Author : Otto Brendel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 23,5 MB
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9004295410
Preliminary material /Otto J. Brendel -- THE PHILOSOPHER MOSAIC IN NAPLES /Otto J. Brendel -- A RIDDLE OF THE SEVEN SAGES /Otto J. Brendel -- THALES /Otto J. Brendel -- WORLD SPINDLE AND CELESTIAL SPHERE /Otto J. Brendel -- THE CELESTIAL SPHERE OF THE MOIRAI /Otto J. Brendel -- INDEX /Otto J. Brendel -- LIST OF PLATES /Otto J. Brendel -- PLATE I-XXX /Otto J. Brendel.
Author : Paul D. Burley
Publisher : Bookhouse Fulfillment
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 48,87 MB
Release : 2011-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781592984060
Why is the circle used to symbolize sacred concepts? Why was the circle used to reach across time and space to communicate a universal and eternal understanding of human relationships with each other, the cosmos, and the creator? How did ancient and indigenous cultures around the world come to apply identical geometrical symbols to these relationships? The Sacred Sphere explores world mythologies, cultural and religious philosophies, and ethnographic records from around the world, documenting the history of sacred symbols throughout the past two million years, and analyzing sacred geometries expressed in many traditions including the architecture of ancient and indigenous cultures. Virtually every major religion today, as well traditions first developed thousands of years ago, use the same circular geometry to symbolize sacred relationships. Most importantly, every one of those circular symbols represents a facet of a unique spherical geometry-a specific combination of nine circles forming the three-dimensional archetype from which those symbols derive. This is the Sacred Sphere. Book jacket.
Author : Michael Crichton
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 29,47 MB
Release : 2012-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307816486
From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Congo comes a psychological thriller about a group of scientists who investigate a spaceship discovered on the ocean floor. In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface, a huge vessel is unearthed. Rushed to the scene is a team of American scientists who descend together into the depths to investigate the astonishing discovery. What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation. It is a spaceship, but apparently it is undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old, containing a terrifying and destructive force that must be controlled at all costs.
Author : Rita M. Gross
Publisher : Beacon Press (MA)
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Rita M. Gross offers an engaging survey of the changes feminism has wrought in religious ideas, beliefs, and practices around the world, as well as in the study and understanding of religion itself. "This book will be an important resource for all ongoing work in feminist teaching and research in religion."-Rosemary Radford Ruether
Author : Samael Aun Weor
Publisher : Glorian Publishing
Page : pages
File Size : 43,85 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1934206652
For thousands of years, people believed the Earth was flat. Similarly, everything we believe about hell, the devil and karma is based on centuries of dogma, illogical beliefs and foolish theories. In this book, Samael Aun Weor demonstrates how to confirm for yourself the reality of the inferior levels of life, and how to avoid them. Although modern culture laughs at the mere mention of the devil and hell while simultaneously indulging deeply in them via popular music, movies, and television, the practical reality remains completely unknown to the general public. Samael Aun Weor discusses his personal, conscious experiences of the inferior worlds and the beings who reside there. By application of ancient techniques preserved by the Gnostic tradition, anyone can confirm with certainty what exists in the subtle dimensions of nature, whether above or below. Learn the true identity of both the Devil and Lucifer, and how to harness the forces of nature in order to be propelled towards a higher way of life. Dispels centuries of beliefs and theories, while explaining the essential truths hidden in ancient symbols Provides practical steps towards acquiring your own experience of the truth Supported by solid science and authentic spiritual traditions
Author : Ernst Lehner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 13,74 MB
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Design
ISBN : 0486141160
1,355 signs, seals, symbols: Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Germanic, Byzantine, Renaissance, Aztec, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, others. Astrological, alchemical, magical, early Christian, masonic, heraldic, crests, goldsmiths' marks, watermarks.
Author : Othmar Keel
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 10,42 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575060149
When Othmar Keel's book first appeared in Germany in 1972, it was a pioneering study, the first to compare systematically the conceptual world of a biblical book with that of ancient Near Eastern iconography. First translated into English in 1978, the book has proven its lasting value for exegesis of the Psalms, the comparative study of the Bible and its world, and the study of ancient Near Eastern art and iconography.
Author : Titus Burckhardt
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 36,78 MB
Release : 1987-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791498042
Titus Burckhardt was Swiss and an eminent member of the traditionalist school. He is perhaps best known to the English-speaking public as the author of the following books: Sacred Art in East and West; Siena, City of the Virgin; Moorish Culture in Spain; and Alchemy: Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul. A generation ago, he won much acclaim for producing and publishing the first successful, full-scale facsimiles of the Book of Kells and other ancient manuscripts. In more recent years, he acted as a specialist advisor to UNESCO, with particular reference to the preservation of the unique architectural heritage of Fez, which was then in danger. The present volume is a complete collection of Burckhardt's essays, originally published in a variety of German and French journals. They range from modern science in its various forms, through Christianity and Islam, to symbolism and mythology. It is a rich collection. Burckhardt blends an accessible style with a penetrating insight. He interprets the metaphysical, cosmological, and symbolic dimensions of these sacred traditions from the perspective of timeless, spiritual wisdom.
Author : Gareth Knight
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 33,37 MB
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781578632473
In this groundbreaking book, Knight shows how the Qabalah and its basic diagram, the Tree of Life, is a system of relationships among mystical symbols that can be used to gain access to the hidden reaches of the mind. He also demonstrates how the Qabalah is applicable to all mystical traditions and religious beliefs, including Christian mysticism, Greek, Egyptian and Celtic mythologies, and even Native American beliefs. It is indeed symbolic of our universal search for the Divine. Included here are two books in one. The first compares the Western Mystery Tradition with the Eastern system of yoga, analyzes the Tree of Life in full detail, and describes the practical application and theories of Qabalistic symbolism. The second gives the most comprehensive analysis ever published of the twenty-two 'Paths of Concealed Glory' that join the Spheres of the Tree of Life taking into account the Hebrew alphabet, astrological signs, and tarot trumps. A large section explores the history of tarot design and the varying systems of correspondence with the Tree of Life.
Author : Adrian Frutiger
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 11,31 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.
