This book represents the first wide-scale presentation and interpretation of pre-kabbalistic, Jewish mysticism. This is the Hekhalot or Merkavah mysticism. The emphasis is on the conceptions of God, the angels, and man that the texts provide and that are the framework of the Judaic world view in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. This interpretation is based on the major works of this early Jewish mysticism: Hekhalot Rabbati ("The Greater Palaces"), Hekhalot Zutarti ("The Lesser Palaces"), Ma'aseh Merkavah ("The Working of the Chariot"), Merkavah Rabbah ("The Great Chariot)" and the Third (Hebrew) Book of Enoch. Many quotations from this largely unknown body of esoteric literature are included. The experience of the mystical heroes of this literature moves between the two poles of the heavenly journey--between the ascent of the mystic through the seven palaces to the Throne of Glory and the adjuration, the attempt to invoke God and his angels in order to force them to fulfill man's will. Both are permeated by magic, and the world view of this first stage of Jewish mysticism is thus deeply magical. The circles which formed it were concerned with nothing less than a radical transformation of the world of normative Judaism that for centuries was determined by the Rabbis.

The Hidden and Manifest God: Some Major Themes in Early Jewish Mysticism (Suny Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion)

History

Schaefer, Peter

World

State University of New York Press

“I don’t give a damn if you think you have some sort of right to this place. I don’t care what the Shadow looked like before you got here, and I don’t care if you’re the best thing to happen to this land since the Fall. The only thing that matters is if you can stop me and mine from taking this place from you. If you can do that, then it’s yours by right. If you can’t, you had no right trying to call it your own in the first place.” -- Jack Timber, Blood Talon Borders Drawn in Blood It’s worth fighting for, even dying for. A pack’s land is its lifeline ― it is the haven for their loved ones, the wellspring of their spiritual power, the last battleground. Learn just what it is that werewolves fight for ― and why. The line must be drawn. A Sourcebook Book for Werewolf: The Forsaken™ This book includes: • A players’ guide to helping design the elements of the pack’s territory, complete with a system for purchasing elements both helpful and baneful • A comprehensive guide to Storytelling the struggles over territory and incorporating the territory as a character in its own right • Five sample territories to be dropped into any chronicle

Territories (Werewolf, the Forsaken)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Kiley, James

Campbell, Chris

McFarland, Matthew

Gaming

White Wolf Publishing

"Ahahaha! You, too? I knew I wasn’t alone!  Oh, look at you ― you’re magnificent.  Where did you get those wolf pelts?  Mine isn’t nearly as pretty, and I couldn’t find a wolf, but look! Let me show you!"  ― Fred Gahagan, Skinthief   This book includes:   * A detailed look at the skinthieves who achieve animal transformation on their own, including rules for player creation   * The traditions and powers of those skinchangers born from spirit possession   * A selection of unique skinchangers and strange origins, as well as collected animal lore to help Storytellers customize their own shifters   For use with the World of Darkness Rulebook

WoD Skinchangers *OP (World of Darkness)

Hartley, Jess

Heritage of the Exiles After the Fall of Atlantis, mages wandered as exiles in the wilderness, forced to eke a living without the protection of their grand city. With new eyes, they explored the world they had so long ignored, unhindered by Atlantean creed. They discovered that magic was not born in Atlantis ― it had always existed, hidden in the land itself. Sometimes, even Sleepers knew more of it than mages. From this primal knowledge, the exiles created legacies whose names have reverberated throughout time. A sourcebook for Mage: The Awakening™ • 13 new legacies for players to choose from • Long-awaited details on many legacies introduced in the Mage rulebook, from the Dreamspeakers to the Thrice-Great • Includes 2 “Left-Handed” legacies ― mages who follow a dark path ― and 1 “techgnostic” legacies, for mages who mix magic and technology

Mage Legacies the Ancient (Mage the Awakening)

