Hermetics is a term given to the ancient Egyptian path of magic, self development and self enlightenment. In this volume the author focuses his attention on the practical training necessary for all true magical attainment. Using the four elements of fire, water, air and earth, he teaches the student how to master these forces in the three worlds of the body, soul and spirit and provides detailed training in the entire arcanum of magic. Teachings cover virtually all magical techniques from basic techniques in thought control, meditation and imagination to advanced teachings in astral travel, spiritual healing ,clairvoyance, seeing the aura and creation of talismans. A complete spiritual path of attainment in one book Learn to transform and eliminate the negative characteristics of the personality Master the hidden spiritual forces in nature Virtually every magical technique covered in one volume

How do we experience a city in terms of the senses? What are the inter-relations between human experience and behaviour in urban space? This volume examines these questions in the context of European urban culture between the fifteenth and twentieth centuries, exploring the institutions and ideologies relating to the range of sensual experience and its interpretation. Spanning pre-industrial and modern cities in Britain, France, Germany and the United States, it enables the reader to establish major contrasts and continuities in what is still an evolving urban experience. Divided into sections corresponding to the five senses: noise, vision, taste, touch and smell, each sections allows for comparisons which act as reminders that the experience of the city was a multi-sensual one, and that these experiences were as much intellectual as physical in their nature.

A comprehensive study of recent African history, examining the political, social, and economic effects of colonialism.