Forth
Average customer rating:
- New computer enhanced version of the Book of the Dead
- Egyptian Book of the Dead
- The Book of Going Forth by Day
- A gorgeous book suitable for any Egypt, poetry, art, or mythology enthusiast
- Your Passport To The Next Life
|
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Ancient & Classical
| Schools, Periods & Styles
| Arts & Photography
| Subjects
| Books
Egypt
| Ancient
| History
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Ancient
| History
| Subjects
| Books
Egypt
| Middle East
| History
| Subjects
| Books
General
| World
| History
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Egypt
| Africa
| History
| Subjects
| Books
Book of the Dead (Egyptian)
| Bible & Other Sacred Texts
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Reincarnation
| New Age
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Foreign Languages
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Archaeology
| Social Sciences
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Art Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside History Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Nonfiction Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Reference Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Religion & Spirituality Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Science Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
- How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teach Yourself, Revised Edition
- The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
- The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
- An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary : With an Index of English Words, King List, and Geographical List with Indexes, List of Hieroglyphic Characters, Coptic and Semitic Alphabets (Vol 1)
- The Book of the Dead
ASIN: 0811807673 |
Book Description
For millennia, the culture and philosophy of the ancient Egyptians have fascinated artists, historians, and spiritual seekers throughout the world. Now, with this deluxe edition, the legendary 3,500-year-old Papyrus of Ani—the most beautiful of the ornately illustrated Egyptian funerary scrolls ever discovered—has been restored in its original sequences of text and artwork, using the latest advances in computer-imaging technology. Four exquisitely illustrated gatefold spreads and an acclaimed translation by two noted Egyptologists showcase the Papyrus's elaborately bordered images and convey its intended sense of motion and meaning in a way that other books on the subject cannot begin to match. For both lay readers and scholars interested in a wide range of topics—from mysticism and philosophy to anthropology and astronomy—this sumptuous and accessible new volume will be an essential acquisition.??
Also check out www.bookofdead.com and www.studio31.com/botd.html for more information about this book.
Customer Reviews:
New computer enhanced version of the Book of the Dead.......2007-03-24
The ancient Egyptian bible, everyone who could afford one was buried with one. This is a new version, and has English translations on each page with color images. It is a guidebook for the deceased person to follow to find his way to the afterlife to live on forever. The Egyptians were not obsessed with death but with obtaining the perfect afterlife. Sound familiar?
By the way I do agree with the excellent reviews already here. But, to make it accessable to Western eyes, I think NOT to refer to it as a sort of "Bible" is a bit confusing I think. The ancient Egyptians studied it, tried to memorize it, and took it with them in their sarcophagus if they could afford to, in order to have access to it when they awoke and needed to start their journey to the West (afterlife). It held all they needed to know to get there safely.
This version, I understand, is the best new one ever and most accurate translation. Fascinating just to go through, the art is wonderful.
Egyptian Book of the Dead.......2007-01-17
This was a gift to an Egyptologist.
Very much appreciated.
The Book of Going Forth by Day.......2007-01-11
A great reference of the original writings of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. A valuable read for anyone studying Ancient Egyptian History.
A gorgeous book suitable for any Egypt, poetry, art, or mythology enthusiast.......2007-01-08
While this book is written so as to be useful to scholars, it's a wonderful book even if you aren't one. The reproductions of the original papyrus are beautiful in their own right, and the translation is quite poetic. Even if you don't understand all the obscure mythological or cultural references (and who does?), it's fascinating reading/looking. It makes a great coffee table book, which is a good thing considering that it's too tall to fit in many bookshelves. As I understand it, this translation is far superior to the older ones, in a wonderful presentation, save that such a large and lavishly illustrated book really ought to have been published in hardcover.
Most of the chapters are actually meant as spells to be recited by the spirit of the deceased, enabling it to pass through the dangerous parts of the underworld to become immortal, and then revisit the world of the living in spirit form (i.e. "go forth by day"). It's worth reading even the more scholarly non-illustrated sections of the book derived from other versions of the papyrus; there are some real hidden gems back there, such as the existence of a Chapter For Remembering All The Other Chapters.
Your Passport To The Next Life.......2006-09-06
What an absolute miracle we have these texts today, some four millennia after many of them were first conceived of in an ancient desert land! The story of the re-discovery in the nineteenth-century, after the last known copies were believed destroyed in Alexandria, is the recounting of an archeological miracle, and the fact that they survived the circumstances of their discovery at all amid corruption and mistrust in the black markets of Cairo is even more amazing.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is both a how-to tome for making the journey from the physical world to the eternal lands, and also an invaluable record of the belief system and psychology of a remarkable ancient people. Unlike the Tibetan Book of the Dead with its (apparent) universal application, the information in its far-older Egyptian counterpart is peculiar to the culture of Pharonic times. A highly devout, ritual-embracing, death-oriented civilization, ancient Egyptians were instructed via this information in the use of proper spells, attitudes, and the location of the paths to take as they faced the arduous and daunting trek from their burial sites to the "Land of Reeds" an unending paradise in the world beyond.
Unlike most cosmologies, the ancients of the Nile valley did not view the arrival after death at a final destination as an automatic event. They held that it was but the start of a long process, a too-often failed journey undertaken toward an end-point of a spectacular judgment that determined the worthiness of their souls. Egyptian religion taught that all human beings initially survived death, but that only those of purity and worth (and those educated in the lore of the Book of the Dead) would in fact enjoy long-term postmortem consciousness. Hell to Egyptians was an ending, not an ongoing torment. The fate of the `damned' was the cessation of being, and it was arrived at in the form of being devoured by a frightening creature that was part hippopotamus and part crocodile.
