06.05.2020

“Hieroglyphic Words of Power: Symbols for Magic, Divination, and Dreamwork” by Normandi Ellis

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"Hieroglyphic Words of Power: Symbols for Magic, Divination, and Dreamwork" by Normandi Ellis
"A guide to harnessing the ancient power of hieroglyphs • Reveals hieroglyphs as magical tools for manifesting ideas in the material world • Offers in-depth interpretations of 60 hieroglyphs and guidelines for understanding them as words of power, oracles, and dream symbols • Explains how to create your own hieroglyph cards and amulets and use them for divination, meditation, and manifestation work Words are magic. They operate on many levels through both sound and symbol. Egyptian priests understood that language and thought could create realities if the exact words are uttered at the right time, properly intoned, and filled with intention. They called their magical language of hieroglyphic symbols medju neter, meaning “the Word of God.” These symbols...>>
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06.05.2020

“Harmonic Proportion and Form in Nature, Art and Architecture” by Samuel Colman

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"Harmonic Proportion and Form in Nature, Art and Architecture" by Samuel Colman
"A treatise on the laws governing proportional form in both nature and the arts and sciences, this well-illustrated volume amply demonstrates how a design's geometrical construction can captivate both the eye and the mind. Flowers, shells, and other natural organisms appear here, along with artistic creations, in a mathematical study of the similarity of their constructive principles. These principles, in turn, are the fundamental elements by which nature creates harmony. The author, Samuel Colman (1832–1920), was a prominent member of the Hudson River School of painters ("Storm King on the Hudson," his 1866 oil on canvas, is one of his best-known works), and an embodiment through his life and work of the school's celebration of...>>
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06.05.2020

“Nature’s Harmonic Unity: A Treatise on Its Relation to Proportional Form” by Samuel Colman

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"Nature's Harmonic Unity: A Treatise on Its Relation to Proportional Form" by Samuel Colman
"Beautiful Analysis of the Harmonic Structure of All Types of Forms in Nature Clearly Showing the Order of their Form. "A monumental work of great erudition showing the fundamental unity of all design in nature, from the microscopic to the galactic, but most especially the unity of design in architecture, and biology. The original 1912 edition is very rare. This is the only cloth reprint, other reprints lack illustrations. The handful of folding plates in the original edition have here been reduced to fit one page each. It has been interesting to compare this work with that of Thompson's On Growth and Form (see catalogue 75), and then to compare these two books with...>>
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