[PDF] Tales Of Transformation eBook

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : City Lights Books
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 24,25 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780872863637

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In 1768, at the age of nineteen, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe began to study hermetic literature. This exploration had a huge impact on the early aesthetic education of Europe's great man of letters, the last renaissance titan. In the years that followed, Goethe immersed himself in the hermetic tradition, and even set up an alchemic laboratory and attempted to make an elixir of immortality. Although he eventually gave up his alchemical experiments, he was to believe in the validity of the Great Work for the rest of his life. Alchemic symbolism is prominent in many of Goethe's works, and it is particularly abundant in the tales of self-mastery and transformation presented in this collection. Included here are new translations of "Fairy Tale" ("Marchen"), Goethe's alchemical allegory; "The Counselor" and "The New Melusina," stories of temptation and the tests of love; "The Good Woman," a curious discourse on aesthetics and the rights of women; and the lyrical prose masterpiece "Novelle." Here also for the first time in English is "The Magical Flute," Goethe's sequel to Mozart's opera, with themes of initiation, the magical power of music, and liberated genius.

Author : Avi
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 16,5 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152057909

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Five original stories where strange changes occur, from a boy and a cat changing places and a young man learning the price of selfishness to an invisible princess finding herself.

Author : James O'Reilly
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781609520755

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The Road Within is a book of transformation, of lessons learned, maps drawn and burned, and spiritual blessings bestowed by that great and hard teacher -- travel. Learn what mystics and saints have always known -- that wondrous things await people who are in touch with themselves, with the world, and with God. Authors featured in this very different kind of travel book include Annie Dillard, Huston Smith, Natalie Goldberg, Andrew Harvey, Barry Lopez, and Bill Buford.

Author : Salman Akhtar
Publisher : Phoenix Publishing House
Page : 821 pages
File Size : 47,86 MB
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 191269168X

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One hundred (and one) tales to mark Salman Akhtar's one hundredth book! Divided into eight informative parts - Dr Akhtar's journey to psychoanalysis; the lessons he learned from his teachers, supervisors, and mentors; the teachings from his peers and colleagues; the benefits of clinical work; the impact of cultural difference; insights gained from students, supervisees, and audiences; his experiences of writing, editing, and publishing; and advice for those about to take their first steps - each section is packed full of incredible advice lightly given in a series of engaging anecdotes. Tales of Transformation: A Life in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis is the perfect book for trainees, practising clinicians, those considering psychoanalysis as a career path, anyone with an interest in the subject, and all who enjoy reading the recollections of a witty raconteur.

Author : Hseham Amrahs
Publisher : Mahesh Dutt Sharma
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 49,33 MB
Release : 2024-01-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :

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The stories in this book are not just meant to entertain but also to inspire. They will remind you of the power of imagination and the importance of believing in the impossible. They will show you that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope and that even the most unlikely of heroes can rise to the occasion. Whether you are a long-time fan of fantasy or a newcomer to the genre, this book is sure to captivate you. It is a book that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, from children to adults. So, sit back, relax, and let yourself be transported to a world of magic and wonder. You won't be disappointed.

Author : Avi
Publisher : HarperTrophy
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 25,32 MB
Release : 1997-08
Category : Children's stories, American
ISBN : 9780380727704

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Three original stories in which a boy and a cat change places, a young man learns the price of selfishness, and an invisible princess finds herself.

Author : Cristina Bacchilega
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 36,38 MB
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 081433928X

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Scholars of fairy-tale studies will enjoy Bacchilega's significant new study of contemporary adaptations.

Author : Bootbrush
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,8 MB
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781610982399

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"Rubber moves through me until every cell is coated, every nerve insulated; every part of me rubberised and assimilated. The process is slow, purposeful, unrelenting, and irreversible - and it feels like slowly drowning in a rising black tide of ecstasy." These stories weave tales of delicious perversity, unrelenting transformations, heady submission, and willingly given surrender. They speak of masculinity and hunger - of bondage, hypnosis, pup-play and water-sports... They tell of men released from their limitations to test and push and explore at the very limits of experience and play - and all are wrapped within a seductively hypnotic skin of rubber and leather...

Author : James D. Rice
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 16,48 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0195386957

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In the spring of 1676, Nathaniel Bacon, a hotheaded young newcomer to Virginia, led a revolt against the colony's Indian policies. Bacon's Rebellion turned into a civil war within Virginia--and a war of extermination against the colony's Indian allies--that lasted into the following winter, sending shock waves throughout the British colonies and into England itself. James Rice offers a colorfully detailed account of the rebellion, revealing how Piscataways, English planters, slave traders, Susquehannocks, colonial officials, plunderers and intriguers were all pulled into an escalating conflict whose outcome, month by month, remained uncertain. In Rice's rich narrative, the lead characters come to life: the powerful, charismatic Governor Berkeley, the sorrowful Susquehannock warrior Monges, the wiley Indian trader and tobacco planter William Byrd, the regal Pamunkey chieftain Cockacoeske, and the rebel leader himself, Nathaniel Bacon. The dark, slender Bacon, born into a prominent family, soon earned a reputation in America as imperious, ambitious, and arrogant. But the colonial leaders did not foresee how rash and headstrong Nathaniel Bacon could be, nor how adept he would prove to be at both inciting colonists and alienating Indians. As the tense drama unfolds, it becomes apparent that the struggle between Governor Berkeley and the impetuous Bacon is nothing less than a battle over the soul of America. Bacon died in the midst of the uprising and Governor Berkeley shortly afterwards, but the profoundly important issues at the heart of the rebellion took another generation to resolve. The late seventeenth century was a pivotal moment in American history, full of upheavals and far-flung conspiracies. Tales From a Revolution brilliantly captures the swirling rumors and central events of Bacon's Rebellion and its aftermath, weaving them into a dramatic tale that is part of the founding story of America.