After making the arduous journey from tomb to place of judgment, the pilgrim on the voyage toward eternity, having passed a series of tests, arrived at a last evaluation. In the presence of the great jackal-headed god Anubis, the deceased would hand over to a goddess a sacred heart-stone he had carried with him on his journey from the tomb, and this heart-stone would be weighed on a scale against a single white feather. If the stone outweighed the feather, then the person in question would be ripped to pieces by the hippo-croc monster, and cease to be (ultimate horror to ancients) but if the stone was found to balance out equal to the feather, as the heart-stone of a righteous soul would, then that person passed on into a the Land of Reeds, where eternal bliss awaited.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is translated in such a way that its already ancient phrases, incantations, and prayers sound deliberately archaic in a sort of King James Bible fashion, and it is not a downstream type of read. For those who persevere to the work's conclusion, though, the experience of reading these sacred texts, which by all rights should long ago have been lost to knowledge, will find the scholarly experience to be rewarding. Plus, if we happen to one day find ourselves in the Egyptian afterlife, we'll know what to do, right?
Average customer rating:
- THANK GOD FOR ANOTHER!I
- An Ancient African System of Enlightment
- Simple and Undeniably Intense
- Lectura del Rostro
|
The Egyptian Book of the Dead : The Book of Coming Forth by Day
Muata Ashby
Manufacturer: Sema Institute
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Egypt
| Ancient
| History
| Subjects
| Books
Egypt
| Middle East
| History
| Subjects
| Books
General
| World
| History
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Egypt
| Africa
| History
| Subjects
| Books
Book of the Dead (Egyptian)
| Bible & Other Sacred Texts
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Philosophy
| Theology
| Christianity
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
New Age
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
| Astrology
| Chakras
| Channeling
| Divination
| Dreams
| General
| Goddesses
| Meditation
| Mental & Spiritual Healing
| Mysticism
| New Thought
| Reference
| Reincarnation
| Self-Help
| Theosophy
| Urantia
| Visionary Fiction
General
| Occult
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Theology
| Religious Studies
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside History Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Religion & Spirituality Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Qualifying Textbooks - Spring 2007
| Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
- Maat the 11 laws of God
- Metu Neter Vol. 2: Anuk Ausar, The Kamitic Initiation System
- Egyptian Yoga Vol. 1:: The Philosophy of Enlightenment
- The Kemetic Diet: Food For Body, Mind and Soul, A Holistic Health Guide Based on Ancient Egyptian Medical Teachings
- The Serpent Power
ASIN: 1884564283
Release Date: 2005-11-09 |
Book Description
THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD MYSTICISM OF THE PERT EM HERU " I Know myself, I know myself, I am One With God!-From the Pert Em Heru "The Ru Pert em Heru" or "Ancient Egyptian Book of The Dead," or "Book of Coming Forth By Day" as it is more popularly known, has fascinated the world since the successful translation of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic scripture over 150 years ago. The astonishing writings in it reveal that the Ancient Egyptians believed in life after death and in an ultimate destiny to discover the Divine. The elegance and aesthetic beauty of the hieroglyphic text itself has inspired many see it as an art form in and of itself. But is there more to it than that? Did the Ancient Egyptian wisdom contain more than just aphorisms and hopes of eternal life beyond death? In this volume Dr. Muata Ashby, the author of over 25 books on Ancient Egyptian Yoga Philosophy has produced a new translation of the original texts which uncovers a mystical teaching underlying the sayings and rituals instituted by the Ancient Egyptian Sages and Saints. "Once the philosophy of Ancient Egypt is understood as a mystical tradition instead of as a religion or primitive mythology, it reveals its secrets which if practiced today will lead anyone to discover the glory of spiritual self-discovery. The Pert em Heru is in every way comparable to the Indian Upanishads or the Tibetan Book of the Dead."
Customer Reviews:
THANK GOD FOR ANOTHER!I.......2007-02-07
I HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF READING THE TRANSLATION BY THE BIGOT BLUDGE. WHAT A LOT OF NONSENSE. HIS BOOK WAS BASED OF THE MISINTERPETATION OF AN AFRICAN RELIGION THROUGH THE EYES OF A EUROPEAN.
THANK GOODNESS OF MUATA ASHBY AND HIS UNBIASED INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BOOK OF THE DEADS.
An Ancient African System of Enlightment.......2004-09-22
Ashby does an excellent job of selecting and highlighting pasages and unraveling the science of the soul.
Simple and Undeniably Intense.......2001-01-17
htp. Sehu Maa has done an extraordinary work with Prt m Hru. In the beginning parts of this work, he explains the terms used, concepts, history of KMT and Prt m hru, language use, etc. He supports the book with Mdu Ntr(words of the Ntru, divine speech), pictures of tomb inscriptions, and best of all, Sehu Maa explains each chapter from its intended implications. Thusfar, I have learned that we didn't call the Prt m Hru, "the book of the dead", this is a guide for the spiritual journey of the living. ankh udja snb Sehu Maa
Lectura del Rostro.......2000-04-23
Its very intriguing, i read the information and made obsewrvations and the book is very accurate with people who i know that would mean that i can do the same with those who i dont know and i dont have to waste my time getting to know those that aren't worth it. the book is beyond interesting its factual.
