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McFarland & Co Inc Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology
Book Synopsis On every continent and in every nation, animals unrecognized by modern science are reported on a daily basis. People passionately pursue these creatures--the name given to their field of study is cryptozoology. Coined in the 1950s, the term literally means the science of hidden animals. When the International Society of Cryptozoology (ISC) was formed in 1982, the founders declared that the branch of science is also concerned with the possible existence of known animals in areas where they are not supposed to occur (either now or in the past) as well as the unknown persistence of presumed extinct animals to the present time or to the recent past…what makes an animal of interest to cryptology is that it is unexpected. This reference work presents a flesh and blood view of cryptozoology. Here, 2,744 entries are listed, the majority of which each describe one specific creature or type of creature. Other entries cover 742 places where unnamed cryptids are said to appear; profiles of 77 groups and 112 individuals who have contributed to the field; descriptions of objects and events important to the subject; and essays on cryptotourism and hoaxes, for example. Appendices offer a timeline of zoological discoveries, annotated lists of movies and television series with cryptozoological themes, a list of crypto-fiction titles and a list of Internet websites devoted to cryptozoology.Trade ReviewThis is an extremely useful guide, with a substantial bibliography for further literary exploration." - Magonia Review of Books
£63.78
Johns Hopkins University Press The Roman Gaze Vision Power and the Body Arethusa
Book SynopsisSharrock.Trade ReviewFrom the perspectives of present interest and future research-areas this thought-provoking collection is extremely valuable. -- Christine Walde Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2004 For classicists wanting a new perspective on gender studies... and for those interested in ancient and modern theories of vision, it will be a resource for years to come. -- Elizabeth H. Sutherland American Journal of Philology These nine essays collectively make the case for Rome as a missing link in the historical formulation of the gaze... A thought-provoking collection. -- Andrew Feldherr American Historical Review 2004Table of ContentsList of Contributors AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Invisible RomeChapter 1. Split Vision: The Politics of the Gaze in Seneca's TroadersChapter 2. This Ship of Fools: Epic vision in Lucan's Vulteius EpisodeChapter 3. Some Unseen Monster: Rereading Lucretius on SexChapter 4. Reading Programs in Greco-Roman Art: Reflections on the Spada ReliefsChapter 5. Look Who's Laughing at Sex: Men and Women Viewers in the Apodyterium of the Suburban Baths at PompeiiChapter 6. Political Movement: Walking and Ideology in Republican RomeChapter 7. Being in the Eyes: Shame and Sight in Ancient Rome Chapter 8. Mapping Penetrability in Late Republican and Early Imperial RomeChapter 9. Looking at Looking: Can You Resist a Reading?Bibliography Index
£45.50
The University Press of Kentucky Hoax
Book SynopsisRoosevelt had prior knowledge of the attack on Pearl Harbor and that the details of Lincoln's assassination are recorded in missing pages from John Wilkes Booth's journal.The controversies that Steers presents show that there are two major factors involved in the success of a hoax or forgery -- greed and the desire to believe.
£27.00
Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. At The End Of Time Prophecy and Revelation A
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Ibis Press The Secret Temple
Book SynopsisThis is a unique history of Masonry written from the perspective of an educated outsider. The author is sympathetic to Masonic goals, a historian of secret societies and political conspiracies, and an exhaustive researcher. He looks back to the earliest roots of the Craft, and then traces its influence into modern times. From the Bible''s Temple of Solomon through the Knights Templars, to the Rosicrucians and Illuminati, we learn of Masonry''s roots and early history. Enlightenment philosophy and the revolutionary currents of eighteenth-century Europe opened an opportunity for the American experiment. Sacred geometry and architecture combined to create Washington, DC, and the rest, as they say, is history. This second revised and enlarged edition includes a new chapter on Freemasonry in South America-from the revolution of Simón Bolívar to the capture and execution of Che Guevara.
