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Download or read book Rites of Winter written by Ak Faulkner and published by Inheritance. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quentin and Laurence are on their way home to San Diego when a blizzard turns their brief stop in New York City into a proper Christmas vacation. Of course, new troubles find them in Manhattan: Quentin goes missing. More than just missing... as far as Laurence can tell, Quentin is dead.
Book Synopsis Rites of Winter by : Amelia Faulkner
Download or read book Rites of Winter written by Amelia Faulkner and published by Inheritance. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wheel turns.Laurence Riley is slowly recovering from the torture he endured. A short break in New York should give him the peace and quiet he craves. But then Quentin goes missing in the worst blizzard the city has ever seen, and Laurence can't save him alone. He's going to need help.Snow falls.Quentin d'Arcy is a man torn apart by truth. When he's abducted to a world that he can't possibly survive, his nightmares are suddenly the least of his problems. His only hope is a man who has been dead for three years-Laurence's father, Eric Riley.Death claims all.Quentin is trapped in Otherworld. Gods are brawling in Midtown Manhattan. Laurence is on the clock and down to one option: he must fight to save the one he loves before Quentin destroys everything around him-or, worst of all, himself. Rites of Winter is the sixth book in the Rainbow Award winning Inheritance series and contains mature themes and events which may be distressing to some readers.
Book Synopsis The Board of Rites and the Making of Qing China by : Macabe Keliher
Download or read book The Board of Rites and the Making of Qing China written by Macabe Keliher and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Board of Rites and the Making of Qing China presents a major new approach in research on the formation of the Qing empire (1636–1912) in early modern China. Focusing on the symbolic practices that structured domination and legitimized authority, the book challenges traditional understandings of state-formation, and argues that in addition to war making and institution building, the disciplining of diverse political actors, and the construction of political order through symbolic acts were essential undertakings in the making of the Qing state. Beginning in 1631 with the establishment of the key disciplinary organization, the Board of Rites, and culminating with the publication of the first administrative code in 1690, Keliher shows that the Qing political environment was premised on sets of intertwined relationships constantly performed through acts such as the New Year’s Day ceremony, greeting rites, and sumptuary regulations, or what was referred to as li in Chinese. Drawing on Chinese- and Manchu-language archival sources, this book is the first to demonstrate how Qing state-makers drew on existing practices and made up new ones to reimagine political culture and construct a system of domination that lay the basis for empire.
Book Synopsis Magical Rites from the Crystal Well by : Ed Fitch
Download or read book Magical Rites from the Crystal Well written by Ed Fitch and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1984 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now you can get the collection of rituals and wisdom that has helped start thousands of people on a Pagan path for over thirty-five years-Magical Rites from the Crystal Well by Ed Fitch. "The Crystal Well" was a small magazine that was published at a time when little information was available on Wicca, Witchcraft, and Paganism. Because of this, the rituals from that magazine circulated far and wide. Today, decades later, they are still popular. Why? Because they're some of the most beautiful, magical, and lyrical rituals ever written. These wonderful rituals have been collected in a beautifully illustrated book. Among the many rituals and techniques you'll find in Magical Rites from the Crystal Well are: - Rites for all of the seasons, including Midsummer, Lammas, Winter, and more. - The Rite of Calling Down the Moon - The Ceremony of Cakes and Wine - The Feast of the Full Moon - Storm Magic - Magical Dance - Building an Astral Temple - Pathworking - A Handfasting Rite - Rite of Dedication and Protection for an Infant Each rite includes complete instructions, with every word and every action clearly explained. The book also includes Pagan lore, such as the Rede of Chivalry, tips on forming a Pagan training group, how to tell if your pet is also your familiar, and much more. Almost every page has an elegant illustration. This book is not just filled with important ideas and rites that you can use, it's also beautiful to behold.
Book Synopsis The Stillness of Winter by : Barbara Mahany
Download or read book The Stillness of Winter written by Barbara Mahany and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter is the coldest time of the year. The days are shorter, and the nights are longer. Deciduous trees are bare of leaves, and some animals hibernate. Christmas is celebrated, one year comes to an end, and a new year begins. In The Stillness of Winter, nationally known journalist and author Barbara Mahany unfurls month by month the winter season exploring the natural world to find the holy within and the holy all around during this sacred season. Expanding on content from Barbara’s book Slowing Time, this beautiful two-color gift book is part almanac, scrapbook, field notes, and recipe box, showing readers how to experience the winter world around them with joy and curiosity. A spiritual guide to the winter season. Features short entries for daily reading. Hardcover gift book with 2-color interior and ribbon.
Book Synopsis The Rites of Rulers by : Christel Lane
Download or read book The Rites of Rulers written by Christel Lane and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1981-06-18 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although considerable attention has been paid to those cultural revolutions which result in fundamental social upheavals, the less spectacular silent cultural revolutions which leave the existing social structure intact, focusing instead on the behavioural dimension of ideology, have been neglected. In this book, which was originally published in 1981, Christel Lane examines such a silent revolution, exploring the ways in which it was achieved in the Soviet society of the time through the instrument of ritual. Dr Lane argues that ritual in the Soviet Union serves as a means of rendering sacred the existing social and political order; and her comparison of Soviet ritual with the rituals of other societies highlights the way in which ritual mirrors both the problematic social relations of society and political leaders' major concerns. This book will interest sociologists of religion, anthropologists, political sociologists, and Soviet studies.
