Wizards with magical powers to heal the sick, possess the bodies of their followers, and defend their tradition against outside threats are far from the typical picture of Buddhism. Yet belief in wizard-saints who protect their devotees and intervene in the world is widespread among Burmese Buddhists. The Buddha’s Wizards is a historically informed ethnographic study that explores the supernatural landscape of Buddhism in Myanmar to explain the persistence of wizardry as a form of...

Wizards with magical powers to heal the sick, possess the bodies of their followers, and defend their tradition against outside threats are far from the typical picture of Buddhism. Yet belief in wizard-saints who protect their devotees and intervene in the world is widespread among Burmese Buddhists. The Buddha’s Wizards is a historically informed ethnographic study that explores the supernatural landscape of Buddhism in Myanmar to explain the persistence of wizardry as a form of...

Don't let yourself become overwhelmed by the Japanese language! Now there is a way to get the most out of your time spent learning Japanese. This companion workbook to Beginning Japanese is the perfect guide for practicing basic conversational Japanese and written Japanese.Beginning Japanese Workbook includes:Dialogues for contextual learning and practice.Translation exercises to reinforce Japanese characters (kanji and kana)....

Don't let yourself become overwhelmed by the Japanese language! Now there is a way to get the most out of your time spent learning Japanese. This companion workbook to Beginning Japanese is the perfect guide for practicing basic conversational Japanese and written Japanese.Beginning Japanese Workbook includes:Dialogues for contextual learning and practice.Translation exercises to reinforce Japanese characters (kanji and kana)....

"At last, we have a book in English from Kotomi Hayashi! 55 Fantastic Knitting Stitches brings us (yes) 55 stitch patterns that will be fun to use in designing and personal knitting. Some are challenging, some are variations on a theme, and all are new and interesting." —Gayle Roehm, knitting teacher, author and translator for the knitting best-sellers Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible and 250 Japanese Knitting StitchesThe perfect bo...

This book is a beginner's guide to conjugating verbs and adjectives in Japanese, with examples, and discussion on sentence structure. Knowledge of written Japanese is not required to make use of this book, although it is strongly recommended as part of your study.

Book Five in "The Convoluted Universe" series provides metaphysical information obtained through numerous subjects by hypnotic past-life regression.

Longing for love? Searching for success? Hunting for ways to make your wishes become reality? You have the power to make your desires come to life! The Everything Spells and Charms Book, 2nd Edition gives you the tools you need to tap into your inner magickal power.Are you:Languishing in lover's limbo? Use the Spell to Enhance a Relationship.Caught in a career slump? Cast the Spell to Get Recognized.Drowning in bills? Use the Goodbye Debt S...

For years, a young man joined covens to investigate and practice Wicca. He puzzled over two questions and wrote a book about his answers. That book encouraged people, for the first time ever, to learn and follow Wicca on their own, changing Wicca into the fastest growing faith on the planet. That book was Wicca, A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. That man was Scott Cunningham.Who was he? What drove him as a writer and in his personal and spiritual life? Donald Michael ...

In this book, Julian Moore brings together the ideas from the past and brings them right up to date with a fun, easy to remember system using an ancient divination technique.

Learn cool slang, funny insults and all the words they didn't teach you in class with this comprehensive guide to dirty Japanese.You've taken Japanese lessons and learned all kinds of useful phrases. You know how to order dinner, get directions, and ask for the bathroom. But what happens when it's time to drop the textbook formality? To really know a language, you need to know it's bad words, too. You need Dirty Japanese.From common slang an...

This e-book gives you a chance to learn something about the Japanese language and culture through an original-manga(comic) featuring samurai.The text contains both Japanese and English. Each Japanese and English page are placed next to each other with the same illustration.There are some articles and explanations about Japanese language and culture listed after the story.We all hope you are interested in traveling to Japan and learning Japanese through this e-book....