History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Warming The Stone Child: Myths & Stories About Abandonment And The Unmothered Child

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Excellent insight re: mothering at all times in life
Insight into Emotional Hunger
Like spending the evening with a sage old friend
WARNING: The Legacy of UNFIT INCOMPETANT Mothers and Healing the Aftermath
close, but not quite

Warming The Stone Child: Myths & Stories About Abandonment And The Unmothered Child
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Warming the Stone Child Clarissa Pinkola Estes

The Unmothered Child in World Myth and Story - The pain of abandonment, both literal and metaphorical, can cast a shadow on our entire experience. Warming the Stone Child investigates the abandoned-child archetype in world myths and cultures to find clues about the process of healing the unmothered child within us all. Using myths, fairy tales, and Jungian theory, Dr. Estés melds many sources into a brilliant examination of the orphan figure through the ages. Collapsing behavior and inferiority complexes are indications that a person may have suffered preadolescent abandonment. These people are also intuitive, adaptable, quickly attached, and courageous. Above all, the abandoned child spends a lifetime in search of the lost part of the self that was hidden away and now lies buried deep in the unconscious. Another classic session with the author of Women Who Run With the Wolves.

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Excellent insight re: mothering at all times in life.......2007-03-21

Estes is such a capable interpreter of myth. She helps to identify the crises in the life of the unmothered and offers hope.

Insight into Emotional Hunger.......2007-01-11

Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. is the author of Women Who Run With the Wolves and is an award-winning poet. Her voice is mysterious and beautiful. In "Warming the Stone Child" she introduces myths to give insight into the psyche of adults who felt they were abandoned in some way during childhood.

This 2-CD set reveals the secrets from the English tale of the Stolen Woman Moon, the Inuit fable of the Stone Child, The Fisherman's Wife and the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

The CDs present the following topics:

The Light within the Unmothered Child
The Story of the Stolen Moon Mother
Fairy Tales and the World of the Psyche
Clarity from the Darkness of Life
The Story of Little Red Cap
The Perils of Adolescence
The Stone Child
An Orphan Psyche's Hunger
Engaging the Transformational Process
The Fisherman's Wife
Fighting Death and Winning
Discovering Your Own Story

At first haunting (imagine being told a fairy tale by an expert story teller) and then revealing, this CD set can bring healing and insight to obsessions, emotional hunger and depression. I was amazed at how fairy tales can explain childhood issues that haunt us as adults. Even if you only have an interest in the revelations in myths, fairy tales and Jungian analysis, this will intrigue you. I can also recommend this to anyone who is interested in comfort, nurturing and re-creating the inner mother.

In conclusion, I think unconditional love from a man or a woman can heal you if it is nurturing and true commitment love. What I think the heart longs for is safety in which to blossom. It can take time to heal, but if you find someone to truly love you, then you can be reborn and let the hurts of the past dissolve into the mist of memory.

To healing,

~The Rebecca Review

Like spending the evening with a sage old friend.......2007-01-05

After reading Women Who Run with the Wolves, and the Faithful Gardner, I looked forward to actually hearing Clarissa Pinkola Estes. This did not disappoint! As always the moral in her stories taught me important insights into why I do the things I do, which then enables me to work on changing them. Her books, and her audio-lessons, are an excellent choice for people who are looking to better themselves, to heal their souls and open their hearts. I strongly recommend it, and have given my copy as a gift.

WARNING: The Legacy of UNFIT INCOMPETANT Mothers and Healing the Aftermath.......2006-05-13

Another reason why NOT to have children if you are not prepared to make someone else FIRST for the rest of your life!

All children need love in their most formative years. Mothers who do not nurture their children are committing an emotional heinous crime that impacts everyone else. Mothers do not have to be perfect. BUT ... they should MAKE THEIR CHILD(REN) THE TOP PRIORITY. A lost child contributes to a whole host of problems that others must deal with - destructive behavior, delinquency, negative patterns, addictions, mental health issues, etc. All society pays when a woman is a failure of a parent who refuses to acknowledge and improve her mothering skills.

