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Mythology and Other Religions
(Compiled by Cosmeta)
When studying other cultures and religions from around the world, we will inevitably be presented with various mythologies and legends that have been handed down to us from one generation to the next. Now some mythological figures may never have existed, yet when we reseach oftentimes we do find threads of truth. That is to say, if we can uncover the symbolical message behind the cultural ideal.
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American Indian Myths And Legends
Selected And Edited By
Richard Erdoes and Alfronso Ortiz
Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library
Ancient Greece
The Magnificent Heritage of,
3,000 Years of Hellenic Art
by Licia Collobi Ragghianti
Newsweek/New York
Apollonius Of Tyana
The Philosopher Explorer
And Social Reformer Of
The First Century AD.
by G.R.S. Mead
Ares Publishers, Inc
Chicago - MCMLXXX
Exact Reprint of the Edition
London 1901
*B*
The Book Of The Dead
The Hieroglyphic Transcript of the Papyrus
of ANI, the Translation into English and An
Introduction by E.A. Wallis Budge,
Late Keeper of the Egyptian and Assyrian
Antiquities in The British Museum
Citadel
University Press, Onc. Secaucusm New Jersey
The Bhagavad Gita
Translated by Annie Besant
Printed in India
At the Vasanta Press, The Theosophical Society,
Adyar, Madras
1914
The Bhagavad Gita
The Song Of God
Translated by Swami Prabhavananda
and Christopher Isherwood
Introduction by Aldous Huxley
A Mentor Book from,
New American Library
The Bhagavad Gita
Translated For The Modern Reader
by Eknath EasWaran
Translated with a general introduction by
Eknath EasWaran
With Chapter introductions by Diana Morrison
Nilgiri Press
The Book Of Secrets OF Albertus Magnus
of the Virtues of Herbs, Stones and
Certain Beasts also A Book of the
Mavels of the World
Edited by Michael R. Best and Frank H. Brightman
Oxford University Press
The Babylonian Genesis
The Story of Creation
by Alexander Heidel
Second Edition
The University of Chicago Press
Bulfinch's Mythology
by Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867)
Illustrated Edition
Including the Complete texts of
The Age of Fable - The Age of Chivalry
Legends of Charlemagne
Avenel Books
New York
*C*
The Complete Illustrated Book Of Yoga
by Swami Vishnudevananda
Over 140 Photographs
Published by Pocket Books New York
The Cosmic Forces of MU
A Startling occult study of an
ancient super-civilazation more
scientifically advanced
that our own.
by James Churchward
Paperback, Library Inc.
Chariots Of The Gods?
Unsolved Mysteries Of The Past
by Erich von Daniken
The Startling Book That Asks:
Did Astonauts Visit The Earth 40,000 Years Ago?
Is There Evidence Of A Prehistoric Airfield In The
Andes?
Did Extraterrestial Beings Help Set Up
The Giant Stone Faces That Brood Over Easter Island?
And Other Earth Mysteries Unanswerable
Until Our Own Space Age!
A Banton Books
A National General Company
Paperback
Celtic Christianity
Ecology and Holiness
An Anthology
by Christopher Bambord
William Parker Marsh
Lindisfarne Press
1982
*D*
*E*
The Esoteric Tradition
by G. de Purucker
Unabridge Verbatim Edition
Volume I
What Theosophy is and what it is not
H.P. Blavatsky and her masterwork,
"The Secret Doctrine"
How did the animals originate from Man?
The Cry on the Cross esoterically explained
Where are the invisible worlds and who inhabits them?
Time periods, geological ages, and radioactivity
Did Buddha have a Secret Doctrine?
Ancient science of astrology
The Galaxy, its nature and life-period
Theosophical University Press
The Esoteric Tradition
by G. de Purucker
Unabridge Verbatim Edition
Volume II
H.P. Blavatsky, the messenger for the new Messianic
age
How Man is born and reborn
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
The power of Thought in building our future destiny
What part of Man reincarnated?
The Astral Light: its characteristics, illusions and
dangers
Tests of a true Teacher: universality of teaching,
inner purity
The nature of the Atlantean Race
When did Jesus really live?
Theosophical University Press
Eastern Definitions
A Short Encylopedia of Religions
of the Orient with terms from
Hinduism, Sufism, Buddhism, Islam,
Zen, Tao, the Sikhs, Zorastrianism,
and Eastern religions.
by Edward Rice
Anchor Books 1980
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Garden City, New York
The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries
A Dissertation.
by Thomas Taylor
Translator Of
"Plato" "Plotinus" "Iamblichus"
"Proclus" "Aristotle" Etc. Etc.