Download or read book Wintering written by Katherine May and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! AS HEARD ON NPR MORNING EDITION AND ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT “Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name.” —Krista Tippett, On Being “Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself. . . . This is truly a beautiful book.” —Elizabeth Gilbert "Proves that there is grace in letting go, stepping back and giving yourself time to repair in the dark...May is a clear-eyed observer and her language is steady, honest and accurate—capturing the sense, the beauty and the latent power of our resting landscapes." —Wall Street Journal An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season.
Download or read book Human Rites written by Hannah Ward and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1995-11-16 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a worship anthology for the present day. The subjects covered are wide-ranging: blessings for relationships, including same-sex relationships; prayers for occasions like miscarriage or still birth; divorce and separation; blessings for babies and adoptions; healing services; and many more.
Book Synopsis How to do Christmas with Paul Dart by : Paul Dart
Download or read book How to do Christmas with Paul Dart written by Paul Dart and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for inspiration to transform your home for Christmas? Decorations that will excite and exhilarate family and friends? Take a peek into the home of a designer who knows from years of practice the easy way to achieve stunning seasonal decorations that will have you creating new and exciting ways of filling your house and garden with the joys of Christmas. Full of practical tips, from tackling the perennial task of dressing the tree, on how to plan the colour scheme, how to tackle the question of ‘taste’ at this time of year and, most of all, how to enjoy the the task of transforming your home into a moment of visual wonder and delight for all of your friends and family.
Download or read book Rites of Spring written by Jess Hartley and published by White Wolf Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A character book for Changeling The Lost.
Download or read book Burial Rites written by Hannah Kent and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard. Riveting and rich with lyricism, Burial Rites evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place, and asks the question, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?
Book Synopsis Traditional Chinese Rites and Rituals by : Zhengming Du
Download or read book Traditional Chinese Rites and Rituals written by Zhengming Du and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional Chinese Rites and Rituals provides a comprehensive overview of the social practices of Chinese people on various occasions of cultural importance. While explaining how these rites and rituals are performed, it also introduces the reasons why certain norms are followed by individuals, families and the state as a whole. As such, the book offers a kaleidoscopic perspective on the plurality evident in all facets of Chinese culture.
Book Synopsis Midwinter Rites of the Cayuga Long House by : Frank G. Speck
Download or read book Midwinter Rites of the Cayuga Long House written by Frank G. Speck and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his last years ethnohistorian Frank G. Speck turned to the study of Iroquois ceremonialism. This 1950 book investigates the religious rites of the Cayuga tribe, one of six in the Iroquois confederation that occupied upstate New York until the American Revolution. In the 1930s and the 1940s Frank Speck observed the Midwinter Ceremony, the Cayuga thanksgiving for the blessings of life and health, performed in long houses on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario. Collaborating with Alexander General (Deskáheh), the noted Cayuga chief, Speck describes vividly the rites and dances giving thanks to all spiritual entities. Of special interest are the medicine societies that not only prescribed herbs but used powerfully evocative masks in treating the underlying causes of sickness.
Download or read book Circle of Song written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CIRCLE OF SONG is designed as a resource book for musicians, teachers, educators and anyone interested in sharing song, dance and ritual.
Download or read book Yule written by Llewellyn and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials series explores the old and new ways of celebrating the seasonal rites that are the cornerstones in the witch’s year. A well-rounded introduction to Yule, this attractive book features rituals, recipes, lore, and correspondences. It includes hands-on information for modern celebrations, spells and divination, recipes and crafts, invocations and prayers, and more! Yule—also known as Midwinter—is when nighttime has reached its maximum length, but there is a promise of brighter days to come as candles are lit and feasts are enjoyed. This guide to the history and modern celebration of Yule shows you how to perform rituals and magic to celebrate and work with the energy of the winter solstice.
Book Synopsis The Winter Solstice Altars at Hano Pueblo by : Jesse Walter Fewkes
Download or read book The Winter Solstice Altars at Hano Pueblo written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Winter Solstice Altars at Hano Pueblo" by Jesse Walter Fewkes is a book about the Winter Solstice ceremonies of all the families of East Mesa. Walpi, commonly called by the natives Hopiki, "Hopi pueblo," began its history as a settlement of Snake clans that had united with the Bear phratry. From time to time this settlement grew in size by the addition of the Ala, Pakab, Patki, and other phratries of lesser importance. Among important increments in modern times may be mentioned several clans of Tanoan ancestries, such as the Asa, Honani, and the like. The last mentioned are now domiciled in a pueblo of their own called Hano; they have not yet, like the others, lost their language nor been merged into the Hopi people, but still preserve intact many of their ancient customs.
Book Synopsis Rites of Realism by : Ivone Margulies
Download or read book Rites of Realism written by Ivone Margulies and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2003-03-27 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVA collection of essays rethinking and reviving realism as a focus for film theory, particularly emphasizing the relation of the genre to issues of the body./div