If ever you wonder why there is a backlash against Single mothers through wife-initiated divorce or illegitimacy ... this is it. Women who raise children by negating the role of the father are especially at risk for neglecting and emotionally abandoning their offspring. Granted that some separations are necessary (domestic violence, desertion, repeated infidelity by a husband, mental illness, etc) ... single mothers who cause themselves this fate because they refused to work it out and stick to their vows out of boredom and lack of committment ...betray their child(ren). In a secular world that says it is ok for women to destroy their marriages with children involved and walk around like it is ok ... it is NOT ok. Bottom line ... emotional abandonment is CHILD ABUSE.

Mothers of sons should have the number one male in their life be their son(s)in a distinct way from the father. Mothers of daughters must be an example of positive mothering or else a "generational curse" of unfit motherhood just gets passed on to another generation.

close, but not quite.......2005-10-17

I was looking for a book that had legends about orphans to which I might relate. This book only has 4 or 5 stories and I had already heard them in some form. I also thought there might be some therapeutic or life management benefit in listening to this book. However, the author merely lists the "gifts" (personality tendencies) and describes the emotions of abandoned children, but does little by way of giving ideas for healing oneself or dealing with the ongoing relationships between our relatives and others. The content and gentle delivery might be helpful to those still grieving or those still trying to put their feelings into words; but, it does little for listeners at the next level seeking solutions or strategies.

Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood: A Treasury of Goddess and Heroine Lore from Around the World

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A little difficult to understand at times...
As important to us as the bible is to christians!!!
long on social politics, short on scholarship
This book should be passed from Mother to Daughter!
This book should be passed from mother to daughter...

Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood: A Treasury of Goddess and Heroine Lore from Around the World
Merlin Stone
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Updated with a new Preface

This collection of ancient images of women as goddesses and heroines brings together legends, rituals, and prayers from China, Celtic Europe, South America, Africa, India, North America, Scandinavia, Japan, and elsewhere.

"Every feminist should have a copy of Ancient Mirrors. . . . These are stories to grow up with."
-Sojourner

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A little difficult to understand at times..........2002-10-04

But worth the time spent trying. This is a wonderful resource that enlightens one to the many modern echoes of these ancient voices.

When reading this book as a teen in college, I had a tough time understanding and thus appreciating the poetry and songs. Having passed 30, I have a much different appreciation.

The book's best feature is its focus on ALL the cultures of the ancient world. I don't think a single geographic area is left out. The benefit to this expansive look, besides multi-cultural accessibility, are the easily seen commonalities and relationships of varying goddess images & lore. This book gives one a totally different perspective on where our current culture came from.

As important to us as the bible is to christians!!!.......2002-09-26

this is a beautufil gift that ms. stone has given the Goddess community and i for one will be forever grateful.this is not a history book. it is a holy book. the myth and poetry that ms. stone has birthed touches the soul.the subtitle of this book is "a treasury of goddess and heroine lore from around the world" and it truly is a treasury. the scope of the book is incredible. it brings is the stories of the well known goddesses and the stories of goddesses who we may never had heard of before.another reviewer says that ms. stone is not a good scholar. i am not sure why that person would have read this book. it is clear from the writing that the author is providing histories that are not found in your average history book. she is presenting an alternative. she offers the history that acomapanies each region section as possiblities. history is an art and not a science. if you are satisfied with the so-called "original sources" that were gathered by, translated by, edited by white christian men and believe that they are totally unbiased--then why buy this book. ... but if you are a person who understands that you don't know everything, this book is easy to love. it is not terribly outrageous, and the historical background it provides is just as valid as any other. ms. stone never presents them as the ultimate truth but rather offers us information that has been kept from us, because others found it unimportant.but this is ultimatly not a history book. it is a book of myth. it is beautifully written. if is full of reverence. it takes the goddesses seriously. it is powerful. and i can't recommend it more highly.

long on social politics, short on scholarship.......2000-05-15

Merlin Stone, a good writer, but not such a good scholar I'm afraid. If one wants to feel good about goddesses and about women, by all means read this book. If one wants information about goddesses in specific or citations to other scholarship, don't look to this book. Interpretations can be amusing when one has read the primary sources and knows about the cultures she looks at to a deep degree. Much better for the layperson or someone looking for positive female strokes than for a student or scholar.

