Out of print for over forty this collection years, of brief essays of philosophical and mystical interest first appeared in 1929. The seven chapters include: -- The Sand Magic of the Navahos -Explores these pictures as instruments of shamanism used for historical, ceremonial, or medical purposes. -- The Mystery of the Thunderbird -Presents the history and symbolism of the secret wisdom perpetuated by the Indian nations. -- Ju-Jutsu, A Secret of the Samurai -Talks of the "gentler art" learned from the willow tree known as ...
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Out of print for over forty this collection years, of brief essays of philosophical and mystical interest first appeared in 1929. The seven chapters include: -- The Sand Magic of the Navahos -Explores these pictures as instruments of shamanism used for historical, ceremonial, or medical purposes. -- The Mystery of the Thunderbird -Presents the history and symbolism of the secret wisdom perpetuated by the Indian nations. -- Ju-Jutsu, A Secret of the Samurai -Talks of the "gentler art" learned from the willow tree known as the doctrine of nonresistance. -- The Whirling Dervishes -- Looks beyond the visible structure of Dervish mysticism. -- Java's Dancing Shadows -- Examines the pageantry of shadow forms. -- The Temple of Heaven -- Sketches the Confucian theory of cosmogony as a backdrop for a discussion of the Altar of Heaven in Peking. -- The Seven Days of Creation -- Reveals the meaning of the Creation myth in the light of the Qabbalistic teachings of the Hebrews and the secret doctrine of the Brahmans and the Greeks.
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