Download or read book Quipus and Witches Knots written by Cyrus Lawence Day and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essay in cultural anthropology provides a comprehensive view of the way primitive people in all parts of the world once utilized knots; mnemonic knots—to record dates, numbers, and cultural traditions; magic knots—to cure diseases, bewitch enemies, and control the forces of nature; and practical knots—to tie things and hold things together. In his discussion of mnemonic knots, the author analyzes the Peruvian quipus (or knot-calendars and knot-records) and suggests that the Inca astronomer-priests, known to have been accurate observers of the movements of the planets, may also have been able to predict the dates of lunar eclipses; and he shows how it is possible to manipulate the Ina abacus in accordance with the decimal system. His treatment of magic knots includes instances from Babylonian times to the present, with curious examples of the supernatural power attributed to the Hercules knot (i.e., the square knot) in Egypt, Greece, and Rome. His analysis of a little-known treatise on surgeons’ slings and nooses, written by the Green physician Heraklas, is the first detailed account of the specific practical knots used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Quipus and Witches’ Knots, which is abundantly illustrated, often surprises the reader with the unexpected ways in which the once universal dependence of men on knots has left its mark on the language, customs, and thought of modern civilized peoples.
Download or read book Witches and Stitches written by Laura Greenwood and published by Drowlgon Press. This book was released on with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Amethyst's Wand Shop Mysteries, an urban fantasy murder mystery series with a quirky witch, a serious detective, a slow burn romantic sub-plot, and plenty of murders to solve. A Frankenstein-style killer is on the loose, and it's up to Amy and Ambrose to solve the case. Now a formal consultant for the PPD, witch and wand maker, Amethyst, finds herself involved with a case like no other when Detective Ambrose asks for her help once again. When a corpse made of multiple bodies turns up, it will take everything the Paranormal Police Department have to catch the killer before he strikes again. As they race against the clock to solve the crime, Amethyst meets new team members and deals with her ever-growing feelings for Ambrose without letting them distract her from the case. Can they stop the killer before it's too late? - Witches and Stitches is book two of Amethyst's Wand Shop Mysteries, an urban fantasy murder mystery series featuring a quirky witch, a serious detective, a slow burn m/f romantic subplot and a standalone crime. If you love quirky main characters, the murder of the week format, light-hearted back-and-forth, magic, and murder mystery, start the Amethyst's Wand Shop Mysteries series today! Search terms for Amethyst's Wand Shop Mysteries: urban fantasy, fantasy, contemporary fantasy, real world fantasy, murder mystery, cozy mystery, cosy mystery, light-hearted, quirky witch, witches, mages, magic, magical realism, police procedural, magic police, friends to lovers, slow burn romance, established couple, necromancer, police consultant, detective
Download or read book Witches and Witch hunts written by Milton Meltzer and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 1999 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the origins and progression of hysteria, fear, and persecution associated with witches and witchcraft in western societies.
Download or read book These Witches Don t Burn written by Isabel Sterling and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Infused with page-turning suspense, bittersweet romance, shocking twists, and tragic turns, Sterling has written a standout debut." --Dana Mele, author of People Like Us Hannah's a witch, but not the kind you're thinking of. She's the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water, and air. But even though she lives in Salem, Massachusetts, her magic is a secret she has to keep to herself. If she's ever caught using it in front of a Reg (read: non-witch), she could lose it. For good. So, Hannah spends most of her time avoiding her ex-girlfriend (and fellow Elemental Witch) Veronica, hanging out with her best friend, and working at the Fly by Night Cauldron selling candles and crystals to tourists, goths, and local Wiccans. But dealing with her ex is the least of Hannah's concerns when a terrifying blood ritual interrupts the end-of-school-year bonfire. Evidence of dark magic begins to appear all over Salem, and Hannah's sure it's the work of a deadly Blood Witch. The issue is, her coven is less than convinced, forcing Hannah to team up with the last person she wants to see: Veronica. While the pair attempt to smoke out the Blood Witch at a house party, Hannah meets Morgan, a cute new ballerina in town. But trying to date amid a supernatural crisis is easier said than done, and Hannah will have to test the limits of her power if she's going to save her coven and get the girl, especially when the attacks on Salem's witches become deadlier by the day. Isabel Sterling's delightful, suspenseful debut is equal parts sweet romance and thrilling mystery. With everything she loves on the line, Hannah must confront this murderous villain before her coven--and any chance she has with the new girl--is destroyed.