This book should be passed from Mother to Daughter!.......1999-12-08

I checked this book out from the library twice. When I couldn't check it out the third time, I bought it! I have used it as a source of inspiration, by just opening it up at any point and reading. Becoming dear friends with the goddesses in this book, if I had to choose three favorite books, this would be one!

This book should be passed from mother to daughter..........1999-05-01

Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood

I have learned about those goddesses who aren't very popular, like the "Spider Woman" who weaves a web of destiny or Goddess Ma'at "The Eye of Heaven". The section on Ma'at is particularly beautiful and inspiring. There is an understanding of justice, not our twisted backward laws, but true justice in this passage that is not limited by time. In that passage I also came to understand what is meant by "a light heart." One of my favorite sections is about the Australian Lia, woman of the Goanna Tribe. She led the women out of their dull and unforgiving existence to a place of hope. I highly recommend this book! Rich with tales, history and culture that should be passed on from Mother to Daughter.

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Quite transcendent in its message

It was a good spell book with added gems.

Not what I expected but good nonetheless

Sacred Stones Of The Goddess: Using Earth Energies for Magical Living
Galen Gillotte
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ASIN: 0738704008

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Make everyday magic come alive with the beautiful prose and invocations found in Sacred Stones of the Goddess. This one-of-a-kind guidebook incorporates crystals and semiprecious stones in talismanic magic, combined with guided meditations and prayers to the Goddess.

This book includes thirty-five Goddess-centered invocations for a variety of purposes, step-by-step instructions for putting together and using your own thirteen-stone divination set, and instructions for creating and using your own set of Wiccan prayer beads.

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Quite transcendent in its message.......2003-11-15

Knowledgeably written by Galen Gillotte (a "Solitary Wiccan" who draws upon her twenty years of experience and expertise), Sacred Stones Of The Goddess: Using Earth Energies For Magical Living offers prose and invocations, guides for incorporating crystals and semiprecious stones into talismanic magic, meditations and prayers to the Goddess. Expressly written for Wiccan and New Age Magick practitioners of all skill and experience levels, Sacred Stones Of The Goddess is deeply spiritual, and quite transcendent in its message. Of special interest are the easy to follow instructions for assembling and utilizing personalized thirteen-stone divination set and instructions for crating and Wiccan prayer beads for communion with the Goddess. Sacred Stones Of The Goddess is an informed and informative contribution to New Age Metaphysical Studies collections in general, and Wiccan oriented "Goddess Worship" reference shelves in particular.

It was a good spell book with added gems........2003-10-21

No pun intended, the gems are not the gemstones but the relaxation exersize at the begining of the book, embracing the goddess and god meditations, working with the elements section, and using meditation beads section. These are the true gems of this book. The spells were alright. They informed you of the goddess and stone that were to be used. The guides meditations are nice, and poetic. There is a section at the end of each spell that gives you advise on how to further bring the purpose of that spell into your life. My favorite parts were the priestess speaks, they were very uplifting. I will be using the last few sections of this book often and also the relaxation technique that she offered earilier in the book. I am also going to look at her prayer books, her poetry is very beautiful.

Not what I expected but good nonetheless.......2003-10-05

When I first saw the title and the back cover description, I thought this would be a pretty in-depth exploration of stone energies and how they can be used in goddess magic (something along the lines of Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic). I don't believe that a book should be entirely judged by my own preconceptions, but even on it's own merits, the book is a little shallow.

This book is really a series of spells/meditations tapping into specific Goddess archetypes for specific life events or obstacles. Each spell uses a certain kind of stone that the author feels resonates with that particular goddess. So far, so good.

However, while I found the Goddess explanations to be fairly well fleshed out, the explanations for why she chose that stone and the meditations connected to the spells are often short, leaving me wanting more information and imagery. Toward the end, some of the meditations have even become repetetive - the Goddess smiles at you and gives you a specimen of the stone that is recommended for the spell. Also, all of the spells have exactly the same structure. For different life events, I personally think it would be nice to have different kinds of rituals.