Third Edition
Edited
With Introduction, Notes,
Emendations, And Glossary
by Alexander Wilder, M.D.
PRS
New York:
J.W. Bouton
706 Broadway
1875
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*G*
The Gods Of The Egyptians
Studies In Egyptian Mythology
With 229 Illustrations, Inclding 6 in Full Color
In two volumes
Volume I
by E.A. Wallis Budge
Dover Publications, Inc. New York
The Gods Of The Egyptians
Studies In Egyptian Mythology
With 229 Illustrations, Inclding 6 in Full Color
In two volumes
Volume II
by E.A. Wallis Budge
Dover Publications, Inc. New York
The Greeks And Their Gods
by W.K.C. Guthrie
Beacon Press - Boston
The Golden Bough
The Study in Magic and Religion
by Sir James George Fraxer
Macmillian Paperbacks
Macmillian Publishing Co., Inc.
1922
The Gold Of The Gods
by Erich von Daniken
author of Chariots of the Gods
Return to the Stars
Translated by Michel Heron
Souvenir Press
The Gods And Their Grand Design
by Erich von Daniken
Author of Chariot of the Gods
Translated by Michel Heron
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Gods From Outer Space
Dramatic New Evidence
Of Extraterrestial
Visitors To Earth
by Erich von Daniken
Author of Chariots of the Gods?
Fully Illustrated
A Banton Book
A National General Company
The Gilgamesh Epic
And
Old Testament Parallels
A Translation and interpretation of the Gilgamesh Epic
and related Babylonian and Assyrian documents
by Alexander Heidel
University of Chicago Press
Chicago - London
*H*
HERMETICA
The Ancient Greek and Latin
Writings Which Contain
Religious Or Philosophic
Teachings Ascribed To
Hermes Trismegistus
Volume I
Introduction, Texts, and Translation
Edited and Translated by Walter Scott
Shambala
Boston 1985
HERMETICA
The Ancient Greek and Latin
Writings Which Contain
Religious Or Philosophic
Teachings Ascribed To
Hermes Trismegistus
Volume II
Notes On The Corpus Hermeticum
Edited and Translated by Walter Scott
Shambala
Boston 1985
HERMETICA
The Ancient Greek and Latin
Writings Which Contain
Religious Or Philosophic
Teachings Ascribed To
Hermes Trismegistus
Volume III
Notes On The Latin Asclepius
And The Hermetic Excerpts Of Stobaeus
Edited and Translated by Walter Scott
Shambala
Boston 1985
HERMETICA
The Ancient Greek and Latin
Writings Which Contain
Religious Or Philosophic
Teachings Ascribed To
Hermes Trismegistus
Volume IV
Testimonia, Addenda, And Indices
Edited and Translated by Walter Scott
Shambala
Boston 1985
HERMES
The Divine Pymander
of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus,
Translated From The Aramaic
by Dr. Everard
[1650]
"Credo mercurium Tresmegistuan Sapientem Egyptium
Floruisseante Pharaonem."---SUIDAS
With
Introduction & Preliminary Essay
By Hargrave Jennings,
Author of "The Rosicrucians,{ &c.
Madras, India:
P.Kailasam Brothers, Popham's Broadway,
Printed by Charles H. Seers, Abgyle ST., Bath.