Average customer rating:
- There's still POWER in his words
- A Career, A Society, and How We Have Changed.
|
Let the Word Go Forth: The Speeches, Statements, and Writings of John F. Kennedy 1947 to 1963
Theodore Sorensen
Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Kennedy, John F.
| ( K )
| People, A-Z
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
1945 - Present
| 20th Century
| United States
| Americas
| History
| Subjects
| Books
Contemporary
| General
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Politics
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Biographies
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside History Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Fiction Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Nonfiction Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Reference Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
- The Greatest Speeches of President John F. Kennedy
- Profiles in Courage
- The Uncommon Wisdom of JFK: A Portrait in His Own Words
- Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America
- Conversations With Kennedy
ASIN: 0440504066
Release Date: 1991-10-05 |
Customer Reviews:
There's still POWER in his words.......2003-01-04
Born after his death on the opposite side of Pacific, I cannot clearly imagine what America had been like during administration of JFK.
Soviet Union threatning US with nuclear missiles stationed in Cuba. Black young men actually denied to enter his university. West Berlin in blockade. Ok, it's impossible for us to compare difficulties of those with the threats today's US faces but for sure the one of JFK's can never have been easy.
One of the greatest abilities (personalities) in JFK is to encourage people, in their difficult times, with his absolute power, vitality and sincereity of abundance. As Sorensen pointed out, perhaps sometimes his words conveyed messages of what was beyond or above people, couldn't be achieved as it's simply too difficult.
Nevertheless in my opinion, statesmen have to tell LONG vision, things people don't want to hear but need to while politicians merely telling what people want to hear. He's supposed to have made "a step" in many subjects, which later leads to one "thousand miles" as he always said.
Recently I watched movie "13 days" and, very impressed with his decisiveness, I just happened to want to go through his speeches all over again to have bumped into this book on Amazon.com. With it in mind that the author, Ted Sorensen, was a speech writer of JFK, I believed this was the one. I wasn't wrong.
The book is very organized, subject by subject, which makes it easy to find what you need in this book although I read this from cover to cover. With statements and interviews included, let alone all important speeches, you can have a clear picture for creeds of JFK's.
Far more complicated and different as is the current world, simple and direct application of his wisdom might be not so realistic but, again, his power, vitality, sincerity and whatever are all in this book, which definitely moved world citizens at that time, and for sure could, in our time.
It might be different from reader to reader or from his social position to position, what impression you'll have from this book. One thing for sure is you'll find SOMETHING impressive, this I guarantee.
I, for one, am proud of this book being in my shelf from now on. Unfortunatelly the book seems to be out of stock for now, so just pick it up in market place, hard-cover version recommended, it endures.
A Career, A Society, and How We Have Changed........2000-12-04
Whether you love John F. Kennedy or hate him, "Let the Word Go Forth" is a rewarding read for anyone interested in the 35th President or the America from which we are not very far removed. This book consists of excerpts from over 100 speeches made by John F. Kennedy during his political life. These is not a collection of quotations but a public career as portrayed in largely and totally complete speeches and statements. In these pages we are reminded of the lofty ideals, the wit and, a bit of the parochial politician which was John F. Kennedy.
For me, much of the value in this book lies not in what it tells us of Kennedy, but what it tells us about the country in which he lived. The things which were said, and which did not need to be said, and the language used tell us of an America different from the one in which we live today. To illustrate this I will discuss four of the speeches.
We begin with the Inaugural Address, probably Kennedy's most famous statement. The speech, which gave us several remembered lines, the most famous of which is "Ask not what your country can do for you,-ask what you can do for your country" is most notable for what it does not say. Read this speech from start to finish and you will find no mention of social security, health care, education, poverty, civil rights, highways or any of the domestic concerns which have held such center stage in recent public debate. It deals exclusively of foreign policy. What President since Kennedy would start his administration which such a challenge?
The second speech to which I would direct the reader's attention is the address to the Houston Ministerial Alliance on September 12, 1960. The purpose of the speech was to refute allegations that a Catholic would have a divided loyalty or would be subject to orders from the church hierarchy. The way in which Kennedy responded to the problem is felt by many to have done a great disservice to Catholic politicians. It is believed that Kennedy established the standard that, in order to be considered for office, Catholic candidates must establish that their religious beliefs will not be a factor in their decision making process. At the end of the speech, Kennedy was specifically confronted with a request that he request approval from the Vatican for his statement supporting the separation of church and state. What politician since then has been confronted with such a question?
The third speech to be considered is entitled "The City Upon a Hill" and was given to the Massachusetts legislature on January 9, 1961. In this speech Kennedy draws on the history of Massachusetts in establishing the code of conduct for those serving the Commonwealth. He lists four questions by which public servants will be judged: "were we men of courage...were we men of judgement...were we truly men of integrity...were we men of dedication." As one reads these stirring question with their elaborations, a realization dawns on the reader: There were no women in the Massachusetts legislature in 1961. I am sure that the wording would be different today.
The last speech which I would suggest for consideration is the acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, entitled "The Opening of the New Frontier." I bring this speech up because of the oft stated lament that the public is losing its sense of history, its ability to relate current conditions to conditions of the past in order to help us separate the principle from the pragmatism and the important from the trivial. In that speech, the nominee tells his listeners: "just as historians tell us that Richard I was not fit to fill the shoes of bold Henry II-and that Richard Cromwell was not fit to wear the mantle of his uncle {sic}-they might add in future years that Richard Nixon did not measure to the footsteps of Dwight D. Eisenhower." Overlooking the fact that Richard Cromwell succeeded his father and not his uncle, what contemporary candidate would trust his listeners to understand the reference to long gone English leaders? Is it the draining of the general fund of knowledge of our citizens which has lowered the level of our public discourse from the deep, rich speech of the Kennedy era to the shallow sound bites of today?
At the conclusion of "Let the Word Go Forth" one has a greater respect for the communication skills of our 35th President and an appreciation for the things which we, as a society have gained, and a longing for the things which we have lost.
