The Kiss of Glory
Her beauty was a blade...
Valeria Messalina, the third wife of emperor Tiberius Claudius, was of the purple blood of the Julii. And that blood was boiling.
History would remember her as a royal libertine, a fantasy of forbidden excesses: the empress who proudly beat the renowned prostitutes of her time at their own game.
In truth, no one knows who Messalina really was. An imperial whore or a victim of circumstance and calumny?
Perhaps she was just a young woman who found herself in a deadly court and simply fought to win the kiss of glory...
Step into a world of scandal and forbidden pleasures in imperial Rome, illustrated with more than 30 original artistic nude and erotic photographs.
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Cooking Made Hard
Do you enjoy cooking delicious dishes for your friends? Would you introduce yourself as a “foodie” and expect not to be smacked across the mouth? Then put this book down, son. Just walk away.
A man with important shit to do can’t be bothered about cooking.
This is the only cookbook you’ll ever need,and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
A real man’s life is hard, just the way he likes it.
Why should his cooking be any different?
*Illustrated with over 30 artistic nude photographs to help you get through all those damn words in-between.
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The Prophesying Spirits:
A Complete and Unabridged Account of the Alchemical Homunculi Created by the Count of Kufstein in the 1770s.
In 1873, an obscure masonic handbook was published in Vienna. Amongst other essays, it contained one about a previously unknown manuscript from the 1770s.
This was the private travel journal of one Josef Kammerer, servant and personal assistant to Johan Ferdinand, Count of Kufstein. Kammerer describes in vivid and minute detail how his master, when travelling abroad in Italy, with the aid of a Carmelite monk and mystic created ten alchemical homunculi, which he calls “Spirits”. These small human-like creatures were kept in jars of water and possessed the ability to prophesy about past, present and future events. The Count brought them back with him to Vienna, where he experimented with their powers in a masonic Lodge attended by many prominent Austrian aristocrats of the time.
Although Kammerer’s narrative reads like a gothic tale, in truth, it is the most fascinating historical account of alchemical experiments in the creation of artificial life that survives to us from the early modern period.
The present work is the first English translation of the complete and unabridged German text of the 1873 publication, including the author’s footnotes.
It is one of the rarest and most baffling documents that the student of western esotericism, alchemy, or the history of Freemasonry can ever hope to come across.
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The Apple Earth Theory
In the magical yet disenchanted world of the Twelve Dominions common sense is tongue in cheek and everyone bloody well knows for a fact that the Earth is a flat disc.
Everyone except Narses, that is. This young man with his head in the clouds takes it upon himself to travel around the world and prove his groundbreaking theory that the Earth is in fact spherical as an apple. But first, he has to run away from home and to escape an arranged marriage.
Accompanied by Jacques, his cynical old butler, Narses embarks on the adventure of his life. Relentless reality throws at him everything it’s got, from encounters with amateur bandits and a conniving errant monk, to getting into the deep end of legalised piracy on the high seas.
Worst of all, he has to deal with the belated realisation that the arranged marriage he ran from was to the perfect girl for him. Well, almost perfect. Her very jealous and very well-armed boyfriend is hot on his trail, presumably to have a sharp word or two with him.
It’s rather a lot on his flat plate.
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Manual of Incorporeal Anatomy:
The Celestial Hierarchy of Iamblichus of Chalchis
Discover over 30 full-colour artistic nude compositions interwoven with the text of one of Iamblichus’ initiatory discourses and let the eyes of your soul see what is not body as body...
Iamblichus of Chalchis (c.245-c.325) was a distinguished philosopher and mystic in Roman Syria. In his most esoteric of teachings, he taught a peculiar brand of Classical Greek metaphysics suffused with Graeco-Egyptian magic: a divine art of such potency that could draw the Gods down to Earth and make them manifest themselves in visible form.
