This really is a pantheon for the present day: up-to-date technowizardartwork, a commentary which soars over millennia of tradition, picking outwhat is useful and relevant at the present, and icons which sum up whatdeities from the whole span of Western and not-so-Western culture havecumulatively come to mean. This is a book to which goddesses and gods, historically so sensitive about their images, should be happy to belong."Professor Ronald H...
Describes the condition and performance of California's K-12 public schools in terms of student population, resources, and outcomes, analyzing trends and comparing California to other states and the nation as a whole.
A sorceror-scientist's grimoire (Roundworld edition) Every universe potentially has its own Supreme Grimoire containing the spells which define its reality and the magic which you can perform within that reality. In this Octavo we have assembled scattered secrets for a Supreme Grimoire forRoundworld, the universe in which you're standing. To this end we have taken some inspiration from Pratchett's Discworld, and a lot from Theoretical Physics ...
A witty and iconoclastic commentary on magick and modern occult subculture by one of the founders of Chaos Magick. This book contains astonishing, controversial and revolutionary ideas on the theory and practice of magick, the structure of the universe and the nature of the mind. It holds many surprises as it challenges many of the conventional assumptions and paradigms of magick. Filled with practical techniques, the book will give you the me...
Apophenion attacks most of the great questions of being, free will, consciousness, meaning, the nature of mind, and humanity's place in the cosmos, from a magical perspective. Some of the conclusions seem to challenge many of the deeply held assumptions that our culture has taught us, so brace yourself for the paradigm crash and look for the jewels revealed in the wreckage. This book contains something to offend everyone, enough science to ups...
Das Apophenion geht aus dem magischen Blickwinkel die ganz großen Fragen an: nach dem Dasein, dem freien Willen, dem Bewusstsein, dem Sinn, der Natur des Geistes und dem Platz der Menschheit im Kosmos. Seine Ergebnisse stellen viele in unserer Kultur gängige Glaubenssätze in Frage. Schnall dich an, die Paradigmen sind auf Kollisionskurs und in ihren Trümmern sind Schätze zu finden! Dieses Buch enthält Provokationen für alle: genug Wissenschaft...
Die schönsten Kinderbücher erzählen fesselnde Geschichten und sind zugleich große Literatur. Dabei haben sie keinerlei Altersbeschränkung und faszinieren junge Leser ebenso wie junggebliebene. Diese Basisbibliothek in fünf Bänden kann höchsten Lesespaß praktisch garantieren. Die Namen der Autoren klingen mehr oder weniger vertraut (James Matthew Barrie, Gerdt von Bassewitz, Lewis Carroll, Carlo Collodi, Baum, Lyman Frank), doch ihre Werke kenn...
A complete, advanced magical training course for the individual or for groups, with details of the author's magical order, an outline for setting up a temple, and instructions for carrying out the essential rituals of Chaos Magic. Includes a fresh look at aeonics, cosmogenesis, auric magic, and shadow time, as well as discloses the technical aspects of spells and equations. Illustrated. Appendices. References.
This book examines the contest between local people, state officials, and foreigners to lay claim to urban streets, state institutions, historic monuments, and temples in Suzhou, one of China's most ancient and culturally rich metropolises, as it was transformed into a modern city.
