Greyfrair's Cemetery in Edinburgh has a centuries old reputation for being haunted. Its gruesome history includes use as a mass prison, headstone removal, witchcraft, bodysnatching, desecration, corpse dumping and live burial.In 1998, something new and inexplicable began occurring in the graveyard. Visitors encountered 'cold spots', strange smells and banging noises. They found themselves overcome by nausea, or cut and bruised by something they could not see. Over the space of two ...

Edinburgh has a fascinating ‘Underground City’, much of which is open to the public. It is made up of many different aspects, with a turbulent and intriguing past stretching back hundreds of years. Features include hidden passages and cellars, ancient buried streets like Marlyn’s Wynd and Mary King’s Close (sealed after an outbreak of plague), castle dungeons and escape tunnels, a warren of vaults and chambers under Edinburgh’s mighty bridges, abandoned or repurposed rail tunnels, and anom...

Below Scotland's capital, hidden for almost two centuries, is a metropolis whose very existence was all but forgotten.For almost 250 years, Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall. Unable to expand the city's boundaries, the burgeoning population built over every inch of square space. And when there was no more room, they began to dig down . . .Trapped in lives of poverty and crime, these subterranean dwellers existed in darkness and misery, ignored by the chroni...

YOUR REALITY SHATTERSThe occult world collides with the everyday. The underworld runs over. Wild "nature" smashes assumptions about "civilization." Old Worlds prey on the New. But some of the most devastating collisions occur between worlds within worlds...Horrific Scribes Presents: Worlds Collide offers 25 works about horrifying confrontations between realms by Barry Charman, Iluka Chayan, Emmie Christie, Christopher Degni, Zary Fekete, Tracy Frit...

Edinburgh has a literary tradition like no other. In 2004, the capital became the first ever UNESCO City of Literature and its book festival is the largest public celebration of the written word on the planet. But that is merely scratching the surface. For centuries, work written, set and published in the city, or directly influenced by Edinburgh, has changed the face of the world. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume, The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, ...

A guide to the seemingly effortless yet explosively powerful martial art techniques of Fa Jin• Explains how to collect energy within and discharge it for self-defense as well as healing• Explores how to counter the natural instinct to resist force with force and develop yielding softness through the 13 Original Movements of Tai Chi• Illustrates routines for the partner practice of “Push Hands” (Tui Shou)Fa Jin, an advanced yang style of Tai Chi, complements ...

Edinburgh has a unique history, darker and more unexpected than you might imagine. Fortunately, it also has a set of graveyards to match. Ancient, modern, beautiful, haunted – they are the perfect reflection of the city’s amazing past with astonishing stories of their own. Greyfriars Graveyard alone was instrumental in the creation of Darwin’s Evolutionary Theory, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Christmas celebrations and Cats: The Musical. Black Markers explores each cemetery, creating a fas...

There are several books about the Royal Mile, so why buy this particular one? The reason is, it covers everything you need to know – all the little closes, wynds and courts running off the main street, that people often miss, with a handy rating guide to the most interesting ones. It contains the significant buildings and monuments, noted pubs, restaurants and modern visitor attractions. It recounts the Mile’s long and spectacular history, including all its incredible characters. It has ev...

There are several books about Edinburgh's world-renowned New Town, so why buy this particular one? The reason is, it covers everything you need to know: the elegant streets and squares as well as the many lesser-known lanes running off that people often miss, with a handy rating guide to the most interesting ones. It contains all the significant buildings and monuments, noted pubs, restaurants and visitor attractions. It recounts the neoclassical New Town's distinguished history, including...

A guide to the internal martial arts exercises of short-form Wu-Style Tai Chi• Details the 8 core forms of Wu-Style Tai Chi with fully illustrated instructions• Ideal for older practitioners as well as those with health disabilities due to the “small frame” primary stance, slower and smaller movements, and conservation of energy• Explains how Wu Style provides a natural introduction to martial arts boxing• Reveals how Wu Style eases stiffness, relieves back ...

A fully illustrated guide to the most advanced Kan and Li practice to birth the immortal spirit body and unite with the Tao• Explains how to establish the cauldron at the Heart Center to collect cosmic light, activate the Cranial and Sacral Pumps, and align the Three Triangle Forces• Details how to merge energy at the Heart Center to birth the immortal spirit body, allowing you to draw limitless energy from the Cosmos• Discusses the proper Pi Gu diet and herbs to us...

A guide to Taoist exercises to return to the Wu Wei state of mind and create the immortal spirit body• Includes illustrated instructions to connect astral energy with the energies of animals, children, and plants to grow the immortal fetus, or spirit body• Provides warm-up exercises and a complete daily Kan and Li routine• Explores how these advanced formulas are used for astral flight and realization of the Wu Wei stateBuilding on the Lesser Kan and Li form...