Mytologi

Assaporerete la mitologia norrena-vichinga. Vi immergerete nel mondo degli dèi di Ásgarðr attraverso la via di Loki. Questo libro non accrescerà la vostra voglia di vivere, ma conoscerete gli dèi, i giganti, i nani. Conoscerete Kvasir il dio saggio, conoscerete l'ira devastante di Thor, conoscerete il dramma di Baldr, conoscerete i passi di Odinn il viandante monocolo. Qua voi troverete i racconti originali della mitologia norrena attraverso un'intelaiatura creata appositamente per far parlare un dio. È il dio Loki. Il dio considerato folle e che a sua volta considera gli altri dèi pazzi. La rivelazione di Loki. L'unico dio norreno a cui non è mai stato tributato un rito o un culto. Loki ci porta alle soglie del Ragnarok, alle soglie della fine del mondo. Quel che verrà dopo sarà un nuovo mondo, ma non sarà il nostro.Lo scritto è accompagnato da un saggio introduttivo alla mitologia norrena. Da leggersi rigorosamente dopo l'opera. Un colloquio con Loki, non un monologo.

Siobhan Ross has several reasons for taking a holiday job on the Isle of Skye - her keen interest in marine biology for one - but she's also determined to escape Glasgow and put distance between herself and a failed relationship with fellow student Kieran. The last thing Siobhan's looking for is romance, let alone with a Selkie, but… In Selkie Summer, Ken MacLeod delivers a rich contemporary fantasy that is steeped in Celtic lore, nuclear submarines and secrets, as Siobhan finds herself the focus of attention she never sought, unwittingly embroiled in political intrigue and the shifting landscape of international alliances. At its heart, Selkie Summer is a love story: as passionate and unconventional as you could wish for. At its heart, Selkie Summer is a love story: as passionate and unconventional as you could wish for.

Here we find humankind battling with the elements in the flood myth, a grim creation story and the great Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest recorded literary treasures. Babylon, a powerful city state in 1800 BC was a centre of spiritual, economic and military power, each represented in the fragments and myths of this book of classic tales.

A gorgeous pocket-sized edition of Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, introduced by author and classicist Natalie Haynes.

The travels of Aeneas are brought to life in Virgil's epic poem, with an afterword by Coco Stevenson.

Cath Brown is an ordinary twenty-something who is fed-up with her job, eats and drinks too much, and continually falls for unsuitable men. Even though she knows she should quit them all, she can't. Being cruelly dumped on her birthday is the final straw so she abandons her life in London and flies off to Mexico for a year's adventure.As her journey begins Cath receives mysterious emails from a stranger who knows too much about her to be a coincidence. The Bliss Expert promises to reveal Ten Steps to Bliss, which will give her everything she has always wanted: purpose, love, hope and happiness. Will Cath follow the advice and change her life?Join Cath in her wayward travels as she explores new lands, new blokes and opportunities to unleash her inner self. Can she finally stop repeating the same patterns and find true love and happiness?You too can change your life. Follow the Ten Steps to Bliss with Cath and discover the powerful effects they can have to find your own bliss and become the best version of yourself.

A Time Out New York Best Book of the Year. ';[Bernheimer is] one of literature's foremost champions of the fairy tale.' Nylon Elegant and brutal, the stories in Kate Bernheimer's latest collection occupy a heightened landscape, where the familiar cedes to the grotesque and nonsense just as often devolves into terror. These are fairy tales out of time, renewing classic stories we think we know, like one of Bernheimer's girls, whose hands of steel turn to flowers, leaving her beautiful but alone. ';Deftly blends gloomy fairy tales with existential manifestos. Nine nimble stories confront a spectrum of suffering; loneliness, addiction, poverty, and death lay exposed with open language for all to interpret.' Entrophy ';[Bernheimer], an impassioned advocate for the relevancy of the fairy-tale genre, fills the whole strange, lovely book with such gems, reinventing traditional, timeless tales for new readers.' Time Out New York ';With dinosaurs and pink sisters, shadows and talking dolls, librarians and totems, Bernheimer presents haunting looks at mothers and daughters, the magic of childhood, and the power of illusion, fantasy, and dreams.' San Francisco Book Review ';I'll read anything [Kate Bernheimer] writes, and I'll undoubtedly learn more about myself and my own writing than from 100 other books. Truth is, I hope every young writer is lucky enough to discover a particular writer who speaks to her more than any other, a writer whose words reach out through the pages and touch her heart, the way Kate Bernheimer has done for me.' Electric Literature ';Bernheimer manages to tickle the cerebrum without sacrificing surface pleasures.' Minneapolis Star-Tribune

In 1910, when Kunio Yanagita (1875-1962) wrote and published The Legends of Tono in Japanese, he had no idea that 100 years later, his book would become a Japanese literary and folklore classic. Yanagita is best remembered as the founder of Japanese folklore studies, and Ronald Morse transcends time to bring the reader a marvelous guide to Tono, Yanagita, and his enthralling tales. In this 100th Anniversary edition, Morse has completely revised his original translation, now out of print for over three decades. Retaining the originals great understanding of Japanese language, history, and lore, this new edition will make the classic collection available to new generations of readers.

From the sands of Alexandria via the Renaissance palaces of the Medicis, to our own times, this spiritual adventure story traces the profound influence of Hermes Trismegistus -- the 'thrice-great one', as he was often called -- on the western mind. For centuries his name ranked among the most illustrious of the ancient world. Considered by some a contemporary of Moses and a forerunner of Christ, this almost mythical figure arose in fourth century BC Alexandria, from a fusion of the Egyptian god Thoth and the Greek god Hermes. Master of magic, writing, science, and philosophy, Hermes was thought to have walked with gods and be the source of the divine wisdom granted to man at the dawn of time. Gary Lachman has written many books exploring ancient traditions for the modern mind. In The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus, he brings to life the mysterious character of this great spiritual guide, exposing the many theories and stories surrounding him, and revitalizing his teachings for the modern world. Through centuries of wars, conquests and religious persecutions, the fragile pages of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus have still survived. This is a book for all thinkers and enquirers who want to recover that lost knowledge and awaken a shift in human consciousness.

The Celtic seasonal wheel is based on eight festivals Winter Solstice, Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Beltane, Summer Solstice, Lughnasadh, Autumn Equinox and Samhain. Together, these lead usthroughthe cycle of the year, aligning our awareness with the seasonal pattern of the earth beneath our feet.In this book on the solstices, equinoxes and other festivals within the sacred cycle, Danu Forest reveals the secrets of each festival in turn and skilfully revives ancient traditions, encouraging us to reconnect with nature, and ourselves, with a host of practical ideas and rituals. Decorate your home with beautiful seasonal crafts and altars to manifest sacred space. Make gifts to give to friends, cast spells for creativity,fertilityand blessing, and use the abundance of nature in recipes that can be enjoyed as part of your seasonal celebrations or for self-healing and empowerment. Meditate on the changing heavens throughout the year with Celtic star lore. Deepen your experience of the turning seasons, from the rest and renewal of winter through the revels of spring and summer to the soul or spirit nights of autumn withmagicalguided visualizations. This cycle of conscious celebration helps us, year on year, to align with nature's rhythms with greater wonder and insight.Based on sound extensive research, as well as many years of practical experience through both personal practice and teaching, the book will act as a guide for weaving a new, more soulful way of living into readers' everyday existence.