His work “On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians”, contains the most detailed description of the hierarchy of celestial beings that has survived from Late Antiquity: Souls, Daemons, Hylic and Cosmic Archons, Angels,
Archangels and Gods. Ranging from the magnificent to the outright frightful, the anatomy of these beings was meticulously catalogued by Iamblichus during his tireless experiments with the holiest of occult rites .
The present curious little photobook is a window to this strange and awe-inspiring realm of incorporeal entities. Combining a literary translation of the original Greek text with artistic nude photography, it is an invitation to an esoteric exploration of transcendental beauty.
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History, Traditions and Legends of Koroni
Panagiotis D. Koutsoukos (1878 – 1968) was a country teacher and passionate antiquarian of his day. The present rare volume is his life’s work: a collection of historical anecdotes, oral traditions and local legends from his native land, Koroni. Through personal research in now destroyed archives and on-site investigations where the traces of past eons were still discernible, he amassed a wealth of stories that often slip through the cracks of history – the stories of everyday people who loved and flourished in the Venetian period of the Peloponnese; suffered under Ottoman rule and took up arms against the tyrant, time and time again, until the revolution of 1821 finally set Greece free. Accounts of miracles, divine visions, 16th century cannibals, ancient artifacts now destroyed and extensive lists of remote places hiding archaeological treasures, make this work an ideal handbook for every traveler in the Peloponnese who wishes to mentally stray off the beaten path and discover the surprising folk tales behind every beach, village, or spring in Koroni and the surrounding areas.
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Navel of the Earth:
The Ancient Wisdom of Delphi
The oracle of Delphi, the sacred abode of the raving prophetess, the Pythia, was for centuries one of the most celebrated and influential religious centers in the ancient Greek world. There, the magnificent temple of Apollo was not only gilded in riches of gold and bronze but also in the jewels of everlasting wisdom: the Delphic Admonitions. These were brief “catchphrases” conveying moral, philosophical and even practical teachings, inscribed on pillars around the temple. They were attributed to the Seven Sages of antiquity, a group of philosophers who laid the cornerstone in the edifice of western culture and intellect. This work contains a selection of 120 of the most principle Delphic Admonitions translated in English and each one is presented with an accompanying historical and philological commentary so that the reader may understand them both in the context of the ancient world as well as in that of their application to modern-day life. Complete with a detailed introduction exploring the many mysteries surrounding Delphi’s long and fascinating history, an appendix containing the Delphic Admonitions in the original ancient Greek and numerous references to classical Greek and Roman literature, “Navel of the Earth” is, in effect, an anthology of history, philosophy and theology as well as a useful handbook for those wishing to embark on the mysterious and rewarding journey of rediscovering the sublime wisdom of antiquity.
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Η Πύλη
Στο μακρινό μέλλον, το πρώτο ταξίδι στον χρόνο σχίζει το φάσμα της πραγματικότητας μεταξύ δύο κόσμων. Η Πύλη σε ένα σύμπαν αμείλικτων τεράτων ανοίγει και πόλεμος ξεσπά στο βασίλειο του Θόρχαϊμ. Σκοτεινά σχέδια και συνωμοσίες, ανδρεία και προδοσία, στην πιο κρίσιμη στιγμή του ανθρώπινου γένους γράφουν ένα αιματοβαμμένο έπος -και κάπου μέσα σε όλα αυτά, ένας σκίουρος που μιλάει και χιούμορ που κατεδαφίζει τον τέταρτο τοίχο.
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Bowels of Madness
(A Dimlight Novella)
In a time when the wounds the Great Cataclysm wrought upon the face of the earth were still fresh, a cruel and powerful empire ruled the world with an iron fist. Life was bleak, and death believed to be a release.Athanor, a simple man with a complicated destiny, is forced through personal tragedy to put that belief to the test. In his frantic quest for solace and absolution, he strays into the distorted and gloomy paths of Irkala Kar, the Underworld.Trapped in the bowels of an ever-growing and all-consuming madness, Athanor will find out that the merciful oblivion of the dead comes at a high price. He will have to fight his way through a subterranean kingdom of horrors in a desperate attempt to escape judgment and eternal damnation.Can he really return from death itself? And, even if he does, will it be really him coming back to life, or some thing entirely different, forever twisted by the touch of madness?
