the emotions and feelings in your dreams * Transform fearful dreams into loving visions * Tap into your creative source * Identify your spiritual lessons and move forward * Use your dreams to strike personal and spiritual gold * Design your own dream alchemy practices. Jane Teresa Anderson is the author of several books on dreams and dreaming. She has presented Dream Talk Back for various ABC radio stations since 1992. Her Dream Network website www.dream.net.au hosts an active online community of dreamers from all over the world.
Download or read book The Alchemist written by Tanya Pollard and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-21 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fast-paced whirlwind of fantasy and mockery confined to a single room, The Alchemist offers a witty culmination of Jonson's experiments with city comedy. The play has been widely recognized as one of the most impressive achievements of the period's theatre; Coleridge famously described it as one of the three most perfect plots in literature. Yet it is a notoriously difficult play: its alchemical language has aged into obscurity, and its insiderly humour can seem impenetrable to students approaching it for the first time. This comprehensively annotated edition translates and illuminates the play's many pleasures and shows how Jonson's cynical, street-wise wit resonates with our contemporary sensibilities. Pollard highlights the play's witty ingenuity, while offering the information and guidance to enable students to understand and enjoy The Alchemist fully.
Download or read book Nature written by Sir Norman Lockyer and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Whirl of Words written by Jonathan Berkowitz and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do word puzzles fascinate us? How do they help develop problem-solving skills? How do they teach us about geography, literature, sports, and popular culture? How are they an international language? Jonathan Berkowitz offers a brief history of wordplay, with insights into puzzles and the brain. He offers tips on how to solve puzzles and explains the educational value of puzzles. Challenges in the form of rebuses, anagrams, codes and cryptograms, crosswords, and wordplay with numbers supply even more fun! The Whirl of Words is a unique, rich, and intriguing tour of a wide variety of word puzzles certain to stimulate a brain work-out.
