Sacred Earth

Brian Leigh Molyneaux

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Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Почти отлично състояние - неизползвана книга.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр.

За изданието

Издателство:: Little, Brown and Company
Град на издаване:: Boston
Година:: 1995 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 184
Корици:: Меки
Поредици и библиотеки:: Living Wisdom
Категория:: Спорт, туризъм и пътеводители
Тегло (гр.):: 391
Ширина (мм):: 145
Височина (мм):: 205
Дебелина (мм):: 14
ISBN:: 9780316903035

Поредица "Living Wisdom". * This book traces intriguing connections within the broad tradition that perceives the Earth as a reservoir of energy or spiritual power. The scope of this volume embraces a vast range of concepts, including dragon pathways, feng shui, the Tree of Life, Gaia, megaliths, sacred rivers and mountains, and the Aboriginal Dreamtime. • Includes more than 250 full-colour illustrations, capturing the power and beauty of sacred sites and associated artefacts from all around the world • Features a detailed pictorial treatment of 16 key sites, from Stonehenge to the River Ganges • Elucidates such key themes as Earth goddesses, sacred journeys, creation myths, and the deities and spirits believed to inhabit natural features • Includes a reference section on tinted paper, with a guide to natural phenomena and a glossary of specialist terms ** Contents Introduction 6 Earth and Creation 8 Forming the Earth 10 Earth, sky and the cosmos 12 Races of clay 14 The Ancient Mother 16 The goddess of the West 18 Woman as the Goddess 20 The body of the Earth 22 The world's navel 24 Mankind and the elements 26 Gaia returns 28 Spirit Paths and Landscapes 30 Mental maps 32 Songlines 34 Sacred journeys 36 Wanderings of the heroes 38 Pilgrimages 40 Vision quests 42 Land and property 44 Dragon haunts 46 Animism 48 A landscape of relics 50 Earth Energy 52 Waters of life 54 Water from the Earth 56 Site 1: Bath 58 Rivers and streams 60 Site 2: The Ganges 62 Seas and lakes 64 Stone 66 Stones from deep time and space 68 Rock formations and outcrops 70 Caves and crevices 72 Site 3: Canyon de Chelly 74 Mountains 76 Volcanoes and unearthly fires 78 Site 4: Vesuvius 80 Minerals, metals and precious stones 82 Soil 84 Trees and groves 86 Site 5: Delphi 88 The Tree of Life 90 Images and Structures 92 Early cave art 94 Site 6: Lascaux 98 Paintings on rock 100 Rock art rituals 102 Images out of the earth 104 Site 7: Silbury Hill 106 Images for the gods 108 Site 8: The Serpent Mound 110 Boulder effigies and medicine wheels 112 Site 9: Moose Mountain 114 Standing stones 116 The great circles 118 Site 10: Avebury 120 Site 11: Stonehenge 122 Lost megalithic cultures 124 Site 12: Machu Picchu 126 Pyramids 128 Site 13: The Great Pyramid 130 A world in living rock 132 Site 14: Ajanta 134 Underground temples and tombs 136 Site 15: Newgrange 138 Site 16: Ninstints 140 Working with the Earth 142 The shaman's Earth 144 Geomaney and feng shui 146 Sacred alignments 148 Neo-paganism and the New Age 150 Gardens of the spirit 152 The Earth and the skies 154 Timechart 158 Documentary Reference 160 Natural phenomena: Earthquakes and tidal waves 161 Thunder and lightning 164 Hurricanes and floods 166 Tornadoes, whirlwinds 168 Glossary 170 Bibliography 172 Index 174 Photo Credits 183

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