£18.90
Phanes Press,U.S. Magical and Mystical Sites Europe and the British
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£15.68
TTP It Happened to Audrey A Terrifying Journey From
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£14.20
Atlantis Rising LLC Paradigm Busters Beyond Science Lost History
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£12.34
Atlantis Rising LLC Missing Connections Challenging the Consensus
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£12.34
Atlantis Rising LLC Lost Powers Reclaiming Our Inner Connection
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£12.34
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Flatiron Books Stuff They Dont Want You to Know
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Random House USA Inc Case Closed
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£18.27
Johns Hopkins University Press Conspiracy
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£15.68
Barcharts, Inc US Map States Cities Guide Quickstudy
Book SynopsisThe most detailed map of the United States available which can be folded and stored in a standard-size notebook. The 6 laminated pages are spill and rip-proof which include an 11' x 17' map and 4 pages of state facts. An essential tool for school at any level, this map will last and last no matter how much it is used. Suggested uses: ⢠Students â a map you can keep handy from elementary school through college, since the lamination will last a lifetime ⢠Professors â adopt this map for your course as an inexpensive supplement that the student will use for years to come ⢠Teachers â a map that can be purchased for a class set that will last your entire career ⢠Parents â instill knowledge and interest in our country, inspire travel, and connect family history to the places on the map
£999.99
Publications International, Ltd. The Book of Useless Information
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£18.81
Publications International, Limited The Book of Random Oddities
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£18.30
DK Visual Encyclopedia
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£42.50
Arcadia Publishing Ghosts and Legends of Northern Ohio Haunted
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing Eerie Alabama Chilling Tales from the Heart of
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing Legends and Lore of Columbus Georgia
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing Historic Tales of Flagstaff
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History Press Historic Tales of WhoopUp Country On the Trail
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£20.39
History Press Strange Tales from Virginias Mountains The Norton
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£18.69
History Press Texas Oblivion
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History Press Hidden History of Hamilton County Indiana
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History Press The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax
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Rowman & Littlefield Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of
Book SynopsisThis is a tale of greed, opulence, chicanery, and the Gilded Age hope and belief that a pot of gold was just around the corner. At a time when women did not even have the vote, Cassie Chadwick managed to get millions of dollars in unsecured loans from American banks willing to lend on a rumor that she was the illegitimate child of Andrew Carnegie. It is an amazing con and shows the brilliance of the criminal mind that was Elizabeth Bigley and the desperation to have it all at a time when easy money and fabulous wealth seduced rational people into flights of fancy that would result in the ruin of a banking system, destruction of reputations and lives and the embarrassment that a woman who had changed her name no less than three times had taken the wealthiest rung of society for a ride. The con of Cassie Chadwick is a cautionary tale of easy money, avarice, and the belief there is something better over the next hill. Table of ContentsA Note to the ReaderPrologue Gilded Age Chapter 1: The Trial of the Century Chapter 2: The ChaseChapter 3: The ImmigrantsChapter 4: A Genteel Victorian Twist Chapter 5: The Cauldron of GreedChapter 6: The TombsChapter 7: Mrs. Bastado Chapter 8: The High Priestess of Fraudulent Finance Chapter 9: Lady Liberty Chapter 10: The Good Doctor Chapter 11: Madame DeVereChapter 12: The Bank Failure Chapter 13: The Homestead Chapter 14: The Gold Standard Chapter 15: The Carnegie SubpoenaChapter 16: The Doctor and His Wife Chapter 17: The Queen of Cleveland Chapter 18: The Broken Man Chapter 19: Setting the HookChapter 20: The Trial of the Century Begins Chapter 21: The Bait Chapter 22: Survival of the Fittest Chapter 23: The Switch Chapter 24: The Work of a School Boy Chapter 25: The Good PastorChapter 26: Geronimo Chapter 27: Cashing In Chapter 28: A Jury of Farmers Chapter 29: Amazing Times Chapter 30: A Conspiracy to Defraud Chapter 31: The Newton Loan Chapter 32: Closing Arguments Chapter 33: The Verdict Chapter 34: The SentenceChapter 35: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick
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Little, Brown & Company The Program
Book SynopsisAs seen in the HBO docuseries THE VOW: A jaw-dropping insider look into the world of the so-called "Hollywood Sex Cult" NXIVM chronicling the rise of enigmatic cult leader, Keith Raniere, from its "Patient Zero," his former girlfriend and test subject for his coercive control techniques. Many have heard of NXIVM and its creator, Keith Raniere, the unassuming Albany man now prosecuted for ensnaring tens of thousands of people in the US, Mexico, Canada and elsewhere, to do his bidding and pay millions of dollars to participate in his self-improvement methodology. But where did Keith Raniere begin? Enter Toni Natalie, Keith''s Patient Zero, the first one indoctrinated into Raniere''s methodology and the first one to escape. THE PROGRAM begins with the origin story of NXIVM, follows its rise to international prominence, and takes the reader into the downfall of Raniere through Toni''s eyes. During this time she bore witness to the evolution of his methodology, including his use of sex, blackmail, and employment of psychological tools such as neuro-linguistic programming to control and punish those who would not heed his wishes. She uniquely details the fortunes lost and the lives left in disarray that she witnessed contemporaneously, including members of DOS, a group of women coerced into sexual acts under the guise of a "women''s empowerment" inner circle, whom Raniere exercised extreme control over directly and through his lieutenants. But far from being a victim''s story, in the spirit of Erin Brockovich, Toni''s is a nuanced narrative of a multi-dimensional woman saving herself, and then working tirelessly to help other women do the same for themselves. Today, Toni is happy, reunited with her son, and surrounded by friends and family--it is this perspective that makes her such a unique storyteller.
£22.40
Grand Central Publishing American Black Widow: The Shocking True Story of
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£13.29
Graywolf Press,U.S. Bunk
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£16.20
North Atlantic Books,U.S. The Martian Codex: More Reflections from Mars
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North Atlantic Books,U.S. The Cracking Tower: A Strategy for Transcending
Book SynopsisEnd-of-the-world paranoia has been with us since time immemorial. Now, with the end of the legendary Mayan “long count” calendar looming on December 21, 2012 and recent threats of a worldwide economic collapse triggering widespread apprehension and a search for answers, The Cracking Tower offers an arsenal of strategies to turn these fears into an opportunity for spiritual and personal growth. Beginning with a lively memoir of the author’s experiences in the ’60s, the book goes on to explore apocalyptic thinking through perennial philosophy, shamanism, gnostic mysticism, the body as a vessel of consciousness (and death as “an extended out-of-body experience”), and psychedelics. Shaping the discussion is the fascinating metaphor of the cracking tower, an apparatus for distilling gasoline, as a vehicle for distilling our awareness. Rather than speculating on what might occur in 2012, DeKorne proposes vigilance of a more introspective sort. “The important thing,” he says, “is to ignore the finger and strive to comprehend the moon,” to see what our apocalyptic tendencies reveal about ourselves.
£14.39
North Atlantic Books,U.S. 13 B'aktun: Mayan Visions of 2012 and Beyond
Book SynopsisAs 2012 looms with its promise of radical cultural and spiritual change, humankind is increasingly seeking strategies to survive and thrive. In 13 B’aktun, Gaspar Pedro González turns to the traditional Mayan belief system to navigate this uncertain future. The term 13 B’aktun refers to the thirteenth cycle of 144,000 days in the Mayan Long Count Calendar. Many scholars believe that this cycle is set to end on December 21, 2012. Framed as a fictional dialogue between a contemporary Mayan father and son, the book explores such questions as “Will life continue on Earth?” and “Will there be another creation at the end of this era?” The father imparts the knowledge of his ancestors and shares his direct mystical experiences that bring alive traditional beliefs about creation and the divine purpose of humanity, the Earth, and the universe. Through the father’s poetic words, the author helps us to critically reflect on our existence, the state of the modern world, and human destiny. In addition to ancient Mayan wisdom, 13 B’aktun incorporates the insights of modern philosophers, scientists, and religious texts concerning consciousness, human behavior, and predictions for the future. What unifies all of these sources is the message that despite our existing world dilemmas, there is still time to change our ways. The only book on 2012 by a Mayan author, 13 B’aktun draws on the storytelling experiences of the author’s childhood and his academic research as an adult. Countering the widespread hype and misinformation surrounding 2012, González blends past and present thought into a persuasive plan for moving into the new era.