Average customer rating:
- Ever have a friend who tells great stories but takes too long to get to the point?
- Captivating read!
- A must read for those interested in Nigerian history since independence
- Belabored reading
- Life, art and politics
|
You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir
Wole Soyinka
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Authors
| Arts & Literature
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Biographies & Memoirs
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Biographies
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
- Ake: The Years of Childhood
- Climate of Fear: The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World (Reith Lectures)
- Death and the King's Horseman
- Wizard of the Crow: A novel
- Half of a Yellow Sun
ASIN: 0375755144
Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
Book Description
The first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, as well as a political activist of prodigious energies, Wole Soyinka now follows his modern classic Ake: The Years of Childhood with an equally important chronicle of his turbulent life as an adult in (and in exile from) his beloved, beleaguered homeland.
In the tough, humane, and lyrical language that has typified his plays and novels, Soyinka captures the indomitable spirit of Nigeria itself by bringing to life the friends and family who bolstered and inspired him, and by describing the pioneering theater works that defied censure and tradition. Soyinka not only recounts his exile and the terrible reign of General Sani Abacha, but shares vivid memories and playful anecdotes–including his improbable friendship with a prominent Nigerian businessman and the time he smuggled a frozen wildcat into America so that his students could experience a proper Nigerian barbecue.
More than a major figure in the world of literature, Wole Soyinka is a courageous voice for human rights, democracy, and freedom. You Must Set Forth at Dawn is an intimate chronicle of his thrilling public life, a meditation on justice and tyranny, and a mesmerizing testament to a ravaged yet hopeful land.
From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews:
Ever have a friend who tells great stories but takes too long to get to the point?.......2007-01-20
Imagine being from a country where you can't go to your father's funeral,unless you want to follow his with yours. The story of how Soyinka deals with that time almost makes up for the failures of his editor.
This is a good book that could have been tighter and a little less self centered, if self centered can be a fair criticism of a memoir.
Captivating read!.......2006-11-25
This is my first taste of Soyinka's work, except for the few scenes of "The Lion and The Jewel" I gleaned many years ago.
I haven't read many autobiographies, but this is without question one of the best I have read. Solidly written, with a plethora of hilarious, as well as sobering anecdotes, and a masterful deployment of literary devices, this, surely is a chef-d'oeuvre. However, this book is not only an autobiography but an excellent historical account of Nigeria's political history since independence in 1960.
Catapulted right into the middle of the action and intrigue that took hold of the nation, I learned new things and gained a lot of useful insight into how the nation became to be what it is today and the various roles of those involved in shaping its destiny.
I grabbed this book because I wanted to learn more about the history of my country from the mouth of a seasoned literary figure. I was astounded to discover that he was completely involved in the struggle right from the beginning. What is more, I was rewarded with a distinctive literary style and all the rewards it brings - new vocabulary, new expressions, and more knowledge.
And I completely disagree with those who complain that Soyinka is too wordy and dawdles over many unnecessary details before getting to the real thing. What real thing are they searching for, anyway? This, after all, is a memoir. Moreover, every page, every word was an absolute treat.
Of course, I do not necessarily agree with all his ideologies, but his honest style through which he sometimes seems to contradict himself, is but a true reflection of how the human mind works.
Highly recommended, and you can be sure to be rewarded with far more than you intially expected at the end of this book.
A must read for those interested in Nigerian history since independence.......2006-09-10
Mr. Soyinka, masterfully uses his life as a running commentary for the state of political affairs in Nigeria since 1960. While the book does speak on a lot of serious issues there are many moments of hilarity such as when W.H Auden passes him off as an African Prince and the quest to recover an acient mask that led Mr. Soyinka to Brazil.
Mr. Soyinka's style tends to be a little heavy on grammar but overall it is a great book, one that I am happy to have bought.
Belabored reading.......2006-08-14
This author took almost 250 pages before you could really get
into the book. It was very wordy and nothing said really kept
you wanting to go forward. Our reading group decided to read this and none of us could finish the book and many never started. Our discussion leader was very determined and forced
herself to read until the end. She was kind enough to point out
some good parts. On pages 436-440, his thoughts were timely as
to the world situation today. This is a read for someone who
really likes a challenge!!
Life, art and politics.......2006-07-05
Soyinka skilfully offers refreshing glimpses into his life as a humble, honest and courageous individual. He is deeply spiritual but definitely not a holier-than-thou prude. Soyinka's infectious enjoyment of life comes across in his passion for hunting, wine, music, art and, of course, women. It seems that it is this enduring appreciation of the immense possibilities of life that drives his resistance to dictatorship and systems that seek to rob the individual of the opportunity to partake in the sacrement of life. The man, his art and his politics are inseperable.
Average customer rating:
- Abject depravity
- The universe in a wildflower.
- Sweeping Thoughts, Bad Conclusions
- Cosmogenetic Scripture
- The Universe is the Hero.
|
The Universe Story : From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era--A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos
Brian Swimme
Manufacturer: HarperSanFrancisco
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| New Age
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Occult
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Astronomy
| Astronomy
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Cosmology
| Astronomy
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Universe
| Astronomy
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Cosmology
| Astronomy
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Religion & Spirituality Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Science Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
- The Great Work: Our Way into the Future
- The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos: Humanity and the New Story
- The Universe Is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story
- The Dream of the Earth
- Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community
Accessories:
- philosophy hope in a jar daily moisturizer
ASIN: 0062508350 |
Book Description
From the big bang to the present and into the next millenium, The Universe Story unites science and the humanities in a dramatic exploration of the unfolding of the universe, humanity's evolving place in the cosmos, and the boundless possibilities for our future.<BR>
Customer Reviews:
Abject depravity.......2001-06-29
I have reconsidered my first (one star) review and it is clear to me now this book fully deserves five stars, simply because Swimme, without apology, wants to make clear his worldview. Read on...