Download or read book Payback s a Witch written by Lana Harper and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling New York Times bestselling rom-com by Lana Harper. Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams. But when a spellcasting tournament that her family serves as arbiters for approaches, it turns out the pull of tradition (or the truly impressive parental guilt trip that comes with it) is strong enough to bring Emmy back. She's determined to do her familial duty; spend some quality time with her best friend, Linden Thorn; and get back to her real life in Chicago. On her first night home, Emmy runs into Talia Avramov—an all-around badass adept in the darker magical arts—who is fresh off a bad breakup . . . with Gareth Blackmoore. Talia had let herself be charmed, only to discover that Gareth was also seeing Linden—unbeknownst to either of them. And now she and Linden want revenge. Only one question stands: Is Emmy in? But most concerning of all: Why can't she stop thinking about the terrifyingly competent, devastatingly gorgeous, wickedly charming Talia Avramov?
Download or read book The Witches of Moonshyne Manor written by Bianca Marais and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Bianca Marais is a genius” — Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author A coven of modern-day witches. A magical heist-gone-wrong. A looming threat. Five octogenarian witches gather as an angry mob threatens to demolish Moonshyne Manor. All eyes turn to the witch in charge, Queenie, who confesses they’ve fallen far behind on their mortgage payments. Still, there’s hope, since the imminent return of Ruby—one of the sisterhood who’s been gone for thirty-three years—will surely be their salvation. But the mob is only the start of their troubles. One man is hellbent on avenging his family for the theft of a legacy he claims was rightfully his. In an act of desperation, Queenie makes a bargain with an evil far more powerful than anything they’ve ever faced. Then things take a turn for the worse when Ruby’s homecoming reveals a seemingly insurmountable obstacle instead of the solution to all their problems. The witches are determined to save their home and themselves, but their aging powers are no match for increasingly malicious threats. Thankfully, they get a bit of help from Persephone, a feisty TikToker eager to smash the patriarchy. As the deadline to save the manor approaches, fractures among the sisterhood are revealed, and long-held secrets are exposed, culminating in a fiery confrontation with their enemies. Funny, tender and uplifting, the novel explores the formidable power that can be discovered in aging, found family and unlikely friendships. Marais’ clever prose offers as much laughter as insight, delving deeply into feminism, identity and power dynamics while stirring up intrigue and drama through secrets, lies and sex. Heartbreaking and heart-mending, it will make you grateful for the amazing women in your life.
Download or read book The Problem with Witches written by Trudi Jaye and published by Star Media . This book was released on with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isn’t it always the way? I've finally found a guy I like, so of course he’s been infested by a demon. And not just any demon. Oh no. If this deadly hell-spawn manages to escape, it'll destroy everyone I love. The Blood Council have given me just forty-eight hours to fix the problem before taking over. Their solution? Kill the one guy I want to date. So not going to happen. But with my magic still a chaos-factory, and the demon getting stronger by the hour, how on earth am I going to stop it? Add in a dark witch who’s able to control me and a dangerous grimoire that wants my blood, and I'm guaranteed to have a Very Bad Day. If I survive that long…
Download or read book Witches and Demons in History and Folklore written by Frank Roy Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Churchill Plays 1 written by Caryl Churchill and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Traps, a set of characters meet themselves and their pasts to create "plenty of sinewy lines and joyous juxtapostions" (Plays and Players); Vinegar Tom "is set in the world of seventeenth-century witchcraft, but it speaks, through its striking images and its plethora of ironic contradictions, of and to this century..." (Tribune); Light Shining in Buckinghamshire is set during the Civil War and "unflinchingly shows the intolerance that was the obverse side of the demand for common justice. Deftly, it sketches in the kind of social conditions.. that led to hunger for revolution...The play has an austere eloquence that precisely matches its subject." (The Guardian) Cloud Nine sheds light on some of the British Empire's repressed dark side and is "a marvelous play - sometimes scurrilous, always observed with wicked accuracy, and ultimately, surprisingly, rather moving. It plunges straight to the heart of the endless convolutions of sexual mores...and does so with acrobatic wit." (Guardian) Owners:"I was in an old woman's flat when a young man offering her money to move came round, that was one of the starting points of the play" (Caryl Churchill). The plays in this volume represent the best of Churchill's writing up to and including her emergence onto the international theatre scene with Cloud Nine.
Download or read book Witching Culture written by Sabina Magliocco and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magliocco impressively corrals the diverse writings and experiences of U.S. neo-pagans into this highly readable and deeply researched ethnographic study. . . . Highly recommended.--Choice
Download or read book Churchill written by Caryl Churchill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1985-05-29 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plays in this volume represent the best of Churchill's writing up to and including her emergence onto the international theatre scene with "Cloud Nine." The volume also contains a new introduction by the author as well as short prefaces to each play.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Rhymes Songs Poems Fingerplays and Chants written by Jackie Silberg and published by Gryphon House, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants gives children a variety of ways to fall in love with rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and structural sequence -- important building blocks for future readers. The 700 selections will help children ages 3 to 6 build a strong foundation in skills such as listening, imagination, coordination, and spatial and body awareness. In this giant book of rhythm and rhyme, you are sure to find your own childhood favorites! Book jacket.