£13.49
Red Wheel/Weiser Hidden History: Lost Civilizations Secret
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Red Wheel/Weiser Memoirs of a Monster Hunter: A Five Year Journey
Book SynopsisFor centuries, people across the world have had a fascination with monsters and strange creatures. They marvel at the tales and legends of the Bigfoot; of the Abominable Snowman; of the infamous and diabolical Moth-Man. But do such creatures really exist? This title chronicles Nick Redfern's surreal journey in search of all-things monstrous.
£12.34
Hampton Roads Publishing Co Signs on the Earth: Deciphering the Message of
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£16.14
Hampton Roads Publishing Co Aaron'S Crossing: An Inspiring True Ghost Story
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£14.24
Hampton Roads Publishing Co Myth of the Great Ending: Why We'Ve Been Longing
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£16.14
Weiser Books From Atlantis to the Sphinx
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£19.96
Red Wheel/Weiser The Great Shift: Co-Creating a New World for 2012
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£15.19
Red Wheel/Weiser Book of Secrets: Esoteric Societies and Holy
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£16.14
Red Wheel/Weiser Navigating the Collapse of Time: A Peaceful Path
Book SynopsisNew Age metaphysician Dave Cowan gives us the big picture on the Great Shift - the unstoppable changes taking place on Earth, in the solar system and within each of us in the here and now. He shows that The Shift is not happening to us; WE are shifting. This book pulls it all together - speculative theory, quantum physics, philosophy, the nature of illusion and reality - in one easy-to-understand volume.The Mayans had a term for this transitional period: the "Time of No Time," indicating that, post-2012, time as we know it or experience it may not exist at all or will have changed dramatically.The signs are everywhere: Economic crisis, dramatic hurricanes, floods and earthquakes and increased rates of species extinction. According to New Age metaphysician, David Cowan, we are in the midst of a 25-year transitional period of planetary shift as our solar system approaches the Galactic Photon Band, a shift that is, also, affecting our perception of time.In NAVIGATING THE COLLAPSE OF TIME, Cowan synthesises a broad range of perspectives about this time of transition, from the writings of the ancient Mayans, Aztecs and Incas, to speculative theory, quantum physics, philosophy and the nature of illusion and reality posed by a range of theorists and academics including Ken Carey, Barbara Hand Clow, William Gammill, Zecharia Sitchin, Carl Calleman, Gary Renard, Ken Wapnick, Brent Haskel and many others.Along the way he explores the cosmic influences of Galactic alignment, shifting dimensions, the potential in our DNA for radical evolutionary change, a "revised" history of humanity helping to explain how we got into this current state of genetic and social limitation, what to expect as events continue to unfold to their prescribed conclusion and finally, steps each of us can take to navigate this time of change.
£14.24
Crossing Press A Little Book of Pendulum Magic
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£8.54
North Atlantic Books,U.S. The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?:
Book SynopsisDiscover the legacy of the most famous psychic of the 20th-century in this stirring exploration of psychic abilities, reincarnation, and other paranormal phenomena There are remarkable parallels between the work of David Wilcock and Edgar Cayce—the legendary clairvoyant, ‘sleeping prophet’, and ‘father of holistic medicine’. Here, author Wynn Free explores these parallels, building a convincing case that the two men shared the same source of prophetic information—and that Wilcock might indeed be Cayce’s reincarnation.Compiling some of Wilcock’s most inspirational and life-transforming prophetic guidance from his channeled Source, this book conveys profound insights into topics such as earth changes, secret cabals, soul evolution, death and reincarnation, ascension, crop circles, and the theory of evolution. Explaining how energetic increases occurring in the Sun and planets can have scientifically-measurable, far-reaching effects in a number of realms, The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce presents new evidence that this energy can transform DNA, potentially making ESP, telekinesis, levitation, and other paranormal activities as common as breathing and usher in the Golden Age promised by every major spiritual tradition in human history. Readers will come away with a deeper understanding not only of the life and work of both Wilcock and Cayce, but with a broader sense of the many forces—seen and unseen—at work in the universe today.
