Mythology

"A self-described DIY witch and professional tarot reader, literary and feminist icon Michelle Tea provides a fascinating magical history and spiritual traditions from around the world, giving us the tools, spells, and rituals to navigate our stressed-out, consumer-driven lives. Witty, down-to-earth, and wise, she bewitches us with tales of how she crafted her own magical practice and came into her own. She also shares enchanting stories from her earliest witchy days as a goth teen in Massachusetts as well as insights from her adult practice. Modern Magic gives us the tools to tap into a stronger, distinctive magic that lies within us, one that incorporates queer, feminist, anti-racist, intersectional values."--

“A fantastic riff on a simple Japanese folktale, clearly told and lovingly rendered with cinematic aplomb. Will delight brave young readers and fantasy-loving adult readers alike.” —Library Journal, starred review From Russ Manning Award finalist Ryan Lang comes an expansive retelling of the Japanese folktale about Issunboshi, the six-inch high samurai!In a feudal Japan where creatures of myth and folklore are real, a demon sets out to reforge an ancient weapon to take over the world. The only person who can stop him is an inches-tall would-be samurai, who also happens to be the final and most important piece of the weapon. Issunboshi: A Graphic Novel is a lush retelling of the classic Japanese folktale reminding us that one is not born a hero—you must discover the courage to become one.

This book presents a rethinking of Greek philosophy to offer the West a path to a more holistic and less conceptual understanding of the way things are.

In this dark and enchanting stand-alone fantasy from debut author Lynn Buchanan, discover a world centered around destructive, all-consuming monsters; the magical dolls designed to fight this force; and the artisans tasked with creating demon-slaying dolls. A touch cozy fantasy and a touch horror, The Dollmakers is perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli films, the works of TJ Klune and Travis Baldree, and readers of Juniper & Thorn and The Goblin Emperor.In the country called One, dollmakers are vital members of the community. An artisan's doll is the height of society's accomplishments, while a guard's doll is the only thing standing between the people of One and the Shod: vicious, cobbled monstrosities that will tear apart any structure--living or dead, inanimate or otherwise--to add to their horde.Apprentice Shean of Pearl is a brilliant dollmaker. With her clever dolls, she intends to outsmart and destroy the Shod, once and for all--a destiny she's worked her whole life toward accomplishing. But when the time comes for her dolls to be licensed, she's told her work is too beautiful and delicate to fight. A statement that wounds and infuriates her; the Shod killed everyone she loved. How could her fate be anything but fighting them?In an attempt to help her see a new path for herself, Shean's mentor sends her on a journey to the remote village called Web, urging her to glean some wisdom from Ikiisa, a reclusive and well-respected guard dollmaker. But Shean has another plan: if she can convince the village of Web of her talents, the Licensor Guild will have to reconsider and grant her a guard's license. And what better way to convince them than challenging Ikiisa and instating herself as the official dollmaker of Web? Once she's done that, proving her dolls' worth in the fight against the Shod will be simple.As simple, that is, as calling the Shod to Web...

Kume is a Mapuk child who loves to spend his days drawing dragons. His sister, Yssala, loves to sing, and dreams of communing with fairies. When peace throughout the valley no longer reigns, they must venture into the mountains to help a sorceress thwart forthcoming catastrophes. Dragons, fairies, wizards, Amazonian warriors, and other inhabitants of the Andekhan Mountains, partake in this most daring and grueling quest. The ancestral wisdom of these people comes back to life and enlightens them to unearth the hidden power of art. "I've been working on this book for two years solid. It targets youngsters and is about art, ecology, fairies, and dragons in an adventurous manner. It also has to do with the magic of the ancient cultures throughout the American continent." (Ciruelo)

Nestled along the banks of the serene Sarayu River in India, Ayodhya is not just a town; it's a living legend. This book takes you on a remarkable journey to the heart of Ayodhya, to the hallowed ground of Shri Ram Janambhumi - the revered birthplace of Lord Rama. In its pages, you'll discover the mythical and historical tapestry that weaves together the epic of Lord Rama, the sacred site, and the emotions of countless devotees. Explore Ayodhya's rich heritage, the Ayodhya dispute, the majestic Ram Mandir, and the enduring message of unity and faith that transcends time and borders. "Shri Ram Janambhumi - Ayodhya" is an invitation to experience the profound spiritual and cultural essence of this timeless place, where devotion meets history, and legends come to life.

