Mythic Worlds

In 1927, as a twenty-three-year-old postgraduate scholar in Paris, Joseph Campbell first encountered James Joyce’s Ulysses. Known for being praised and for kicking up controversy (including an obscenity trial in the United States in 1920), the novel left Campbell both intrigued and confused, as it had many others. Because he was in Paris, he was able to visit the Shakespeare & Company bookstore - the outpost of the original publisher of Ulysses, Sylvia Beach. She gave him “clues” for reading Ulysses, and that, Campbell attested, changed his career.

Dive into the Legendary Sagas with "The Norse Bible" Embark on an epic journey through the Norse cosmos with "The Norse Bible." This compelling read unveils the mystique of Norse mythology, from the awe-inspiring realms of Asgard to the depths of Helheim. Each chapter invites you into a world where divine drama unfolds. In this enigmatic book, you will learn about: How It All Started: In the beginning, with Yggdrasil, The Tree of Creation, The Cosmic Tree, The Tree of Life; and after the end with the Aftermath & Renewal. Explore the Rich Norse Pantheon: From Odin's wisdom to Thor's might, ...

Edward Bloom, an aging salesman, is dying. As his grown son, William, cares for him, the young man tries to focus on what he knows about his father’s life. Story after story surfaces in William’s memory, and he shares mythic visions of a fantastic father who was loved by all - a man who was the best runner, fisherman, businessman, and adventurer in the world. Big Fish tells these tall tales of Edward Bloom’s life. Punctuated with his vast repertory of jokes, they set the stage for Edward’s final, wonderful transformation.

Mating to my date’s invisible sister? my wolf must be crazy...I lived a perfect life with enormous power and fortune. Until I turned twenty-one when I found my fated mate. In my date's pack... Fated mating to an unshifted?! That must be kidding. I rejected her immediately, ignoring my wolf’s crazy moaning to possess her. But when my selected wife proposed to kill our mates, I began to hesitate. And finding out that she was the same age as my missing Beta's daughter, I realized it was a huge mistake...She's mine...But maybe it's too late...

Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species are threatened with extinction. Some, such as the panda bear and the polar bear, are icons of the natural world; others, such as the spectacled bear and the sloth bear, are far less known.

Exiled. Disgraced. Stripped of immortality. For twenty-five years, Zhao Yuan devoted his life to cultivation within the prestigious Platinum Sect. Endless meditation. Endless training. Endless hope for ascension. One decree from his master ended everything. Cast out as a failure, Zhao Yuan expected a quiet decline into obscurity. Instead, he awakens in a world that should not exist. A world where iron beasts roar across the land. Where glowing cities pierce the night. Where people without spiritual roots wield strange powers through machines and hidden arts. Before Zhao Yuan can even ...

In this beautifully illustrated book that's Song of Achilles meets Secret Life of Trees, readers will discover the plants cultivated by the Greek Gods–many of which can still be experimented with today–for a myriad of uses. In Greek mythology, plants were used for tools, intoxication...

Long before recorded history, humanity told stories of gods who descended from the stars, architects who shaped worlds, and civilizations guided by cosmic intelligence. These myths were never merely stories—they were fragments of a forgotten memory. Cosmic Architects & Mythic Worlds explores the ancient traditions that describe humanity’s place within a vast galactic order. Drawing from mythology, esoteric philosophy, sacred cosmology, and the symbolic language of ancient civilizations, this codex investigates the recurring idea that advanced intelligences—often remembered as gods, ...

Before Atlantis fell, humanity remembered what it was. In the luminous age before history, Lemuria and Atlantis stood as sister civilizations of wonder — crystal cities, flying Vimanas, Harmonic Gates, sacred technology, mythical beasts, and temples that preserved the living memory of the soul. But now the memories are vanishing. Sacred archives are turning blank. Dream temples are going silent. Children are waking without ancestral visions. And beneath the shining towers of Atlantis, a powerful faction is building the Mnemosyne Engine — a machine designed not only to preserve memory, ...

For 3,000 years, one God has shaped the destiny of nations, toppled empires, inspired revolutions, and transformed the world. Yet his full story has never been told — until now. The Rise of Yahweh: The Untold History of the World’s Most Enduring God is a sweeping, cinematic journey through the greatest epic in human civilization. Blending archaeology, ancient mythology, biblical history, comparative religion, and world-shaping events, this book reveals the astonishing rise of a desert storm‑god who became the most powerful and influential deity in history. From the Bronze Age to the ...

