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The Serpent in the Throat, and Other Pagan Tales
There has been an explosion in explicitly Pagan and Pagan-friendly literature. Science fiction and fantasy, and their attendant sub genres, children's books and teen books, mystery and historical fiction and romance (especially of the paranormal variety), are rich with Deities and mythologies and practitioners of the Old/New Ways. This anthology - the second following A Witch Among Wolves, and Other Pagan Tales - continues the tradition of Pagan authors writing Pagan tales for a Pagan audience. "Black Leopard" is a contemporary magical realism tale centering on Dionysus, while "Crossroads" finds a young girl voicing a heartfelt prayer to Hekate. "Hysthaany" follows a small community of Sekhmet devotees into outer space on a mission of mercy, while "Mr. West" finds Osiris paying a visit to a modern-day mortician. "Seeds" is set in a dystopian future of environmental degradation, while the title story, "The Serpent in the Throat," is an adventure-horror tale set in ancient Canaan.
A Corrupt Tree: An Encyclopaedia of Crimes committed by the Church of Rome against Humanity and the Human Spirit
‘A Corrupt Tree’ is a unique, extensively researched, four volume exposé of the dark side of the Church of Rome. It reveals that for nearly two thousand years the Church’s fundamental characteristic has been its self-serving abuse of religio-corporate power. A large proportion of this first volume provides a detailed catalogue of the multitude of unholy popes. Included, are those who were immature, capricious, corrupt, lascivious, fanatical, senile, truly mad, megalomanic, tyrannical, murderous, and wholesale killers. It confirms that for many, many centuries the popes were corrupt, cruel, inhumane, and despotic. In an age of savagery they were the leaders in barbarity; in the subsequ...
Religion for the 21st Century
This book provides a fresh perspective on world religions. I describe some of the more obvious religious traditions on the planet and note similarities and differences. I am writing brief descriptions as if I were a tour guide introducing a stranger to the history, real and imagined, of five of the more obvious religions. My wish is that even people who live in the cognitive box created by one group will take a vacation, fly outside of your container and enjoy an overview of humans – past, present, and future. If you can go beyond beliefs, faith, claims, arguments and the narcissism that afflicts all of us, then you ask: does membership in any religious group bring us closer to living in a...
From the Prow of Myth
In this poetry collection you will find a range of poems dedicated to to goddesses and gods, heroes and figures of myth (and history) from Brigid to Orpheus, from Antinous to Zeus, from Eros to the Morrigan. The poems break from the prow of myth, largely of Celtic and Greek heritages, but also from the flesh of the world. The geography is one of wonder: Ireland's strand, the waters of an Egyptian oasis, the cliffs of Hawaii, the mountains of California, Diana's woods, Sweeney's tree, the trackless sea, the gates of the underworld, the pool at the center of the world....What others are saying:"The visceral and visual poetry of Michael Routery challenges mind and imagination. From Mount Olympu...
Brigid's Light
Stories, spells, rituals, and recipes celebrating the worldwide influence of this beloved Celtic goddess, with contributions from Amy Blackthorn, Laura Tempest Zakroff, Courtney Weber, and many others This anthology celebrates Brigid, an ancient and mysterious Celtic spirit who ranks among today’s most popular modern goddesses. Venerated in many forms including as a saint and a goddess, Brigid has traveled the globe alongside the Celtic diaspora. Once a goddess with a narrow territory, she is now an internationally beloved presence. While acknowledging her origins, this book also explores Brigid from the perspective of those outside her original Celtic homeland. Editors Cairelle Crow and Laura Louella have gathered art, poetry, stories, spells, rituals, recipes, and traditions as an homage to the worldwide influence of Brigid’s magic and lore, especially among the descendants of immigrants to the Americas. In compiling these individual works, Cairelle and Laura have given voice to those traveling ancestors by showcasing a rich and beautiful heritage manifested through embodiments of devotion by their descendants, as well as others touched by Brigid.
The Best of Eternal Haunted Summer: A Thirteenth Anniversary Edition
Hekate and Diana. Odin and Apollo. Freyja and the Witch-Lord. Eternal Haunted Summer was born in the late summer of 2009. It was created as a place where Pagans and polytheists and witches (and non-Pagans with a love of the old myths) could feature their short stories and poems and essays with those of a like mind and similar beliefs and practices. EHS has grown steadily over the years, due entirely to the wonderful contributors whose works fill its digital pages. Without their creativity and talent, EHS would not exist; it would have disappeared long ago. This thirteenth anniversary edition is a celebration of their work. I love every piece that appears in Eternal Haunted Summer, and I just wish that I could have included them all here. These poems, essays, and short stories range from tragic to triumphant, from exciting to despairing, from comic to horrific, from grotesque to sensual, from erotic to subtle; here you will find odes to terrible Gods, exciting tales of adventure, melancholy meditations on creation, and wonderings at the nature of human and divine hearts. These are the best of Eternal Haunted Summer. I hope that you find them as inspiring as I do.
