Lost History
Ancient History
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Whilst some of the reasons which render the study of the Grail legends so fascinating, because so problematic, will probably always remain in force, others will vanish before the increase of knowledge.
This book is about the attainment of spiritual truth. Volume Two continues where Part One left off
A look back at the social and sexual customs of our ancient ancestors. These ancient writings reveal the roots of how our societal customs have evolved into this modern era.
Under the term Old-Time Medicine most people probably think at once of Greek medicine, since that developed in what we have called ancient history, and is farthest away from us in date. As a matter of fact, however, much more is known about Greek medical writers than those of any other period except the last century or two.
The study of words, languages, etymologies reveal more about our past, our history, our origins than most people know. Each word is a mystery in itself. According to Jewish traditions the world was spoken into existence by a word. Words can make or break even famous people.
It is a melancholy reflection upon the history of the Jews that they have failed to pay due honor to their two greatest philosophers. Spinoza was rejected by his contemporaries from the congregation of Israel; Philo-Jud
Illustrated by TGS Publishing with 30 period illustrations from or about ancient Rome, Pompeii
The Priapeia, now for the first time literally and completely translated into English verse and prose, is a collection of short Latin poems in the shape of jocose epigrams affixed to the statues of the god Priapus. These were often rude carvings from a tree-trunk, human-shaped, with a huge phallus which could at need be used as a cudgel against robbers, and they were placed in the gardens of wealthy Romans, for the twofold purpose of promoting fertility and of preventing depredations on the produce.
Forty years have scarcely elapsed since scientific men first began to attribute to the human race an antiquity more remote than that which is assigned to them by history and tradition. Down to a comparatively recent time, the appearance of primitive man was not dated back beyond a period of 6000 to 7000 years.
We have nothing to fear. The 'dragon' has already been slain on the inner planes, but, like all beings of the lizard family, it still has the propensity to flail its tail around to do as much damage as possible before it takes its last breath. I believe its breath is already becoming shallow and divine intervention is standing by."
As we stand at the threshold of the 21st century, we learn by observation that some things never change: Nearly every human being is still asking the eternal questions of,
This Discourse some years after falling into the hands of some Learned men, had the good luck to be so favourably receiv'd, and advantageously spoken of by them, that having had more then ordinary Invitations given me to make it publick, I thought fit to review it, that I might retrench some things that seem'd not so fit to be shewn to every Reader.
Man's eternal search for his beginnings. Modern space flight continues the journey for truth.
Atlantis, "the submerged island," some speak of it as a continent, which for unnumbered generations has been considered a myth, must now be accepted by fair-minded archeologists and other scientists as a proven fact that such an island at one time did exist.
This is a scanned facsimile of the Key of Solomon in it's original Hebrew language, with introductory material explaining the texts.
The author looks at Witchcraft in the 17th century as a living religion or faith and traces the history of that faith with Christianity's reactions to the witch's faith.