Previously published as Destiny Repeating Strange spheres appear in the sky all around the world. No one can explain what they are or where they're from. When people begin suffering from a mysterious illness panic ensues, and soon only a tiny faction of the earth's population remains. With nowhere to call home and no answers to be found, Daniel Brickman takes up residence in the White House and begins trying to rebuild society, but the spheres were only the beginning. "Daniel retreated upstairs to the President's private living room in the White House. The ornate furniture which seemed so ...

James Hillman Explained: Archetypal Psychology, Soul-Making, Mythic Imagination, the Re-Visioning of Psychology, and the Recovery of Depth in Modern Life explores one of the most original and provocative thinkers in modern depth psychology. James Hillman challenged the direction of modern psychological thought and argued that psychology had forgotten its original purpose: the study of the soul. Drawing inspiration from mythology, philosophy, literature, and cultural history, Hillman developed archetypal psychology, a powerful approach that reintroduced imagination, symbolism, and myth into ...

When Thom, a junior archaeologist with three rejected grant applications and a genuine talent for professional grievance, is ripped from his apartment and deposited on the shore of an ancient, impossible city, the Tapestry gives him the rules in the tone of a corporate orientation video. Maintain your light. Reach the center. Complete the inheritance. The city is a frozen civilization. The darkness inside it eats people. The other survivors are busy forming cartels and ideological movements. And somewhere at the absolute center of the necropolis, something has been waiting in the dark for ...

This is the tale of the coming of the Irish to Ireland, and of the men and women who made that emerald isle their own.

What if the greatest creature ever known was never lost? What if humanity simply forgot how to recognize it? When a young traveler begins dreaming of a magnificent being whose heart shines like a living seed and whose footsteps bring life wherever they fall, an unexpected journey begins. Guided by the last surviving Keeper, the traveler crosses forests, mountains, villages, and forgotten places where every lesson points toward one truth: Everything belongs. As ancient symbols emerge and old stories awaken, the search for the Integron becomes something far greater than the search for a ...

A covert team frees an ancient war god. A mysterious entity guides them. And humanity stands on the edge of a new age—one that Coral may save…or destroy. In the deserts of Egypt, a covert paramilitary team led by Andrew Rodriguez infiltrates a secret facility to free Montu, the imprisoned Egyptian war god known as the God of War. Guided by the mysterious entity Coral, Andrew believes he’s liberating a savior. But what he unleashes is far more powerful—and far more dangerous—than he ever imagined. Across the ocean, Mara Hale, a brilliant engineer, becomes entangled in the same ...

Some promises are too important to die. For centuries, James Byrd has guided the dead across the mysterious River Aster, believing his sacred duty ends when each soul reaches the far shore. Then a living woman steps onto his ferry. She carries an ancient book known as the Ledger of Names. Inside is a truth that should be impossible. The river is beginning to forget. As memories disappear, families lose loved ones they never knew they had. Forgotten souls become the Hollowed, trapped between worlds, while an ancient covenant that has protected humanity for centuries begins to unravel. Joined...

THE FIRST WORLD HAS FALLEN. NOW THE FINAL BATTLE IS FOR HOW HUMANITY WILL REMEMBER IT. The flood has come. Atlantis and Lemuria are gone. The roads are breaking, the sanctuaries are failing, and the last survivors of the First World are scattered across an age that can no longer be restored. But the Night Crown is not finished. If it cannot rule the surviving roads, it will rule the myths. It will turn Atlantis into a legend of chosen bloodlines. It will turn Lemuria into a dream of lost perfection. It will twist sacred knowledge into forbidden secrets, ancient memory into hierarchy, and ...

Discover the Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology as they were never meant to be seen: not as a flat fantasy map, but as a living, dangerous cosmos rooted in Yggdrasil, the World Tree. The Nine Worlds: A Complete Guide to the Norse Cosmos, from Asgard to Hel takes you deep into the mythic architecture of the old North. This is not just a simple overview of Norse gods and Viking legends. It is a full journey through the realms of Asgard, Midgard, Jötunheim, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, Nidavellir, Hel, Niflheim, and Muspelheim, showing how each world fits into the greater structure of Norse ...

The sandstorm had raged almost unabated for centuries. When it finally rests, two human skeletons holding hands are uncovered. Four hundred years later, Adam awakens in a forest—twenty years old, with no past and no memory of a life before this moment. When a woman called Eve finds him, their bond becomes the one thing anchoring him to this strange, reborn world—until an invisible wall tears them apart. Adam’s search for Eve leads him through wonders and terrors that defy all understanding—places that shouldn’t exist, people who shouldn’t be possible, and forces that seem to ...