I do have to say that the elemental meditations sometimes had much richer imagery than some of the Goddess ones, and I do like the idea of approaching the elementals in a personified form. I also really liked the idea for Goddess and God prayer beads. Prayer is a lesser explored aspect of pagan/Wiccan tradition, and I like that she offers information (and beautifully written prayers) to those interested in that particular form of worship.

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Twelve-year-old Nakri's beloved home in Cambodia is shattered when the nation's capital is overrun by government rebels. Her family is forced to flee, and she and her siblings end up in a children's labor camp, separated from everything they've ever known. At long last, Cambodia is liberated and Nakri's family sets out for America, a place to begin again. There, Nakri learns that she can leave Cambodia behind, but the memories will be a part of her forever.

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Sad story.......2005-11-29

I thought this was autobiographical because it seemend so real. The turmoil of Cambodia and the family's escape from their were so terrifying.

Better than others we read, rang true.......2005-08-07

We bought Stone Goddess in preparation for a trip to Cambodia with our children. The older ones (10 and 12) read this book along with two others that tell similar stories (Little Brother, and Chantrea Conway's Journey to America). Stone Goddess was BY FAR the best-written of the three - Ho's prose is spare but emotionally rich, and her descriptions certainly rang true with what we saw in Cambodia. We visited Angkor, and the scenes in the book that were set there helped prepare us for what we would be seeing.

The plotline was also the most believable of the three books, and I found the latter section of the book, when Nakri has come to America and is trying to adjust, very poignant and true to the 20th century immigrant experience.

I would highly recommend this book for tweens and up - it's on the short side, but even adults will find it moving. If you were planning a trip to Cambodia with kids, I would say it's a must-read.

The Stone Goddess Review.......2005-04-05

I enjoyed the Stone Goddess, by Mingfong Ho. This book is great for pre-teens and teens who are interested in first person fiction. It is a book based on the late 60's and the ending of the Vietnam War. It shows the struggle and trauma that one girl named Narki goes through to become free as she once was, before the war. Even though the book is fiction, it has very true messages for growing up and not taking freedom for granted.

Narki, is a young Cambodian girl, her sister Teeda, and her brother Boran, are separated from their family during the Vietnam War. They all struggle to survive in labor camps where they are not treated with any kindness. They are made to work in rice fields. They are withdrawn from their Buddhists beliefs and they are forced to become part of the Angkor, which is the belief of the people who captured them. It shows how strong they were to survive for four years in the labor camps. It shows how being away from your family doesn't keep you from believing that one day you will re-joined with them.

All in all, The Stone Goddess is an enjoyable book. It unlocks doors that show the adventure of surviving in an unfamiliar place. It shows, even if your dreams are crushed, you just need to believe and everything seems possible as it once did before. This book represents adventure, dreams, trauma, and struggle. And it shows that all of it makes you a stronger person.

For the classroom..........2004-09-07

As a middle school teacher, I found this book wonderful. Although it deals with issues some younger students may struggle with, I plan to use it in my 8th grade classroom. The story is told from first person, the voice of a 12 year old Cambodian girl. It takes place in the 60's and therefore deals with Vietnam war and that time frame. The main character experiences some severe traumas, but makes it through them all stronger and more mature. A wonderful book for young adolescents and a quick read for adults!

Empowerment and Integration Through the Goddess

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Empowerment and Integration Through the Goddess
Wistancia Stone , and Joshua David Stone
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Empowerment and Integration of the Goddess is perhaps the most profound and informative book written on the subject of the Divine Feminine and how women and men can integrate the Goddess energies into self and the world. Since early in Earth’s history, abuse, denial, and ignorance of the Divine Feminine has led to the enormous patriarchal attitudes that pervade mass consciousness and even Spiritual literature. This book provides one of the most in-depth studies of this issue ever written; from the Divine Mother, Archangels and inner plane Ascended Masters’ perspective! Absolute must reading for all who tread a Spiritual path!

