Brian Bates Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Autor pátrá po tom, co bylo předobrazem Tolkienovy Středozemě. Vychází z dějin západoevropského starověku a raného středověku i z anglosaské mytologie. Tolkien sám přiznal, že vytvoření Středozemě není tak zcela jeho nápad, ale že čerpal ze staré anglosaské a severské mytologie. Profesor Bates jde ještě dál, když na základě studia posledních archeologických výzkumů, které se týkají starých, leckdy i zapomenutých národů a civilizací západní Evropy tvrdí, že Středozem skutečně existovala. Podrobně a poutavě popisuje život příslušníků této civilizace a hlavně jejich vztah a komunikaci s přírodou, stromy, zvířaty, duchy a také jejich respekt a úctu k přírodě a všech jejím formám.

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The Human Face explores the intriguing story of our most familiar features, delving into the evolutionary, social, and psychological aspects of the face. It raises questions about the purpose of having a face and how we can instantly recognize familiar ones among the six billion human faces. The face serves as a key to identity, defining who we are. Despite having only seven universally recognized facial expressions—anger, fear, happiness, sadness, disgust, surprise, and contempt—we can produce approximately 7,000 distinct expressions. This raises questions about how we interpret these expressions and the ways we may conceal our true feelings. The text also examines the concept of beauty, suggesting that perceptions of attractiveness may be more universal than subjective. It investigates the connection between facial beauty and sexual allure, questioning whether our focus on appearance stems from a simple desire to fit in or if deeper subconscious motives are at play. Additionally, it considers our obsession with the faces of celebrities, pondering whether this fascination is merely a product of media influence or rooted in more profound reasons. Through striking photography and insightful analysis, this book offers a deeper understanding of human nature and the significance of our facial features.

Today, many of us hunger for guidance on how best to live our lives. In this fascinating and scholarly book, psychologist Dr Brian Bates offers a journey into a way of wisdom which once was ours a thousand years ago when our ancestors lived as indigenous peoples in ancient Europe. To them the archaic word 'Wyrd' meant all that was sacred and unexplainable - the force which underlay all life. This force was at the heart of their spiritual tradition which, in its scope and depth, had remarkable parallels to the Eastern Tao and the Native Americans' Great Spirit. Drawing on twenty years of research, Brain Bates gives a rich description of the creative, organic vision of the world which our ancestors held - at the centre of which were the shamans, powerful figures who mediated directly with the spirits and the pulse of the earth's rhythm. He also shows how, through practical techniques and mediations, as well as through extraordinarily fertile stories from our past, we can once again rediscover and reclaim our sacred heritage - a wisdom which is still deep within us all, and needs only to be brought to the surface.

Set on a mission deep into the forests of pagan Anglo-Saxon England, Wat Brand, a Christian scribe, finds his vision of the world turned upside down. He finally journeys to the spirit world on a quest to encounter the true nature of his own soul.