Weihnachtsmärchen für große und kleine Leser. Zum Vorlesen und Träumen. Wie feiern Spinnenkinder Weihnachten und wie gelangen die Geschenke zum Christkind? Die Autorin bringt Weihnachten auf eine berührende Weise in eine hektische Zeit. Für ein paar Minuten Innehalten um Luft zu holen, sich zu fragen, ist eine kleine Geschichte oder ein Weihnachtsbrief auch ein Geschenk?Wer möchte nicht gerne wissen, was hinter dem kleinen Gespenst wirklich steckt? Oder warum das Kalenderblatt so ungeduldig ist? Neue Märchen zum Lesen oder Vorlesen. Für Menschen die sich auf magische Augenblicke einen kurzen Moment einlassen möchten.Verlassen wir die asphaltierte Straße der Realität und gehen in das Land wo Gedichte an Bäumen wachsen und kleine Punkte und Kommas uns wie Weihnachtsterne umschwirren. Wo goldene Schienen tief in einen verschneiten Wald führen. Das ist das Land der Fantasie. Wir sind angekommen... jetzt wird es weihnachtlich.

Being a Boy is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897.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.

The Youngest Miss Lorton - and other stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888.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.

Tears For The Little Ones - A collection of poems and passages inspired by the loss of children is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878.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.

In The Young World is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896.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.

A Flock of Girls - and their friends is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887.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.

Under de långa och kalla vinternätterna i Sverige, liksom i hela Norden, hade människor förr i tiden få sätt att roa sig på förutom att fördriva tiden genom övernaturliga berättelser. Det var naturligt att dessa folksagor utspelade sig i den omgivande naturen, skogar, sjöar, floder, bondbyar, och gårdar. I de svenska folksagor förekommer kungar, prinsessor, trollkarlar, dvärgar, jättar och övernaturliga krafter som stod i strid med naturen.Denna bok innehåller ett urval av svenska folkbaserade berättelser som vi noggrant har valt ut från det stora antalet berättelser som författarna Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius och George Stephens samlat från olika delar av Sverige. Vid början av varje berättelse finns en hänvisning till det landskap som berättelsen härstammar ifrån.Boken Svenska folk-sagor och äventyr har varit en viktig referens inom sin genre sedan den först publicerades på svenska, och vi hoppas att denna bok också kommer vara till nytta för den arabiska läsare som är intresserad av att utforska den svenska kulturarvet och folkberättelserna, särskilt med tanke på att det är sällsynt att hitta svenska folkbaserade berättelser på arabiska bibliotek.

¡Descubra la historia de Samhain y cómo se celebra!¿Es usted pagano y desea ampliar su práctica al Samhain?¿Sabía que este sabbat puede ayudarle a alcanzar su máximo potencial?¿Está interesado en aprender más sobre esta antigua fiesta pagana?Para los paganos, Samhain es el momento del año en el que todo es posible. Tanto si es un practicante experimentado como si está empezando su viaje en el paganismo, conectar con una de las fiestas más ilustres potenciará su práctica.Con este libro, usted podrá:Conocer mejor la historia de Samhain y su relación con Halloween.Descubrir cómo Samhain está vinculado con el mundo espiritual.Adquirir habilidades prácticas para hacer sus propias artesanías y decoraciones de Samhain.Aprender a montar un altar para honrar esta fiesta pagana.Saber qué hierbas y plantas utilizar para su altar.Descubrir formas de preparar comidas para celebrar esta fiesta.Encontrar maneras de animar a su familia y sus amigos a participar en las celebraciones de Samhain.Aprender y realizar rituales de Samhain, hechizos, baños y mucho más.Encontrar varias oraciones y bendiciones para utilizar en su altar o cuando necesite en su cotidianidad.Independientemente del tipo de prácticas paganas que siga, este completo libro le ayudará a celebrar el Samhain de la manera que le parezca más adecuada.

The life of a Succubus isn't easy for Xartarishaqu - especially since she's different than all the other Succubi on Wicked Way. When the opportunity to move from Wicked Way to Bakery Street falls from the sky, Xartarishaqu leaps at the chance, but an attempted murder gets her new friend arrested for a crime she didn't commit. The authorities think the case is solved. To save Saffron, Xartarishaqu tries her hand at following the clues, with the help of an amnesiac pixie, and not so much help from a mysterious Claviger. This is the nice/sweet version of the story. There are fade to black scenes, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after.

