Author: Manmatha Nath DuttPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
A Prose English Translation of Mahanirvana Tantram
Author: Manmatha Nath DuttSating the Preta
Author: Lily ScotPublisher:
ISBN: 9780615818429
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Complex PTSD from emotional abuse is an unreported epidemic in the United States. Lily Scot's "Sating the Preta" reveals the intricacies of this disorder through a personal account written in terms easily understood by trauma victims and their loved ones in finding recovery from its effects. According to Scot, in our increasingly anxious society, all of us are vulnerable to Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as more of us experience psychological trauma first and second hand. For most of us, these are not shocking or violent headline-creating incidents. They are subtle moments of terror first felt by us in childhood that open us to risk and further emotional abuse in adulthood. Out of this Complex PTSD we learn reactions and behaviors we use in a psychotic merry-go-round of avoiding or confronting new terrors. Too many of us are the product of emotional abuse and Complex PTSD, and too many others its unwitting cause. In Sating the Preta: A Memoir about Emotional Abuse and Recovery from Complex PTSD, Scot illustrates the development and characteristics of Complex PTSD through a personal story that translates the disorder into an understandable and treatable problem rather than the unrelieved craziness that victims feel and loved ones witness. Both can then more comfortably set themselves on a journey toward recovery, one perhaps similar to the transformation experienced by Scot. This compelling memoir explores the first years of Scot's life from 1950 to 1980 - three decades of intense cultural change during which perilous and harmful as well as gratifying and amusing personal events inspire her erratic journey and transformation. Scot evolves her story through satisfying vignettes offering vibrant impressions of a poignant early childhood, a painful and silent adolescence, a young adulthood fraught with rage and self-destruction and finally an emerging maturity of compassion, forgiveness and remarkable intuition. She writes in an emotional, but not self-involved manner, her self-deprecations often as amusing as her observations are sharp and enduring. This story also suggests that in these troubled times we all become more accepting of each other and more insightful, forgiving and kinder in our judgment of what motivates those we meet. Their behavior may just be a reflection of the tremendous chaos fermenting in their soul from influences over which they had no control. Author Lily Scot has been working professionally in public relations for 30 years, primarily for non-profit human service organizations. This is her first book. "Trauma is too quickly labeled as rape, beatings, torture, restraint and captivity," says Scot. "I think most trauma is far less horrific than these severe incidents. It's emotional manipulation, verbal assault, sexual harassment and molestation, intimidation, workplace abuse, and other non-violent trauma too tolerated by society. I didn't even know I'd been through emotional abuse until diagnosed with Complex PTSD. If I'd known my very painful feelings were a treatable consequence of psychological trauma that wasn't my fault, I would have found relief and led a healthier life at a younger age than my current 63 years. I wrote Sating the Preta hoping young women and men experiencing feelings such as extreme anxiety and depression would relate to my story and seek help sooner." "A fascinating memoir told by a trauma survivor growing up in the 50's, 60's and 70's- during the era of transition and change for many women. Follow Lily's growth from her childhood through young adulthood as she feels the effects of trauma and eventually finds her voice and her power. An inspirational story of resiliency!" ... Ellen Bressler-Wakesberg LCSW-R Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in trauma
A Prose English Translation of Mahanirvana Tantram
Author: Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures
Author: Theresa BanePublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786488948
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. From Aamon, the demon of life and reproduction with the head of a serpent and the body of a wolf in Christian demonology, to Zu, the half-man, half-bird personification of the southern wind and thunder clouds in Sumero-Akkadian mythology, entries offer descriptions of each demon's origins, appearance and cultural significance. Also included are descriptions of the demonic and diabolical members making up the hierarchy of Hell and the numerous species of demons that, according to various folklores, mythologies, and religions, populate the earth and plague mankind. Very thoroughly indexed.
Creature Codex
Author: Wolfgang BaurPublisher:
ISBN: 9781936781928
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Compatible with the fifth edition of the world's first roleplaying game!"--Back cover.
The Northwestern Miller
Author: Sadharmapundarika: The Lotus Sutra
Author: M. G. ChitkaraPublisher:
ISBN: 9788176481960
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 605
Book Description
The Cloisters
Author: Katy HaysPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668004410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"When Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, she expects to spend her summer working as a curatorial associate at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead she finds herself assigned to The Cloisters, a gothic museum and garden renowned for its medieval art collection and its group of enigmatic researchers studying the history of divination. Desperate to escape her painful past, Ann is happy to indulge the researchers' more outlandish theories about the history of fortune telling. But what begins as academic curiosity quickly turns into obsession when Ann discovers a hidden 15th-century deck of tarot cards that might hold the key to predicting the future. As the dangerous game of power, seduction, and ambition at The Cloisters turns deadly, Ann becomes locked in a race for answers as the line between the arcane and the modern blurs."--Provided by publisher.
For Space
Author: Doreen MasseyPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9781412903622
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Questioning the implicit assumptions that we make about space, this text considers conventional notions of social science, as well as demonstrating how a vigorous understanding of space can impact on political consequences.
Echoes and Inscriptions
Author: Barbara SimerkaPublisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 9780838754306
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Essays compare early modern Spanish writers to their contemporaries in other countries and to modern Spanish and Latin American literature