08.09.2022

“Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World” by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III

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"Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World" by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III
"An unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world What did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and Rome? How did Greeks and Romans not only imagine what magic could do, but also use it to try to influence the world around them? In Drawing Down the Moon, Radcliffe Edmonds, one of the foremost experts on magic, religion, and the occult in the ancient world, provides the most comprehensive account of the varieties of phenomena labeled as magic in classical antiquity. Exploring why certain practices, images, and ideas were labeled as “magic” and set apart from “normal” kinds of practices, Edmonds gives insight into the shifting ideas of religion and the divine in ...>>
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08.09.2022

“Lunar Living” by Kirsty Gallagher

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"Lunar Living" by Kirsty Gallagher
"Are there certain days when you feel overly emotional for no apparent reason? Do you have days when you feel exhausted, close to burn out and like you want to hide away from the world? Lunar Living could be just the answer that you are looking for. Working with the constantly changing phases of the moon helps you to understand yourself like never before, to realign everything in your own life, to understand when you need to rest and self-care and when you need to shine and make things happen. Living back in tune with this natural flow and taking care of you and your needs, even if that's just twice a month will make ...>>
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08.09.2022

“Ritual Masks: Deceptions and Revelations” by Henry Pernet

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"Ritual Masks: Deceptions and Revelations" by Henry Pernet
"Ritual masking is an important institution in many traditional societies and has attracted much attention from Western scholars. In Ritual Masks, Pernet provides a thorough survey of masks and masking traditions in Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, based on a close analysis of the literature in several languages. Pernet's approach provides him with an opportunity to examine issues of importance to the history of religion and anthropology. These include the influence of theory on the interpretation of prehistoric documents; androcentrism in anthropology and the history of religions; and Western scholarship's recurrent problems in interpreting preliterate or traditional societies."...>>
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07.09.2022

“A Dictionary of Made-Up Languages: From Elvish to Klingon — The Anwa, Reella, Ealray, Yeht (Real) Origins of Invented Lexicons” by Stephen D. Rogers

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"A Dictionary of Made-Up Languages: From Elvish to Klingon — The Anwa, Reella, Ealray, Yeht (Real) Origins of Invented Lexicons" by Stephen D. Rogers
"Can you converse in Klingon? Ask an Elf the time of day? Greet a speaker of Esperanto? These are among the more than 100 constructed languages you'll find in this book. For each one, author Stephen D. Rogers provides vocabulary, grammatical features, background information on the language and its inventor, and fascinating facts. What's more, easy-to-follow guidelines show you how to construct your own made-up language—everything from building vocabulary to making up a grammar. So pick up this dictionary! In no time, you'll be telling your friends, "Tsun oe nga-hu ni-Na'vi pangkxo a fì-'u oe-ru prrte' lu." ("It's a pleasure to be able to chat with you in Navi.")"...>>
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07.09.2022

“Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman’s Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful” by Acharya Shunya

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"Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman's Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful" by Acharya Shunya
🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A rallying cry for women everywhere to break free from the shackles of patriarchy and awaken their true nature, brought to life through India’s primary goddess archetypes Within you is a wellspring of strength and resilience, the ability to create and enjoy abundance, and an expansive sense of inner freedom and divinity. Yet after centuries of living in patriarchal societies, many women don’t realize how powerful they are―or how much they’ve been enculturated to keep their true nature hidden. In Roar Like a Goddess, trailblazing Vedic spiritual teacher Acharya Shunya empowers women everywhere to step into their divine immensity and lead powerful, abundant, and wise lives through her revolutionary revisioning of ancient ...>>
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