Ingham, Howard

Sheppard, Malcolm

Shomshak, Dean

Every day, the Abyss claims more Supernal knowledge, more lore is lost to the steady crumbling of history and to the mortality of the Awakened. There are those who claim that mages should be looking to the future, but how can they, when they have allowed so much of the past to be lost already? What good does new avenues of learning do if they cannot hold onto what is already known? The Mysterium stands against that crumbling and preserves the lore of the scions of Atlantis. Whether they are dedicated scholars peering into long-forgetten secrets in dusty libraries or two-fisted adventurers looking for traces of the Supernal in mankind’s archaeology, the Awakened owe the Mysterium much for the preservation of their lore. An Order book for Mage: The Awakening™ • A comprehensive examination of the origins of the Mysterium, stretching back into the misty legends of Atlantis. • Details of how the Mysterium approaches its Supernal mandate to gather and preserve all knowledge, as well as the secrets of the Atlantean Mystery tradition at the core of the order. • A variety of new spells, artifacts, imbued items and legacies for use in your Mage: the Awakening chronicle

Mysterium (Mage)

Snead, John

Goodwin, Michael

Fantasy

"A Setting Book with information on navigating Oneiros, Temenos and the Anima Mundi. Dangerous denizens of the Astral, including the daimon spirit guides. Artifacts and things of dream to aid a mage's dreamquest"

Mage Astral Realms *OP (Mage the Awakening)

Freed, Alexander

"A core expansion for Scion , The third in a three-book series charting the Scions' journey from hero through demigodhood to divinity"

Scion God (Scion)

Bowen, Carl

Alexander, Alan

Chambers, John.

Before There Was an Age of Sorrows, There Was an Age of Awesome Splendor Given the Mandate of Heaven to rule Creation following the Primordial War, the Exalted fashioned a Realm of unsurpassed power and glory from the world’s war-rav-aged remains. Though the seeds of its downfall were planted in the hearts of all the Exalted by the Great Curse, the First Realm would stand for millennia, and its rulers would shape the future of the Exalted world. At last, the secrets of that lost time stand revealed, as you adventure as one of that era’s Exalted masters. Will you strive to preserve this halcyon time―or help to destroy it? A boxed set for Exalted®, Second Edition, featuring: • Details of Creation during the High First Age • Everything players and Storytellers need to generate First Age Exalted characters, including high-Essence Charms for each Exalt type • Stats for prominent Exalted from the period

Exalted Dreams of the First Age *OP

Elliot, Dawn

Watt, Andrew

Laurenson, Lydia

Shampel, Dustin

Sheppard, Stephen Lea

Creation is a dangerous place, and there are no more powerful magnets for danger than the returned Solar Exalted. With a list of enemies dating back to the First Age, the Lawgivers will be hardpressed to survive long enough to set the world aright. Of course, the only thing the Solars are better at than making enemies is forging alliances. If the Solars can succeed in making more friends than enemies in this Time of Tumult, perhaps a new golden age may be built after all. This book includes: An exhaustive breakdown of the five Exalted types, their powers, their motivations and the military forces they may bring to bear The Mandate of Heaven rules, which allow players to play out the fate of nations More than 30 Exalt templates, complete with Charm packages, from which Storytellers may quickly construct antagonists for any Exalted series

Exalted 2nd Storytellers Companion

Carriker, Joseph

Bush, Zach

Born in Splendor Sophisticated, decadent, cruel and fabulously wealthy, the Dragon-Blooded are spiritually akin to the Elemental Dragons themselves and are Exalted above the mass of humanity. Through their bloodlines, these queens and princes of Creation control all of the world that's worth owning. Yet dark times are at hand for the Realm, and the kingdom teeters on the brink of civil war. Will the golden empire survive its first succession crisis? Born to Rule The first in a series of hardbacks making the other types of Exalted available for play. Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded includes extensive detail on the world and society of the Terrestrial Exalted, as well as full rules for creating and playing Dragon-Blooded characters. Inside is everything needed to portray these warlike aristocrats, from guides to their manners to systems for the supernatural martial arts practiced by the Immaculate Order.

The Manual of Exalted Power: Dragon-Blooded (Exalted Second Edition)

Taylor, Scott

Blackwelder, Kraig

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