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The Lost Chapters:Torrents of Blood
(A Dimlight Novella)
In the last days of the Divine Dynasty, mortal men rebelled against Pharaoh-God, Osiris. They fell to debauchery and blasphemy, proclaiming the Old Gods too weak to rule. Thus, Osiris created for them a new Goddess, a Goddess of perdition, to chastise them: Hathor.
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Η Θεωρία του Μήλου
Σε έναν φανταστικό κόσμο γεμάτο βαριεστημένα μυθικά πλάσματα, που έχουν τα δικά τους προβλήματα και ουδεμία όρεξη να εμπλακούν στην ιστορία μας, όλοι γνωρίζουν ότι η Γη είναι επίπεδη.
Όλοι εκτός απ' τον Ναρσή, έναν νεαρό, κομματάκι ονειροπαρμένο, με ψευδοεπιστημονικές ανησυχίες. Όταν η παράλογη κι ανατρεπτική ιδέα πως η Γη είναι στρογγυλή, σαν μήλο, καρφωθεί στο μυαλό του Ναρσή, εκείνος δεν θα ησυχάσει μέχρι να αποδείξει την αλήθεια της θεωρίας του.
Παίρνοντας μαζί του τον μόνο υπηρέτη που έχει απομείνει στην έκπτωτη αριστοκρατική του οικογένεια, ένα φλεγματικό γέρο φαταλιστή, θα το σκάσει κρυφά από το σπίτι του για να γλυτώσει από τη μαύρη μοίρα ενός προκαθορισμένου γάμου.
Με τις ελπίδες και το θάρρος των αδαών να φουσκώνουν την εφηβική του καρδιά, ξεκινά ένα περιπετειώδες ταξίδι προς το άγνωστο, αναζητώντας την ελευθερία και τη δικαίωση της ρηξικέλευθης και απίστευτα προχειροφτιαγμένης θεωρίας του.
Τίποτα δεν θα πάει όπως αρχικά το είχε σχεδιάσει ο Ναρσής, αλλά στο τέλος του ταξιδιού του θα ανακαλύψει την ανεκτίμητη αξία του να είναι πιστός στον ίδιο του τον εαυτό.
ΜΗ ΔΙΑΘΕΣΙΜΟ
Pillars of Humanity:
Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Man
Nestled on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus, the Delphic oracle, seat of the "Delphic Sybil," was the most learned, opulent and celebrated religious centre of the classical Greek world. In the fore temple of the sun-god, Apollo, at Delphi, 148 brief maxims were inscribed on votive pillars surrounding the visiting pilgrim. They were known as the Delphic the milestones of the path to an enlightened and happy life. Attributed either to the divine revelation of Apollo's wisdom or to the Seven Sages of Antiquity, the philosophers who laid the foundations of Western culture, the Delphic Admonitions are a sublime summary of Ancient Greek philosophical and theological teachings, addressed to the savant and the common man alike. In this work, all 148 Delphic Admonitions are presented complete with historical commentary and semantic analysis of each one, so as to render them easy to comprehend even to the reader unfamiliar with the particulars of the ancient Greek world...