Author Swimme zooms around the globe in commercial air transports, speaking at "earthspirit rising" conferences, telling his audiences that humanity needs to embrace the "new story" so the Earth can bloom again. He has also written to me stating that "knowledge of complex systems is crucial."
Swimme is in a predicament here. In this book, he shakes his fists at consumerism, rages against the machine, and complains about environmental degradation. Yet for whatever reasons, he does not see fit to eschew commercial air transportation and instead walk to the conferences he speaks at. It's my view Swimme can't have it both ways. He asserts that knowledge of complex systems is crucial, yet he appears comfortable that the turbofans attached to the airplanes he rides in spew a great quantity of carbon dioxide into a very complex system (the Earth's atmosphere). What other conclusion is there than this: that knowledge seems neither crucial nor has it changed Swimme's behavior. Worse, if the new story hasn't changed him, how does he expect it to change anyone else? You would think that Swimme, in all his cosmological wisdom, would lead by example. Is not Mohandas Gandhi sufficient prooftext for that?
The rest of humanity need not worry about Swimme (or worry about his fellow ecoutopians), at least as long as he doesn't have power. My frank assessment is that the great majority of utopians really don't have what it takes to change anything, including themselves. One of the easist things a person will ever do is theorize. Swimme is proof enough of that. Beyond that, it's all work. And making things work.
Nevertheless, history teaches a few utopians gain power. Then they change things a lot. One very good example is Pol Pot. Another, who I consider the quintessential utopian of the 20th century, is Joseph Goebbels. A common theme of their thinking was to posit at least one segment of humanity with derivative value. It is not surprising that Brian Swimme essentially holds true the same view, but he elevates it to a new level, as he has written: "The well-being of the Earth is primary. Human well-being is derivative." Swimme's statement is not unique to the religion he practices, as his ecoutopian friend Rosemary Radford Ruether has spoken at another "earthspirit rising" conference thus: "We need to seek the most compassionate way of weeding out people." So now, all of humanity, not merely the Jew (as in the case of Goebbels), is of derivative value.
Nevertheless, my faith in humanity to overcome this sort of evil remains steadfast: history also teaches there are two constants associated with utopians in power. First, their power always comes to an end. Second, most unhappily, the end is always very messy.
As for me, I will continue to marvel at the antiutopians. The example of Gandhi comes to mind. Now here is a guy who knew the value of walking the talk. And then there's that quintessential antiutopian, none other than Jesus of Nazareth. This guy held the value of humanity above all else. Brian Swimme, you might want to make note of that.
The universe in a wildflower........2001-05-03
"There is eventually only one story," collaborators Swimme and Berry write, "the story of the universe. Every form of being is integral with this comprehensive story. Nothing is itself without everything else. Each member of the Earth community has its own proper role within the entire sequence of transformations that have given shape and identity to everything that exists" (p. 288). Beginning 15 million years ago (p. 7), THE UNIVERSE STORY follows the universe "from its original Flaring Forth through the shaping of the galaxies, the elements, the Earth, its living forms, the human mode of being, then on through the course of human affairs during the past century" (p. 241). The product of its writers' "imaginative power as well as intellectual understanding" (p. 237), this book "is not the story of a mechanistic, essentially meaningless universe, but the story of a universe that has from the beginning has [sic] its mysterious self-organizing power that, if experienced in any serious manner, must evoke an even greater sense of awe than that evoked in earlier times at the experience of the dawn breaking over the horizon, the lightning storms crashing over the hills, or the night sounds of the tropical rainforests, for it is out of this story that all of these phenomena have emerged" (p. 238).
This superb book shows that the universe acts "in an integral manner" (p. 26), everything in the universe existing for everything else (p. 263). For plants and animals, "the universe is a chorus of voices" (p. 42). We are told, for instance, "the winds speak to the butterfly, the taste of the water speaks to the butterfly, the shape of the leaf speaks to the butterfly and offers guidance that resonates with the wisdom coded into the butterfly's being" (p. 42). Similarly, we can "climb a mountain and get hit by something so profound, at so deep a level," that we will never be quite the same (p. 41). For humans, "the adventure of the universe depends upon our ability to listen" (p. 44) to "the mountain language, river language, tree language, the language of the birds and all animals and insects, as well as the languages of the stars in the heavens" (p. 258). We also learn Walt Whitman's sentience was "an intricate creation of the Milky Way, and his feelings are an evocation of being, an evocation involving thunderstorms, sunlight, grass, and death. Walt Whitman is a space the Milky Way fashioned to feel its own grandeur" (p. 40).
The moral of this STORY is that the Earth is "a one-time endowment" (p. 246). Through the destruction of the rainforests at the rate of an acre a day, by disturbing the chemical balance of the planet through petrochemicals, through genetic engineering, and through the "radioactive wasting of the planet," we are "eliminating the very conditions for renewal of life in some of its more elaborate forms" (pp. 246-7). "As the natural world recedes in its diversity and abundance, so the human finds itself impoverished in its economic resources, its imaginative powers, in its human sensibilities, and in significant aspects of its intellectual intuitions" (p. 242). This celebration of the unfolding universe will change the way you look at life.
G. Merritt
Sweeping Thoughts, Bad Conclusions.......2000-11-23
Brian Swimme sure knows how to put it all together. This book purports to be the story, or history, of the Universe. It is absolutely amazing in its scope. The book attempts to tie up everything that has ever happened in any form of existence into one tight narrative. This is possible, according to Swimme, because everything is interconnected, it is a coherent one. Nothing happens without everything else feeling its effect.