Collectively, we are shifting out of polarity consciousness and choosing empowered, balanced lives. This book braids polarity into oneness, reveals the disparity of heart/mind, internal/external, compassion/will, experience/knowledge, love/power, and assists us across the bridge of transition into the return of full consciousness.

You will discover: How the imbalance began, What Goddess energy really is, How to balance Feminine and Masculine, Why experiencing the Heart is vital, Manifestation through The Goddess, Feeling into Physical Ascension, Meditations/attunements to activate the Divine Feminine, What a balanced Master is, and How to Balance Love, Wisdom and Power.

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Horrible!
Mother Help Us
It isn't very often that I throw out a book, but this one...
WONDERFUL
A mite disappointing

Circles Of Stone
Joan Dahr Lambert
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Evoking the narrative sweep of The Clan of the Cave Bear and the spiritual resonance of The Celestine Prophecy, Joan Dahr Lambert creates an extraordinary novel of prehistoric life...

In this compelling adventure, the stories of three wise women -- each called Zena, yet born thousands of generations apart -- unfold in a compassionate and moving saga that celebrates the remarkable growth of the human spirit.

Ranging from the African savanna more than one million years ago to the fertile shores of the Red Sea to the magnificent limestone caves of the Pyrenees mountains -- where the first artists painted the firelit wonders of their existence -- scene after breathtaking scene draws us into their lives as they negotiate a world they do not understand. In this world, an ostrich eggshell becomes a wondrous device for carrying water and the earth's upheavals reveal a lush, lifesaving oasis to a starving tribe.

With striking detail, Circles of Stone reinvents the incredible lives of our distant ancestors. As the human heart and soul emerge in a volatile dance of experience, language, and meaning, Circles of Stone becomes an unforgettable, supremely entertaining read.

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Horrible!.......2005-06-01

The first section of the book was okay but once I started reading the second section I was appalled by the historical fallacies she wrote! I could barely finish the book. Things that took thousands to millions of years to happen she wrote as happening over night. I know that she is supposed to be an educated writer, so I was shocked to read parts of this book. I would not recommend this book to true historical fiction readers!

Mother Help Us.......2004-06-11

The Mother is in us. And we are in the Mother. She is our Mother and the Mother of all things. The Mother is Love. If we look to the Mother, the Mother will show us The Way. If we turn our backs on the Mother, the Mother will turn her back on us. We are nothing without the Mother. We must be One with the Mother. The Mother is all.

The End.

There is no story. No character development, no historical backdrop, no plot. There is only the Mother, and frankly, I wish she'd go away before she bores me to Death. If you're looking for something to tide you over until the next Jean Auel book comes out, this isn't it. Zena is about as interesting as Aba or Oga. (Who??? Exactly.)

It isn't very often that I throw out a book, but this one..........2004-02-16

hit the oval can hard.
I agree with another reviewer that I thought I was reading about a bunch of apes, licking a newborn dry(Iza didn't do that with Uba), and sex was only created to keep men calm?
This was one of the dumbest books I have ever tried to read.

WONDERFUL.......2003-09-14

I loved this book. I did NOT find the author "preachy" as some here have suggested. She simply had a philosophy and expressed it in a wonderfully entertaining, and even educational, way. I found each story of the 3 Zena's more beautiful than the last. I was moved to tears several times and even bought the book as a gift for several friends.

A mite disappointing.......2003-08-25

First let me qualify the disappointing statement. I ordered the book when I actually meant to order another with a similar title....lots of Circle (s) and Stone (s) in titles out there.

But furthermore, I found this to be only fair an imitation of the Auel Ayla series of books, (Clan of the Cave Bear, et al). Mom gets killed falling into a crack in the earth/ flash flood in a river......etc and more.

It's an OK read, and if I had actually meant to order this one instead of another "Circle" book it might have even been more
satisfying.

I'm going to have to give it a 3 out of 5.

