Author: René Guénon
Publisher: ISBS
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This is a translation of one of Guenon's most significant works. It contains chapters with titles such as: The Science of Letters; Symbolic Weapons; and The Symbolism of the Zodiac among the Pythagoreans. The work aims to give new meaning to so many of the objects involved in daily life.
Fundamental Symbols
Author: René Guénon
Publisher: ISBS
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This is a translation of one of Guenon's most significant works. It contains chapters with titles such as: The Science of Letters; Symbolic Weapons; and The Symbolism of the Zodiac among the Pythagoreans. The work aims to give new meaning to so many of the objects involved in daily life.
Publisher: ISBS
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This is a translation of one of Guenon's most significant works. It contains chapters with titles such as: The Science of Letters; Symbolic Weapons; and The Symbolism of the Zodiac among the Pythagoreans. The work aims to give new meaning to so many of the objects involved in daily life.
Symbols of Sacred Science
Author: René Guénon
Publisher: Sophia Perennis
ISBN: 9780900588785
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
In Symbols of Sacred Science, Guénon, a master of precise, even 'mathematical' metaphysical exposition, reveals himself as a consummate exegete of myth and symbolism as well, superior in many ways to Mircea Eliade, and comparable perhaps only to his respected friend Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. This extraordinary text unveils the cosmological meanings of root symbols organized under such general headings as: The Center of the World, Cyclic Manifestation, Symboic Weapons, Axial Symbolism and the Symbolsim of Passage, The Symbolism of Building, and The Symbolism of the Heart. Far more than a simple catalogue of myths and symbols from many traditions, Symbols of the Sacred Science lays the foundation for a universal esoteric symbology. In this work, Guénon demonstrates the fundamental unity-across all cultures and ages-of the images with which the Absolute clothes itself in its cosmic self-revelation.
Publisher: Sophia Perennis
ISBN: 9780900588785
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
In Symbols of Sacred Science, Guénon, a master of precise, even 'mathematical' metaphysical exposition, reveals himself as a consummate exegete of myth and symbolism as well, superior in many ways to Mircea Eliade, and comparable perhaps only to his respected friend Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. This extraordinary text unveils the cosmological meanings of root symbols organized under such general headings as: The Center of the World, Cyclic Manifestation, Symboic Weapons, Axial Symbolism and the Symbolsim of Passage, The Symbolism of Building, and The Symbolism of the Heart. Far more than a simple catalogue of myths and symbols from many traditions, Symbols of the Sacred Science lays the foundation for a universal esoteric symbology. In this work, Guénon demonstrates the fundamental unity-across all cultures and ages-of the images with which the Absolute clothes itself in its cosmic self-revelation.
Sacred Symbols of the Dogon
Author: Laird Scranton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594777535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs • Provides a new understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs as scientific symbols based on Dogon cosmological drawings • Use parallels between Dogon and Egyptian word meanings to identify relationships between Dogon myths and modern science In The Science of the Dogon, Laird Scranton demonstrated that the cosmological structure described in the myths and drawings of the Dogon runs parallel to modern science--atomic theory, quantum theory, and string theory--their drawings often taking the same form as accurate scientific diagrams that relate to the formation of matter. Scranton also pointed to the close resemblance between the keywords and component elements of Dogon cosmology and those of ancient Egypt, and the implication that ancient cosmology may also be about actual science. Sacred Symbols of the Dogon uses these parallels as the starting point for a new interpretation of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language. By substituting Dogon cosmological drawings for equivalent glyph-shapes in Egyptian words, a new way of reading and interpreting the Egyptian hieroglyphs emerges. Scranton shows how each hieroglyph constitutes an entire concept, and that their meanings are scientific in nature. Using the Dogon symbols as a “Rosetta stone,” he reveals references within the ancient Egyptian language that define the full range of scientific components of matter: from massless waves to the completed atom, even suggesting direct correlations to a fully realized unified field theory.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594777535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs • Provides a new understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs as scientific symbols based on Dogon cosmological drawings • Use parallels between Dogon and Egyptian word meanings to identify relationships between Dogon myths and modern science In The Science of the Dogon, Laird Scranton demonstrated that the cosmological structure described in the myths and drawings of the Dogon runs parallel to modern science--atomic theory, quantum theory, and string theory--their drawings often taking the same form as accurate scientific diagrams that relate to the formation of matter. Scranton also pointed to the close resemblance between the keywords and component elements of Dogon cosmology and those of ancient Egypt, and the implication that ancient cosmology may also be about actual science. Sacred Symbols of the Dogon uses these parallels as the starting point for a new interpretation of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language. By substituting Dogon cosmological drawings for equivalent glyph-shapes in Egyptian words, a new way of reading and interpreting the Egyptian hieroglyphs emerges. Scranton shows how each hieroglyph constitutes an entire concept, and that their meanings are scientific in nature. Using the Dogon symbols as a “Rosetta stone,” he reveals references within the ancient Egyptian language that define the full range of scientific components of matter: from massless waves to the completed atom, even suggesting direct correlations to a fully realized unified field theory.
