Mythology

" My honourable Patron and my good Friend, my humble service in the first place presented to you: At you earnest request I cannot but accomplish your desires, seeing you have a great love and affection, by experience to find out the Secrets of Nature, which at this time are known to few, and even wholly hid in darkness. Although many of the Ancients have written thereof, and their books dispersed, yet are they wri¿en in a Magick stile, and profitable to none but those who from their youth have been trained up in this Magick, or instructed by God in such Secrets. Therefore, these Secrets for which you humble yourself are in a deep pit, strongly locked up, so that no man can open unless he have received the Key from the Spirit of Truth. Of the Magical Antimony or of that Antimony of the Ancients will I speak no thing in this treatise, seeing that men will know nothing of it; but what they read of it they apply only to common Antimony; of the which you only desire a treatise which I will freely communicate to you and will write, What it is, Of what parts it is composed, Into what it may be resolved again. And you shall in this treatise understand me no otherwise then according to the Letter; for I will use here no Metaphors, Allegories, or Similitudes; only I will describe Antimony with a plain stile, that you may not be deceived, though you prepare it according to the Letter, and ye shall obtain that of which I write; by these, you may also judge whether in common Antimony that secret, or Chymical and Physical Mystery be or not, of the which Paracelsus and the Magicians have written..."

A collection of 11 short spiritual or occult tales including: A Weird Tale; A Curious Tale; The Serpent's Blood; The Magic Screen Of Time; The Wandering Eye; The Tell-Tale Picture Gallery; The Skin Of The Earth; True Progress; Where The Rishis Were; The Coming Of The Serpent; and, An Allegory.This partial story is written in accordance with a direction received from a source which I cannot disobey and in that alone must possess interest, because we are led to speculate why it is needed now...."It was an old and magic island. Many centuries before, the great good Adepts had landed on its shores from the West and established for a while the Truth. But even they could not stay the relentless tread of fate, and knew that this was only a halting place, a spot where should be concentrated spiritual power sufficiently strong to remain as a leaven for several cycles, and that should be a base upon which in long ages after ages might be erected again the spiritual temple of truth. These blessed beings remained there for centuries uncounted, and saw arise out of the adjoining seas other lands, first of soft mud that afterwards hardened into rocks and earth. They taught the people and found them apt students, and from their number drew many disciples who were full of zeal as well as patience and faith. Among the least of those I was, and toiled long and earnestly through successive lives upon the Island. And the Island came to be known as the Isle of Destiny, from mysterious future events foretold for it by the greatest of the Adepts and their seers.

" A Prejudate eye much lessens the noblenesse of the Subject. Bacons name may bring at the first an inconvenience to the Book, but Bacons ingenuity will recompence it ere he be solidly read. ¿is as an Apology is the usher to his other Workes, which may happily breath a more free Air hereäer, when once the World sees how clear he was, from loving Negromacy. 'Twas the Popes smoak which made the eyes of that Age so sore, as they could not discern any open hearted and clear headed soul from an heretical Phantasme. ¿e silly Fryers envying his too prying head, by their crä had almost got it off his shoulders. It's dangerous to be wiser than the multitude, for that unruly Beast will have every over- topping head to be lopped shorter, lest it plot, ruine, or stop the light, or shadow its extravagancies. How famous this Frier is in the judgment of both godly and wise men, I referre you to the Probatums of such men, whose single Authorities were of sufficiency to equallize a Jury of others; and as for the Book, I refer it to thy reading. As for myself, I refer me to him, whom I serve, and hope thou wilt adore...."

" ¿e work which we offer to the public must not be confused with a collection of reveries and errors to which their authors have tried to give credence by announcing supernatural feats; which the credulous and the ignorant siezed with avidity. We only quote the most respectable authorities and most dignified in faith. The principles which we present are based on the doctrines of the ancients and modern, who full of respect for the Divinity, were always the friends of mankind, endeavoured to recall them to virtue, by showing them vice in all its deformity. We have drawn from the most pure sources, having only in view the love of truth and the desire to enlighten those who desire to discover the secrets of Nature and the marvels which they unfold to those who never separate the darkness which surrounds them. It is only given to those who are favoured by the Great Being, to raise themselves above the terrestial sphere, and to plan a bold flight in the etheric regions; it is for these priviledged men that we write..."