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city and the mountain

A God in the Stones

A Pilgrim's Progress

A Goddess in the Stones: Travels in India
Norman Lewis
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city and the mountain.......2002-02-26

The population of India is approaching 1 billion. Of that enormous number over 50 million are tribal people.
In the big cities modernity has made a considerable impact, the further you get away from the city though the less modern the world seems, and in the mountain regions the tribes live much the same way they have for thousands of years.
Norman Lewis begins his journey in the city of Patna, which is in the Bihar region of central India. From there he begins to travel further and further away from the densely populated centers. In the rural lands of Bihar the age old caste system which keeps every person in their place selfishly allocating privilege and profit only to the upper castes has begun to meet with a significant challenge from the lower castes who have recently begun to violently assert themselves. Traditional government as well as the police force in this region and in many others is corrupt and people have taken the law into their own hands. Women , especially lower caste women, are especially vulnerable in these conditions and are treated like property or in some cases worse. In India a female child is less valued than a male child because female children must be married off in expensive wedding ceremonies and provided with dowries. Arranged marriage is still the rule in many places and atrocities committed against women, including infanticide, enslavement, and murder, are so often in the newspapers that they are treated like commonplace occurrences, the police rarely interefere or are simply bought off by the highest bidder. It is not surprising that given these dire realities Lewis heads for the hills and mountain regions of Orissa to search for the unspoilt tribes. Lewis takes Ranjan as a guide. Ranjan, a Brahmin, shares Lewis' interest in primitive peoples. Once in the mountains the modern world is only a bad memory, for there in the unspoilt forests are tribes living in harmony with nature and each other. Each tribe has distinct characteristics which enthuse both Lewis and Ranjan. One tribe permits promiscuity among teenagers who live together in dormitories, another forbids the wearing of clothes, but in virtually all of the tribes women are seen to be equals to the men. In fact in one tribe which traditionally marries off young men to older women it is the women who are in charge. Ranjan as Lewis has suspected all along is in love with a Sarjput girl that he met on a previous trip to the region. Their romance unfolds amid rituals and dances and celebrations. The joy and freedom of these tribal peoples is a sobering and sharp and welcome contrast to the violent strife ridden world left behind.
Lewis (and Ranjan) are excellent guides and the friendship of these two like minded individuals gives the book its personal charm.

A God in the Stones.......2000-04-23

Norman Lewis, the doyen of travel writers, deliberately strays from the beaten path in modern India in order to discover what is left of the indigenous tribal communities - the ones overlooked by the same crass commercialism which is gathering up the rest of the undeveloped world into the same dustbin. His excursions into the backwoods of provincial India are part of an overriding quest, no less quixotic, for the remains of so-called primitive societies still clinging to their unique claims on a piece of land, a language, or a ritual tradition that has been theirs for as long as human memory can recall. His writing is scintillating, his tone elegiac. A Goddess in the Stones is yet another installment in Lewis's reclamation of the world from the heedless destruction of modernity.

A Pilgrim's Progress.......2000-02-14

In travel writing, Norman Lewis ranks with the best in the trade, such as V.S.Naipaul, Paul Theroux, William Dalrymple and Pico Iyer. But what sets him apart is his choice of extraordinary destinations and his eye for spotting the abiding elements of a culture. He has produced from the much-acclaimed Dragon Apparent and Golden Earth. His desire of chronicling aspects of a society that are exposed to peril brought him to India in 1990. Here, he records the dangerous but less spectacular process of erosion : relentless clearing of jungles endangering the lifeways of the tribals. Despite his initial plans to limit his journey into the heart of tribal India, what he actually covers is a microcosm of India. We have the crowded, foggy and boisterous Bihar representing the North, a sedate coastal Orissa typifying the East; and Srikakulam, with its flashy restaurants and film-dominated atmosphere, exemplifying the South. India's over-populated and muddling metropolises are hurriedly sketched with the author's brief stopover in Calcutta. The ubiquitous old monuments and highway dhabas round off a picture of the vibrant heterogeneity that is India.

Lewis starts his journey in the `badlands' of Bihar and comes face to face with the howling moral void that characterizes the state. The messy streets of Patna, the dark underbelly of Bhagalpur, the ongoing communal killings, `the likelihood of criminal takeover of the democratic process' : all these make a mockery of the description of the state by the Department of Tourism as the `Land of Ancient Wisdom'.