£16.14
Penguin Putnam Inc The Key: A True Encounter
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£14.45
Inner Traditions Bear and Company African Temples of the Anunnaki: The Lost
Book SynopsisTellinger reveals how numerous, 200,000-year-old sites in South Africa perfectly match Sumerian descriptions of Abzu, the land of the First People - including the vast gold-mining operations of the Anunnaki from the 12th planet, Nibiru and the city of Anunnaki leader Enki. With aerial photographs, Tellinger shows how the extensive stone circle and road complexes are laid out according to the principles of sacred geometry and represent the remains of Tesla-like technology used to generate energy and carve immensely long tunnels straight into the Earth in search of gold - tunnels that still exist and whose origins had been a mystery until now. He reveals, with photographic evidence, that the human civilisation spawned by the Anunnaki was the first to create many totems of ancient Egypt, such as the Horus bird, the Sphinx, the Ankh and large pyramids, as well as construct an accurate stone calendar, at the heart of their civilisation, aligned with the Orion constellation. He explores how their petroglyphs, carved into the hardest rock, are nearly identical to the hieroglyphs of Sumerian seals. Mapping thousands of square miles of continuous settlements and three urban centres - each one larger than modern-day Los Angeles - Tellinger provides the physical proof of Zecharia Sitchin's theories on the Anunnaki origins of humanity. . Includes more than 250 original full-colour photographs of South Africa's circular stone ruins, ancient roads, prehistoric mines, large pyramids and the first Sphinx . Reveals how these 200,000-year-old sites perfectly match Sumerian descriptions of the gold mining operations of the Anunnaki and the city of Enki . Shows how the extensive stone circle complexes are the remains of Tesla-like technology used to generate energy and carve tunnels straight into the EarthTrade Review“Scientist and researcher Michael Tellinger uses aerial photos to document the road complexes that represent the remains of an advanced technology that carved long tunnels into the Earth in search of gold, and it covers urban areas larger than modern Los Angeles. Any new age and many a science library will find his an outstanding documentation.” * Midwest Book Review, July 2013 *“The book provides a great deal of archaeological evidence for a civilization on the southern tip of Africa that preceded Sumer and Egypt by 200,000 years. When readers look at the photographs in African Temples of the Anunnaki their first reaction is to ask why no one before has taken a serious look at these thousands of structures and petroglyphs. The answer is that we become complacent when other people tell us that there is nothing significant about them. Tellinger hopes that this book will demolish that complacency and make readers – believers or not – uncomfortable about the origins of their civilization.” * Sir Read Alot, July 2013 *“This book has more photographs than I have ever seen in any similar books about lost civilizations. There were millions of mines, energy circles, agricultural terraces, calendars and statues that were most certainly buried by flood silt from the great Deluge between 12,000 – 13,000 years ago. If you are interested in archeology and/or ancient cultures then this is the book for you. Excellent book for anyone’s personal collection.” * Kyle Philson, Expanded Perspectives, January 2014 *“This is a beautiful picture book that contains amazing sights of astonishing discoveries “that will require a dramatic paradigm shift in our perception of human history.” Add to that a chapter at the end which features a mysterious, giant, 4 foot long human-like footprint found in a South African rock formation, and we have solid evidence that begs for a great deal of closer, intense examination. So far it’s all been ignored by mainstream science. We hope that changes in the very near future!” * Alan Glass, New Dawn Magazine, February 2014 *Table of Contents Foreword by Professor Pieter Wagener Preface Introduction: Ancient Human History Visionaries Hidden History Human Origins and Mythology Cornerstones of Our Beliefs The Walls Obsession with the Stars Adam’s Calendar South African Sphinx Adam’s Pyramids Measurements The Flood Lost Cities--Vanished Civilizations Calculating the Impossible The Oldest Agricultural Terraces Ancient Roads and Mysterious Energy Ancient Levitation Device and White Powder of Gold Shapes of Ruins as Energy Devices Population Mystery From Stone Age to Iron Age Quest for Gold Sumerian Tablets The African-Sumerian Connection Petroglyphs Aerial Views Monoliths Giants, Tools, and Other Anomalies Conclusion Resources Bibliography
