Alchemy Jones And The Source Of Magic

Author : G. A. Boyd
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462022328

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Alchemy Jones and the Source of Magic by G. A. Boyd Pdf

Twelve-year-old science genius Zachary Jones resembles an overgrown leprechaun and thinks the worst of his troubles are enduring the teasing from his fellow classmates at Da Vinci's Middle School for Achievers in Salem, Massachusetts. But Zack has no idea he is about to become an unwilling pawn in a dangerous and epic game of magic, deceit, and world domination. After Zack's parents mysteriously disappear, an oddball pair of Irish grandparents who Zack believed to be dead show up with pets in tow even stranger than themselves. Suddenly Zack is propelled into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with ancient and dark forces with one thing in mind to recover a valuable Celtic amulet entrusted to Zack. As the stakes grow more desperate, Zack is introduced to his rich and wondrous magical heritage at Dragonbane. As he embarks on an adventure to save the world, he soon discovers himself in ways he could never have imagined. Alchemy Jones and the Source of Magic is an action-packed fantasy tale that paints a rich and mesmerizing backdrop of a world on the flipside of reality a place populated with wizards, creepy creatures, and luscious landscapes.

Author : Robert Michael Place
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 9780791093900

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Magic and Alchemy by Robert Michael Place Pdf

The word 'magic' evokes many ideas, from a stage magician performing illusions to the pyrotechnics of witches and wizards depicted in movies and on television. This book covers the history, practices, and philosophies of magic and alchemy in Western history. It also looks at the tools used by magicians and alchemists.

Author : Rosemary Guiley
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 9781438130002

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The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy by Rosemary Guiley Pdf

A comprehensive illustrated reference guide with more than 400 entries on the subjects of magic and alchemy.

Author : Chris Gosden
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780241979655

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The History of Magic by Chris Gosden Pdf

A Telegraph Book of the Year A remarkable, unprecedented account of the role of magic in cultures both ancient and modern -- from the first known horoscope to the power of tattoos. 'Fascinating, original, excellent' Simon Sebag Montefiore ______________________ Three great strands of practice and belief run through human history: science, religion and magic. But magic - the idea that we have a connection with the universe - has developed a bad reputation. It has been with us for millennia - from the curses and charms of ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish magic, to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, indigenous America and Africa, and even today in the West when snapping wishbones or buying lottery tickets. Drawing on his decades of research, Professor Chris Gosden provides a history of human thought and how magic may help us rethink our understanding of the world. ______________________ 'This is an extraordinary work of learning, written with an exhilarating lightness of touch . . . It is essential reading.' Francis Pryor, author of Britain BC, Britain AD and The Fens 'Without an unfascinating page' Scotsman 'Chris Gosden shows how magic explores the connections between human beings and the universe in ways different from religion or science, yet deserving of respect' Professor John Barton, author of A History of The Bible

Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3312 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136191718

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Routledge Library Editions: Alchemy by Various Authors Pdf

Reissuing seminal works originally published between 1916 and 1995, Routledge Library Editions: Alchemy (7 volume set) offers a selection of scholarship covering various facets of alchemical traditions. Some texts examine alchemy itself while some offer insight into the motives for alchemical research and others outlay portraits of people such as Giordano Bruno and John Dee.

Author : Vaughan Hart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002-03-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134876792

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Art and Magic in the Court of the Stuarts by Vaughan Hart Pdf

Spanning from the inauguration of James I in 1603 to the execution of Charles I in 1649, the Stuart court saw the emergence of a full expression of Renaissance culture in Britain. Hart examines the influence of magic on Renaissance art and how in its role as an element of royal propaganda, art was used to represent the power of the monarch and reflect his apparent command over the hidden forces of nature. Court artists sought to represent magic as an expression of the Stuart Kings' divine right, and later of their policy of Absolutism, through masques, sermons, heraldry, gardens, architecture and processions. As such, magic of the kind enshrined in Neoplatonic philosophy and the court art which expressed its cosmology, played their part in the complex causes of the Civil War and the destruction of the Stuart image which followed in its wake.

