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13.07.2023

“Ghastly Tales from the Yotsuya kaidan” by Takashi Saitō (revised and corrected translation)

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"Ghastly Tales from the Yotsuya kaidan" by Takashi Saitō (revised and corrected translation)
"Perhaps the most famous and oft told tales of horror in Japan, the Yotsuya kaidan tells of a young woman named Iwa and the curse she carried out after her death against those who had wronged her in life. For nearly three hundred years in the repertoire of itinerant storytellers, in dramatic performances on stage, and in modern adaptations for anime and film, Iwa's story has lost none of its intoxicating power over the imagination. Just over a hundred years on from its original publication, the English translation has been radically revised for overall readability in the hope of securing its place among the classics of world literature."...>>
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13.07.2023

“Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai” by Michael Dylan Foster

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"Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai" by Michael Dylan Foster
"Water sprites, mountain goblins, shape-shifting animals, and the monsters known as yôkai have long haunted the Japanese cultural landscape. This history of the strange and mysterious in Japan seeks out these creatures in folklore, encyclopedias, literature, art, science, games, manga, magazines, and movies, exploring their meanings in the Japanese cultural imagination and offering an abundance of valuable and, until now, understudied material. Michael Dylan Foster tracks yôkai over three centuries, from their appearance in seventeenth-century natural histories to their starring role in twentieth-century popular media. Focusing on the intertwining of belief and commodification, fear and pleasure, horror and humor, he illuminates different conceptions of the "natural" and the "ordinary" and sheds light on broader...>>
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12.07.2023

“Reverse Meditation: How to Use Your Pain and Most Difficult Emotions as the Doorway to Inner Freedom” by Andrew Holecek

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"Reverse Meditation: How to Use Your Pain and Most Difficult Emotions as the Doorway to Inner Freedom" by Andrew Holecek
🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "Disruptive practices to revolutionize your relationship with meditation and fully engage with the full breadth of your experience. Why do we meditate? The main reason most modern people start meditating is because it helps us feel better―reducing anxiety, improving sleep, decluttering the mind, and so forth. "But where does your meditation go when things go bad?" asks Andrew Holecek. "Where is your spirituality when ‘rock meets bone,’ as they say in Tibet―when the crap hits the fan?" Reverse Meditation is for anyone who wants to bring the challenges of life onto the path of awakening. When things get hard, it’s time to turn your practice on its head―and throw out any assumption that meditation exists...>>
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12.07.2023

“Uncover Your Authentic Self Through Shadow Work: A Workbook to Identify Your Triggers and Transcend Trauma. Embrace Your Hidden Side, Develop Self-Love, and Become Your Best Self” by Kristina Rosen

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"Uncover Your Authentic Self Through Shadow Work: A Workbook to Identify Your Triggers and Transcend Trauma. Embrace Your Hidden Side, Develop Self-Love, and Become Your Best Self" by Kristina Rosen
"Discover the strategies to quiet your traumas and struggles… and build a life full of joy and peace. Do you ever get the sense that you have an unseen side to yourself? Are there parts of your personality that you’d rather keep hidden? If yes, then you are not alone — it’s common to have such feelings. As a child, we all are told to stop doing something or hide sides of ourselves that, for whatever reason, have been deemed "unacceptable" or "too much" by society. However, psychologists and mental health experts have a very different outlook toward such feelings… According to them, it’s important to pay attention to your unseen or unconscious self to become...>>
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12.07.2023

“Are You Psychic or Making It Up?: Understand and Manage Your Psychic Self and Your Loved Ones Who Think You May Be Losing It” by Carole Lynne

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"Are You Psychic or Making It Up?: Understand and Manage Your Psychic Self and Your Loved Ones Who Think You May Be Losing It" by Carole Lynne
"A road map for people who think they may be psychic—and their loved ones Are You Psychic or Making It Up? is a must-have book for anyone who is having psychic or mediumistic experiences (and possibly thinks they're going crazy) and their friends and families. Carole Lynne begins with some badly needed truths. Chief among them: not everyone is psychic. While everyone can develop their intuition and get in touch with the inner psychic voice, those who are psychic and mediumistic have received special spiritual gifts. If that sounds familiar, this is definitely the book for you. Learn how to take care of your "extra sensitive self". Learn how to evaluate your experiences and to make...>>
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