Erleben Sie neue Abenteuer des legendären Schelmisten Till Eulenspiegel! In diesem Buch, herausgegeben von Herold zu Moschdehner, werden Sie in die Welt des unerschrockenen Spaßvogels entführt, dessen Streiche und Täuschungen die Menschen seit Jahrhunderten begeistern. Verfolgen Sie, wie Till gegen die Anforderungen des täglichen Lebens ankämpft, und lernen Sie, wie er sich mit seinem scharfen Verstand und seinem Sinn für Humor immer wieder aus schwierigen Situationen befreit. Erleben Sie, wie er neue Herausforderungen meistert und dabei nie seinen Sinn für Abenteuer und Spaß verliert. Ein Muss für alle Fans von Till Eulenspiegel und ein großartiger Einstieg für Leser, die das erste Mal mit seinen Abenteuern in Berührung kommen

Die in den Jahren 2020 bis 2022 entstandenen Texte, Anekdoten und Erzählungen handeln nicht von der Pandemie, haben diese aber als Hintergrund. Viele davon wurden zu ihrer Entstehungszeit auf Facebook veröffentlicht. Die Reaktionen und Kommentare sind zum Teil integriert in die Reflexionen der Autorin über das Schreiben und die Literatur, in die satirischen Texte über den Pandemie-Alltag in Madrid oder das Dorfleben in Andalusien.

He Fell in Love with His Wife is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Willkommen in der Welt der Schweriner Märchen! In diesem Buch erwartet Sie eine Sammlung von Geschichten, die aus den Wäldern und Straßen, dem Schweriner Schloss und dem See um die Stadt herum inspiriert wurden. Hier werden Sie von Prinzen und Nixen, Hexen und Spielmännern, Bauern und Königen begleitet, die ihre Abenteuer in einer Welt erleben, in der alles möglich ist.Jede Geschichte in diesem Buch wurde sorgfältig ausgewählt, um Sie auf eine Reise durch die fantastische Welt von Schwerin zu begleiten. Lassen Sie sich von den unwahrscheinlichen Helden, den herzergreifenden Tragödien und den erstaunlichen Abenteuern verzaubern, die Sie auf jeder Seite erwarten.Egal, ob Sie ein Einheimischer sind, der die Geschichte seiner Stadt kennenlernen möchte, oder ein Besucher, der sich von ihrem Charme verzaubern lassen möchte, dieses Buch ist ein Muss für alle, die Märchen lieben. Also machen Sie es sich bequem und tauchen Sie ein in die Welt der Schweriner Märchen.Ihr Herold zu Moschdehner

"Maurice Maeterlinck - Das große Geheimnis" ist ein faszinierendes und tiefgründiges Buch, das sich mit den philosophischen und okkulten Traditionen verschiedener Kulturen auseinandersetzt. Der Autor untersucht die Weisheiten Indiens, Ägyptens, Persiens, des vorsokratischen Griechenlands und der Kabbala und analysiert sie auf beeindruckende Weise. Durch seine ausführliche Recherche enthüllt er uns einige der tiefsten Wahrheiten, die die Hermetiker und später die modernen Okkultisten entdeckt haben.In diesem Buch erfahren Sie, wie die alten Philosophen und Schamanen die Welt sahen und welche Einsichten sie in die Natur des menschlichen Schicksals gewonnen haben und Sie erfahren, wie diese Weisheiten bis in die Gegenwart weitergetragen wurden und welche Rolle die Metapsychisten dabei spielten.Maeterlinck gibt uns einen einzigartigen Einblick in die okkulten Traditionen und deren Bedeutung für unser Verständnis des menschlichen Schicksals. Er zeigt uns, dass die Weisheit der Vergangenheit immer noch von großer Bedeutung für uns ist und dass wir viel von ihr lernen können. "Das große Geheimnis" ist ein inspirierendes und lehrreiches Buch, das jeden ansprechen wird, der sich für Philosophie, Okkultismus und das menschliche Schicksal interessiert. Es ist eine unverzichtbare Lektüre für jeden, der auf der Suche nach tieferem Verständnis und spiritueller Erfüllung ist.

"Le Cyclope" d'Euripide, illustré par Onésimo ColavidasLe Cyclope est le seul drame satirique qui subsiste de Euripide, poète grec du Ve siècle av. JC. Euripide interprète un passage de l'Odyssée d'Homère durant lequel Ulysse se bat contre le géant Polyphème. Le navire d'Ulysse s'échoue sur l'île de l'Etna, qui est habitée par le Cyclope, une créature borgne. Ulysse et ses hommes y rencontrent Silène et ses fils, emprisonnés pour servir le Cyclope dénommé Polyphème. Celui-ci se nourrit de viande, de lait de chèvre et de fromage mais il est aussi anthropophage. Il peut donc à tout instant manger Ulysse et ses hommes lors d'un festin.

The first detailed publication of three of the earliest Christian churches known in Egypt.

