A new way of looking at behavioral expectations for women in early modern England

The saints, despite the ethical problems they often raise, remain a point of access to the mystery of holiness. In this book, Sara Maitland and Wendy Mulford have travelled a creative path which accepts the complex relationship between historical fact and spiritual truth. Denying the validity of neither, and exploring a new form - complex, double-sided, poetic - the book offers a meeting-place between virtue and magic. Virtuous Magic is for pilgrims, for feminists, for ordinary Christians, and for anyone who has ever wondered about that strange magic which the saints have exerted throughout Christian history.

In Virtuous Living, Belinda Joubert shares ancient wisdoms about the natural laws of virtuous living and the role of spirituality in mastering sustained self-actualization, personal wellness and vitality. This book will help you to fulfill your individual purpose in life, which is to grow your spirit. It will assist you to strengthen, develop, equip, grow and unfold your spiritual nature so that you are prepared for your next stage of life. Every individual is personally responsible for what he does. You have to grow, expand, cultivate, enlarge, flourish and blossom your divine power, which is within you. Virtuous Living helps you to find spiritual truths, which are for all. These truths seek to embrace the whole of humanity within their loving embrace. It teaches you how to interpret the physical world and the infinite cycles of life through spiritual understanding.

Having successfully brought Elunheine Adventurer's Guild to the top of the adventuring industry in the fortress city of Treia, Onigawara Shouzou wastes no time in setting his sights on an even bigger title: top of the country! Along the way, he finds himself dealing with more dragons, royalty, international intrigue, and... child education? Armed with his characteristic business acumen and incredible OPness, he faces everything head on together with his beloved family, wacky coworkers, wise dad friends, and a whole new cast of colorful characters!

What is a grimoire? The word has a familiar ring to many people, particularly as a consequence of such popular television dramas as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed. But few people are sure exactly what it means. Put simply, grimoires are books of spells that were first recorded in the Ancient Middle East and which have developed and spread across much of the Western Hemisphere and beyond over the ensuing millennia. At their most benign, they contain charms and remedies for natural and supernatural ailments and advice on contacting spirits to help find treasures and protect from evil. But at their most sinister they provide instructions on how to manipulate people for corrupt purposes and, worst of all, to call up and make a pact with the Devil. Both types have proven remarkably resilient and adaptable and retain much of their relevance and fascination to this day. But the grimoire represents much more than just magic. To understand the history of grimoires is to understand the spread of Christianity, the development of early science, the cultural influence of the print revolution, the growth of literacy, the impact of colonialism, and the expansion of western cultures across the oceans. As this book richly demonstrates, the history of grimoires illuminates many of the most important developments in European history over the last two thousand years.