Movements of Magic
Author : Bob Klein
Publisher :
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 39,53 MB
Release : 1984-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781892198822
Surrealism and the Occult
Author : Nadia Choucha
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 11,20 MB
Release : 1992-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892813735
Book Description
"Searching for a deeper understanding of the power and influence of surrealist art, Nadia Choucha clearly confirms that many surrealists and their predecessors were steeped in magical ideas. The Theosophical involvement of Kandinsky, the visionary paintings of Salvador Dali, the alchemy of Pablo Picasso, and the shamanism of Max Ernst and Leonora Carrington all demonstrate the fundamental and dynamic impact of magic and mysticism on surrealism. Surrealist artists believed that society had much to learn from the unconditioned, spontaneous forms of art produced by spiritual mediums, children, untutored artists, and the insane. In their attempt to tap the unconscious regions of the mind, the surrealists borrowed imagery from alchemy, the Tarot, Gnosticism, Tantra, and other esoteric traditions and sought inspiration from ancient myths, 'irrational' thought, and ethnic art. Enhanced by both color and black-and-white reproductions of fine art, Choucha's account explains the intimate connections between occult and surrealist philosophies and provides an essential key to the mysteries of the surrealist movement and the forces that give it life" --Back cover.
Tibetan Yoga
Author : Alejandro Chaoul
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 42,51 MB
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1614295468
Book Description
Discover the hidden tradition of Tibetan yoga, a practice of magical movement for wellness of body, breath, and mind. In Tibetan Yoga, discover ancient Tibetan yogic practices that integrate body, breath, and mind on the journey to personal cultivation and enlightenment. Tibetan Yoga offers accessible instructions for performing the ancient yogic techniques of Tibet’s Bön religion. This is Tibetan yoga, or trul khor, a deeply authentic yogic practice. Drawing on thirty years of training with Bön’s most senior masters as well as advanced academic study, Dr. Alejandro Chaoul offers expert guidance on practices that were first developed by Bön masters over a millennium ago, framing them according to the needs of contemporary yoga practitioners and meditators. No matter their level of experience, dedicated practitioners of Tibetan yoga will discover its ability to clear away obstacles and give rise to meditative states of mind. In this book you’ll learn what it means to practice for the benefit of all beings, and to experience your body as a mandala, from center to periphery. These movements help you live in a more interconnected mind-breath-body experience, with benefits including: - better focus, - stress reduction, - the elimination of intrusive thoughts, - better sleep, - and general well-being.
Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements
Author : George D. Chryssides
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 44,2 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0810861941
Book Description
New religious movements--commonly known as cults--are defined as organizations that have arisen within the last 200 years. Most treatments of these movements have typically resorted to sensationalism rather than objectivity, and New religious movements tend to receive negative media publicity. Despite their unfavorable portrayal in popular culture, however, new religious movements are a global phenomenon and much remains to be studied about these movements. In this newly updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, George D. Chryssides traces the rise and development of new religious movements throughout the world. An updated introduction summarizes the phenomenon of new religious movements and lays out the changes to the dictionary since the 2001 edition, while the main body of the dictionary consists of close to 600 cross-referenced entries on key figures, ideas, themes, and places related to various new religious movements. An index organizes the information in the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography leads the researcher to further sources. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about new religious movements.
Magical Passes
Author : Carlos Castaneda
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,78 MB
Release : 1998-12-09
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0060928824
Book Description
For us to perceive any of the worlds that exist beside our own, not only do we have to covet them but we need to have sufficient energy to seize them. In this revolutionary book, Carlos Castaneda offers readers the key to this energetic conditioning for the first time, revealing a series of body positions and physical movements that enabled various sorcerers, and their apprentices, to navigate their own sorceric journeys. By sharing this centuries-old wisdom, Carlos Castaneda makes it possible for readers to travel to some of these other realms, which are as real, unique, absolute, and engulfing as our own world. Castaneda offers both a philosophical history of magical passes and an innovative, easy-to-understand instructional format, complete with more than 450 computer-generated illustrations. Written with humor, clarity, and authority, Magical Passes further illuminates the true meaning of sorcery and magic.
Secret Societies and Subversive Movements
Author : Nesta Helen Webster
Publisher :
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 26,26 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Secret societies
ISBN :
Book Description
Converging Movements
Author : Naomi M. Jackson
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,22 MB
Release : 2000-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780819564207
Book Description
A groundbreaking study of the 92nd Street Y and its major influence on 20th-century American culture.
Secret Societies and Subversive Movements
Author : Nesta H. Webster
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 16,66 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Freemasonry
ISBN : 9781585090921
Book Description
One of the best books on secret societies ever written. Webster was an historical writer who wrote a number of books on the French Revolution. After World War I she was intrigued with the Marxist revolt, so wrote World Revolution, examining how and why people continue to revolt. As her search went deeper, clear meanings surfaced behind our revolutionsand they involved an agenda by secret societies. This book lays out, in historical perspective, how these secret societies and subversive movements have operated from behind the scenes. Not all of them aspire to rule the world or manipulate politics or world currency, but there are some major ones, according to Webster, that are. As a respected writer and world historian, she provides proof from within these pages.
12 Magic Wands
Author : G. G. Bolich
Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 2002-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780757000867
Book Description
This insightful guide is for recognizing the magic in your life, and using it to improve your physical, mental, and spiritual self. After explaining what magic is, the book offers twelve magic "wands." Each wand provides practical tools and exercises to gain control over a specific area in your life, such as friendship and love. Included are inspiring true stories of people who have used the magic in their lives to both help themselves and point the way to others.
Religious Movements in Contemporary America
Author : Irving I. Zaretsky
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 875 pages
File Size : 22,93 MB
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 140086884X
Book Description
Contemporary religious movements in America vary greatly in their organization, goals, methods, and membership. Reflecting the striking diversity of the current religious movement, the papers in this volume consider three categories of religious movements: native American churches, recently founded religious groups, and syncretistic groups based on imported cults. The general aim is to understand the varieties of human behavior within these institutions and to point out their relationship to society in the United States. Originally published in 1975. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
