This is the first book in a trilogy on Shiva, the simple man whose karma recast him as our Mahadev, the God of Gods. The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: ‘When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge.’ Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva really that hero? And does he want to be that hero at all? Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshi vengeance and destroy evil? To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. This once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. The inhabitants of that period called it the land of Meluha–a near perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived. In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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The “magic hour” widescreen cinematography of Joshua James Richards and a gorgeous piano score by Ludovico Einaudi make the feeling all the more palpable.įern has every reason to ponder the meaning of home. Yet these Morrissey lyrics nail the essential quest of “Nomadland,” a movie that speaks to modern disillusionment, rootlessness and resiliency in both poetic and profound ways. (It was also my choice for best film of 2020.) More obvious allusions are Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” and John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath.” Morrissey may not be the first artist that comes to mind with Chloé Zhao’s cinematic portrait of restless roamers of the American West, the odds-on favourite to win Best Picture and potentially five other awards at the April 25 Oscars. “Home, is it just a word? / Or is it something you carry within you?” reads one couplet, which Angela describes as her favourite. Early in “Nomadland,” Frances McDormand’s itinerant worker Fern watches as Angela, a fellow Amazon warehouse employee, shows off an arm tattooed with song lyrics by the British singer-songwriter Morrissey. Its symbol of reunion is the Stone in which all the pairs of elements are ravelled up in a grand marriage. He also noted that the overall aim of mythology, though never quite realized, is similar to alchemy in its seeking to reunite the opposites. The alchemical myth seems largely to have exhausted itself in Europe by the end of the 17thCE, but it reappeared as C G Jung realized, as the psychology of the unconscious. A mythology, we recall, goes on permutating its elements and generating variants of its constituent myths until it is imaginatively exhausted whereupon it springs up again in a different guise. At every 'circulation', the pairs of elements rearrange themselves such that the analogy which applies to the stage of Calcination, say, is reversed at Separation. We read that our sulphur is a fixed body and, in the next breath, a volatile spirit or that our mercury is at one moment water, at the next, fire. “Students of alchemy are often bewildered by the mass of contradictions in the recipes. Excerpt from Patrick Harpur’s The Philosopher’s Secret Fire He is a nice guy/angel and he is described as looking like Orlando Blood *drools*. Phen is a Intangere (angel with a purpose, dunno exactly what it means) and he basically inspires people to write, compose, draw, etc. So Clara thinks he should stay away from Angela because he will break her heart in the end. Since Clara is an empath she gets a glimpse into Phen’s soul and doesn’t like what she sees not because he ‘bad’ or ‘good’ but because he is an angel and apparently angels are incapable of loving people (cause they are God’s creation and they are meant to serve only him, something like that), but they do care, just not enough. There is just something in me that makes me love reading about goths and practically everyone who stands out.Ĭlara is still dealing with her mother’s death, her brother’s disappearance, and her breakup with my fictional boyfriend, Tucker while Angela sees her secret boyfriend, Phen (Penamue). We get to see how they spent their summer in Italy before heading out to college. This is mostly Angela’s story but we also have Clara’s POV. Tucker and Warner! All I need to say to you is Since Unravel Me is pre-ordered I only need to find some money to get Boundless too. First Destroy Me and now Radiant! You people are trying to kill me! I want,I need Unravel Me and Boundless. They travel to all the local rodeos in this part of the country: Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, etc., trying to qualify for the NFR in Las Vegas. The story is of 2 cowboys, one a bull rider and the other a saddle bronc rider, I think. Wow! It really is LOL funny! I ended up buying a copy for my classroom - in fact, I bought many copies. It had been read so many times that the edges of the pages were soft. After listening to many book chats and hearing over and over again that I needed to read it, I finally checked it out of the high school library. I'm not much of a "western" fan, and I really don't "do" rodeos. They kept telling me I needed to read it. I cannot believe I didn't have this book added to my list! It is, without a doubt, the funniest book I've ever read! Many of my cowboy students were reading it a few years before I retired. She is proof that one can overcome life’s challenges and make their dream come true. She may not be the best writer but she has surpassed most of her contemporaries. She publishes her book through her company and they also offer services to interested clients.