Needless to say, the book is heavy with physics and philosophy. The book starts out with the Big Bang and ends with today. Along the way Swimme shows how all things are built on what has come before. This is his big thesis behind the story, that the Universe is not a cyclical set of events, but a series of epic transformations. When viewed in this light, events begin to fit into place. Massive changes occur that everything after builds upon, and which could not have existed if that shift hadn't occurred in the first place. Human history also has undergone these fundamental shifts, in thought as well as geographical movements. These shifts are one way in which the Universe expands and expresses itself in reality.
There are some deep thoughts in this book. Swimme says that Walt Whitman's poetry, and the feelings behind it, are, "an intricate creation of the Milky Way, and his feelings are an evocation of being, an evocation involving thunderstorms, sunlight, grass, history, and death. Walt Whitman is a space the Milky Way fashioned to feel it own grandeur." Deep stuff.
Though the book is well written and expresses a deep intelligence, there are alarming statements in the book that show the ideological underpinnings of the authors. I first heard about Swimme when I read Kenn Kassman's book "Envisioning Ecotopia", which studied the Green movement in the United States. Swimme is an acolyte of the Deep Ecology movement, a belief system that posits a rejection of the industrial system we know today so that mankind can return to the days of Neolithic life. This book makes several telling statements that conform to this wacky belief system. While discussing the ultimacy of nature, Swimme discusses how all things on Earth must have communion with every other thing. Therefore, in the example Swimme gives, when a group of woodpeckers from a different region move into a new one, they must conform to the new area, or perish. When this is applied to the real world, we see that this isn't happening. In America today, there is no communion. Communion is frowned upon, while "multiculturalism" and "diversity" rule the roost.
Swimme also buys into the Mystical Deep Ecology belief of Ecofeminism, where women should be in charge of everything, just like the old days when humanity worshipped "Mother Earth". This raises the ugly spectre of Charlene Spretnak, an author who is the main theologian of this ideology. Spretnak is even cited in the bibliography as a source for this material. Using this wingnut's material seriously undermines Swimme's arguments.
What's so bad about being ecologically minded? Nothing if it's done responsibly. But these people are anything but responsible. Take this statement found on page 243 of this book, "The well-being of the Earth is primary. Human well-being is derivative." Enough said.
Swimme also believes that the world has lost its relationship with nature. Maybe so, but his argument that humans should return to the Neolithic Age is ridiculous. Swimme says that by industrializing, we have lost touch with the good old ways. By the use of the term "good old days", Swimme must be referring to starvation, disease and early death. While these things still exist today, it is nowhere near the levels it reached under Swimme's glorious "neolithic" days.
This book is well written and contains many mind expanding statements that will make you think. His conclusions are absolutely wacko, though.
Cosmogenetic Scripture.......1999-12-06
The enthusiasm of this book is almost tangible. Describing the history of the universe in a wildly dynamic, even celebratory style, authors Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry evoke emotions of awe at the story of cosmogenesis, an awe that high school students don't always feel when reading science texts. It captures a beauty that microbiologists behold when focusing an electron microscope on a chromosome, that poets experience when describing a rose, and that astrophysicists feel when listening a distant pulsar. This novel is the scripture of science.
Religion sometimes exaggerates Man's place in the Universe, while science frequently diminishes it. To my delight, The Universe Story finds a balance, reconciling the natural world and the special role humans play in it. A revelation of hope for the future, the Story calls upon humans to fulfill their special destiny: to become the first creatures conscious of themselves and their universe. This consciousness is what the stars intended when they so generously erupted tens of millions of years ago, relinquishing their matter to the human form - for indeed, we are star stuff. Now, as we turn to our futures, may our own cosmogenetic stories reach such a climax as the explosion of a supernova! May our own stories never cease, but simply continue to differentiate and to commune with the original stupendous energy which exploded so many billions of years ago with a big bang! These are the stories which will captivate us all ... the stories integral to the one story, the story of the universe.
The Universe is the Hero........1999-07-30
It's been a while since I've read this book, but I can say that it's one of the most important books I've read. It's not a book to be read for entertainment, or for a "wow" experience. And yet I certainly didn't find it dull. I don't think the book is for "overly intellectual" people. But I would say it's a book for thought and reflection, as well as for knowledge.
This book was written because, "In the modern period, we are without a comprehensive story of the universe. The historians ... deal not with the whole world but just with the human, as if the human were something separate from or an addendum to the story of the Earth and the universe. The scientists have arrived at detailed accounts of the cosmos, but have focused exclusively on the physical dimensions and have ignored the human dimension of the universe."
In their account, the authors take a mythological approach to the story of the universe, "humanizing" the various stages of its development, but also basing all that they write on the best knowledge yet uncovered by science. The deliberate, and successful, result is the growing feeling that the universe is at last telling its own story, though us. We ourselves are part of the universe. The universe evolves! It hasn't always been as it is now. This fact may appear boring to some of us, but in a broader perspective, this idea is a radically new and exciting idea -- unthinkable in times past.
Told in this way, the story is one of familiar (i.e., mythological) forces and processes interacting at each stage, but with each stage being yet more complex and intelligent than the last. The universe doesn't just change, it evolves. And as we discover its story we see how much a part of the universe we are, and that our own awareness is also a part of it.
I believe that these ideas are essential for our own human evolution, and our ability to invent our own next leap, together, into the future.
Average customer rating:
- You have to keep reading
- Great characters!
- Lori Wick scores again!