MDCCCL.XXXIV
Secret Doctrine
Reference Series
Wizards Bookshelf
San Diego
1985
HERMES
Thrice-Greatest Hermes
Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and Gnosis
Volume I.---Prolegomena
by G.R.S. Mead
Being a Translation of the Extant Sermons and
Fragments of the Trismegistic Literature, with
Prolegomena, Commentaries, and Notes
by G.R.S. Mead
London and Benares
The Theosophical Publishing Society
1906
HERMES
Thrice-Greatest Hermes
Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and Gnosis
Volume II.---Sermons
by G.R.S. Mead
Being a Translation of the Extant Sermons and
Fragments of the Trismegistic Literature, with
Prolegomena, Commentaries, and Notes
by G.R.S. Mead
London and Benares
The Theosophical Publishing Society
1906
HERMES
Thrice-Greatest Hermes
Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and Gnosis
Volume III.---Excerts and Fragments
by G.R.S. Mead
Being a Translation of the Extant Sermons and
Fragments of the Trismegistic Literature, with
Prolegomena, Commentaries, and Notes
by G.R.S. Mead
London and Benares
The Theosophical Publishing Society
1906
The Hymns Of Orpheus
Translated from the original Greek
With a Preliminary Dissertattion on
The Life And Theology Of Orpheus
To which is added the essay of Plotinus
Concerning The Beautiful
[1792]
by
Thomas Taylor
Introduction Preface
By Manly P. Hall
The Philosophical Research Society, Inc
Los Angeles California
1981
*I*
Isis Unveiled
A Master-Key
To The Mysteries Of Ancient And
Modern Science And Theology
by H.P. Blavatsky
Volume. I--Science
Theosophical University Press
Isis Unveiled
A Master-Key
To The Mysteries Of Ancient And
Modern Science And Theology
by H.P. Blavatsky
Volume. II--Theology
Theosophical University Press
Iamblichus' Life Of Pythagoras
OR
Pythagoric Life
Accompanied By
Fragments Of Ethical Writings
Of Certian Pythagoreans In The Dialect;
And A
Collection Of Pythagoric Sentences
From StobAeus And Others,
Which Are Omitted By Gale In His
Opuscula Mythologica,
And Have Not Been Noticed By Any Editor.
Translated From The Greek By
Thomas Taylor
Inner Traditions International, LTD.
*J*
*K*
Kundalini
The Evolutionary Energy in Man
by Gopi Krishna
with Psychological Commentary by James Hillman
1971
Shambhala
Boulder & London
*L*
*M*
Mithras
The Fellow In The Cap
by Esme Wynne-Tyson
Centaur Press
Meditations Through the Rg Veda
Four-Dimenshional Man
by Antonio T. de Nicolas
Nicolas Hays Ltd.
Metaphysical Meditations
by Paramahansa Yogananda
Self-Realization Fellowship
Mahabharata
The Acclaimed New Rendering
Of An Immortal Epic Of War And Destiny
Retold by William Buck
Introduction by B. A. Von Nooten
A Mentor Book
New American Library
Myths And Their Meaning
by Max J. Herzerb
Principle, Weequahic High School, Newark
Formally Supervisor Of English
Grades VII-XII
1952
Allyn and Beacon
Mythology
Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
by Edith Hamilton
A Mentor Book
Myths To Live By
How WE Re-Create Ancient Legends
In Our Daily Lives
To Release Human Potental.
The Brillant, Fascinating Work
by Joseph Campbell
Bantom Books
Paperback
Mother Of The Buddhas
Meditation on the Prahnaparamita Sutra
by Lex Hixion
Foreword by Robert A.E. Thurman, Ph.D
Quest Books
The Theosophical Publishing House
MAN: Grand Symbol of the Mysteries
Gems Of Thought In Occult Anatomy
Essays In Thought In Occult Anatomy
by Many P. Hall
The Philosophical Research Society
1972
Messages from Maitreya the Christ
One Hundred Forty Messages
Tara Press
*N*
The Nectar OF Chanting
Sacred Texts and Mantras
Sung in the Ashrams of
Swami Muktananda
Sanskrit Translation
with English Translation
S.Y.D.A. Foundation
*O*
Osiris & The Egyptian Resurrection
In two volumes
Volume I
by E.A. Wallis Budge
194 Illustrations
Dover Publications, Inc. New York
Osiris & The Egyptian Resurrection
In two volumes
Volume II
by E.A. Wallis Budge
194 Illustrations
Dover Publications, Inc. New York
Ocellus Lucanus
On The Nature Of The Universe
____________________
Taurus, The Platonic Philosopher,
On The Eternity Of The World
____________________
Julius Firmicus Maternus
Of The Thema Mundi;
In Which The Positions Of The Stars At The
Commencement Of The Several Mundane
Periods Is Given.
____________________
Select Theorems
On The Perpetuity Of Time, By Proclus
____________
Translated From The Originals
by Thomas Taylor
____________
Facimile Reprint of the Original Edition of 1831
______
Introduction Preface
by Manly P. Hall
The Theosophical Research Society
Los Angeles, California
1976
The Opphic Pantheon
by G.R.S. Mead
The Alexander Press
1984
*P*
Psychology East & West
by Alan Watts
Vintage Books
A Division of Random House
New York
*Q*
*R*
The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception
by Max Heindel
The Rosicrucian Fellowship
International Headquarters
Mt. Ecclesia
Oceanside, California, U.S.A.