Download or read book Cosmic Witch written by Kathryn Rossati and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-01-03 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To assist world leaders with the climate crisis, Earth’s witches step forwards from the shadows. The result: cleaner oceans, safe forests, and a good amount of the population living in space colonies to prevent overcrowding. Hundreds of years later, Cosmic Witch - the organisation that pioneered the way - have ordered the removal of environmental balancing units from four young colonies. For Tia, a guilt and grief-stricken witch aboard The Merlin – the ship tasked with the mission – something feels off. Battling her inner demons and her crush on the captain, Tia and her friends dig deeper into the reasons behind the mission. Soon, they find themselves wrapped up in a conspiracy none dreamt possible.
Download or read book The Dark Witch Chronicles Boxed Set written by Dawn Rae Miller and published by Dawn Rae Miller. This book was released on 2021-07-11 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three full-length young adult novels plus one short story from the Dark Witch Chronicles. LARKSTORM: In the years following the destructive Long Winter, when half the world's population perished, the State remains locked in battle against the Sensitives: humans born with extra abilities. As one of the last descendants of the State's Founders, seventeen-year-old Lark Greene knows her place: study hard and be a model citizen so she can follow in her family's footsteps. Her life's been set since birth, and she's looking forward to graduating and settling down with Beck, the boy she's loved longer than she can remember. However, after Beck is accused of being Sensitive and organizing an attack against Lark, he disappears. Heartbroken and convinced the State made a mistake, Lark sets out to find him and clear his name. But what she discovers is more dangerous and frightening than Sensitives: She must kill the boy she loves, unless he kills her first. NIGHTINGALE: Depressed and confused after her rescue from Summer Hill, Lark Greene trusts no one—not even herself. Cut off from Beck, all she wants to do is fade away and forget everything, but her mother has other plans: she wants to teach Lark how to master her Dark magic and pair her off with a new mate. Lark is desperate to keep herself from going completely Dark, while also keeping Beck safe, so she allows herself to be drawn deeper into the dangerous, yet glamorous, world of the State. But as the Splinter Group launches attacks to wrest governmental control from the Dark witches, Lark finds herself drawing on her Dark magic more and more. As her magic spirals out of control, no one around Lark is safe. Certainly not Beck. And not even Lark herself. PHOENIX: Torn between her obligations to the State and her love of Beck, Lark must decide whom to trust: herself, or those around her. Her advisors argue that Beck should be sent far away – out of the realm of Lark's influence. However, Lark believes that with Beck at her side, they can save their Society, crush the Splinter Group, and ultimately, save him. But as the Darkness in Beck grows, Lark must admit she may be a bad influence on him, and she embarks on a journey to discover the truth of her heritage as well as find the key to ending the curse. With her Society crumbling around her, Lark must choose: Save her people or save the boy she loves. BEFORE: A short story set in the pre-Larkstorm world with Lark and Beck.
Download or read book On a Witch s Mind written by Diana Morland and published by LoveLight Press. This book was released on 2015-12-25 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lee Morelli does not believe in magic. So when she sees a little man in her apartment knocking over her trash can and moving her stuff around, she just thinks she's crazy. She's going to forget all about it, meet a cute girl, and go back to her normal life. But when she meets Miranda, "normal" gets thrown out the door. Miranda Booth is a witch—and she knows how to not only get rid of messy little men, but steal the hearts of women. She and Lee are drawn to each other, despite the worlds they thought they knew collapsing around them. But can they find space in their hearts to let another person in?
Download or read book The Wizard and the Witch written by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2014-02-08 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the stranger-than-fiction story of two soul mates who rejected the status quo and embraced higher ideals...and had a whole lot of fun while they were at it. Reclaiming Pagan as a spiritual identity—and living in an open marriage for over four decades—Oberon and Morning Glory Zell truly embody the freedom to think, to love, and to live. Telling the stories of their singular lives in this unique oral history, Oberon and Morning Glory—together with a colorful tribe of friends, lovers, musicians, homesteaders, researchers, and ritualists—reveal how they established the Church of All Worlds, revitalized Goddess worship, discovered the Gaea Thesis, raised real Unicorns, connected a worldwide community through Green Egg magazine, searched for mermaids in the South Pacific, and founded the influential Grey School of Wizardry. Join Morning Glory and Oberon as they share the highs and lows of their extraordinary lives, and explore the role they played in shaping the community of Witches and Pagans that thrives in the world today. Includes a 16-page color photo insert.
Download or read book Word Families in Sentence Context written by Don McCabe and published by AVKO Foundation. This book was released on 1996 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