The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects
Author: Barbara G. Walker
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062288873
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2626
Book Description
This fascinating guide to the history and mythology of woman-related symbols features: Unique organization by shape of symbol or type of sacred object 21 different sections including Round and Oval Motifs, Sacred Objects, Secular-Sacred Objects, Rituals, Deities' Signs, Supernaturals, Body Parts, Nature, Birds, Plants, Minerals, Stones and Shells, and more Introductory essays for each section 753 entries and 636 illustrations Alphabetical index for easy reference Three-Rayed Sun The sun suspended in heaven by three powers, perhaps the Triple Goddess who gave birth to it (see Three-Way Motifs). Corn Dolly An embodiment of the harvest to be set in the center of the harvest dance, or fed to the cattle to `make them thrive year round' (see Secular-Sacred Objects). Tongue In Asia, the extended tongue was a sign of life-force as the tongue between the lips imitated the sacred lingam-yoni: male within female genital. Sticking out the tongue is still a polite sign of greeting in northern India and Tibet (see Body Parts). Cosmic Egg In ancient times the primeval universe-or the Great Mother-took the form of an egg. It carried all numbers and letters within an ellipse, to show that everything is contained within one form at the beginning (see Round and Oval Motifs).
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062288873
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2626
Book Description
This fascinating guide to the history and mythology of woman-related symbols features: Unique organization by shape of symbol or type of sacred object 21 different sections including Round and Oval Motifs, Sacred Objects, Secular-Sacred Objects, Rituals, Deities' Signs, Supernaturals, Body Parts, Nature, Birds, Plants, Minerals, Stones and Shells, and more Introductory essays for each section 753 entries and 636 illustrations Alphabetical index for easy reference Three-Rayed Sun The sun suspended in heaven by three powers, perhaps the Triple Goddess who gave birth to it (see Three-Way Motifs). Corn Dolly An embodiment of the harvest to be set in the center of the harvest dance, or fed to the cattle to `make them thrive year round' (see Secular-Sacred Objects). Tongue In Asia, the extended tongue was a sign of life-force as the tongue between the lips imitated the sacred lingam-yoni: male within female genital. Sticking out the tongue is still a polite sign of greeting in northern India and Tibet (see Body Parts). Cosmic Egg In ancient times the primeval universe-or the Great Mother-took the form of an egg. It carried all numbers and letters within an ellipse, to show that everything is contained within one form at the beginning (see Round and Oval Motifs).
Perspectives on Initiation
Author: René Guénon
Publisher: Sophia Perennis
ISBN: 9780900588327
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher: Sophia Perennis
ISBN: 9780900588327
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Sacred Science
Author: Nick Polizzi
Publisher: Hay House
ISBN: 1401952917
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In the work of documentary filmmakers, explains Nick Polizzi, one cardinal rule is never forget that your job is to document, not participate. But when Nick set out to explore the native outback of the Americas - meeting healers, shamans, and medicine women and tapping their well of ancient wisdom, nearly lost to the rest of the world - he had to bend that rule. As he found his way into highly sacred and often very private shamanic ceremonies, not participating ceased to be an option. Nick invites readers along on his journey of discovery to make indigenous knowledge of healing accessible to us all.
Publisher: Hay House
ISBN: 1401952917
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In the work of documentary filmmakers, explains Nick Polizzi, one cardinal rule is never forget that your job is to document, not participate. But when Nick set out to explore the native outback of the Americas - meeting healers, shamans, and medicine women and tapping their well of ancient wisdom, nearly lost to the rest of the world - he had to bend that rule. As he found his way into highly sacred and often very private shamanic ceremonies, not participating ceased to be an option. Nick invites readers along on his journey of discovery to make indigenous knowledge of healing accessible to us all.
The Sacred Symbols of Mu
Author: James Churchward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781533366924
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Fully illustrated. According to Churchward, Mu was a lost continent in the Pacific Ocean, which was destroyed in a global cataclysm tens of thousands of years ago; Mu was the original home of mankind, and all subsequent civilizations descended from it. The Pacific islands and their inhabitants are supposed to be the last survivors of this primordial motherland. Churchward's Mu was a huge continent, which stretched from Micronesia in the West to Easter Island and Hawaii in the East. He also believed in a literal mid-Atlantic Atlantis. He proposed a global network of huge gas-filled caverns which, if vented, could cause large areas of land to be submerged. He claimed that, while posted in India, he befriended a priest ('Rishi'), who revealed to him ancient tablets written in an otherwise unknown language. The Rishi taught him how to read this language, Naacal. The tablets described the land of Mu, the Lemuria of the Theosophists. He also claimed that he was able to discern writing from Mu on a mysterious set of tablets discovered in Mexico by an explorer named William Niven.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781533366924
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Fully illustrated. According to Churchward, Mu was a lost continent in the Pacific Ocean, which was destroyed in a global cataclysm tens of thousands of years ago; Mu was the original home of mankind, and all subsequent civilizations descended from it. The Pacific islands and their inhabitants are supposed to be the last survivors of this primordial motherland. Churchward's Mu was a huge continent, which stretched from Micronesia in the West to Easter Island and Hawaii in the East. He also believed in a literal mid-Atlantic Atlantis. He proposed a global network of huge gas-filled caverns which, if vented, could cause large areas of land to be submerged. He claimed that, while posted in India, he befriended a priest ('Rishi'), who revealed to him ancient tablets written in an otherwise unknown language. The Rishi taught him how to read this language, Naacal. The tablets described the land of Mu, the Lemuria of the Theosophists. He also claimed that he was able to discern writing from Mu on a mysterious set of tablets discovered in Mexico by an explorer named William Niven.