A Goody Bad Witch with a high debt to pay. Thirteen years ago, I was a teenager. Not a simple teen, but a witch. I was young and stupid. I made a deal with the devil, thinking I'd outsmart him. Turns out, he fooled me, and now I have until New Year's to find my True Love or I'll be toast. Literally. I'll roast in hell.I have no choice but to trust a demonic quartz stone to guide me into the arms of love. But when it leads me to the DeLux Café, a speed dating joint for the supernatural, I start questioning my belief in magic. A Righteous Archangel who's lost faith in humanity. I am Michael, archangel warrior. I took a break from heaven and work in my hospital in LA, saving the souls who fit the bill, and sending to hell the ones who don't. Simple, right?Wrong.Everything goes to hell the minute I lay eyes on her. The most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Effortlessly, she makes my mortal heart beat again.The only problem is, she's an evil witch, and she's bound to a demon. Michael is book twenty-four in the Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld shared world, featuring a brooding angel on hiatus, an irresistible cursed witch, and more.

The tides are changing and a storm is brewing...Triton is content to live a quiet life with his faithful dog overlooking the ocean, but he can't deny something is missing... or someone.After being nagged by both the living and the dead, Triton finds himself in the middle of a terrifying storm... speed dating. But is Triton ready to fall under love's siren spell once again?Kassia longs for freedom, a world beyond the chains of lust her captor keeps her tethered to. When she attends a speed dating event at the DeLux Cafe, Kassia gets more than she bargained for. But can she trust the guarded god who makes her heart sing?Will Triton and Kassia be able to fight the waves that threaten to pull them under?Triton is book twenty-three in the Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld shared world, showcasing a delicious demon, a sweet sea god, and a seagull-hating dog named beluga.

"The twenty-four tales included in Oceans of Cruelty constitute one of the oldest collections of stories in the world, a book that offers both a set of uncanny, unsettling, and unforgettable narratives and a profound meditation on what weird thing it is that drives us to tell and to listen to stories. "Tales of the Vetala" is one of the names under which these stories have made their way from ancient India to the world at large, a Vetala being a corpse-spirit, and the frame story to the collection as a whole tells of a young king who bears the burden of a double spell. He has fallen under the power of a sorcerer, whose demand is that he fetch to him a Vetala to be his servant, and he has fallen under the power of the Vetala itself. Like a bat, the Vetala roosts upside down in the branches of a tree, and night after night the king is driven to take it down and bear it on his back to the burial ground where, once laid to rest, it will fall into the sorcerer's hands. Night after night, king and spirit make their way from tree to burial ground, and as they do the spirit whispers a riddling story in the king's ear. If the king knows the answer to the riddle, he must tell it; as soon as he tells it, the spirit flies back to the tree. Thus story follows story, the king's labors continue, and neither he nor the spirit finds rest. Only when the king has no idea what the answer to the riddle may be, when he is unable at last to respond to the story at all, will his obligation to the sorcerer be fulfilled and will he be set free, though when that comes to pass-well, that's when the whole story takes a new turn. Within this framework, Oceans of Cruelty unfolds a suite of tales of suicidal passion, clever deceit, patriarchal oppression, obligatory self-sacrifice, changing bodies, and narrow escapes from death. Here are all the passions, and here is the play of appearance and desire from which stories are drawn and that make us come back hungry for story, wondering how will the story end and when at last will we be done with all those stories? Douglas Penick's recreation of this ancient work brings out all its humor and horror and vitality, as well its unmistakeable relevance in a world of stories gone viral"--

The Neptunian Hybrid Prince of Prophecy is a love story between a topside fisherman and Neptune's granddaughter Saviorfaire. This novel works toward the fulfillment of a 5000-year-old prophecy. An illegal union must take place to birth a hybrid top-side, water-side prince. Neptunian law that forbids topside interaction from taking place causes constant conflict continuously throughout the novel until the prophetic fulfillment. The Biblical prophecy that foretells of a coming Savior that seeks to unite all peoples through His teachings, His life, and His Word, gave me the idea for this novel. Past member of the international society of Marine Painters, Inc., whose headquarters are located in Florida.

"Kairegai" is not just fiction, it is biological, realistic biology. The story revolves around a struggle for the rights of a disenfranchised tribal community. The collection of these pages is a conversion of a woman who is on the side of the Ruler to the side of the people. Just because this journey is over, does not mean that this story is over. Sometimes endless stories can sow the seeds of quest within us. We can decide for ourselves whether the seeds will bear fruit or not.

WINNER OF THE FLORIDA BOOK AWARD¿In this wildly imaginative debut collection, whimsical fairy tales of princesses and farm girls turn dark, and dark tales of mistreated sideshow freaks turn whimsical. An itinerant marionette falls prey to a lusty mesmerist. An alcoholic camp counselor is haunted by her dead best friend. A juvenile delinquent languishes in a boot camp run by authoritarian grandmas. Be they human monsters or reluctant moth-girls, the outcasts that populate these eleven compelling stories all long for escape, community, acceptance, and self-discovery.