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Inner Traditions Bear and Company Esoteric Egypt: The Sacred Science of the Land of
Book SynopsisIn Esoteric Egypt, J. S. Gordon reveals how the sacred science and wisdom tradition of ancient Egypt--the Land of Khem--stems from an advanced prehistoric worldwide civilization. Examining the metaphysical structure of our universe as seen by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Celts, he shows that each tradition is merely a variation on the central concepts of the precession of the equinoxes and the obliquity of the ecliptic pole. He explores the connections between the cyclical movements of Orion and Sirius and the story of Osiris and Isis, the importance of the Pleiades and the circumpolar stars, and the ancient tradition of man as a divine being "born from the substance of the stars." He investigates the people who colonized greater Egypt 100,000 years ago, the progenitors of ancient Egyptian civilization descended from the 4th- and 5th-Root Race Atlanteans. Gordon explores the magical and esoteric meanings behind Egyptian sacred ritual and temple art, drawing parallels to the Mystery School process of initiation. Explaining the fundamental unity of the Egyptian pantheon and the structure of the after-death state, he shows that the Egyptians clearly believed in reincarnation and a spiritual evolutionary process. Revealing the ancient sacred science of the Land of Khem, teachings passed down from the earliest times, he examines the psychospiritual nature of the human being and the function of our spiritual identity and our souls.Trade Review“More than anyone else I’ve known, John Gordon shows a deep insight into the esoteric mind-set of the ancient Egyptians. I fully recommend this book to all who want to understand and relate to ancient Egypt’s spiritual message.” * Robert Bauval, author of Secret Chamber Revisited, Black Genesis: The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient *“An important investigation into the deep prehistory of ancient Egypt and the lost roots of ancient Egyptian spiritual wisdom.” * Graham Hancock, author of Fingerprints of the Gods *“In his last book, Esoteric Egypt, the late John Gordon delves deeply into the origin of ancient Egyptian beliefs and explains the mystery of their symbolism about Man and the Cosmos. It was in Egypt that man first recognized his two dimensions: physical and spiritual. While the body dies, the spirit joins the heavenly beings awaiting resurrection.” * Ahmed Osman, author of The Lost City of Exodus and Moses and Akhenaten *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One Celestial and Metaphysical Background 1 The Spheres of Creation 2 The Astronomical and Astrological Dimensions of Creation 3 The Multi-Sevenfold Mill of the Gods Part Two The Subtle Nature of Existence 4 Kosmic Genesis--The Origin and Nature of the Gods 5 Sidereal Genesis--The Origin and Nature of Man 6 Man, the Multiple Being Part Three Egypt's Historical Background 7 The River Nile and Its Symbolism 8 The Ancient Colonization of Egypt 9 The Spread and Decline of Ancient Mystic Culture Part Four Ancient Egyptian Civilization and Culture 10 Egypt’s Sacred Art, Architecture, and Statuary 11 The Ritualized Magic of Egypt 12 The Mystery Tradition and the Process of Initiation EPILOGUE The Future of the Sacred Mystery Tradition Appendices A The Geometrical Correspondence to the Cycle of Involution and Evolution B Polar Misconceptions C The Funeral Positions of Orion-Osiris D The Primary Celtic Festivals E The Slaughter of Mankind F Correlations between the Ancient Egyptian and Tibetan Mystic Systems Notes Bibliography Index
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