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Author : Mary Hoffman
Release : 1995
Genre : Air
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 205/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Earth, Fire, Water, Air by : Mary Hoffman
Download or read book Earth, Fire, Water, Air written by Mary Hoffman. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses myths, legends, images, and ideas from around the world to tell how four basic natural elements have inspired people in the past.
Author : José Luis Mateo
Release : 2014
Genre : Architecture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 468/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Earth, Water, Air, Fire by : José Luis Mateo
Download or read book Earth, Water, Air, Fire written by José Luis Mateo. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forced to interact with the natural elements that invigorate a built structure and co-determine a building's experiential reality during construction, one ought to keep in mind their brute powers - earth's crushing heaviness, the erratic character of water, air's thermo-dynamic cataclysms, or the dangerous benignity of fire. Affective in a direct way, they act as guiding principles in the process of realization: While the earth targets the foundations, the roof shields from water, the openings control the flow of air, and the walls protect from the gleaming sun.
Author : Angelo Peccerillo
Release : 2021-10-03
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 139/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Air, Water, Earth, Fire by : Angelo Peccerillo
Download or read book Air, Water, Earth, Fire written by Angelo Peccerillo. This book was released on 2021-10-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes the structure, composition and evolution of the Earth, the main geological processes occurring on it, and how some crucial environmental matters that are amply debated in the media (e.g. pollution, greenhouse effect) can be fully understood by placing them in the holistic context of the system Earth as a whole. It provides basic information on a series of key geological issues, from the structure and composition of the Earth to the large-scale processes that characterize our planet, such as rock alteration and sedimentation, magmatism, geomagnetism, seismicity, plate tectonics, cyclical migration of chemical elements through various Earth reservoirs (Geochemical Cycles), and evolution of the planet from Hadean to present. It intends to reach a wide readership, which is interested in our planet and wish to have a general and comprehensive view of its origin, evolution and activity. Potential readership includes undergraduate and advanced undergraduate students in Geology and other scientific disciplines, and any moderately- to well-educated people interested in the surrounding world and eager to gain a basic knowledge of the Earth and to reach an integrated view of how our planet is working.
Author : David Macauley
Release : 2010-09-29
Genre : Philosophy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 461/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Elemental Philosophy by : David Macauley
Download or read book Elemental Philosophy written by David Macauley. This book was released on 2010-09-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelard called them "the hormones of the imagination." Hegel observed that, "through the four elements we have the elevation of sensuous ideas into thought." Earth, air, fire, and water are explored as both philosophical ideas and environmental issues associated with their classical and perennial conceptions. David Macauley embarks upon a wide-ranging discussion of their initial appearance in ancient Greek thought as mythic forces or scientific principles to their recent reemergence within contemporary continental philosophy as a means for understanding landscape and language, poetry and place, the body and the body politic. In so doing, he shows the importance of elemental thinking for comprehending and responding to ecological problems. In tracing changing views of the four elements through the history of ideas, Macauley generates a new vocabulary for and a fresh vision of the environment while engaging the elemental world directly with reflections on their various manifestations.
Author : Scott Cunningham
Release : 2012-11-08
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 084/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Earth, Air, Fire & Water by : Scott Cunningham
Download or read book Earth, Air, Fire & Water written by Scott Cunningham. This book was released on 2012-11-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A treasure trove of practical magic for both novices and more experienced practitioners...beautifully crafted spells that invoke the alchemy of possibility."—PanGaia A leaf from an oak tree...a wildflower...water from a sparkling stream...dirt from a cool dark cave—these are the age-old tools of natural magic. Born of the earth, possessing inherent power, they await only our touch and intention to bring their magical qualities to life. The four elements are powerful magical tools. Using their energies, we can transform ourselves, our lives, and our world. This much-loved, classic guide offers more than seventy-five spells, rites, and simple rituals you can perform using the marvelous powers of the natural world. Scott Cunningham was a greatly respected teacher and one of the most influential members of the modern Craft movement. A practitioner of elemental magic for twenty years, he wrote more than fifty books, including the seminal Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner.
