Author: Sean MacLeod Publisher: CLAIRVIEW BOOKS ISBN: 1912992469 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 286
Book Description
The Beatles brought colour, joy, freedom and love to a grey, post-war world. But the most successful group in popular music history also harboured hidden, sometimes darker worlds and influences that are often downplayed by their biographers. In their career, the Fab Four were to cross paths with many spiritual movements, religious groups, esoteric philosophies and mystical teachings. Inevitably, their thinking was affected by the ideas they encountered. These ideas in turn helped shape their music and – given their vast popularity – the public consciousness. Behind the Wall of Illusion examines the spiritual inspirations that the Beatles brought to the changing cultural landscape of the 1960s. From the popularization of the new religion of rock ‘n’ roll, Beatlemania (the ‘new Cult of Dionysus’) and John Lennon’s explosive statement that the Beatles were ‘bigger than Jesus’, Sean MacLeod takes us on a tour of Indian ashrams, questionable gurus and hallucinatory drugs. He also studies the secreted ‘clues’ in the Beatles’ album covers and films; the growing rumours that Paul had been killed in a car crash and covertly replaced; and the tragic assassination of John Lennon and the unknown perpetrators behind the crime. This is an indispensable book for any lover of the Beatles.
Author: Christopher Lapides Publisher: Cal-Productions ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 456
Book Description
In war, no one is safe. War has come to Thornstone, Tarkin’s Point, and Thoriddon, throwing all three nations into chaos. Led by the demon lord Vagborar, the legions of orcs are bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of both human and dwarf. With their demonic allies, they just might succeed. But not without a fight. As Serena tries to find answers and a path to victory, Orin and Brom fight with both sword and spell to turn back the tide of darkness. Beside them are a kingdom of dwarves and a city of humans, but even they may not be enough to beat back such a force. If they hope to survive, they need to come together, but with each nation under siege, uniting as one is easier said than done. When one of them is freed from battle, hope is rekindled, but prejudices rise to the surface, threatening everything. If any of them hope to survive, past actions and old hatreds must be forgotten. Hard decisions and painful sacrifices must be made. And pride and egotism must be set aside for the greater good. If not, a new age of evil will dawn upon the world.
Author: Joseph A. Bulko Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1462839541 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 193
Book Description
We come into this world surrounded by Walls of Illusion. Some go through their entire lifetime, and die, surrounded by these walls. While for others these walls come crumbling down as a result of lifes experience, knowledge, and the wisdom that comes from both, allowing the sea of reality to come flooding in, and life is different!
Author: Katharina Rein Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1000891488 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 341
Book Description
This book explores stage conjuring during its “golden age,” from about 1860 to 1910. This study provides close readings highlighting four paradigmatic illusions of the time that stand in for different kinds of illusions typical of stage magic in the “golden age” and analyses them within their cultural and media-historical context: “Pepper’s Ghost,” the archetypical mirror illusion; “The Vanishing Lady,” staging a teleportation in a time of a dizzying acceleration of transport; “the levitation,” simulating weightlessness with the help of an extended steel machinery; and “The Second Sight,” a mind-reading illusion using up-to-date communication technologies. These close readings are completed by writings focusing on visual media and expanding the scope backwards and forwards in time, roughly to 1800 and to 2000. This exploration will be of great interest to students and scholars in theatre and performance studies.
Author: Ray Stickle Publisher: FeetMustFollow Press ISBN: 1310671621 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 229
Book Description
Two bodies found by the banks of a flooded river. The authorities call it murder-suicide, but Marius Besshaven doesn’t agree. The man they’re blaming had too much to live for. And there’s the burned man. A man whose past--shadow and flame, abduction and torture--may hold the key to the investigation. Marius is obsessed with finding the truth--driven by the traumas of youth, the pathological need for definitive answers. His quest will plunge him into a deadly game of cat and mouse with a killer more isolated and sadistic than anyone ever suspected, a madman who may take from him all he holds dear and drive him into a realm of insanity from which he may never recover.
Author: Carl Townsend Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1440191107 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 278
Book Description
There is no doubt that we see a failure of leadership today. Political leaders are unable to forge a path out of two wars we were led into by lies and greed. Today we see the economic system that has fueled capitalism for years is collapsing from greed and mismanagement. Much of the existing leadership has been unwilling to change, passing the costs of their selfishness and mismanagement to the next generations and the generations after them. Paradigms of the past remain only as illusions and no longer work. What does real leadership today look like? Beyond Illusion: Leading from Reality takes a hard look at what is missing in today's leadership using, as effective models, outstanding leaders in the Bible such as Nehemiah, Moses, and Jesus. If you want to be a leader today, you will find essential clues in this book as well as stories that show you how you can lead in transforming your community, nation, and in the world. + + + + + + + + "Carl is a man who hears what the Spirit is saying and places the poetry of that message for the reader to hear for himself". Bettie P. Mitchell, Founder and former International Executive Director, Good Samaritan Ministries
Author: Sean MacLeod Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press ISBN: 1912992507 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 315
Book Description
The Beatles brought colour, joy, freedom and love to a grey, post-war world. But the most successful group in popular music history also harboured hidden, sometimes darker worlds and influences that are often downplayed by their biographers. In their career, the Fab Four were to cross paths with many spiritual movements, religious groups, esoteric philosophies and mystical teachings. Inevitably, their thinking was affected by the ideas they encountered. These ideas in turn helped shape their music and – given their vast popularity – the public consciousness. Behind the Wall of Illusion examines the spiritual inspirations that the Beatles brought to the changing cultural landscape of the 1960s. From the popularization of the new religion of rock 'n' roll, Beatlemania (the 'new Cult of Dionysus') and John Lennon's explosive statement that the Beatles were 'bigger than Jesus', Sean MacLeod takes us on a tour of Indian ashrams, questionable gurus and hallucinatory drugs. He also studies the secreted 'clues' in the Beatles' album covers and films; the growing rumours that Paul had been killed in a car crash and covertly replaced; and the tragic assassination of John Lennon and the unknown perpetrators behind the crime. This is an indispensable book for any lover of the Beatles.
Author: Sean MacLeod
Author: Joseph A. Bulko
Author: Christopher Lapides
Author: Joseph A. Bulko
Author: Sean MacLeod
Author: Katharina Rein
Author: Ray Stickle
Author: Joseph A. Bulko
Author: Carl Townsend
Author: Sean MacLeod