The Enigma of Stonehenge

The Enigma of Stonehenge
Author: John Fowles
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1981
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780671437589

The history and meaning of Stonehenge with photographs of the ancient monument as it is today.

The Magus Book 1

The Magus Book 1
Author: Francis Barrett
Publisher: Book Tree
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1999-07
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781585090310

Has proved to be the most sought after set of books on magic and alchemy ever published. Powerful work and considered so dangerous that for many years, rare copies could only be found in certain libraries, locked away from the general public and from those who would use (or misuse) its power. Original set first published in 1801. by author who spent many years of study before releasing them. Includes rare illustrations from original sources. Covers natural magic, amulets and charms, potions, precious stones, candles, alchemy, the philosophers stone, transmutation, the four elements, numbers, and the planets.

Dark Magus

Dark Magus
Author: Gregory Davis
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780879308759

Dark Magus is a warts-and-all look at the real Miles Davis. As told by his son, this book strips away the public perception of Davis often concocted through other books written without such intimate access to the man and gets down to the realities of his personality and quirks. Despite being a jazz superstar for decades, Davis was reclusive and deeply distrustful of other people. Dark Magus details Davis's Jekyll-and-Hyde personality, including his prodigious drug use, his misogynistic attitude towards women, his self-centeredness and selfishness, his obsessive chasing of young women, his use of amphetamines during concerts, and his distressing tendency to use violence to get his way or exact revenge for slights real and imagined. Other fascinating details abound, including Davis's relationship with Charlie Parker, his obsession with sports (especially boxing), his likes and dislikes, his personal philosophies, and his often gruelling work with younger musicians.

Simon Magus in Patristic, Medieval and Early Modern Traditions

Simon Magus in Patristic, Medieval and Early Modern Traditions
Author: Alberto Ferreiro
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2021-11-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047415469

This book is an exploration of the post-New Testament figure of Simon Magus spanning the patristic era, Middle Ages, and the early modern period as found in art, vernacular literatures, heresiologies, theological texts, hagiographies and homilies.

Receptions of Simon Magus as an Archetype of the Heretic

Receptions of Simon Magus as an Archetype of the Heretic
Author: Alberto Ferreiro
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2023-10-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3031125231

This book about receptions of Simon Magus uncovers further facets of one who was held to be the evil archetype of heretics. Ephraim Nissan and Alberto Ferreiro explore how Simon Magus has been represented in text, visual art, and music. Special attention is devoted to the late medieval Catalan painter Lluís Borrassà and the Italian librettist and musician Arrigo Boito. The tradition of Simon Magus’ demonic flight, ending in his crashing down, first appears in the patristic literature. The book situates that flight typologically across cultures. Fascinating observations emerge, as the discussion spans flight of the wicked in rabbinic texts, flight and death of King Lear’s father and a Soviet-era Buryat Buddhist monk, flight and doom of the fool in an early modern German broadsheet, and more. The book explains and moves beyond extant scholarly wisdom on how the polemic against Mani (the founder of Manichaeism) was tinged with hues of Simon Magus. The novelty of this book is that it shows that Simon Magus’ receptions teach us a great deal about the contexts in which this archetype was deployed.

Magus and the Blue Fairy

Magus and the Blue Fairy
Author: Maureen Lyall
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2012-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1477265635

This is a story about a wee little man who was 3 feet tall, named Magus, who lived deep in the woods. Magus lived in his house all alone in the woods, and he did not have a friend in the world, he did not see the need to have friends. Once he tried to be friends with the neighbor boys, but they teased him and broke his fishing rod. After that incident, Magus did not worry about the boys, he had no time to play with them anyway, because he spent every minute of his free time fishing. But things always change. Until one day...

The Tarot and the Magus

The Tarot and the Magus
Author: Paul Hughes-Barlow
Publisher: Aeon Books
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2004-12-31
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1780499388

This is by no means simply a theoretical treatise accessible only to specialists. Any discerning reader can cope with the initiatory contents of 'The Tarot', perceiving completely new horizons of thought, activity, psychology, cosmogony and practical magic in this traditional form of Hermetic Occultism. An enormous number of questions that occur to the earnest seeker are answered in new and fascinating ways. The attentive reader is offered the opportunity to understand the true meaning of one's own life and destiny, as well as that of the epoch in which we live.

The Daily Agony of Theophil Magus

The Daily Agony of Theophil Magus
Author: Leonard Oprea
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2012-06-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1477114327

Authors Confession: The Daily Agony of Theophil Magus Jazz & Blues Haiku Novel for Anna-Maria Dear Reader, In the beginning of the twenty-one century, year 2011, somewhere in the North-East of the USAs Promised Land of Loneliness, there is a dwarfish State where, more or less, the peoples life is flowing under the irrefutable conclusion of the officer from Kafkas Penal Colony: Guilt is always beyond any doubt. Yes, this is the supreme commandment. Yes, the almighty State and its Police & Justice rule everything and everyone. Human kind and Nature, as well. Personal life, family, children, alas! children; culture and religion are no more than some ridiculous ghosts of a lost free-world . . . For a genuine artist the daily life here is nothing else but an endless swamp of sadness, distress and finally, death. How could you describe such a tragic reality using the way of a classic or contemporary novel? For me - no doubt - the normal way . . . definitely is a dead end. Therefore - I used again the Haiku (yes, this is my second Haiku Novel; the first one I published in 2007 under the title: Theophil Magus in Baton Rouge - a Haiku Novel). Dear Reader, you have here almost 170 haiku composing the novel of the daily agony of Theophil Magus inside that dwarfish State of the USAs Promised Land of Loneliness. Yet, now you have something never made before in the literature worldwide: also, you have almost 170 jazz and blues masterpieces of great musicians . . . No question, I offer you almost 170 jazz and blues pieces for almost 170 haiku . . . Every haiku is ended and splendidly illustrated by a jazz or blues masterpiece, having the title and the name of the musician or band who performs it, as its displayed on youtube.com. Indeed, you click on youtube.com, listen the jazz or blues masterpiece and . . . read my haiku . . . Beyond a doubt, you will get the thrilling, you will feel your own catharsis - you will live the Daily Agony of Theophil Magus. And - one day, probably you will be free . . .

The Ancient Magus' Bride Supplement II

The Ancient Magus' Bride Supplement II
Author: Kore Yamazaki
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2019-06-25
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1645053466

Building on the wealth of information contained in the first supplement, the in-depth guide to the series continues in this new installment. Chapter-by-chapter notes reveal a treasure trove about volumes 4-6 of The Ancient Magus' Bride. This handbook offers new insight into the story, the author's intent, and the real-world mythology that inspired the series--all from a uniquely Japanese perspective. If you're hoping for a deeper examination of the story of Elias and Chise, look no further!