- A romance worthy of praise
- Mixed thoughts on this one...
|
Who Brings Forth the Wind (Kensington Chronicles)
Lori Wick
Manufacturer: Harvest House Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Fiction
| Literature & Fiction
| Christianity
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Romance
| Literature & Fiction
| Christianity
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Missions & Missionary Work
| Evangelism
| Christianity
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Romance
| Fiction
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Wick, Lori
| ( W )
| Authors, A-Z
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Romance
| Subjects
| Books
Regency
| Historical
| Romance
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Contemporary
| Romance
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Fiction Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Religion & Spirituality Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Romance Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
- The Knight and the Dove (Kensington Chronicles)
- Wings of the Morning (Kensington Chronicles)
- The Hawk and the Jewel (Kensington Chronicle Series)
- City Girl (A Yellow Rose Trilogy #3)
- The Long Road Home (A Place Called Home Series #3)
ASIN: 0736913238 |
Book Description
Tanner Richardson, the volatile duke of Cambridge, sees his wife with another man. Misinterpreting the situation, he erupts into rage and throws her and their unborn baby out. Tanner’s anger smolders—until the night he is shot....</p>
Customer Reviews:
You have to keep reading.......2006-08-30
I read the entire Kensington Chronicle Series. Once you start reading you have to keep going, you want to know more and more about the people! Lori Wick has a new fan!
Great characters!.......2006-06-18
As I said in my review of the first volume of this series, I didn't think I'd like this series, but I adored this book. Tanner and Stacy are great characters and you really get a lot of emotion in this book, both romantic and spiritual. I also like how the ending played out - a slightly different variant than normal! This is definitely a keeper! Plus you get to see the characters from book one again.
Lori Wick scores again!.......2006-06-06
I just finished this book and loved it completely! Stacy and Tanner's marriage is at stake when he sends her away because of mistrust and a former experience with a deceitful woman. When Tanner decides he wants her back, she returns with a child he has never seen. Will Tanner continue to condemn Stacy for something she didn't do or will he find the truth before its too late? I greatly admired Stacy's faith and devotion that she showed to the people around her. Her patience and loving manner in the way that she delt with her husband and son was inspiring. This book is definetely a keeper!
A romance worthy of praise.......2004-10-24
Though I thought this book to be very well written and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Stacy and Tanner, I did, however, believe that there were places in this book that tended to drag a little. I felt that the separation between Stacy and Tanner was too long and a bit hard to swallow. However, I did appreciate the way Mrs. Wick developed the characters and their personalities. It was completely understandable why each acted and thought as they did.
I recommend this book to anyone who is a diehard romantic.
Mixed thoughts on this one..........2004-01-27
Lori Wick is a great writer. Her writing style turns this sad story into something worthy of reading.
Stacey is a country girl who is swept into marriage to a Duke. At first all is well, but the unforgiving Duke punishes Stacey for other's sins. The story is realistic in that things are not 'fixed' immediately. The story drags a bit in places, but all in all, it's worth reading to form your own opinion.
As book 3 of the Kensington Chronicles, the stand alone story is not on the caliber of the first two. We'll see what happens in book 4...
Average customer rating:
- Far Reaching
- soul /personality relationship
- Inspiring and revelatory!!!!
- Excellent and uplifting
- A Magical Book!
|
Shine Forth: The Soul's Magical Destiny
William A. Meader
Manufacturer: Source Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| New Age
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Mental & Spiritual Healing
| New Age
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Religion & Spirituality Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
- The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief
- You Are the Answer: An Extraordinary Guide to Entering the Sacred Dance with Life and Fulfilling Your Soul Purpose
- Entering the Castle: An Inner Path to God and Your Soul
- Matrix Energetics: The Science and Art of Transformation
- The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World
ASIN: 0963576658 |
Book Description
Shine Forth, the Soul's Magical Destiny explores the means by which the soul seeks to creatively (magically) express itself in the outer world. It emphasizes the idea that the soul communicates with the human personality through the intuition. Much importance is placed on how to correctly register these intuitions within the mind. The book affirms the importance of supporting humanity's upliftment, and provides the ancient principles that make soulful service truly possible.
Customer Reviews:
Far Reaching .......2007-06-02
I haven't read William's book yet, but I heard him speak in Auckland, New Zealand. William is genuine and a very gifted speaker. The information he is bringing through is enlightening and far reaching. He is a step ahead of many of the wonderful people bringing through and anchoring the new consciousness.
soul /personality relationship.......2007-04-30
For those who feel some "presence" in their own conciousness I would recommend the observations presented in this book. At this stage in civilization when we have the luxury to pursue knowledge and closeness to the meaning of our being with access to ever-increasing information Meader's explanation of a relationship between one's soul and the contemporary personality is reasonable and gratifying. Just what are we trying to achieve? Ultimately the hope is integration at the deepest levels and his perspectives provide comfort and patience to this timeless quest.
Inspiring and revelatory!!!!.......2007-03-10
I have been a haphazard student of the ageless wisdom teachings, sometimes called the "perennial wisdom",for over twenty years. My inconsistency was partially due to the difficulty of getting through the original texts and trying to apply it to my everyday life. When I heard William speak at a conference in New York and subsequently read his book I became completely reinspired. His clarity, depth of wisdom and ability to put abstract ideas into understandable language was enough to motiviate me to become a serious student. I would not hesitate to recommend this book to anyone looking for a cosmological perspective that is inclusive, impersonal, and scientific.
Excellent and uplifting.......2007-02-28
William Meader's work is current and relevant, and yet based on an understanding of the literature in metaphysics for centuries. A beautiful book - I highly recommend it. If you get a chance to hear him speak it is also, a gift.
