The Alchemical Keys To Masonic Ritual Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an excellent book that all Masons should be required to read after completing the Master Masons degree. This book explains the true meaning of many of the allegorical charges in Masonic ritual. Once a Mason realizes there is more to the story they can begin their philosophical journey and become a true, "lover of truth".

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This is the first book which establishes a direct link between the rituals of Freemasonry and the practice of both chemical and spiritual alchemy. Albert Pike understood that the symbolic degrees of Freemasonry contained alchemical secrets, but he never put the whole pattern together and showed how. This book shows these connections for the first time. This book is a must for any Freemason who wants to understand the secret meanings behind the Symbolic "Blue Lodge" ritual. Tim Hogan is a PM, 32*KCCH, KT, FRC, PSM-AMD, and Knight RC of the Royal Order of Scotland. He lectures extensively both inside and outside of the United States on Freemasonry.

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The Mysteries of Mithras: The Pagan Belief That Shaped the Christian World Review

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(More customer reviews)Nabarz gives an interesting overview of the ancient historical origins of the early Mithra, and he is well suited to the task, given his background and knowledge of the area.
Then he takes us through history to the various peoples who worshipped Mithra(s), including the Romans. He, like most modern students, discounts earlier scholars like Franz Cumont, who saw a connection between earlier worshippers in Persia and those in Rome. This skepticism is, I believe, mistaken, and comes from a modernist view and perhaps an agenda, which is quickly revealed in later chapters.
That agenda is the "Wiccanizing" of Mithra in a so-called revivalist religion, which he details in the book. Using a dubiously-translated "liturgy" of ooos and ahs (which he tampers with, in the name of his new religion) He then introduces an ancient Female goddess, Anahita, into his non-historical pantheon. It's surprising that he doesn't call Mithras the "horned god" as other Wiccans do. The final blow is a description and photo of an "altar" which mimicks one that might be seen in any Wiccan's home.
In short, the attempt to Wiccanize Mithraism is a dubious, spurious and laughable attempt to cash in on the current Earth-centered witch craze (the book is in the "new age" section of bookstores, not in religion or history.)
A far better overview of Mithras and His origins would be the Mysteries of Mithra, by Franz Cumont, a scholar who spent his entire life studying Mithras, and one which students of the New Age have been trying to "refute" and reinterpret for a generation. However, Cumont remains the towering figure in the field of Mithraic research.

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The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam Review

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(More customer reviews)Eliza Griswold demonstrates an unparalleled expertise in issues of religion and politics. This book is a must for anyone who wants to go beyond the dominant rhetoric of religious extremism to understand the intricate political issues at stake in the local conflicts of the regions she examines. Griswold shows the personal human costs of regional power structures.

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A Single Degree of Freedom: An Exploration of Faith, Love and Loss in a Medical Practice Review

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(More customer reviews)what an amazing book! i couldn't put it down. If you work in health care or have a loved one or friend who works in healtb care this is a must read. with the first page, you are swept away into the story, and carried to the heart wrenching end . This tremendous book will leaving you thinking about it long after you put it down.

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When an aging, agnostic physicianencounters a young woman in the emergency room who is dyingof respiratory failure; their relationship leads to anintense examination of faith and ethics in modern medicine.The friendship that develops between patient and physicianis based on their shared Catholic background. Ethicalconflicts develop as her disease becomes terminal and sherequests a painless death. The ethical, legal, and emotionalconsequences for the physician are explored in the finalchapters. A Single Degree of Freedom is a fictional accountof what happened after the death of Sarah who spent over twoand a half months in the hospital. Her physician standsaccused of not only assisting her death but also of havingan inappropriate relationship with her. The story from theBoston papers ran this lurid headline: "Mercy Killing-Doctor's Assisted Suicide of His Lover." As he sits beforethe Medical Board fighting for his reputation and hispractice of over thirty-five years, he must also face hismedical student daughter who questions what really happenedand why! A Single Degree of Freedom is written in the formof a letter to his daughter allowing him to explain hisrelationship with Sarah and what ultimately caused her death.

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Lider de 360 Review

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(More customer reviews)El libro es bastante interesante, pero si alguien desea leerlo más vale que lo haga en inglés, ya que la traducción (al menos la que he leído yo que es de Hubert Valverde) es tan lamentable que leerla se hace desagradable. Lleno de errores garrafales de todo tipo: gramaticales, ortográficos... Hay frases que hasta resultan incomprensibles.

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Morals and Dogma of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry - Prepared for the Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is well known to Masons, especially Scottish Rite Masons, since Brother Pike was the driving force behind developing the Scottish Rite, if that accolade can be pinned to one person. As a Scottish Rite Mason, I bought a 1929 hardback edition partly for its historic and sentimental value, and I don't regret it. Be cautioned, however, that this is no easy read. In addition to being a very large book, it is written in a style that today looks archaic and cumbersome. But the great wealth of Masonic information here easily overshadows that caveat, especially if you plan to use it as a reference rather than to sit down and plow through it cover-to-cover. It is highly recommended as a gift to a new 32nd degree Mason or anyone else who seeks an understanding of what the Scottish Rite has to offer.

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Witch School Second Degree: Lessons in the Correllian Tradition Review

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(More customer reviews)Actually I recommend reading Book One the Witch School First Degree Lessons in the Correllian Traditions before starting this book. But if you are the adventurous type you might want to start here. Here being in the middle of a few discussion and a few lessons that will help give you a better feel for the Correlluan tradiiton, and honestly they did not take their name from Star Wars. Each of the books set up in this series is designed to lead you through the exploration of the tradition and ultimately help you decide if this is a tradition that works for you. The first book introduces to the Correllian traditionas a spiritual path and what it means to be a Witch. In the twelve lessons, which are designed to span a years worth of serious study the reader learns principles of magic, ritual, divination, and crystals, to name a few important lessons. The second volume builds upon this foundation and discusses the duties of of Correllian clergy. Every lesson in these first two volumes features study questions, a glossary, and exercises to develop your psychic and magical skills. From here you can decide to go on to book three and from there well the limit is set by your desires and goals.


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The three-volume Witch School teaching series will prepare you for initiation into all three degrees of Correllian Wicca, one of the largest and fastest-growing Wiccan traditions in the world. As an additional bonus, WitchSchool.com offers many optional interactive features to enhance your textbook learning experience.
The Witch's Journey

Venture further on your journey into the magical life of a Witch. The twelve lessons of the Witch School's Second Degree, designed to be completed in the traditional "year and a day" format, build on the skills and knowledge you gained in the First Degree training program. Each lesson has four sections: an in-depth lesson, magical exercises, a spell, and a glossary. You'll round out your magical education and be ready choose your specialty within the Wiccan arts when you master the following advanced tools and techniques:

Tarot • Physiognomy • Astrology • Magical Alphabets Numerology • Death, Spirits, and Spirit Guides • Sex Magic Magical Calendars • Advanced Chakra and Energy Work Ley Lines • The Ba Gua • Group Dynamics Completion of the twelve lessons in this book makes you eligible for initiation into the Second Degree of Correllian Nativist Wicca.

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