From the stifling atmospheres of Patna and Calcutta, the `yellow refulgence of sand', the `green and pleasant fields' of Orissa bring a welcome relief. Coastal Orissa, with its vast expanses, crisscrossing rivers, exquisite monuments and laid-back people, seem indifferent to the modern art of living. There is no fear of being humbugged here. If Mrs. Panda, the manageress of the hotel in Puri indulged in a bit of `smiling extortion', the blame could be squarely laid on her training in a business school in London.

In the land of Orissa, which always seems to be enjoying its siesta, the past has a formidable presence. Lewis takes us to the pageant of history, showing us temple ruins, old battle fields, rumbling chariots and ancient caves. Soon historical facts blend with fables and folklores. The mythology of the drowned-bride-turned-goddess Kalijai in Chilka brings to Lewis' memory similar legends he had gathered from as far afield as Uzbekistan, and Wales. Lewis concludes, `perhaps, in shadowy folk-memory are recorded the sorrows of pre-history.'

Besides folk-memory, Lewis relies heavily on the recorded accounts of foreign travellers of the past, such as South Asian Ibu Batuta (1334-36), Venetian Caesar Fredericke (1585), Portuguese Sebastian Manrique (1640) and Spanish Friar Navarvate (1670). Manrique must have felt heavenly bliss as, on landing in India, he took to the riverway leading to Bhubaneswar. The river, according to him, `was covered over by great, pleasant, shady trees, whose thick branches here and there interlaced so as to look like an artificial avenue. This was full of most beautiful peacocks, of green screaming parrots, pure shy doves, simple wood-loving pigeons ....' With this kind of a start, Manrique must not have prepared himself for the rude shock he was about to get. He and his travelling party were once arrested and thrown into goal for having made a sumptuous feast of their Hindu host's pet peacock. At the trial, the Mughal Governor agreed `to show leniency by punishing the perpetrator of the offence by no more than a whipping and the loss of his right hand'. The crisis prompted the crafty Manrique to try the infallible weapons : bribery and cajoling. He not only succeeded in mollifying the Governor `by the usual inducements on such occasions' but also secured the Governor's lady's intervention in the matter, by sending her `a sufficiently rich and pleasing gift.' Further inducements led to the prisoners' release their bodies intact.

The openness of the tribals, whom Lewis visits next, allows no such underhanded deals, even in the present times. Their optimism and joie de vivre make their presence quite refreshing. Spurred on by a tender curiosity and an empathetic heart, Lewis penetrates into the innermost sanctums of the tribal communities that inhabit Koraput hills. We get to know that despite their geographical proximity, these tribes live in distinct worlds, separated from each other by intricacies of beliefs and value systems. However all of them are equally intimidated by the threat from the non-tribals, who surround them. This anxiety is most apparent in case of the Kondhs, whom circumstances have forced to share a living space with the trading Domb community. Even within one tribal community, different sub-tribes emerge depending upon the degree of adoption of caste lifestyles. The Kondh tribe is thus sub-divided into the Dongrias, the Desias and the Kutias.

The Kutias, who live on the top of the hills and who are the least Sanskritised, have a `touch of controlled ferocity about them.' Lewis finds Ghotuls, the premarital dormitories, still existing among the Kondhs and he attributes the ritual promiscuity among Kondh women to their Ghotul experience.

Lewis is impressed by the `rugged independence' of the tribal woman, which stands out against the depressing background of the suffering, a caste woman is subjected to. The ritual of Sati, the methodical termination of female foetuses, the dowry deaths -- all these appear so outlandish in the pristine world of tribal women of Koraput.

Lewis has written a rich and entertaining book but he has occasionally allowed himself to be carried away by his subjects a bit too far, making a mess of actual names and factual details. The Sati girl Roop Kanwar for instance, becomes Marwari Rupkandar and Lord Jagannath, `the senior member of a family trio'. Barring these faux pas, Lewis greatly succeeds in weaving his sentiments about the Indian women -- the fallen goddesses -- into his lively sketch of the majestic land.

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Ancient mirrors of womanhood: Our goddess and heroine heritage
Merlin Stone
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