A Magical Book!.......2007-02-25
This is one of those rare and wonderful books you read little by little or all at once, then 2 or three times again. It's that rich and enlightening. I found myself underlining almost every sentence, adding my own notes in the margins and spontaneous insights up around the edge of the pages. Mr. Meader has a way of "translating" esoteric wisdom so that anyone can follow it and adding concepts of his own that enhance and expand upon established precepts from the esoteric literature. I would start with this book and then advance to the Alice Bailey library. SHINE FORTH lays a foundation in such a forthright and comprehensive manner that it gives one the grounding needed to tackle the texts on Ageless Wisdom that often seem so difficult and unmanageable for the mainstream individual to read and interpret. Meader has done us all a great service, and I commend him for his "magic"!
Average customer rating:
|
Forth: The New Model : A Programmer's Handbook/Book and Disk
Jack J. Woehr
Manufacturer: M & T Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Reference
| Engineering
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Mathematics
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
| Applied
| Chaos & Systems
| Geometry & Topology
| Mathematical Analysis
| Mathematical Physics
| Number Systems
| Pure Mathematics
| Transformations
| Trigonometry
General
| Programming
| Computers & Internet
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Languages & Tools
| Programming
| Computers & Internet
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Computer Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
ASIN: 1558512772 |
Average customer rating:
|
Venture Forth!: The Essential Guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit Organization
Rolfe Larson
Manufacturer: A.H. Wilder Foundation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
New Business Enterprises
| Small Business & Entrepreneurship
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Business Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
- Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise Strategies
- Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs
- Selling Social Change (Without Selling Out): Earned Income Strategies for Nonprofits
- Social Entrepreneurship : The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development
- Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising Nonprofit
ASIN: 0940069245 |
Book Description
This is the most complete step-by-step guide on nonprofit business ventures. Building on the experience of dozens of organizations, this handbook gives you a time-tested approach for finding, testing, and launching a successful nonprofit business venture.
Average customer rating:
- Originally good, now outdated
- Non-Tolkien scholars or non-linguists need not apply!
- has dated badly, but still the best available
|
An Introduction to Elvish, Other Tongues, Proper Names and Writing Systems of the Third Age of the Western Lands of Middle-Earth as Set Forth in the Published Writings of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Manufacturer: Bran's Head Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
20th Century
| British
| World Literature
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
| Classics
| Comic
| Contemporary
| Literary
Literature
| Encyclopedias
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
Look Inside Fiction Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Look Inside Reference Books
| Trip
| Specialty Stores
| Books
Similar Items:
- The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth
- Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World
- The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Revised Edition)
- A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish Language from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
- The Monsters and the Critics
ASIN: 0905220102 |
Customer Reviews:
Originally good, now outdated.......2002-05-12
I don't really know how many stars to give this book. When it was originally published, it would have deserved four or five stars. Now, to be frank, it only deserves one star if you are interested in Tolkien's languages as such. Well, let's make it two stars, shall we?
When this book appeared in the late seventies, it was about as good as it could be. The authors were competent and tried to analyze the entire available corpus. However, TONS of new material about Tolkien's languages would be published in the eighties and the nineties. Why, this book even predates the Silmarillion!
The real revolution in Tolkienian linguistics occurred in 1987, about a decade after _Introduction_ was published. Then Christopher Tolkien published the all-important source document "The Etymologies", his late father's main listing of Elvish vocabulary, in the History of Middle-earth book _The Lost Road_. Almost every analysis of Tolkien's languages predating this publication was rendered instantly obsolete.However good and plausible the theories set out in _Introduction_ were when this book first appeared, almost everything has now been obsoleted. Even in the cases where the theories actually turned out to be correct, a present-day student would want to know that this info is indeed "Tolkien fact" and not post-Tolkien speculation. At least 80 % of what we now know about Tolkien's invented languages was quite unknown when _Introduction_ was written and published. I maintain a Tolkien-linguistic web-site, Ardalambion, attempting to present more up-to-date analyses. But even now, very much of Tolkien's linguistic material remains unpublished, and it will probably be decades before all the sources are available and any "definite" presentation of Tolkien's languages can be attempted. I, for one, would be very hesitant to publish anything on paper in the meantime.
Just about the only part of _Introduction_ that has not been hopelessly outdated is the discussion of the two main writing systems, the Tengwar and the Cirth. Yet the info in this section is merely a rather more readable presentation of the very dense descriptions provided by Tolkien in Appendix E of the _Lord of the Rings_ itself. Even this section of _Introduction_ is no longer a "complete" discussion, since much material about yet another Elvish writing system -- the Sarati of Rúmil -- was published only this year (2002).
Non-Tolkien scholars or non-linguists need not apply!.......1998-11-02
this text is very interesting. it covers the linguistics of the languages of tolkien very well, and is trade-paper published. i like it a lot. however, as the other reviewer pointed out, it predates silmarillion and needs to be updated drastically.
has dated badly, but still the best available.......1998-05-04
Not for the general reader, this is a collection of essays written by American linguists on the languages of Middle-earth and their history, as can be deuced from TLOTR. It's often degree-level stuff and will go right over the head of anyone without a keen interest in philology. Although it's truly astounding how much detail is uncovered and the standard of scholarship is always rigorous (even despite the odd nutter insisting that TLOTR is actual, literal history), it predates the Silmarillion and all the subsequent books so an update or a new work is desperately needed. Anyone?
Programming Book:
- Fortran
- Haskell
- IDL
- Java
- JavaScript
- JCL
- Lisp
- Logo
- M - MUMPS
- ML
Programming Book
Programming Book