Author : Birgit Dyone Edwall
Publisher : Author House
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11-17
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781418423933

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The Great Mother, Alchemy and David Jones by Birgit Dyone Edwall Pdf

This is a book about sacred symbols from all over the world. All told by beings protected by the Great Mother, she who once was the very Heart and Soul of every godchild. And still is! Tumbling through the tale, the Little people, will share their gifts with the readers. Here you will find the mystical quintessence, the treasures, the alchemical gems, long sought in many legends, lores and mysteries created on Earth. The great plunge into the wet is a great lesson for Heart to redefine her positions, while she highlights the pollution of Mother Earth. The Great Mother is Mother Nature, the archetypal woman in God and the long lost Goddess. Her story, with the wee folks illustrious wits and zealous labours, is personally and magnificently told Time Lords, shape shifters and animals will speak; a Sun master will rise above the horizon. A Star temple will emerge from the very land of the Grail, the land of Merlin, and also, of a mystical David Jones! Readers will be given insight into the craft of rolling the rocks, or true Masonry, as it has never been done before. The question may arise, did one half of soul miss out on something vitally important while stuck head-long on working the physical gold?

Author : Grillot de Givry
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010305147

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Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy by Grillot de Givry Pdf

Prints, drawings, documents, and text illuminate the development of the occult sciences to the nineteenth century

Author : Grillot de Givry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Occultism
ISBN : OCLC:60855962

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Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy by Grillot de Givry Pdf

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0345313216

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The Source of Magic by Piers Anthony Pdf

King Trent orders Bink to find out about the source of Xanth's magic.

Author : Chris Gosden
Publisher : Picador
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1250800153

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Magic: A History by Chris Gosden Pdf

An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic—the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior and its resurgence today Three great strands of belief run through human history: Religion is the relationship with one god or many gods, masters of our lives and destinies. Science distances us from the world, turning us into observers and collectors of knowledge. And magic is direct human participation in the universe: we have influence on the world around us, and the world has influence on us. Over the last few centuries, magic has developed a bad reputation—thanks to the unsavory tactics of shady practitioners, and to a successful propaganda campaign on the part of religion and science, which denigrated magic as backward, irrational, and “primitive.” In Magic, however, the Oxford professor of archaeology Chris Gosden restores magic to its essential place in the history of the world—revealing it to be an enduring element of human behavior that plays an important role for individuals and cultures. From the curses and charms of ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish magic, to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, indigenous America, and Africa; from the alchemy of the Renaissance to the condemnation of magic in the colonial period and the mysteries of modern quantum physics—Gosden’s startling, fun, and colorful history supplies a missing chapter of the story of our civilization. Drawing on decades of research around the world—touching on the first known horoscope, a statue ordered into exile, and the mystical power of tattoos—Gosden shows what magic can offer us today, and how we might use it to rethink our relationship with the world. Magic is an original, singular, and sweeping work of scholarship, and its revelations will leave a spell on the reader.

Author : Anannya Dasgupta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000417531

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Magical Epistemologies by Anannya Dasgupta Pdf

This book began with a simple question: when readers such as us encounter the term magic or figures of magicians in early modern texts, dramatic or otherwise, how do we read them? In the twenty-first century we have recourse to an array of genres and vocabulary from magical realism to fantasy fiction that does not, however, work to read a historical figure like John Dee or a fictional one he inspired in Shakespeare's Prospero. Between longings to transcend human limitation and the actual work of producing, translating, and organizing knowledge, figures such as Dee invite us to re-examine our ways of reading magic only as metaphor. If not metaphor then what else? As we parse the term magic, it reveals a rich context of use that connects various aspects of social, cultural, religious, economic, legal and medical lives of the early moderns. Magic makes its presence felt not only as a forms of knowledge but in methods of knowing in the Renaissance. The arc of dramatists and texts that this book draws between Doctor Faustus, The Tempest, The Alchemist and Comus: A Masque at Ludlow Castle offers a sustained examination of the epistemologies of magic in the context of early modern knowledge formation. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780271096360

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Author : Emile Grillot Degivry,J. Courtenay Locke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494105306

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The Picture Museum of Sorcery, Magic and Alchemy by Emile Grillot Degivry,J. Courtenay Locke Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.

Author : Michael Baigent,Richard Leigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 0140247939

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The Elixir and the Stone by Michael Baigent,Richard Leigh Pdf

In this study Baigent and Leigh construct an alternative history of religion and thought which begins with the Hermeticism of 1st century Alexandria and describes its pathways through Europe over the ensuing centuries. Along the way there are tales of individuals, including the Elizabethan magician John Dee and the Franciscan friar and alchemist Roger Bacon.