Iphigenia seems to have it all.As the eldest daughter of the House of Atreus and princess of Mycenae, Iphigenia has had an idyllic childhood despite her family's bloodstained history. She is the darling of the people of her city, and at her side are her endearingly annoying sister Electra and adorable baby brother Orestes. As she comes of age, however, that fragile peace is threatened by strange, burgeoning feelings for her handmaiden. Amidst this crisis of identity, another looms as an ancient goddess only Iphigenia can see simmers beneath the surface of reality. All of this falls to the back burner when war with the Trojans looms high on the horizon, and Iphigenia's father summons her with a proposal of marriage she would go to the ends of the earth to avoid.In a desperate attempt to circumnavigate her fate, Iphigenia discovers a dark truth: the altar her father intends for her is sacrificial rather than matrimonial. It is only by an act of divine intervention that she survives, and it is by divine retribution that she will have her revenge.It is from the desecrated shores of Aulis that Iphigenia will embark on a journey that will take her from the furthest reaches of the ancient Mediterranean to the underworld itself. Amidst romances with goddesses and her own terrifying deification, Iphigenia plots. Despite the pleas of everyone around her, she vows that blood will soon stain the marble halls of the House of Atreus once again.Vengeance is sweet, but as Iphigenia soon discovers, it comes at a price that could cost her everything.

Midgard is the fifth of nine books of the Yggdrasil Training Program (YTP). It was compiled by the members of the Erulian Council of the Folk Faith of Balder Rising (FFOBR) and is a massive, comprehensive exploration into the secrets of Germanic Rune Magic (GRM), mythology and lore. Within its volumes you will explore every aspect of traditional Germanic Rune Magic including galdr, seidr and discover new secrets and understanding of GRM and how it is related to quantum physics. This synthesis of the old and new ways to practice GRM is referred to as Vrilology by the FFOBR. This amalgamation of traditional and modern introduces you to new discoveries by the Erulian Council. The YTP was first compiled by Robert Blumetti who has been practicing Germanic Rune Magic since 1984. Blumetti founded the FFOBR in 2004 and its members have spent the last 18 years discovering the mysteries behind traditional Germanic Rune Magic and discovering new ways to apply its secrets for the modern Germanic heathen community

You have come to the right place if you answered yes to either question.Paganism focuses on nature, and it is a term that describes numerous religions. These religions are based on traditional cultures, but they also incorporate some modern beliefs.This book primarily focuses on the history and legacy of the Pagan belief system. It discusses how this system was practiced in Ireland and Wales and outlines the Druids' role in the faith. It also informs the reader about the key deities, tales, and myths in understanding the role of Paganism in Celtic and Welsh history. In this book, you will:Learn about the evolution of Paganism through the agesDiscover the core beliefs of Paganism and the relevance they have in the modern worldTake a deep dive into Norse mythology and the religion of the VikingsFind out about the nature-worshipping Cult of the DruidsLearn about the intriguing polytheistic gods and goddesses of the Far EastUncover the legends of EgyptIdentify the pre-Christian heroes of Slavic tribes Since Paganism revolves around nature, Pagans focus on the universe and the energy it emits. Any ritual performed will use the energy from the universe to ensure the intent manifests within the worshipper's reality. It is important to remember that any ritual or spell cast is successful only when the intent is truly present. Therefore, should you find yourself interested in practicing, you should learn to focus on your intent. Bear in mind that a Pagan is not a sexual deviant. They also do not harm another individual. This book has everything you need to know about Paganism.

Jack and the Bear Scarin' Socks and Other TalesDoes not disappoint. This collection of tales highlights the life, adventures, and lessons learned by Jack, a resident of Brooks Cover, somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southern Appalachia. Follow Jack on a dozen escapades as he learns lessons of resourcefulness, resilience, faith, family, and virtue. And be on the lookout for some colorful language and the wisdom of the Cove.If your literary diet has been mostly squirrel chatter lately and you're hoping for something that's better'n pie on Tuesday, take this book home and dive right in. Between these covers there's always "More t' the story!"

Centuries after the destruction of Pacha Rurac, a flourishing town in the Peruvian highlands, Helébora is born. As a direct descendant of the Curaka of Pacha Rurac, the girl¿s destiny is determined: "Liberate the Andes from the forces of evil," which she will do under the ancestral protection of the "Chancay dolls."A series of events announces the beginning of a new era, starting with the rise from the eternal slumber of twenty-five thousand souls who perished in the Pacha Rurac tragedy. Once in the world, they will use Helebora, and she will learn the most guarded secret of the Andes. To achieve their ends, Helébora will see her quiet and monotonous life turned upside down.The Apparition will submerge readers in a world of lost civilizations, myths, legends, intertwined histories, and charming characters who will converge to delight the reader with the spirit of the Andes. The driving force underneath it all is love.