Alchemy & Mysticism: The Hermetic Museum (Klotz)

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A fantastic journey through the history of esoteric lore: the great work of the alchemists...

The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era. The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabbalists, Rosicrucians and freemasons are shown to be closely linked with the early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine, chemistry, optics and colour theory.

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Great Quality Book.......2006-12-13

This book is full of hard to find alchemical art.

If you try to understand the book you will most likely get lost in the alchemical labyrinth, but you will not regret it.

Alchemy & Mysticism: The Hermetic Museum .......2006-11-11

This book is a most excellent read for anyone who has an understanding of Spiritual Alchemy. It is fully illustrated with rare material which is extremely informative. This is a must for anyone who is interested in Spiritual Alchemy. This is so far the very best material on the subject I have seen.

Fantastic collection of mystical and alchemical art.......2005-10-05

If you love the esoteric symbolism and art associated with alchemy then you are going to love this book. It is beautifully presented with a nice glossy finish to the pages and the colours are excellently reproduced.

There are brief bits of text that accompany the drawings/paintings and even though they are brief they can be quite illuminating.

This book has had pride of place in my collection and I have dipped into it on many occassions. It can be almost meditative looking at these painings and drawings and can broaden your spiritual understanding.

It is a fine collection of alchemical and mystical paintings and drawings and it is unlikely that you will find such a beautifully presented and exhaustively comprehensive collection anywhere else.

Short version of the original book.......2005-08-13

Why do I give this book only 2 stars? I don't agree with the way this book is marketed. Watch out for ordering this book, as there are two books of the same title, author and publisher. What's the difference? One of the books has the word 'icons' on it and has only 192 pages from the original book. The original book has 712 pages. Check that the ISBN's match for what you are after. I made the mistake of buying this book from a site that did not list the page numbers and went off the title, publisher, author and picture on the front cover. Since first writing this review, I have now returned to say that I have the original 712 paged book and am very happy with it. When it comes to a book like this, why settle for second best?

I Would Give This 10 Stars If I Could!.......2005-02-02

This has got to be one of the greatest collections of Hermetic, Mystical and Alchemical images between two covers. Many are rare, and many are in full color--and many many are entirely new to me! Paging through this book is a real voyage of discovery. I particularly recommend this book to anyone involved in the creative arts because these images stay with you and resonate in your psyche for days, weeks, months, and years! An incredible purchase for such a low price!

Alchemy and Mysticism: Hermetic Museum (Klotz Series)

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Alchemy Anyone? Then this is your book!
Deserves 6 Stars. Totally freakin awesome!!
really great
A MUST for anyone studying alchemical imagery
An Atlas of Human History

Alchemy and Mysticism: Hermetic Museum (Klotz Series)
Alexander Roob
Manufacturer: Benedikt Taschen Verlag
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 382288653X

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Alchemy Anyone? Then this is your book!.......2007-09-06

What a wonderful resource! This book offers so many alchemical and hermetic diagrams and illustrations, it's hard to choose where to start. From the musical and mystical illustrations of Robert Fludd, to William Blake, this book has it all.

Nicely organized by numerous categories such as "Light and Darkness," "Serpent," and "Divine Geometry." The only drawback is that the descriptions for the illustrations are sometimes difficult to understand. I'm not an expert on alchemy, and at times I became a bit frustrated since some of the concepts are not easily grasped.

But perhaps it is not necessary that just our intellect comprehends these phenomenal drawings since many of the illustrations visually send messages our subconscious minds receive and interpret. For that reason alone, this book is a must-have for anyone seriously interested in learning and experiencing more about alchemy and hermeticism.

