One of the most famous and spectacular events of the Second World War was the destruction of two dams in the Ruhr by Avro Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron, known ever since as the Dambusters Raid. The bombs that the Lancasters dropped were designed by the most prolific inventor of armaments of the period. His Tallboy and Grand Slam earthquake bombs helped destroy the battleship Tirpitz as well as numerous other high-profile targets, and were only eclipsed in dest...

Barnes Wallis was the most famous inventor and designer of the Second World War. Thanks to the film and book of The Dam Busters, he is still a household name today. His story is not just of the 'bouncing' bombs that destroyed the Mohne and Eder dams but also of the other devices he invented, from the Wellington bomber to the Upkeep, Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs that this book is about. Wallis was one of the most prolific inventors of armaments during the war, and his Highball, Upkeep and T...

Innovation is changing and this exciting book explores how the shift to more collaborative ways of working with users, online communities and the crowd opens up novel business possibilities. The Innovation Opportunity Space approach enables managers, policymakers and academics to better understand emerging new business opportunities. Drawing on the findings of the latest international research, this book provides a systematic and clear understanding of the radical business models that new ...

Edited and introduced by Stephen Edred Flowers, Ph.D. This book opens the gate to the use of the authentic Hermetic formulas concealed in the magical papyri of Egypt. Students can use this information as a basis for developing and enacting their own magical systems. Organized in four parts - History, Theory, Practice, and Operation (in the form of the Magical Papyrus of Abaris). Illustrated. Glossary. Index.

Throughout the United States and Europe, a revival of interest in all things Germanic is taking place. This can be seen in the growth of pre-Christian religious movements, and in the much wider popularity of movies, novels, and television shows about the Viking Age. Just as other ethnicities show a healthy desire to reconnect with their indigenous past, the revival of Germanic culture appeals to people of European descent who feel cut off from their deepest ancestral roots.But as S...

The most in-depth work in English on the most influential secret magic group of 20th-century Germany, the Fraternitas Saturni, or Brotherhood of Saturn• Explores the history of the Order from its founding the late 1960s• Transcribes many rituals and practices in such detail that readers will be able to undertake their own experiential work• Examines the Order’s teachings on cosmology, the Kabbalah, the Saturnian Sacraments, electrical magic, and sexual mysticism--th...

Reveals the historical roots of the symbology of the Tarot in the Mithraic tradition of the Persian Magi and the Hermetic tradition• Explores the Magian teachings on the Stoeicheia and how this magical alphabet was the template for the Tarot• Explains how the sequencing of the Major Arcana is related to the images used in Mithraic initiation• Looks at the original meanings of the Major Arcana using Mithraic symbolism, as well as the deep-level connections o...

A complete guide to the theory, practice, and history of Mazdan magic, the first organized system of magic• Provides a complete curriculum of magical study and initiation centered on exercises keyed to the sacred Zoroastrian calendar• Details advanced magical rituals and practices based on archaic Persian formulas, including fire rituals and divine invocations• Explores the history and lore of Persian magic, explaining how the author reconstructed the original Mazda...

A practical guide to the magical systems of pre-Christian Iceland• Reveals spells and workings drawn directly from surviving magical books from the 16th to 20th century preserved at the National Library in Reykjavík• Explores the history of magic in Iceland through original translations of Icelandic folktales about famous magicians and about legendary grimoires, such as the Galdrabók, the oldest and most complete book of its kind• Explains how to personalize the spe...

BDSM sexuality as a powerful tool for self-transformation and the realization of magical and spiritual aims• Details how to combine the 6 major types of S&M stimulation with sexual stimulation for magical and transformative purposes• Explores sado-magical workings from both submissive and dominant perspectives• Traces the roots of the BDSM tradition from ancient pagan and shamanic rituals to historical figures such as the Marquis de Sade, Aleister Crowley, and Anton...

A critical history of the roots of Nazi occultism and its continuing influence• Explores the occult influences on various Nazi figures, including Adolf Hitler, Albert Speer, Rudolf Hess, Alfred Rosenberg, and Heinrich Himmler• Examines the foundations of the movement laid in the 19th century and continuing in the early 20th century• Explains the rites and runology of National Socialism, the occult dimensions of Nazi science, and how many of the sens...

Reveals the historical roots of the symbology of the Tarot in the Mithraic tradition of the Persian Magi and the Hermetic tradition• Explores the Magian teachings on the Stoeicheia and how this magical alphabet was the template for the Tarot• Explains how the sequencing of the Major Arcana is related to the images used in Mithraic initiation• Looks at the original meanings of the Major Arcana using Mithraic symbolism, as well as the deep-level connections o...