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Magick Matters
"A holistic approach to dreams, health, and healing that blends the wisdom of East and West.
An expert in Western dream interpretation joins a doctor of Oriental medicine to help readers delve into their dreams-and emerge with the gifts of health, personal growth, change, and problem solving. In this unique book, the principles of Taoism-a holistic treatment of body-mind-spirit, the balance of yin and yang, and the five basic elements-serve as a backdrop for dream exploration and interpretation.
Each of these is essential to the health and function of body-mind-spirit-- and, as this guide shows, is key to unlocking one's dreams. Western dreamwork, on the other hand, emphasizes the hidden, unconscious meanings of dreams. Never before...>>
"The academy and pop culture alike recognize the great symbolic and teaching value of the undead, whether vampires, zombies, or other undead or living-dead creatures. This has been explored variously from critiques of consumerism and racism, through explorations of gender and sexuality, to consideration of the breakdown of the nuclear family. Most academic examinations of the undead have been undertaken from the perspectives of philosophy and political theory, but another important avenue of exploration comes through theology. Through the vampire, the zombie, the Golem, and Cenobites, contributors address a variety of theological issues by way of critical reflection on the divine and the sacred in popular culture through film, television, graphic novels, and literature."...>>
"If there is one common factor which unites Chinese divinatory methods and sets them apart from corresponding Western practices, it must be the prime importance attached to the significance of direction, whether in the taking of auspices, or their interpretation.
The term fang-shih means, literally, 'direction-scholar', that is, one versed in interpreting omens from their orientation, but what the term actually came to mean can only be gleaned from the several accounts of fang-shih to be found in the classics. It is apparent that their renown did not always lie in their prowess at reading 'wind angles' but also in their skill in such diverse arts as physiognomy, dream-interpretation, or even surgery. Doctors, Diviners and...>>