Stories are all around us.They're in the TV and movies we so adore, in the video games we play, and of course in the books we read. They're in newspapers and magazines, too; in the conversations we share with old friends, and with new ones. They're on our mobile phones, in aeroplanes, in submarines, and even in our dreams. Our obsession with, and craving for, stories rests squarely with the way we are so absorbed by them, just as it does with the way we don't need to continually consider how and why they work.Most of the time, when reading or listening to stories, we forget that these tales have been shaped through the passage of time. Like pebbles in a river smoothed by rushing waters, they were honed through centuries of telling and retelling.The stories contained in this anthology are a fragment of a tradition that has shaped humanity, just as it has been shaped by humanity.At The Scheherazade Foundation we regard stories and storytelling as an achievement of our species equal in significance to the development of language, art, and architecture.We invite you to dip into the tales in this small treasury - gleaned as they are from various corners of the world- to reflect about them, and to consider the wisdom they hold.

Aoife Ni Coillte is the eldest daughter of an Irish Indentured family, living in a poor village near the estate of Tanglewood Manor. In love with George Oliver Williams, the eldest son of the wealthy Williams family to whom the manor belongs, Aoife is rejected as an unsuitable match in favour of the heiress, Dido Dubois. Pride and bigotry drive her to unkindness towards Dido's younger sister, Bellouise, until one fateful evening, when she is jointly punished by the African ancestral spirit, Belloko, and Pouq, the Irish phantom faerie. Transformed into the monstrous Steel Donkey, Aoife is condemned to haunt and terrorise the area, until she can learn to love that which she hates.Ten years later, the Williams family hires John Jack, a discerning and kind freed slave to help maintain the family property. An unlikely bond takes root between Aoife and John, followed by rumours of Steel Donkey sightings spreading like bushfire across the hills.Tanglewood is a postcolonial gothic romance, set in a fictional 1840s Barbados, that explores the isolation of the Irish Indentured, and a unique origin story for the local folkloric legend of the Steel Donkey.

Гайдамаки - це один з менш відомих, але не менш цінних творів Марко Вовчок. Він розповідає про події Гайдамацького повстання 1768 року

Aether - The Fleur de Vie>Full of expectation he leaves his home city Melsey, but quickly finds storm clouds gathering. He is to play a leading role in defeating the dark destructive forces of the Nether and its marauding minions called Nethmites, which consume all that stands in their way. With newly found friends: Frank the sky-pirate, complete with wooden pegleg; Malory the tree-dweller; and the impulsive ranger, Addie, Sam is drawn ever deeper into a dark and unforgiving battle, directed by two mythological dragon-like creatures to locate the magical Fleur de Vie. Sam and his friends are in a race against time to search the length and breadth of the Southern Island to locate the flower before the Nether destroys all that is beautiful. Will Sam discover in time that it takes more than magic to overcome the dark forces threatening them - that to succeed he must find that special part buried deep inside him, the spark that makes him the person he is? There are also talking animals, a mysterious Shaman named Sable, and the fifth element - more powerful than the earth, the air, fire and water - called the Aether. The Fleur de Vie provides the confluent to channel the Aether, the power of light; that can overcome the Nether and its Nethmites hirdes and restore the life they have destroyed. The question Sam must discover the answer to is: how much can fate orchestrate the autonomous actions of one person; by the discovery of an inner strength that will allow him stand against the Nether and defeat it, once and for all?

Ancient British myths reimaginedAccording to stories, we share our world with a menagerie of mysterious creatures. What happens when those creatures appear in the modern world? Do fairies still like traditional offerings of herbs and spices? Do unicorns still live in forests? Do sea serpents still yearn to eat innocent maidens?This collection of stories brings myths from across the UK to a modern world with offices, cities and fast food restaurants. The consequences are often comedic, sometimes horrific and always surprising.

The covenant with the dragons is broken. No longer can like-minded magicians gather dragon magic and work communally to impose honor and ethics upon any single mage. Nimbulan, Senior Magician, and councilor to the king has had to exile his beloved wife, Myrilandel, because she is a witchwoman and no female can gather dragon magic. Now she is missing from her protected clearing along with their two adopted children.To bring his wife home again, with only his loyal journeyman Rollett at his side, Nimbulan must brave the hostile city of Hanassa. The secret city is wrapped within a volcanic caldera and sealed off from the outside world. No dragon will venture there. It has become a haven for outlaws, smugglers, and rogue magicians.Will Nimbulan's love give him enough courage and strength to endure the trials that await him? Will Myrilandel have enough cleverness to survive the cruelty of a renegade dragon who rules Hanassa with a bloody fist?

This is taken from Ramayana is an all-popular epic in South and Southeast Asia. It is the one of the two "Itihasa" most widely read &widely revered by hindus. "Itihasa" means happened and true story.It is the story of King Rama who must save his kidnapped wife, Sita.