First published in 1987. John Dee was Renaissance England's first Hermetic magus, a philosopher magician. He was also a respected practical scientist, an immensely learned man who investigated all areas of knowledge. In this fine biography, Peter French shows that not only magic and science, but geography, antiquarianism, theology and the fine arts were fields in which Dee was deeply involved. Through his teaching, writing and friendships with many of the most important figures of the age, Dee was at the centre of great affairs and had a profound influence on major developments in sixteenth-century England. Peter French places this extraordinary individual within his proper historical context, describing the whole world of Renaissance science, Platonism and Hermetic magic.
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Religion broke my heart. A sectarian evangelical authority tore me away from my spiritual awareness of God, nurtured in childhood wonder by the Australian bush. It landed me in a war zone with my trusted inner self. Evil intruded into my picture of life. Trusted people became predators. I was ambushed by the Deep Sadness. This book is the story of my desperate search for some unknown relief from the grief of rejection, deception and the bullying that is spiritual abuse. When two words shone like a light from the text of the book I was studying for a Master’s degree, I was amazed. Enlightenment that required abandonment of current goals, gave wings of hope to my heart for the journey ahead.
I was fascinated when I started to read sacred literature, especially its poetry, as an unburdening of the deepest emotions and highest aspirations of our common humanity. I could feel the heartbeat of the writer. I could answer with my own tears or ecstasy. I could experience our common humanity, through another’s spiritual eyes. But what was amazing from the lyrics of the Biblical Psalmists was the way in which they accepted the whole of life, their common humanity, from the perspective of being ‘in God’. All existed as a fact. They just lived life as it is, with both its complaints and its celebrations, in raw reality, within the operation of God. In my reading of the Psalms I have asked ‘Who is God’ to the Psalmist; and in my responsive verse I reflect back to God, who I have heard the Psalmist believes God to be.
In the year 2025, life is decadent, and the major recreational drug is an aphrodisiac patch. When applied on a woman, it instantly brings her hormonal levels to the plateau phase, just prior to orgasm. Initially designed to assist women in the menopausal phase of life, it became legalized as an over-the-counter drug that is now sold in dispensing machines. Anyone eighteen years or older can buy the patch for ten dollars, making it widely distributed throughout the United States. A drug lord from Columbia wants to sell the drug in China, where he anticipates making billions of dollars in profits. But the ruling council there denies his request. To force a positive response and cooperation with his distribution plans, the drug lord abducts Wang, the son of the premier of China. China has three days to acquiesce to his demands, or Wang will be killed. The premier calls on the president of the United States for assistance. The president sends two enlightened people with special powers, Admiral Aaron Mullins, also known as the Pendragon, and Connie Chunxia, a special liaison on International Affairs, to rescue Wang. But he has been hidden in a Malayan jungle where dangers lurk everywhere. Just when Connie and the Pendragon think they have succeeded, the drug lord surfaces with an entirely new identity and is bent on sadistic revenge.
Dive into the pages of a life that defies convention, overflowing with extraordinary experiences and an unyielding spirit. In this candid narrative, you'll journey alongside the author through the highs and lows, the triumphs and troubles that have painted the canvas of their existence. This isn't just a story; it's a raw testimony, a chronicle of medical battles and unmasking corruption, where even the very institutions meant to protect falter. Through the lens of these pages, the curtain is lifted, revealing the struggle against dirty cops and steering a world tainted by deception.
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