Soma gordon wasson5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Terence McKenna believed the self-reflective leap in consciousness distinct to human beings was fostered by the very mushrooms brewed by Indian bards four millennia earlier. These seemingly odd bedfellows are both rooted in the quest for altered consciousness, something humans have been pursuing as long as we’ve been a species. Writers, artists, and philosophers began exploring inner space through entheogens, a term coined to “generate the divine within,” while Bernard’s contortions appealed to a growing physical fitness culture in America. The discovery of LSD in 1938 coincided with pictures of early yoga poster boy Theos Bernard circulating after the publication of his book on Tibet, Penthouse of the Gods. Finding mushrooms or ayahuasca, an Amazonian brew that is also having positive results with recovery, required trips to Mexico or Peru yoga was, for the most part, written off as voodoo, witchcraft, or as part of cultish sex rituals. Sure, they were both around earlier, though not mainstream. Psychedelics and yoga both came to prominence in America in the middle of the last century. ![]()
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The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The Mermaids Singing is told from two points of view. After listening to her nonfiction book, Forensics, reading Val McDermid’s psychological thriller series was an easy choice.I liked her detailed writing style, and was glad to see it here also.Thanks to Coastal Productions for permission to use this clip. Val McDermid was a journalist for sixteen years and is now a full-time writer living in South her awards are the Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year for The Mermaids novel A Place of Execution won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel, and named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.3/5.This review was written as part of the LGBT reading challenge over at Book after Book and the GLBT Reading challenge Jan 01, The Mermaids singing is a good crime novel I would recommend to anyone who's a fan of the genre. ![]() 1997 by HarperPaperbacks in New York, N.Y. ![]() Maria montessori the formation of man5/13/2023 ![]() The theories focus on the individuality of the child and nurturing their inherent joy of learning to create schools and other similar learning environments. This is a classic of educational philosophy that garners special attention today, with the traditional methods of early-childhood schooling having failed. ![]() ![]() The Absorbent Mind characterises the child’s most crucial developmental stage – the first six years. By this time, more than five thousand public and private schools across the nation had adopted the Montessori method of teaching. It was written in response to the crisis in American education. This book is the basis of the Montessori method of education. On the occasion of her 149th birthday, let’s take a look at the 10 best books authored by her that transformed the way we see education and society: The Absorbent Mind Recommended: Unique features of the Montessori Method But she broke barriers and graduated with honours in medicine in 1896. ![]() Such aspirations were considered not suitable for women. Subjects taught by Montessori during her time period were considered unusual. The method is still prevalent in many schools across the world.īorn in Chiaravalle, Italy, Montessori began studying engineering but soon had a change of heart and enrolled in a medical school at the University of Rome. An Italian physician and educator, Maria Montessori was best known for introducing the Montessori method of education – a child-centred educational approach based on scientific observations of children. ![]() Animal vegetable miracle review5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() You also have the opportunity to stand against the horrific methods of big food corporations. Either way, you have the opportunity to sow your own seeds, to cultivate and grow them and, finally, to eat them. Maybe you live surrounded by vast fields of green. Open up your freezer in winter, explore its contents and wait for the warm days to return. Working hard in the garden means eating great in the summer.Īutumn brings blood, pumpkin and potatoes into our gardens. The springtime is your opportunity to bring real food from your own garden to your plate. ![]() The food industry has made people forget all about real food. Are interested in supporting local farmers.You’ll see that eating locally is not only possible - it’s delicious.Īn adventure in local, sustainable eating. In this book review, discover how Barbara Kingsolver and her family dedicated a year of their lives to eating locally and providing for themselves. In the wake of such devastation, one family decided to do things differently. The environmental and health effects are becoming more obvious each year. Fast, processed food is king in the United States, and many people have completely lost track of their agricultural roots. ![]() Herald of Shalia by Tamryn Tamer5/13/2023 ![]() All while working full time and raising kids. We’re a two person team who does all of their own writing, editing, marketing, cover design, research, formatting, etc. ![]() We actually had a few pen names thought up that we still may use in the future. The series follows the mage Jericho as he gathers familiars and unlocks new magic to become the most powerful spellcaster in the VRMMO Forbidden Arcana. She's a discovery writer whose work focuses on following a character as they explore a new and interesting world and meet new and interesting people.and most likely have sex with them.