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Author : Colin Wilson
Release : 1962
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Book Synopsis Ritual in the Dark by : Colin Wilson
Download or read book Ritual in the Dark written by Colin Wilson. This book was released on 1962. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colin Wilson
Release : 2013
Genre : Existentialism
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Book Rating : 128/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ritual in the Dark by : Colin Wilson
Download or read book Ritual in the Dark written by Colin Wilson. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'What an unforgettable, really great evocation. Terrible and tragic insight ... An important book.' - Sunday Times 'Not since Dickens has a British fiction writer dealt with murder in a book of such size and seriousness.' - Sunday Express 'Brilliant ... Magnificent! Murder mystery raised to major art!' - Chicago Sun-Times '[A] powerful metaphysical thriller.... It is fascinating to think about; but it is no less fascinating to read and re-read.' - Nicolas Tredell Gerard Sorme is a lonely young Londoner at work on his first novel, in which he intends to express his belief in the meaninglessness of life. His life changes suddenly in unexpected ways when he befriends Austin Nunne, a wealthy and charming gay man with violent sexual desires, and meets Austin's circle of friends: Gertrude, his well-meaning but naive Jehovah's Witness aunt, the ugly but kindly Father Carruthers, and a strange and fanatical artist named Oliver Glasp. Meanwhile, someone else is busy exposing life's meaninglessness in a different way: a serial killer is brutally murdering women in Whitechapel in a manner reminiscent of the Jack the Ripper slayings. The police suspect a crazed sex maniac, but Gerard has his own theory of the killer's motives. As the killings continue and the investigation proceeds, Gerard suddenly finds himself haunted by a terrible suspicion: could his new friend Austin Nunne have anything to do with the crimes? Colin Wilson's classic first novel, Ritual in the Dark (1960), remains a chilling page-turner, a brilliant fusion of murder mystery and existential philosophy. This edition is newly typeset from the first London edition and includes the author's introduction to the 1993 edition and a new foreword by Wilson scholar and bibliographer Colin Stanley.
Author : Samuel L MacGregor Mathers
Release : 2010-01-01
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Book Synopsis The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage by : Samuel L MacGregor Mathers
Download or read book The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage written by Samuel L MacGregor Mathers. This book was released on 2010-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage-originally published in 1900, translated by Samuel Mathers from a 15th-century French document-was purportedly written by Abraham for his son Lamech. Within this volume are three books. The first book is Abraham's autobiography in which he speaks to his son. The second book is an explanation of the purification rituals necessary to bring the magician's personal demon under his control. And the third book details what feats can be accomplished once the practitioner is able to use a form of magic controlled and directed through sigils of magic words written on a grid. Anyone with an interest in the occult will find this an interesting, though perhaps impractical, guide for exploring mystic arts.
Author : David K. Sakheim
Release : 1992
Genre : Child abuse
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Book Synopsis Out of Darkness by : David K. Sakheim
Download or read book Out of Darkness written by David K. Sakheim. This book was released on 1992. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors bring together leading researchers in the fields of forsenic psychiatry, multiple personality and dissociative disorders, traumatic stress, and religious studies, as well as an FBI agent and two survivors of ritual abuse, to offer a balanced look at the deeply troubling phenomenon of satanism.
Author : Holley Moyes
Release : 2012-09-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Sacred Darkness by : Holley Moyes
Download or read book Sacred Darkness written by Holley Moyes. This book was released on 2012-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caves have been used in various ways across human society but despite the persistence within popular culture of the iconic caveman, deep caves were never used primarily as habitation sites for early humans. Rather, in both ancient and contemporary contexts, caves have served primarily as ritual spaces. In Sacred Darkness, contributors use archaeological evidence as well as ethnographic studies of modern ritual practices to envision the cave as place of spiritual and ideological power and a potent venue for ritual practice. Covering the ritual use of caves in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Mesoamerica, and the US Southwest and Eastern woodlands, this book brings together case studies by prominent scholars whose research spans from the Paleolithic period to the present day. These contributions demonstrate that cave sites are as fruitful as surface contexts in promoting the understanding of both ancient and modern religious beliefs and practices. This state-of-the-art survey of ritual cave use will be one of the most valuable resources for understanding the role of caves in studies of religion, sacred landscape, or cosmology and a must-read for any archaeologist interested in caves.