Religions of the World Made Simple
A Comprehensive course for
self-study and review
by John Lewis, B.Sc., Ph.D.
Lecturer in Philosophy, Morley College, London,
England
Lecturer in Anthropology to the Extra-Mural Delegacy
of the University of Oxford
Revised Edition
Made Simple Books
Doubleday & Company, Inc
Garden City, New York
1958, 1968
*S*
The Secret Doctrine
The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy
by H.P. Blavatsky
Author of Isis Unveiled
Facsimile Edition
Volume I.--Cosmogenesis
The Theosophical Publishing Company, Limited.
1888
The Secret Doctrine
The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy
by H.P. Blavatsky
Author of Isis Unveiled
Facsimile Edition
Volume II.--Anthropogenesis
The Theosophical Publishing Company, Limited.
1888
The Secret Doctrine
An Abridgement of,
by H.P. Blavatsky
Edited by Elizabeth Preston and Christmas Humphreys
A Quest Book
Theosophical Classic Series
The Spirit of Zen
a way of life, work
and art in the far east
by Alan. W. Watts
Grove Press, Inc. - New York
The Sumerians
by C. Leonard Wooley
The Norton Library
W.W. Norton & Company
The Sumerians
Their History, Culture, and Character
by Samuel Noah Kramer
The University of Chicago Press
The Stairway To Heaven
Astonishing New Evidence Reveals
Man's Ancient Search For The
Immortality Of The Gods!
by Zecharia Sitchin
Author of the Twelfth Planet
Avon Publisheres of Bard, Discuss and Flare Books
Paperback
*T*
The 12th Planet
by Secharia Sitchin
The Astounding,
Overwhelmingly Documented
Celestial Ancestors.
Book I of the Earth Chronicles
by the Author of
The Stairway To Heaven and
The War Of Gods And Men
Avon
Publishers of Bard, Camelot, Discuss and Flare Books
Paperback
The Tibetan Book of The Dead
Psychological Commentary by Dr. C.G. Jung
Introductory Foreword by Lama Anagarika Govinda
Foreword by Sir John Woodroffe
Third Edition/W.Y.Evans-Wentz
Oxford University Press
The Templars Knights Of God
The Rise and Fall of the Knight Templars
by Edward Burman
Crucible
Two Books Of The Stanzas Of Dzyan
by H.P. Blavatsky
Printed in India
At the Vasanta Press, The Theosophical Society,
Adyar, Madras
1940
*U*
The Upanishads
A New Translation
by Swami Nikhilananda
With An Introduction containing a general outline,
the metaphysics, and the psychology of Hinduism,
and also elaborate notes, comments and explanations
based upon the interpretations of Sankaracharya, the
eight-century philosopher and mystic of India
Volume One
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York
The Upanishads
A New Translation
by Swami Nikhilananda
With An Introduction embodying a study of
Hindu ethics, and also elaborate notes, comments
and explanations based upon the interpretations of
Sankaracharya, the great eight-century philosopher
and mystic of India
Volume Two
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York
The Upanishads
A New Translation
by Swami Nikhilananda
With An Introduction describing rituals, meditations,
worship, and other spiritual practices of Vedic times
and with notes and detailed explanations of the text
based upon the commentary of Sankaracharya, the great
eight-century philosopher and mystic of India
Volume Three
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York
The Upanishads
A New Translation
by Swami Nikhilananda
With Detailed Introductions
describing symbology and rituals combined with
meditation, and with notes and explanations based
on the commentary of Sankaracharya, the great
eight-century philosopher and mystic of India
Volume Four
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York
The Upanishads
The Wisdom of the Hindu Mystics
Breath Of The Eternal
The Principle Texts Selected and
Translated from the Original
Sanskrit by Swami Prabhavananda
and Fredrick Manchester
A Mentor Book from,
New American Library
*V*
The Voice of Silence
by H.P. Blavatsky
The Theosophical Publishing House
*W*
The Way Of Zen
by Alan W. Watts
Vintage Books
A Division of Random House
World of the Buddha:
A Reader--from the Three Baskets to Modern Zen
Edited with Introduction and
Commentaries by Lucien Stryk
A Doubleday - Anchor Book
*X*
*Y*
*Z*
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Informal talks on Zen meditation and practice
by Shunryu Suzuki
Weatherhill - New York/Tokyo