Deserves 6 Stars. Totally freakin awesome!!.......2004-12-26

All the other reviewers have already said it: this book is absoluteley amazing and the price .. I feel almost guilty paying so little for it. This book is a treasure of the ages. I didn't know much about alchemy when I bought it (though the subject is one that has always interested me.) Reading it was a long, slow, contemplative journey. There's a vast wealth of information there, between the glorious pictures and the intelligent captions, the thoughtful text at the beginning of each section ... It seems alchemy is not merely a materialistic quest for profit by turning cheap metals into gold; the true goal of "philosophical" alchemy was to turn the alchemist himself into spiritual gold, in other words, to obtain enlightenment. It's a quest to find God, and many of its principles cannot be explained in words. Many of its secrets cannot be told except in cryptic hints and mysterious symbols, because discovering the key for yourself is part of the journey. Reading this book feels almost like taking a few steps down that road, and glimpsing from far away the great Light waiting at the end of it ...
This is definitely a "must read" if you have any interest in metaphysical subjects.

really great.......2002-01-11

Everyone else is saying what I would. This book is fantastic. Great illustrations, great captions, great information hard to find elsewhere! Get it!

A MUST for anyone studying alchemical imagery.......2001-12-07

This book is fat and loaded with color plates of pretty much every major example of medieval/renaissance alchemical artwork. It seems impossible that such a book would be so inexpensive! As such it is an invaluable reference guide. There are textual explanations of each plate included in the book, some more detailed than others, though the text won't help you understand the emblems or the subtext if you don't already know about it. I would recommend anyone interested in alchemical imagery to visit the Alchemy website (...) and check out anything else online by Adam McLean.

An Atlas of Human History.......2001-10-22

Hot off the shelf from some wizard harem this "brickbook" consisting of about a 1000 full-color illustrations on over 700 pages of glossified paper from the Renaissance & Enlightenment eras' for the most part, but going back to the early post-crucfixion days of the prevailing Mystery Religions and into our terrifying millenary day with a few examples of Modernist/Post-Modernist Art such as Duchamp's work & the playwright August Strindberg's cosmological photographic exposures to the night sky; several references to Fulcanelli as well as Theosophical Architectural drawings...around 30 pieces from the AURORA CONSURGENS (14-17th cen./see CGJung's writings) are celebrated herein, they are some of the most intriguing works I have ever seen!; all variety of outtakes from myriad illuminated manuscripts & Medieval incunabula fill these pages; but it is mostly the Renaissance Hermetic texts of the Alchemists and Mystics (hence the title) that is represented in the finest detailed prints; from Anastasius Kircher's beautiful cabalistic diagrams to the mnemonic palaces & Hermetic/Alchemical graphics of Robert Fludd, H.Khunrath, Jacob Bohme, M.Maier...the names go on in a never ending procession of Renaissance & Enlightenment Artistic brilliance. There is no other work ever printed in the last few hundred years, at least that I have ever even heard of mythologized by bibliophiles & collectors or Antiquarians that warrants comparison with such a high-quality work as this is and for such a trifle of a price! For the sheer bulk, much less the quality prints that one gets from Sir Benedikt Taschen's wondrous press (which is unequalled in the Art world!) the price is practically nil as even a lesser book consisting of half the number of the same works would go for 10 times what Mr. taschen's offering it to the world for!...and only Taschen could ever come up with a second volume to match it! I & many others I suppose have fantasized for hundreds of years perhaps for a book like this to be published at under a 1000 dollars say; for it is definitely a luxury item for poorer students & scholars both independent and academic to be able to afford such a sublime effort and product as this, for which I thank Taschen press from the bottom of a bookish passion for all they have done in just the past decade or so. The work defends itself, nay it has no need but only should be championed by anyone who appreciates and admires history itself. This book is a lens by which one can focus in on lost eras whose words cannot be trusted nearly as much as these illustrative works; it's a catalogue of dreams, maps of lost and/or forgotten utopian ideals, charts of spiritual aspirations and records of strange initiations; a massive book of riddles in pictograph, for which the puzzle-subject is one's very own microprosopus-being whose final assembly means heaven reached or paradise achieved; & at the least intellectual delight/enlightenment, & gnosis at best. The artwork is perhaps from the most sublime genre of them all, the human tradition at the heart of all scientific endeavor & religious searching; it is no less than an journey into both inner & outer space, whose realms the artists' believed an iron lung was not necessary in order to explore, and which many mystics & theologians of contemporary times as well as philosophers & scientists of the past are inclined to agree. The book should give "Occulture" a whole new rightful respect for it's rich past filled with sheer artistic brilliance and depth of knowledge, and I need not mention those aspirations which are the highest humankind can ever aspire to in any age that are herein depicted and portrayed in the most profound ways imaginable that many dragons herein seem almost ready to take flight in many a reader's enriched mind...ouroboros, the snake that eats itself revolves furiously and only ceases and stands still when the book is opened so that its admirers may better perceive its classical serpentine symmetry...such is the magic that is just barely contained in this museum catalogue from the deepest recesses of humankind's time here in these terrestrial & celestial spheres in the immense spaces, sublime in all the terror they hold for such miniscule beings, ("Aliens of Universal charity" as Constant said) aspiring to so large a consciousness which is charted in the finest infinitesimal details in this atlas of human history.

