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The Turba Philosophorum

The Turba Philosophorum – Arthur Edward Waite

The Turba Philosophorum , or Assembly of the Sages. An Ancient Alchemical Treatise, with the chief Readings of the Shorter Codex. Parallels from Greek Alchemists. and Explanations of obscure terms. Translated, with Introduction and Notes, by A.E. Waite. A great symposium or debate of the Adepts assembled in convocation. The work ranks next to Gober as a fountain-head of alchemy in Western Europe. It reects the earliest Byzantine, Syrian and Arabian writers. This famous work is accorded the highest place among the works of Alchemical Philosophy which are available for the students in the English language.

The Turba Philosophorum

The Turba Philosophorum

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The Turba Philosophorum.

ISBN: 9783849674120.

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The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage

The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage – Jan van Ruysbroeck

The Blessed Jan van Ruysbroeck was one of the Flemish mystics. This edition contains his most important writings:

The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage
The Sparking Stone
The Book of the Supreme Truth

The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage

The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage

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The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage.

ISBN: 9783849674113.

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Van Ruysbroeck’s thought (from Wikipedia):

Of Ruysbroeck’s works, the treatise The Seven Steps of the Ladder of Spiritual Love is the one that is currently most-readily available. Of the various treatises preserved, the best-known and the most characteristic is that entitled The Spiritual Espousals. It is divided into three books, treating respectively of the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Druid Path

The Druid Path – Marah Ellis Ryan

The Druid Path is romance and more. It is a heart history of Ireland from the shadowy days of druidcraft, told in a series of six magical tales of warm heartbeats, legend worship, strong loves and fierce hates. In its wealth of tragedy and romance and strange adventure are interwoven the legend, the myth, the mystery and the sons of an ancient people. All lovers of the Shamrock will find unusual delight in this absorbing book.

The Druid Path

The Druid Path

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The Druid Path.

ISBN: 9783849674106.

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Marah Ellis Ryan’s obituary (from Wikipedia):

She died July 11, 1934. The New York Times published this obituary:

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Under The Greenwood Tree

Under The Greenwood Tree – Thomas Hardy

“Under the Greenwood Tree” is a year-long rural idyl. The nine chapters of the first part entitled “Winter,” are taken up with a wonderfully humorous description of the old-fashioned wind-instrument choir of the parish of Mellstock trudging around on Christmas night to serenade every dweller in the parish, and with an equally humorous description of the party given by honest Reuben Dewey, the tranter, or wagoner. The other parts, named after the other seasons, commemorate the love of Dick Dewey, the tranter’s son for Fancy Day, the village schoolmistress—a love which ends in the most typical of rural weddings, in spite of the fact that the young rector himself is somewhat smitten with … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Sacred Writings of Pope Clement I.

The Sacred Writings of Pope Clement I. – Clement of Rome

Pope Clement I. is considered to be the first Apostolic Father of the Church and is recognized as a saint in many Christian churches and is considered a patron saint of mariners. This book contains his best-known writings.

The Sacred Writings of Pope Clement I.

The Sacred Writings of Pope Clement I.

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The Sacred Writings of Pope Clement I.

ISBN: 9783849674083.

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Biography of Pope Clement I (from wikipedia)

Pope Clement I (Latin: Clemens Romanus; Greek: Κλήμης Ῥώμης; died 99), also known as Saint Clement of Rome, is listed by Irenaeus and Tertullian as Bishop of Rome, holding office from 88 to his death in 99. He is … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Sermons On Selected Lessons Of The New Testament

Sermons On Selected Lessons Of The New Testament – St. Augustine of Hippo

The Sermons of St. Augustine, besides their other excellencies, furnish a beautiful picture of perhaps the deepest and most powerful mind of the Western Church adapting itself to the little ones of Christ. In them, he who has furnished the mould for all the most thoughtful minds for fourteen hundred years, is seen forming with loving tenderness the babes in Christ. Very touching is the child-like simplicity, with which he gradually leads them through what to them were difficulties, watching all the while whether he made himself clear to them, keeping up their attention, pleased at their understanding, dreading their approbation, and leading them off from himself … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Homilies On John

The Homilies On John – St. Augustine of Hippo

St. Augustine was an indefatigable preacher. He considered regular preaching an indispensable part of the duty of a bishop. To his homilies we owe most of his exegetical labors. The homilies were delivered extempore, taken down by scribes and slightly revised by Augustin. They retain their colloquial form, devotional tone, frequent repetitions, and want of literary finish. He would rather be deficient in rhetoric than not be understood by the people. He was cheered by the eager attention and acclamations of his hearers, but never fully satisfied with his performance. “My preaching,” he says, “almost always displeases me. I eagerly long for something better, of which I often have an inward … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Homilies On Various Epistles

The Homilies On Various Epistles – St. John Chrysostrom

These Homilies are often less complete in exposition than those on earlier books of the New Testament, and in literary excellence will not compare with the Homilies on the Statues, and many other discourses given at Antioch. But to the student of preaching, they are quite as instructive, if not really more so.

Commentary On the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians.
Homilies on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians
Homilies on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians
Homilies on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians.
Homilies on the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians. Homilies on the Second Epistle of St. … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Myths and Legends of Alaska

Myths and Legends of Alaska – Katherine Berry Judson

Miss Judson has collected these myths and legends from many printed sources. She disclaims originality, but she has rendered a service that will be appreciated by the many who have sought in vain for legends of the Indians. There is an agreeable surprise in store for any lover of folk-lore who will read these books.

The Raven Myth
The Flood
The Origin Of The Tides
How The Rivers Were Formed
The Origin Of Fire
Duration Of Winter
Raven’s Feast
Creation Of The Porcupine
How Raven Taught The Chilkats
Raven’s Marriage
Raven And The Seals
Raven And Pitch
Raven’s Dancing Blanket

… and many more …

Myths and Legends of Alaska

Myths and Legends of Alaska

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Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas

Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas – John Henry Brown.

The book leads the reader through the past to the present and here leaves him amid active and progressive men who are advancing, along with him, toward the future. Including, as it does, lives of men now living,  constitutes a connecting link between what has gone before and what is to come after. It is therefore fitting that it should be dedicated to a prominent man of our day in preference to one of former times. The matter presented, in the nature of things, is largely biographical. There can be no foundation for history without biography. History is a generalization of particulars. It presents wide extended views. To use a … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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