The Symbolism of the Cross
Author: René Guénon
Publisher: Sophia Perennis
ISBN: 9780900588655
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Symbolism of the Cross is a major doctrinal study of the central symbol of Christianity from the standpoint of the universal metaphysical tradition, the 'perennial philosophy' as it is called in the West. As Guernon points out, the cross is one of the most universal of all symbols and is far from belonging to Christianity alone. Indeed, Christians have sometimes tended to lose sight of its symbolism of its symbolical significance and to regard it as no more than the sign of a historical event. By restoring to the full spiritual value as a symbol, but without in any way detracting from its historical importance for Christianity, Guenon has performed a task of inestimable importance which perhaps only he, with his unrivaled knowledge of the symbolic languages of both East and West, was qualified to perform.
Publisher: Sophia Perennis
ISBN: 9780900588655
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Symbolism of the Cross is a major doctrinal study of the central symbol of Christianity from the standpoint of the universal metaphysical tradition, the 'perennial philosophy' as it is called in the West. As Guernon points out, the cross is one of the most universal of all symbols and is far from belonging to Christianity alone. Indeed, Christians have sometimes tended to lose sight of its symbolism of its symbolical significance and to regard it as no more than the sign of a historical event. By restoring to the full spiritual value as a symbol, but without in any way detracting from its historical importance for Christianity, Guenon has performed a task of inestimable importance which perhaps only he, with his unrivaled knowledge of the symbolic languages of both East and West, was qualified to perform.
Sacred Signs
Author: Adrian Calabrese
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide Limited
ISBN: 9780738707761
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
When popular author Adrian Calabrese's father was in surgery for a life-threatening medical condition, she asked for a sign that he would survive-and she immediately received one. Now she shares her secrets for getting clear guidance from the Universe in Sacred Signs, teaching readers a simple three-step method for receiving divine messages. Unlike other books on the subject, Sacred Signs is not a "sign dictionary." Calabrese believes that the interpretation of a sign is as unique as the individual receiving it. The original checklists and questionnaires throughout the book help readers focus their desires to more effectively communicate with the Universe. Success stories throughout the book provide inspiration and further demonstrate how to use this personal, nondenominational approach to interpreting divine signs.
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide Limited
ISBN: 9780738707761
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
When popular author Adrian Calabrese's father was in surgery for a life-threatening medical condition, she asked for a sign that he would survive-and she immediately received one. Now she shares her secrets for getting clear guidance from the Universe in Sacred Signs, teaching readers a simple three-step method for receiving divine messages. Unlike other books on the subject, Sacred Signs is not a "sign dictionary." Calabrese believes that the interpretation of a sign is as unique as the individual receiving it. The original checklists and questionnaires throughout the book help readers focus their desires to more effectively communicate with the Universe. Success stories throughout the book provide inspiration and further demonstrate how to use this personal, nondenominational approach to interpreting divine signs.
Sacred Symbol Magic
Author: Sarah Bartlett
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1578637384
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
"Since the dawn of humanity, all cultures have created sacred symbols drawn from nature, geometry, and mythology. These symbols are part of a secret lannguage that not only gives us meaning but also connects us to the divine nature of the universe. Using symbols in our daily lives can empower and improve all aspects of our well-being. Here is an exquisitely illustrated guide to 50 magical and spiritual symbols from a variety of cultures and spiritual traditions. Sacred Symbol Magic includes a concise description of each symbol's meaning, practical advice on working with each one, plus guidance on harnessing their power for your spiritual needs."--Back cover
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1578637384
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
"Since the dawn of humanity, all cultures have created sacred symbols drawn from nature, geometry, and mythology. These symbols are part of a secret lannguage that not only gives us meaning but also connects us to the divine nature of the universe. Using symbols in our daily lives can empower and improve all aspects of our well-being. Here is an exquisitely illustrated guide to 50 magical and spiritual symbols from a variety of cultures and spiritual traditions. Sacred Symbol Magic includes a concise description of each symbol's meaning, practical advice on working with each one, plus guidance on harnessing their power for your spiritual needs."--Back cover