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This is the first of three volumes, first published in 1906, which explore the Egyptian theology of the afterlife. It contains the complete hieroglyphic text of the Book Åm-Tuat, with translations and reproductions of all the illustrations. This text, at least in the form that we have it, was produced...

This is the second of three volumes exploring some of the most remarkable insights into Ancient Egypt to have come to light in modern times. The first two volumes deal with the Rosetta Stone, an outstanding archaeological discovery which has supplied the basis for Egyptian decipherment; the final...

The recital of The Book of Opening the Mouth and the Liturgy of Funerary Offerings were in use among the Predynastic Egyptians of the later part of the Neolithic Period, before the art of writing had evolved, and continued to exercise a considerable influence on Egyptian religious literature up until...

This is the third of three volumes, first published in 1906, which treat the Egyptian theology of the afterlife. The first volume contains the complete hieroglyphic text of the Book Åm-Țuat, with translations and reproductions of all the illustrations; the second, the hieroglyphic text of the short...

THE present work is the outcome of two lectures on the Books of the Tuat, i.e., the Egyptian Underworld, or "Other World," which I had the honour to deliver at the Royal Institution in the spring of 1904, and it has been prepared at the suggestion of many who wished to continue their inquiries...

Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as shamanism. In their engagements with other worlds, shamans have conversed with animals and ancestors and have been empowered with the knowledge to heal patients, advise hunters, and curse enemies. Still other shamans,...

Smart, strong, and a follower of the Jewish God, Lydia has nonetheless always quietly conformed to the expectations of the wealthy Roman society surrounding her. Even though married off at fifteen to a man she dislikes, she is determined to be a faithful wife. But when her husband is killed some years...

Baron Munchausen's tales of his extraordinary adventures are legendary: riding cannonballs through the air, sailing to the Moon, meeting gods, escaping from the Turkish Army on half a horse, and many others. Can you outdo the Baron? You can try! Challenge your friends to tell the most...

One thousand years ago, in the valley of Kashmir, a great Tantric master named Kshemaraja wrote his masterpiece: the Pratyabhijnahrdayam, which means "The Essence of the Recognition Philosophy". This text was a concise primer, written to introduce spiritual seekers to the Recognition philosophy...

Eight-year-old Garrett Morrow disappears from a class field trip in New Bern, North Carolina. Within days, his body is found and seven-year-old Tyler Sullivan vanishes from Beaufort, South Carolina. Journalist Abby Weaver is at first puzzled by the striking resemblance between the two boys. But when...

Op schoolreisje naar Vlieland! Alle ingrediënten voor een leuke trip zijn aanwezig. Maar dan gaat het vreselijk mis: een van de leerlingen wordt gewurgd in de duinen gevonden. De groep is lamgeslagen. Voor het politieonderzoek mag niemand van het eiland af; steeds meer feiten komen aan het licht....

Abby, Maud, Pippa en Feline kennen elkaar van school en zijn al jaren vriendinnen. In de kerstvakantie gaan ze naar een huisje in de Ardennen. Door het slechte weer sneeuwen ze in. Er is geen elektriciteit, het mobiele netwerk is uitgevallen en het dichtstbijzijnde huis is een paar kilometer verderop....

Twee vriendinnen, een dramatisch ongeluk, niets is wat het lijkt Wie kan je nog vertrouwen?Als Lara haar ogen opent, is alles zwart. Ze kan zich niet bewegen. Eerst denkt ze dat ze droomt. Maar hoe hard ze haar best ook doet, ze wordt niet wakker. En dan begint ze stemmen in het duister te horen....