Widely considered one of the great thinkers of the 20th century,
Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget did for intelligence and mental
development what Freud did for personality. In Mind Magic, a
former Piaget student builds upon his teacher's pioneering work to
offer you a program for unleashing the power of your mind. The key,
according to John Miller, is learning "mind consciousness," or how one
thinks best. Combining problem-solving and learning techniques from a
variety of fields, including psychology, education, and computer
science, he shows you how to observe your mind at work and use that
knowledge to:
Dramatically enhance the three aspects of
intelligence crucial in the modern world: adaptability, creativity, and
information management
Make logic and emotion work together
Gain the confidence needed to aim for higher intellectual achievement
Sanderson includes elements from several Russian fairy tales in this colorful picture book for older readers. Alexi, a worthy young man, befriends the magical golden mare, who helps him meet the czar's increasingly unreasonable demands. Together they capture the elusive firebird, bring Yelena the Fair to the palace, and retrieve her magic ring... The story will hold readers' attention. Rich in color and decorative detail, the oil paintings have a distinctly narrative quality that enhances the book.
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Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece.
* Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world
* Uncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition? Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect?
* Focuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic
* Examines the central role of magic in Greek life
The Nature of Magic An Anthropology of Consciousness
This work is an anthropological study of magic and consciousness conducted through an examination of nature spiritualities. Often collectively termed ‘nature religion’, nature spiritualities are concerned with developing intense personal relationships with nature, as demonstrated by my own encounter with the Snowdonian elements above. In Western cultures, nature, the earth, or ‘the environment’as it is now frequently called, has been progressively devalued by some dualistic conceptions of the universe that separate humans from nature.
