Aeon Society: Collection Books 4-6

Aeon Society: Collection Books 4-6
Author: J.R. Pearse Nelson
Publisher: J.R. Pearse Nelson
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2022-11-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Aeon is a world of concentrated magic. Some have tried to claim it. Their debts are coming due. Step through the gates to a new world of magic. In Aeon, powers are perilous. Wisdom is scarce. Fear is ever present. And love still wins. ***This second collection includes the final three novels in the Aeon Society fantasy romance series: Beyond the Walls, Forged Alchemy, and Tested Virtues. *** Follow Rush and Samuel Beyond the Walls… Rush has her reasons for exploring every nook and cranny in Aeon Castle in her spare moments. Sure, it makes her new friends testy, but she can handle that. She’s more worried about the ticking time bombs hidden in her tower room upstairs. What she can’t handle is Samuel’s prying. He thinks because they’re both from Bedrock he knows her. But he can’t guess the first thing about her, and she never invited the nosy, insufferable man-child to meddle. Rush has a secret. Samuel has spent the last several months trying to ferret out what she’s hiding. He doesn’t want her to get hurt living up to her nickname. He’d offer help if she’d let him get a word in edgewise. If she’d answer a question or two about what brought her to Aeon. But Rush doesn’t want his help. And she’s not interested in playing by Aeon Society rules. When he finds her outside the walls, and with the Adepts after her no less, he’s done asking permission. Whatever she’s up to, he’s honor bound to protect her. Assuming he can catch up to her first.

Aeon Society

Aeon Society
Author: J. R. Pearse Nelson
Publisher: Aeon Society
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-11-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Aeon is a world of concentrated magic. Some have tried to claim it. Their debts are coming due. Step through the gates to a new world of magic. In Aeon, powers are perilous. Wisdom is scarce. Fear is ever present. And love still wins. ***This second collection includes the final three novels in the Aeon Society fantasy romance series: Beyond the Walls, Forged Alchemy, and Tested Virtues. *** Follow Rush and Samuel Beyond the Walls... Rush has her reasons for exploring every nook and cranny in Aeon Castle in her spare moments. Sure, it makes her new friends testy, but she can handle that. She's more worried about the ticking time bombs hidden in her tower room upstairs. What she can't handle is Samuel's prying. He thinks because they're both from Bedrock he knows her. But he can't guess the first thing about her, and she never invited the nosy, insufferable man-child to meddle. Rush has a secret. Samuel has spent the last several months trying to ferret out what she's hiding. He doesn't want her to get hurt living up to her nickname. He'd offer help if she'd let him get a word in edgewise. If she'd answer a question or two about what brought her to Aeon. But Rush doesn't want his help. And she's not interested in playing by Aeon Society rules. When he finds her outside the walls, and with the Adepts after her no less, he's done asking permission. Whatever she's up to, he's honor bound to protect her. Assuming he can catch up to her first.

The Sinitic Civilization Book I

The Sinitic Civilization Book I
Author: Hong Yuan
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 829
Release: 2018-10-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1532058292

The Sinitic Civilization A Factual History through the Lens of Archaeology, Bronzeware, Astronomy, Divination, Calendar and the Annals The book covered the time span of history of the Sinitic civilization from antiquity, to the 3rd millennium B.C. to A.D. 85. A comprehensive review of history related to the Sinitic cosmological, astronomical, astrological, historical, divinatory, and geographical developments was given. All ancient Chinese calendars had been examined, with the ancient thearchs’ dates examined from the perspective how they were forged or made up. The book provides the indisputable evidence regarding the fingerprint of the forger for the 3rd century A.D. book Shangshu (remotely ancient history), and close to 50 fingerprints of the forger of the contemporary version of The Bamboo Annals. Using the watershed line of Qin Emperor Shihuangdi’s book burning of 213 B.C., the book rectified what was the original history before the book burning, filtered out what was forged after the book burning, sorted out the sophistry and fables that were rampant just prior to the book burning, and validated the history against the records in the oracle bones, bronzeware, and bamboo slips. The book covers 95-98% and more of the contents in the two ancient history annals of The Spring Autumn Annals and The Bamboo Annals. There are dedicated chapters devoted to interpreting Qu Yuan’s poem Asking Heaven (Tian Wen), the mythical book The Legends of Mountains & Seas (Shan Hai Jing), geography book Lord Yu’s Tributes (Yu Gong), and Zhou King Muwang’s Travelogue (Mu-tian-zi Zhuan). The book has appendices of two calendars: the first anterior quarter remainder calendar (247 B.C.-104 B.C./247 B.C.-85 A.D.) of the Qin Empire, as well as a conversion table of the sexagenary years of the virtual Yin-li (Shang dynasty) quarter remainder calendar versus the Gregorian calendar, that covers the years 2698 B.C. to 2018 A.D. Book I stops about the midpoint of the 242 years covered in Confucius’ abridged book The Spring & Autumn Annals (722-481 B.C.). Book II stops at Han Emperor Zhangdi (Liu Da, reign A.D. 76-88; actual reign Aug of A.D. 75-Feb of A.D. 88), with the A.D. 85 adoption of the Sifen-li posterior quarter remainder calendar premised on reverting to the sexagenary years of the virtual Yin-li (Shang dynasty) quarter remainder calendar, a calendar disconnected from the Jupiter’s chronogram, that was purportedly invented by the Confucians on basis of Confucius’ identifying the ‘qi-lin’ divine giraffe animal and wrapping up the masterpiece The Spring & Autumn Annals two years prior to death.

