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History has given us two separate and very different books by the same title. One of these may be the book mentioned in the Holy Bible. If so, it would reveal history and information which would augment and supplement our knowledge of the events from creation to the conquering of the Promised Land. The Books of Jasher includes details about the antediluvian patriarchs, the institution of the 10 Commandments, the establishment of the priesthood, angels, watchers, the flood, the tower of Babel, and many other events mentioned in the Bible.

The Shinto religion is a mystery to many. There is no real founder, there are many gods and deities that are worshipped, and something about spiritualism and spirits in nature (that most people can’t quite put their finger on). Today, many of those confusions will be cleared up, as you will explore the Shinto faith and all its most important rituals, gods and goddesses, symbolism, etc. A long list of divine beings and their purpose and tasks will be revealed, some background stories about the most famous ones, and the history and legends of Japan’s gigantic mountain: Mount Fuji.

In today's complex world, people are lost spiritually. The answer to finding peace and well-being is within Wiccan magic and the practices and spells to restore harmony, love, and healing with the help of the Wikkan gods and goddesses.

In the bible of one of the oldest Christian sects, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, are the books of Enoch and Jubilees. These ancient texts are missing from the bibles of other Christian sects and denominations. The books reveal the secrets of the Watchers, the fallen angels who mated with women. The texts describe the offspring of this unholy union and how it brought evil into the world in the forms of the Giants, the Men of Renown, and the Nephilim, who were half human and half demon.

Though generally unknown to the Entered Apprentice and the Fellow Craft when beginning their journey into Craft Masonry, the character of Hiram Abiff is the principle player in the unfolding drama of the Master Mason degree. Strangely, though, he hasn't always been there. Where did Hiram Abiff come from and when was he incorporated into the mythology of Freemasonry?

In ancient Greece, “no other practice was so universal than the consultation of oracles.” These holy sites were found in 260 locations around the Greek-speaking world.

Hundreds of years ago, a god realized spiritual beings living in a human body named the Tsogho. This community resided in southern Gabon and established the Bwiti, which became a lifestyle. In The Six Agreements Tsogho, their grandchild, Regis Sam Nziengui, reveals the origin of self-limiting beliefs that affect our existence. Based on Tsogho wisdom and knowledge, The Six Agreements Tsogho shows how to live without enemies and how to let go of ill feelings toward others. This is a book that will forever change the way you look at your life.

Jaya: A Retelling of the Mahabharata has the whole epic, which was originally known as Jaya, condensed into a tiny capsule in this book. Other than retelling the interesting parts of the Mahabharata, what makes this book a favourite among audiences is Pattanaik's rendering of the various local folklores and tales that are associated with the epic, which have been presented in a whole new genre. With a master stroke, the author has elaborated the storyline by including lesser-known folklore stories of the epic, while keeping intact its original form and style.

Ancient Mesopotamian religion continues to captivate people for many of the same reasons today's best known religions and their histories fascinate people. The religion practiced by the Ancient Mesopotamians provides a certain mix between the mundane and the surreal, and at the same time aspects of it are both familiar and bizarre to people today. Some find themselves drawn to it based on its preeminent position in religious history as the oldest documented religion in the world.

Are you a new Christian? Or do you just want to start studying the Bible for the first time? Often new believers in Christ want to read the Bible but don't know where to start. If this describes you, then this guide will be the perfect place for you to learn basic facts and general information about each individual book in the Bible.

Are you a new Christian? Or do you just want to start studying the Bible for the first time? Often new believers in Christ want to read the Bible but don't know where to start.

In Blood and Ashes provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice from 750-250 BCE, documenting the cultural pressures that drove the use of curse tablets, charms, spells, and other private rites. This book expands our understanding of daily life in ancient communities, showing how individuals were making sense of the world and coping with conflict, vulnerability, competition, anxiety, desire, and loss, all while conjuring the gods and powers of the Underworld.

No discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls has rocked the Christian world like that of the newly translated Gospel of Judas. Imagine Judas, the man all of Christendom has hated for 2,000 years, now portrayed as the chosen one, the martyr, the scapegoat, and the man instructed and appointed by Jesus himself to orchestrate and carry out the greatest treachery of all time. Come with us as we explore the Gospel of Judas. We will attempt to fill the gaps in the text and the theology.

Un relato erudito y humorístico de la mitología griega y romana. En Zeus y familia, Fermín Bocos dibuja un fresco impresionista en el que con humor y una gran erudición nos presenta un catálogo de los mitos y rituales más notorios del mundo clásico. Una obra amena de divulgación cultural que rezuma amor por la historia, la filosofía y el arte, y que lanza puentes con el mundo actual para dejar constancia de la influyente vigencia que la producción intelectual de griegos y romanos tienen hoy en día.

The legends and fairy stories in this book belong to the Yoruba country of Southem Nigeria. They relate the adventures of men and animals, and try to explain the mysteries of nature - why women have long hair, how the leopard got his spots, and so forth. Most of them include very old songs, but these cannot here be given in full.

The ancient beliefs of Babel center around the imaginary living animals supposedly shaped by connecting star patterns in the skies. This "zoo," or "zodiac," has downloaded into every culture on planet Earth. It has put all mankind into a deep slumber, a dreamworld. The zodiac, and all the sorcery associated with it, remain relatively undetected by most people. From birthdays to palm reading, an astral lady called the "Great Mother" of harlots teaches the world to perform her wishes. She rides a beast, or teaching authority, given great power by a dragon. All of this sounds very mysterious, ...

We have been conditioned by so many ideas around us that the measure of intelligence is material gain. Well, this book is a far cry from that. Learning from the examples of the ancient sages from among an ingenious civilization located in the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia, we will learn that true intelligence is not a matter of power, self-gain, and modern achievements.

God is born in human form. Ultimate power and authority reside in the hands of a child. Early Christians looked at their own children as they played, argued, loved, and fought and wondered what it would have been like to raise the son of God. How would Jesus have acted as a baby, a toddler, a child, or a teenager? How human was this “God-child,” Jesus? Did he have the failings of their own children? Was he selfish and rash at the age of one? Was his stage of the “terrible twos” as horrible a stage as most? If Jesus were a normal youngster what would the outcome have been?

One of the foremost devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi and a great Tamil poet, Sri Muruganar, while writing his epic Tiruvundiyar, came to the point where Lord Siva, after vanquishing the rishis of the Daruka forest and accepting their surrender taught them the central core of Vedanta. He could not proceed with writing the part pertaining to the teaching. He besought Sri Maharshi who was Siva incarnate, to compose in verse form the teaching given by Lord Siva to the Rishis. Sri Maharshi then composed in twenty-nine verses the Upadesa Undiyar in Tamil. The last verse was composed by Sri ...

This book, ‘A Revelation for Non-Believers’ was not written just for those who don’t believe in God, Jesus the Son of God, or the Word of God. Instead, this book was written to give support and positive inspiration to anyone who seeks God’s promised salvation. Revelation encourages those who seek the blessing of God to ‘hold fast’ and not be deceived or frustrated by the many blasphemers and deceivers who try to convince them God does not exist. Today, there’s a great war against God and Christianity. This war is led by false ideas, a desire for world power and influence, a ...

Westcott begins by reminding us that when we first enter into our Masonic initiation, as the candidate, we represent the rough ashlar, the unfinished stone. From there, he proceeds to point out a vast number of Biblical references to stones, while reminding us, that the worship of stones is one of the earliest forms of religious observance. Brother Westcott details at great length, examples of the importance of stones throughout history and across the globe.