The Hermetic Museum: Alchemy & Mysticism

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The Hermetic Museum: Alchemy & Mysticism
Roob Alexander
Manufacturer: Taschen
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UI9TNG

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Ivar Ekeland extends his consideration of the catastrophe theory of the universe begun in his widely acclaimed Mathematics and the Unexpected, by drawing on rich literary sources, particularly the Norse saga of Saint Olaf, and such current topics as chaos theory, information theory, and particle physics.

"Ivar Ekeland gained a large and enthusiastic following with Mathematics and the Unexpected, a brilliant and charming exposition of fundamental new discoveries in the theory of dynamical systems. The Broken Dice continues the same theme, and in the same elegant, seemingly effortless style, but focuses more closely on the implications of those discoveries for the rest of human culture. What are chance and probability? How has our thinking about them been changed by the discovery of chaos? What are all of these concepts good for? . . . Ah, but, I mustn't give the game away, any more than I should if I were reviewing a detective novel. And this is just as gripping a tale. . . . Beg, borrow, or preferably buy a copy. . . . I guarantee you won't be disappointed."—Ian Stewart, Science

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Even better than his first book.......2003-03-03

Ivar Ekeland is one of the better writers of popular mathematics. In "The Broken Dice," he continues with the themes explored in "Mathematics and the Unexpected." Divided into six chapters (Chance, Fate, Anticipation, Chaos, Risk and Statistics) the book is an elegant examination of the human struggle to find order in the seeming contingency that is the natural world. Mixed with the mathematical discussions are excerpts from Icelandic sagas, the Bible, and Shakespeare that reinforce the message that our analytical search for meaning is still fundamentally a humanistic endeavor.

intellectual fun.......2002-08-21

If you had to go through it in graduate school you'd probably agree with me that behaviour under uncertainty is usually handled rather mechanically by professors. You may even have considered that, anyway, not much intuition could be behind those theories. Ivar Ekeland shows in this book that dealing with the fundamentals of expectations, probabilities, games, and risk can be fun, and you get the intuition to start thinking by yourself as well. Early morning reading, though.

The Broken Dice and Other Mathematical Tales of Chance

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The Broken Dice and Other Mathematical Tales of Chance
Ivar, Translated by Carol Volk Ekeland
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OP4EDU

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Recent developments in electronic structure theory have led to a new understanding of magnetic materials at the microscopic level. This enables a truly first-principles approach to investigations of technologically important magnetic materials. Among these advances have been practical schemes for handling non-collinear magnetic systems, including relativity, understanding of the origins and role of orbital magnetism within band structure formalisms, density functional approaches for magnons and low-lying spin excitations, understanding of the interplay of orbital, spin and lattice orderings in complex oxides, transport theories for layered systems, and the theory of magnetic interactions in doped semiconductors. The book covers these recent developments with review articles by some of the main originators of these advances.

