Download or read book Mandragora written by David McRobbie and published by Hachette Children's Books Australia. This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sailing ship leaves Scotland, headed for South Australia. For the passengers, the voyage offers a fresh start in a promising land. But on the way they meet sudden malice and inexplicable danger and at the end of their voyage, the ship is wrecked in a wild winter storm. There are only two survivors a seventeen-year-old girl and a young seaman who take shelter in a cave to wait out the storm. There they find warmth, security and love. When the storm is over and they finally emerge, there is something left behind. Something evil. A hundred years later, another young couple uncover the place where the lovers found sanctuary. But some things are best left undisturbed ENDORSEMENTS One of the most intriguing stories that I have encountered in a very long time. Margaret Dunkle, Australian Bookseller & Publisher

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants written by Christian Rätsch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-04-25 with total page 3143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants • Examines 414 psychoactive plants and related substances • Explores how using psychoactive plants in a culturally sanctioned context can produce important insights into the nature of reality • Contains 797 color photographs and 645 black-and-white illustrations In the traditions of every culture, plants have been highly valued for their nourishing, healing, and transformative properties. The most powerful plants--those known to transport the human mind into other dimensions of consciousness--have traditionally been regarded as sacred. In The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants Christian Rätsch details the botany, history, distribution, cultivation, and preparation and dosage of more than 400 psychoactive plants. He discusses their ritual and medicinal usage, cultural artifacts made from these plants, and works of art that either represent or have been inspired by them. The author begins with 168 of the most well-known psychoactives--such as cannabis, datura, and papaver--then presents 133 lesser known substances as well as additional plants known as “legal highs,” plants known only from mythological contexts and literature, and plant products that include substances such as ayahuasca, incense, and soma. The text is lavishly illustrated with 797 color photographs--many of which are from the author’s extensive fieldwork around the world--showing the people, ceremonies, and art related to the ritual use of the world’s sacred psychoactives.

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Download or read book Mandragora written by John Cowper Powys and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Flora Europaea written by T. G. Tutin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1964 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the synthesis of the national and regional Floras of Europe and the fifth and final volume covers the Monocotyledons.

Download or read book Mandragora written by Sara Ruby and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthology comprising the works of 48 poets, and 9 extensive essays on the nature of the relationship of poet and magic.

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Download or read book A Botanical Materia Medica consisting of the generic and specific characters of the plants used in medicine and diet with synonyms and references to medical authors written by Jonathan STOKES (M.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Mandragora written by David McRobbie and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is the inspiration for this story. Adam and Catriona are affected by old Celtic magic when they discover remnants of a shipwreck. Tiny coffins contain dolls which call up ancient good and evil. Adam has to avert a tragedy for the town.

Download or read book The Mandragora of the Ancients in Folk lore and Medicine written by Charles Brewster Randolph and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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