The Fantasy Role-Playing Game

The Fantasy Role-Playing Game
Author: Daniel Mackay
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2017-08-11
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0786450479

Many of today's hottest selling games--both non-electronic and electronic--focus on such elements as shooting up as many bad guys as one can (Duke Nuk'em), beating the toughest level (Mortal Kombat), collecting all the cards (Pokemon), and scoring the most points (Tetris). Fantasy role-playing games (Dungeons & Dragons, Rolemaster, GURPS), while they may involve some of those aforementioned elements, rarely focus on them. Instead, playing a fantasy role-playing game is much like acting out a scene from a play, movie or book, only without a predefined script. Players take on such roles as wise wizards, noble knights, roguish sellswords, crafty hobbits, greedy dwarves, and anything else one can imagine and the referee allows. The players don't exactly compete; instead, they interact with each other and with the fantasy setting. The game is played orally with no game board, and although the referee usually has a storyline planned for a game, much of the action is impromptu. Performance is a major part of role-playing, and role-playing games as a performing art is the subject of this book, which attempts to introduce an appreciation for the performance aesthetics of such games. The author provides the framework for a critical model useful in understanding the art--especially in terms of aesthetics--of role-playing games. The book also serves as a contribution to the beginnings of a body of criticism, theory, and aesthetics analysis of a mostly unrecognized and newly developing art form. There are four parts: the cultural structure, the extent to which the game relates to outside cultural elements; the formal structure, or the rules of the game; the social structure, which encompasses the degree and quality of social interaction among players; and the aesthetic structure, concerned with the emergence of role-playing as an art form.

TERF Wars

TERF Wars
Author: Dharma Kelleher
Publisher: Dark Pariah Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2021-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1952128064

A Fight For Justice Has Become A Battle for Truth Bounty hunter Jinx Ballou is hot on the trail of Blair Marshall, a fugitive who brutally murdered a transgender woman in a public restroom. As a trans woman herself, Jinx is more determined than ever to bring this bigoted killer to justice. But at every turn, Jinx's attempts to apprehend Marshall are thwarted by the ruthless transphobic hate group her fugitive controls. A series of high-speed car chases, brutal fights, and unsuccessful takedowns leave Jinx and her team frustrated and empty-handed. When an undaunted Jinx presses on, she finds herself in a war of media manipulation, disinformation, and deep-faked videos that paints a target on her back and puts loved ones in grave danger. Will Jinx bring Marshall to justice before more innocent people are killed? TERF Wars is the fourth thriller in the highly acclaimed Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter crime fiction series, although each book in the series can be enjoyed as a standalone. Curl up with TERF Wars and join Jinx on an action-packed thrill ride that will leave you cheering for more.