Intrinsic Multiscale Structure and Dynamics in Complex Electronic Oxides: Proceedings of the Workshop; The Abduc Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics 1 - 4 July, 2002 (Proceedings)

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Intrinsic Multiscale Structure and Dynamics in Complex Electronic Oxides: Proceedings of the Workshop; The Abduc Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics 1 - 4 July, 2002 (Proceedings)

Manufacturer: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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Binding: Hardcover

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There is considerable interest in the intrinsically multiscale structure and dynamics of complex electronic oxides, especially since these materials include those of technological importance, such as colossal magnetoresistance manganites and cuprate high temperature superconductors. Current microscopies, such as diffuse X-ray and inelastic neutron scattering, electromagnetic and acoustic response, NMR and scanning tunneling microscope probes, have revealed static and dynamic multiscale patterns in charge positioning, lattice structure and magnetic orientation, that respond to both external stress and magnetic field. These self-organized patterns include charge and orbital ordering; stripes in strain/spin; and labyrinth-like conductance modulations. The materials exhibit nanoscale phase segregation and mesoscale inhomogeneous clustering, and their phase transitions can have a percolative character.

This volume gathers experimental and theoretical work on these exciting new developments in condensed matter physics and materials science.

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The designers of golf's "arenas" traditionally shared their views in imaginative and humorous ways. No fraternity of architects was more charismatic, literate, or entertaining than the characters who elevated golf architecture from the turn of the twentieth century until the Depression years ended the golf boom. The stories, quotes, and anecdotes in Lines of Charm reveal the brilliance of golf's most fascinating and diverse assortment of characters, those master architects from golf's Golden Age.

Geoff Shackelford is one of golf's brilliant young writers. This, his fifth book, is his most unique project and will both educate and entertain all who read it. Lines of Charm boasts a broad array of images, drawings, maps, and cartoons from the early part of the century—the time when golf exploded in America and around the world.

Perfect for the serious golfer and historian and the casual weekend warrior.

Shooting from the Lip: Hockey's Best Quotes and Quips
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Shooting from the Lip: Hockey's Best Quotes and Quips

Manufacturer: Firefly Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1552979148

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"We only speak two languages here, English and profanity."
- Pittsburgh Penguins coach on the many languages of his team

"I never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body."
- Saku Koivu

"I'm not dirty, just aggressive. Fighter pilots have machine guns, I only have my mask and stick."
- Gerry Cheevers, Boston Goaltender

This book is a collection of 300 of the best wisecracks and pithy quotes from hockey players and coaches Covering fifty years of hockey, the speakers are identified by their team at the time the lines were spoken with colorful graphics and dramatic photographs of featured players and personalities.

Shooting from the Lip is organized into a wide range of topics including:

Attitude
Blow outs
Coaching and fans
Hockey hair
Injuries and feuds
Penalties and goons
Taking shots
Veterans
Winning and losing.

Whether consumed in random nibbles or devoured in one sitting, Shooting from the Lip will entertain hockey fans of all ages.

Classic Horse-Racing Quotes: Horse-Racing History in the Words of Those Who Made It

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Classic Horse-Racing Quotes: Horse-Racing History in the Words of Those Who Made It
Graham Sharpe
Manufacturer: Robson Books, Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1861058594

1000 Football Quotes, Notes and Anecdotes

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1000 Football Quotes, Notes and Anecdotes
Robert Harvey
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1412097436
Release Date: 2006-10-11

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A collection of football notes,quotes, cliches, and anecdotes, from a wide variety of sources. Be warned, some of the quotes may shock you, but that is the way football is - there is no hiding place in the football world, and players and managers often express their views in a very frank way.

Sometimes at a football game the most memorable thing is a quote from a fellow fan. Mr. Unknown is quoted throughout this treasure trove of quotes. Often times he can sum up in a one liner what it would take a professional 1,000 words to say. Some times when you talk less, you say more.