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"Navel of the Earth: The Ancient Wisdom of Delphi"
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Apolysis
Armageddon breaks out. Then an Apocalypse of nuclear fire rains down from the sky. The Second Coming of the Lord is at hand& but Angels, Demons and Men have different plans and murder in their hearts. God is assassinated in a coup that shatters the balance of the universe. And yet, this is just the beginning. A world ravaged by atomic fallout, the Scorched Earth, is now mankind's only home and they have to share it with all the once immortal beings that fell from the spiritual realm. Heaven and Hell raise their mighty citadels and offer protection from the horrors of the post-apocalyptic wilderness to those who would worship them unquestioningly in return. Archangel Michael, now a renegade expelled from the kingdom of Heaven, will join forces with an unlikely ally: Lucifer, the ex-lord of Hell, who lost his throne to one of his captains and was exiled. Together, these two outcasts of the Tyrannical New Order will embark on a quest to open a dimensional portal to a New Promised Land, a place that holds the promise of a new beginning for all the orphaned creations of God. Guided by an eerily familiar-looking old man who comes and goes as he pleases, they will set out to free all of mankind from slavery to fear. Little do they know that the battle to end all battles is about to begin...
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Ηλιοβασίλεμα Στην Ατλαντίδα
Προτού η Ατλαντίδα γίνει μύθος, την εποχή των ηρώων, των τεράτων και των θεών, δύο βάρβαροι πολεμιστές από το μακρινό Βορρά ξεκινούν ένα μεγάλο ταξίδι. Αποστολή τους, που τους έχει ανατεθεί από τους θεούς τους, να σκοτώσουν τον παντοδύναμο βασιλιά Άτλαντα, ο οποίος σκοπεύει να κηρύξει πόλεμο σε όλους τους Αθανάτους.
Ένας Βαβυλώνιος και μια Ελληνίδα μπλέκονται σε ένα περιπετειώδες οδοιπορικό του προκατακλυσμιαίου κόσμου, γεμάτο κινδύνους, ευτράπελα και δράση. Φτάνοντας στην Ατλαντίδα, θα ανακαλύψουν μυστικά και αλήθειες απαγορευμένες, που θα φέρουν τα πάνω κάτω και θα τους κάνουν να αμφισβητήσουν όλα όσα θεωρούσαν ως τότε ιερά. Θα έρθουν αντιμέτωποι με κρίσιμα διλήμματα και ο έρωτας θα φυτρώσει μέσα από τα χαλάσματα της Μοίρας...
Καθώς ο ήλιος δύει στην ξακουστή Ατλαντίδα, το πρώτο πρωινό μιας νέας εποχής ανατέλλει και τίποτα δε θα είναι ξανά το ίδιο...
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Η Πύλη
Στο όχι και τόσο μακρινό μέλλον, κατασκευάζεται η πρώτη χρονομηχανή. Ένας θρίαμβος για την ανθρωπότητα; Αυτό θα φανεί από το παρθενικό της ταξίδι. Ένας ικανός πράκτορας και μια κορυφαία στον τομέα της ιστορικός στέλνονται πίσω στο χρόνο, στην εποχή πριν από τη γραπτή ιστορία, όταν κυβερνούσε ο νόμος του πολεμιστή και η δύναμη του ξίφους. Η παράτολμη αποστολή αποδεικνύεται πολύ πιο επικίνδυνη απ’ ό,τι είχαν υπολογίσει αρχικά. Η ισορροπία του σύμπαντος διαταράσσεται από το ταξίδι τους και το φάσμα της πραγματικότητας σκίζεται στον ειρηνικό κόσμο του Θορχάϊμ, ανοίγοντας ένα παράθυρο με θέα σε μια άλλη διάσταση απαράμιλλου τρόμου. Οι δύο χρονοταξιδιώτες βρίσκονται ξαφνικά στο επίκεντρο των γεγονότων που στιγμάτισαν την ιστορία του ανθρώπινου γένους, αλλά ποτέ δεν καταγράφηκαν. Σκοτεινά σχέδια και συνομωσίες, ανδρεία και προδοσία, στην πιο κρίσιμη στιγμή του ανθρώπινου γένους, συνθέτουν ένα λαμπρό έπος. Έφτασε η ώρα για την ανθρωπότητα να ενωθεί και να πολεμήσει για επιβίωση... Και καθώς η Πύλη ανοίγει, σύννεφα πολέμου σκοτεινιάζουν τον ορίζοντα!