The Red & Black Series: Books 4-6

The Red & Black Series: Books 4-6
Author: Grace Harper
Publisher: Grace Harper
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2022-01-18
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Omnibus Edition Cardinal Lyrics, Onyx Keys and Vermillion Chords Follow the lives of the owners of Red & Black record label as they navigate their way through the music industry. Cardinal Lyrics Jude North is no ordinary diva As the most celebrated solo female artist of the moment, Jude North has the world eating out of her hands. Beautiful, with a voice to rival Whitney Houston, she can command whatever she wants.The trouble with that level of fame in a short period of time, imposter syndrome can take hold like a hand wrapped around a throat. To the outside world she is polished, camera-ready but on the inside, she is looking for an anchor, desperately needing to be grounded.Her source of song lyrics is drying up, Erin Brodie who writes all her hit songs has writer’s block because she’s found happiness with her husband, Alex Devlin. So Jude looks for a new songwriter, unhappy with the pairings her record label match her up with. Strong, handsome, exotic Niles Stewart wants to know the real Jude North not the one who puts on show for her audience. If she doesn’t open up, he won’t write any songs for her. Is Jude prepared to bare all for the sake of her next hit record? And will Niles give the anchor she so craves? With the executives of Red & Black music label battling to stay one step ahead of Quinn Saunders and The Dark Side, events turn nasty as Quinn reduces himself to dirty, underhand tricks to ruin Erin and the label. Onyx Keys Tom Boone is not your ordinary protection detail. Tom Boone, for most people in his life, takes care of security at the Red & Black record label. It’s owners, artists and staff.That’s what most people believe.There are only two people in the world, who know who Tom Boone really is. Mickey, his current boss, and Erin Devlin. And MI6. There is about to be another. Will Tom regret letting Megan Moreland in on his secret? He will have to take the chance if she is to stay alive.What happens when he starts to have feelings for this woman. Tom has always believed in Queen and Country. He tried love once, many years ago but the two don’t mix. What will Tom chose this time around? Vermillion Chords Flynn Harding has fallen in love with a fire breathing entertainment lawyer, Payton McKay. She loathes all musicians, thinks they’re egotistical fame-hungry divas—a stark contradiction to her job.Every record label wants Flynn to get back on stage. Long since sober, he has no plans to go back into the limelight. He much prefers staying behind the scenes and getting a kick out of their fiery office argument for everyone to witness. Red & Black record label decided to go out to get drunk and forget about their legal battles with rival label The Dark Side. A night of karaoke is arranged and to everyone’s surprise, Payton and Flynn get up on stage and sing a duet.They are dynamite together. No one knew Payton McKay had a voice that could sell millions of records, least of all Erin Devlin. Once the song ended, Payton fled Devlin’s with embarrassment with Flynn closely behind. He reminds her of that one night they spent together years before, and this time she doesn’t creep out in the middle of the night.The feisty couple makes a go of a relationship, Red & Black get a handle on one of their legal battles, and Tom comes face to face with Valentino Armati. The world has righted itself in the lives of the Red & Black family.Until tragedy strikes.

Prophet of Evil: Aleister Crowley, 9/11 and the New World Order

Prophet of Evil: Aleister Crowley, 9/11 and the New World Order
Author: William Ramsey
Publisher: William Ramsey
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2010-07-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 1460920694

Do the numbers suffusing the day of September 11th have occult significance? Why are the numbers 11, 77, 93, and 175 extremely significant in understanding the event? How did Aleister Crowley influence the events of 9/11, considering the fact that he died in 1947? How did Aleister Crowley inspire the doctrines of the New World Order? The answers to these questions is contained in the riveting book Prophet of Evil: Aleister Crowley, 9/11 and the New World Order.

Aleister Crowley's Four Books of Magick

Aleister Crowley's Four Books of Magick
Author:
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 821
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1786786095

This is the masterpiece of occultist, magician and philosopher Aleister Crowley, introduced for the first time by one of the world's leading experts on Western esoteric traditions, Stephen Skinner. "Do what thou wilt." Written in the early twentieth century, the four books contained within this collection make up one of the most complete and groundbreaking works on the practice of magick ever written. They are considered to be the masterpiece of occultist, magician and philosopher Aleister Crowley and the core texts for the religion of Thelema. Their influence on alternative western thought and philosophy cannot be exaggerated. Also known as Book Four, or Liber ABA, the four parts bring together many rituals, received texts, theorems and unequalled insights into the practice of magick, culminating in The Book of the Law, the central, sacred text dictated to Crowley by a preternatural entity. Anyone interested in yoga, ceremonial magic, esoteric thought, invocation, divination and beyond, or those looking to delve into the fascinating, playful and illuminating writings of a unique man, will find inspiration. For the first time, one of the world's leading experts on Western esoteric traditions and magic, Dr. Stephen Skinner, introduces the text, sharing his insights into Crowley's take on yoga, ceremonial magick and Thelema. His long involvement with magick, both as an academic and as a practitioner, enabled Dr. Skinner to highlight the differences between the psychological and the spirit-orientated approaches to magick, and to show how that dilemma shaped Crowley's practice and his founding of Thelema, enlightening the reader to many previously unknown connections.

The Panarion of St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Salamis

The Panarion of St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Salamis
Author: Saint Epiphanius (Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1990
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Written in the fourth century A.D., the Panarion of St. Epiphanius is by far the most extensive ancient account of heresies in the early church and the major source for a considerable number of heterodox documents and traditions. Amidon here makes this important patristic document readily accessible to students and scholars, providing translations of selected passages, including precious documents of Gnosticism and Semi-Arianism excerpted and preserved by Epiphanius and first-hand accounts of his encounters with sects and notable figures of his time.