Īt 34, it is fair enough to say that she has done so well for herself. The Sandon-based writer also owns a publishing and consulting brand called Phamotse and Co. She has won many hearts and praise of critics and readers through her books, which reflects her experiences and firm stance against inhumane acts against women and children. Phamotse is one of South Africa’s respected writers. Jackie Phamotse Has Done So Well For Herself Bare: The Cradle of the Hockey Club (released in 2017) Jackie Phamotse wrote a book before Bare called Shattered Innocence which was a total failure. Controversial writer and activist Jackie Phamotse won the adult fiction award at this year’s SA Book Awards for her book Bare: The Cradle of the Hockey Club, a tell-all book about the.Bare: The Blesser’s Game (released in 2017).A post shared by Jackie Phamotse Phamotse’s books are listed below: A holistic grower knows that producing fruit is not about manipulating nature but more importantly, fostering nature. As The Holistic Orchard illustrates, growing tree fruits and berries is something virtually anyone can do. Winner of the American Horticulture Society Book Award "Phillip's first-hand knowledge anchors this innovative and highly readable book in practical wisdom that both beginner and long-time fruit growers will find invaluable."-Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia's Garden Many people want to grow fruit on a small scale but lack the insight to be successful orchardists. But only Farid was there, looking around as incredulously as she was. Meggie looked round almost as if she hoped he might be standing behind her, as was usual when they were in a strange place. No one but Meggie had ever done it before, not Orpheus, not Darius, not Mo. He had read Dustfinger home, but he couldn’t read himself into the book, right into it. But this time she wouldn’t have to slip into the skin of a character in the story – no, this time she would be in the story herself, part of it. She really had slipped through the words, as she’d so often done in her mind. I can do it! That was Meggie’s first thought when she sensed that the letters on the page really had let her through and she wasn’t in Elinor’s house any more, but somewhere very, very different. Shadows danced on a nearby pool, and a swarm of tiny red elves was whirring above the dark water. Sunlight filtered through countless leaves. Live happily ever after.īut life "ever after" isn't as easy as it used to be. Even if it will mean letting the demon inside him rise and wreak the havoc it was created to make.įor those who need more Harper and Knox. He won't allow anyone to take her from him. He'll have her, and he'll keep her safe from the threat that looms over her. Knox is used to getting what he wants, and he wants Harper. Unpredictable, elusive and complex, she draws Knox and his inner demon like nothing ever has. Harper does neither, which unexpectedly amuses him. He's also used to people fearing and obeying him. As Prime of his Las Vegas lair and a successful businessman, Knox Thorne is used to being in control. And when an unknown danger starts closing in on Harper, it seems that Knox is the only one who can keep her safe. No one seems to know what breed of demon Knox is, only that he's more dangerous than anything she's ever before encountered. She's not so sure she wants either of those things. The billionaire also wants Harper in his bed. Compelling, full of secrets and armed with raw sexuality, Knox Thorne is determined to claim her as his anchor, creating a psychic bond that will prevent their inner demons from ever turning rogue. That changes overnight when she discovers that her psychic mate, or 'anchor', is a guy who's rumoured to be the most powerful demon in existence. Part of a small demon lair in Las Vegas, tattooist Harper Wallis lives a pretty simple life. Especially one who despises everything he's ever worked for and manages to push every button he has. The last thing he needs is some American girl tipping his ordered life upside down. He's determined to never risk it happening again. But, in the past, his failed romantic relationships almost destroyed both his reputation and his family. Josh Tyler fronts a top-selling worship band and is in demand all over the world. There she finds herself, against many of her convictions, as a logistics planner for one of Australia's biggest churches, and on a collision course with her boss's son. A moment of temporary insanity finds her leaving her life in Chicago to move to Sydney, Australia. Her boyfriend can't even commit to living in the same country, her promised promotion is dead on arrival, and the simultaneous loss of her brother and her dream of being a concert violinist has kept her playing life safe and predictable for six years. Paige McAllister needs to do something drastic. |