Ĭurrently focused on Forbidden Arcana. We’re a two Tamryn Tamer is known for tawdry fantasy stories focused around filthy elves, fairies, demons, and really any other mythical creature. Deviant Worlds Newsletter: "First, let’s state the obvious. She's a discovery writer whose work focuses on following a character as they explore a new and interesting world and meet new and interesting people.and most likely have sex with them. Tamryn Tamer is known for tawdry fantasy stories focused around filthy elves, fairies, demons, and really any other mythical creature. ![]() A Will To Kill by R.V. Raman5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Your Premium Plus plan will continue for 14.95 a month after 30-day trial. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. The second novel in the internationally acclaimed Harith Athreya series is perfect for fans of riveting classic mysteries by Agatha Christie and films such as Knives Out. A Will to Kill By: RV Raman Narrated by: Susheel Kumar Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. Will he be able to unravel the truth from legend before the curse strikes again? ![]() Is the death a result of the ancient curse, or is it a down-to-earth case of murder?ĭetective Harith Athreya, an investigator with a vivid imagination, begins to uncover a mystery where the lines between past and present are blurred, reaping a harvest of evidence and motives-theft, plagiarism and a host of other crimes, showing that few of the archaeologists are what or who they appear to be. ![]() When the head of the expedition defies the myth, the fallout is swift and deadly, the body found exactly as the ancient stories describe. A place where, legend has it, a couple forbidden to marry had run away to be together-forever cursing anyone who dares set foot on the island. Harith Athreya is back, this time to face a centuries old-curse in the second novel in the internationally acclaimed seriesĪn archeological team is excavating on the banks of the Betwa River near Jahnsi. 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Pictured above is one of our very first litters ![]() Home ~ About Us ~ Composers ~ Divas ~ Kitten Inquiries ~ E-mail Us ![]() ![]() We believed the world would get better if we tried. When asked about the purpose of his writing in a recent interview, he replied: “When I was in my teens, in the 1960s, that was the age of idealism. ![]() ![]() It’s almost impossible to pin down a single theme in Murakami’s work. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages, and nominated more than once for the Nobel Prize in Literature. ![]() He followed this success with two sequels, Pinball, 1973 and A Wild Sheep Chase, which all together form “The Trilogy of the Rat.” Since then Murakami has written over a dozen novels, works of non-fiction and short story collections, including The Elephant Vanishes (originally published in 1993). His first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, won the Gunzou Literature Prize for budding writers in 1979. Many of his characters pass the time listening to music and even the title of a well-known novel is named after a Beatles song: Norwegian Wood. Murakami’s love of music pervades his books. ![]() If you are ever in Tokyo you can still visit the Peter Cat today. After college, Murakami opened a small jazz bar, which he and his wife ran for seven years. Haruki Murakami (in Japanese, 村上 春樹) was born in Kyoto in 1949 and moved to Tokyo to attend Waseda University. “With elegant prose, Haruki Murakami conjures magical worlds overlaying ours.” This Litburo video essay explores the elegance and simplicity of Murakami’s writing style and investigates the feelings of longing and loneliness that characterise his best-known works. ![]() Sally on the Rocks by Winifred Boggs5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Part of a curated collection of forgotten works by early to mid-century women writers, the British Library Women Writers series highlights the best middlebrow fiction from the 1910s to the 1960s, offering escapism, popular appeal, and plenty of period detail to amuse, surprise and inform. But in securing her future, Sally must also face her past. ![]() Select the department you want to search in. Sally is a spirited heroine, who is determined to settle into a comfortable life now that she is in her early thirties. Sally on the Rocks: Boggs, Winifred: 9780712353045: Books - Amazon.ca. This entertaining novel is full of acute and humorous observations of male and female attitudes to love and marriage. Little Crampton has its complement of typical villagers the pompous bank manager, the local. Sally aims to win but is distracted by her unsettling emotions for a soldier tortured by his experience at the Front. Winifred Boggs (1874 - 1931) Sally Lunton has led a bohemian lifestyle in Paris, but now at 31 she returns to Little Crampton disillusioned, no job, no money and no hopes for the future except a safe, if loveless, marriage. These two ladies form a quiet alliance, recognizing that the prize isn't really worth fighting over but respecting the other's pursuit of financial security. Dalton, a widow with a young daughter to raise. ![]() Bingley, the bank manager, although she has a rival in Mrs. With some encouragement from the local busybody, she makes a play for Mr. When her bohemian life in Paris falls flat at the beginning of the First World War, Sally Lunton returns to the care of her guardian in Little Crampton to find a husband. ![]() Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood5/13/2023 ![]() And also brewing revenge, which, after twelve years, arrives in the shape of a theatre course at a nearby prison. ![]() Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. ![]() Now he’s staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, but it will also heal emotional wounds. “A marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story that’s utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable subtlety even as the original’s back story falls neatly into place.”- The New York Times Book Reviewįelix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. ![]() The beloved author of The Handmaid’s Tale reimagines Shakespeare’s final, great play, The Tempest, in a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge. ![]() |