The author also acknowledges the Pub Philosopher - there is one in every pub across the country. After the game discussing the performance over a few pints, the philospher is as good as any radio or TV pundit. Everyone has an opinion. Although admittedly there is not the same pressure as the professional who has a microphone stuck in his face immediately a game is finished and the adrenalin is still pumping. A recipe for a banana skin, being tongue tied, and saying something, then wishing they hadn't. But it is too late. Modern technology whizzes the best comments around the world in a nano second. There is definetly a skill in saying the Right Words at the Right Time.

This collection is intended for fun and amusement only. This little collection is dedicated to all football nuts.

Some of the authors favourites include::

Number 797 from Tibor Nyilasi captain of the famous Hungarian team "A footballer is someone who can make his feet obey his head".

Number 799 from Pele, the worlds greatest player, "I go much faster without thinking, than those who run".

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The Golfer's Companion departs from the usual style of reference book of quotations. It allows the reader to accompany the Bard as he stumbles across the many aspects of golf on his wayward journey through its curiously complex world. As you share this companionship you will also delight in a treasure chest of descriptive images which you might use to impress fellow golfers as the occasion lends itself. The book features forty-two aspects of golf, each with its own chapter.

Each chapter has an introduction preparing the reader for a varying number of quotations which are serious, flippant or have double meanings. A book to be dipped into for fun or to provide a ready reference source for the apt witticism, pertinent quip or serious comment. A key word index is appended for rapid reference.

Sports Quotes and Anecdotes
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You have to check out this book!

Sports Quotes and Anecdotes
Robert Harrison
Manufacturer: Dorrance Pub Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 080594110X

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You have to check out this book!.......1998-02-07

Any casual to avid sports fan will love this book! It is loaded with great stories and quotes from an eclectic cast of characters that spans generations. It is impossible to put down and leaves you wanting more. After reading this book you will be the hit any conversation touching the lore of sport.

Wise Words for Golfers: A Dazzling Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Gems of Wisdom from the Royal and Ancient Game

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Wise Words for Golfers: A Dazzling Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Gems of Wisdom from the Royal and Ancient Game

Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0312275250

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Filled with the wit and wisdom of pros, amateurs, the famous, and the infamous - from Ben Hogan to Jack Nicklaus, from Alistair Cooke to Bob Hope, from Winston Churchill to Billy Graham - Wise Words for Golfers is a sparkling anthology that offers a unique insight into the world's most frustrating and rewarding game.Concannon cleverly mixes literary insights from some of the game's greatest writers with little-known but astonishing facts, quirky illustrations, and quotes from golfers around the world.There is wise - and not so wise - advice from revered champions ("Golf is a way of testing ourselves while enjoying ourselves" - Arnold Palmer), skeptics ("Golf is a good walk spoiled" - Mark Twain), and those for whom golf is just huge fun ("On one hole I'm like Arnold Palmer, and on the next like Lilli Palmer" - Sean Connery). We learn about taking advice from the gurus, the mental and money side of golf, and the ecstasy and the exasperation that it produces.Other themes include the art of matchplay golf, royal players, equipment, caddies and courses.Concannon also delves into the history of the game and reports its banning by worried Scottish monarchs in the fifteenth century and its initial failure to catch on in the USA.Whether you believe golf to be the finest game in the world, or think of it as "a good walk spoiled", "strenuous idleness" (William Wordsworth), or simply "like love" (Roberto de Vincenzo), or - even worse - you've entertained all these thoughts in the course of a single round, this book is for you. AUTHORBIO: DALE CONCANNON is among the best-known golf writers working today.A former PGA professional, he is also acknowledged as a foremost authority on early golf history.A contributor to international magazines such as Golf World and Golf Monthly, he is a long-time collector of golfing literature dating back to the nineteenth century.His previous books include Golfing Bygones, Golf: The Early Days, From Tee to Green, The Round of My Life, and Golf: A Photographic History.

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