The Secret Lives Of Buildings
The plans are drawn up, a site is chosen, foundations are dug: a building comes into being with the expectation that it will stay put and stay for ever. But a building is a capricious thing: it is inhabited and changed, and its existence is a tale of constant and curious transformation. In this radical reimagining of architectural history, Edward Hollis tells the stories of thirteen buildings, beginning with the 'once upon a time' when they first appeared, through the years of appropriation, ruin and renovation, and ending with a temporary 'ever after'. In spell-binding prose, Hollis follows his buildings through time and space to reveal the hidden histories of the Parthenon and the Alhambra, Gloucester Cathedral and Haghia Sofia, Sans Souci and Notre Dame de Paris, Malatesta's Tempio and Loreto, and explores landmarks of our own time, from Hulme's legendary crescents to the Berlin Wall and the fibre-glass theme parks of Las Vegas.
Alexander adalah Zulqarnain
"Dan mereka bertanya kepadamu, mengenai Zulqarnain. Katakanlah, 'Aku akan bacakan kepada kamu sedikit tentang perihalnya.' Sesungguhnya Kami telah memberikan kepadanya kekuasaan di bumi, dan Kami beri kepadanya jalan bagi mencapai tiap-tiap sesuatu yang diperlukannya." (surah al-Kahfi: 83-84) Sejak sekian lama, nama agung Zulqarnain cuba dikaitkan dengan nama-nama raja agung dalam sejarah. Mustahil raja agung yang tercatat di dalam al-Quran 'hilang' dalam rekod sejarah. Bukan seorang dua raja agung yang dinobatkan, namun mengaitkan peribadi raja dengan iman yang disebutkan di dalam al-Quran masih 'misteri.' Mencari Zulqarnain ibarat bermain teka-teki. Setiap teka-teki mempunyai kata kunci. A...
Luqmanul Hakim adalah Socrates Berkulit Hitam
Buku ini adalah buku pertama di dunia yang berjaya membongkar misteri sosok Luqmanul Hakim dalam sejarah. Daripada kajian yang dijalankan oleh penulis, ternyata Luqmanul Hakim adalah ahli falsafah Athens, iaitu Socrates (469-366 SM). Tradisi hadith menyatakan Luqmanul Hakim merupakan lelaki berkulit hitam (keturunan negro) dan bekas hamba sahaya. Tetapi Socrates yang selama ini dikenal sebagai pencetus atau bapa falsafah barat, dipercaya berketurunan kulit putih Eropah. Jelas sekali perkara ini bertentangan dengan fizikal Luqmanul Hakim. Menerusi kaedah perbandingan Sinkronik-Diakronik, analisis kandungan, analisis bingkai, dan analisis komponen semantik, Muhammad Alexander @ Wisnu Sasongko menemukan adanya dua persamaan: Pertama - Bentuk fizikal Socrates sama 100% dengan Luqmanul Hakim, iaitu berkulit hitam. Kedua - Ajaran falsafah Socrates memiliki tematik sama 100% dengan nasihat Luqmanul Hakim dalam Al-Quran, menerusi surah Luqman.
La vida secreta de los edificios
«Hollis combina una actitud iconoclasta con un brillante estilo para crear una especie de contrahistoria de la arquitectura y narra la biografía posterior de esos "maravillosos y quiméricos monstruos" que son los edificios.»Washington Post«En el libro de Hollis hay pasión y compromiso; tras leerlo volvemos al mundo más observadores y rebosantes de preguntas.»The Times Literary Supplement Un edificio nace con la expectativa de permanecer para siempre, pero un edificio es un ser voluble: es habitado y modificado, y su existencia habla de una constante y curiosa transformación. Edward Hollis vuelve a imaginar la historia de la arquitectura de una forma radical y hace un seguimiento de trece edificios para revelarnos la historia oculta del Partenón y la Alhambra, de la catedral de Gloucester y Santa Sofía, de Sans Souci y Notre Dame de París, del Templo Malatestiano y Loreto. Pero también explora monumentos recientes, desde los legendarios Hulme Crescents de Manchester hasta el Muro de Berlín y los parques temáticos de fibra de vidrio de Las Vegas.
