English Proverbs: A Journey Through Timeless Wisdom 英语谚语：穿越时光的智慧之旅 Proverbs are short, commonly known expressions that convey wisdom, truth, morals, and traditional beliefs in a concise and often metaphorical manner. English proverbs have been passed down through generations, reflecting the cultural values, experiences, and common sense of the English-speaking world. These pithy sayings are integral to the language, offering insights and practical advice for everyday situations. The beauty of proverbs lies in their brevity and depth, encapsulating complex ideas in a few memorable words. They are used to teach lessons, reinforce norms, and provide comfort and guidance in times of uncertainty. Whether in conversation, literature, or public speaking, proverbs add a layer of richness and resonance to the message being conveyed. Understanding and using English proverbs can enhance one’s communication skills, providing a way to express ideas vividly and effectively. As you delve into the world of English proverbs, you will uncover a treasure trove of wisdom that has shaped and continues to shape the way people think, speak, and live.

Long ago the ancestors of the Greeks, Romans, and Hindus were one people living on the Eurasian steppes. At the core of their religion was the "shamanic trance," a natural state but one in which consciousness achieves a profound level of inner awareness. Over the course of millennia, the Indo-Europeans divided and migrated into Europe and the Indian subcontinent. The knowledge of shamanic trance retreated from everyday awareness and was carried on in the form of myths and distilled into spiritual practices--most notably in the Indian tradition of yoga. J. Nigro Sansonese compares the myths of Greece as well as those of the Judeo-Christian tradition with the yogic practices of India and concludes that myths are esoteric descriptions of what occurs within the human body, especially the human nervous system, during trance. In this light, the myths provide a detailed map of the shamanic state of consciousness that is our natural heritage. This book carries on from the works of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell to show how the portrayal of consciousness embodied in myth can be extended to a reappraisal of the laws of physics; before they are descriptions of the world, these laws--like myths--are descriptions of the human nervous system.

Spain, the dawn of the twentieth century. Week after week, hundreds of thousands of Spaniards flock to bullfights across the country. Bullfighters are the nation's great idols. Their feats—and calamities—make front-page news and dominate conversations in taverns and cafés. Juan Gallardo, a bullfighting-obsessed street urchin from Seville, proves himself a born torero by taking on battle-scarred bulls for the amusement of peasants at village festivals. His rise to riches and recognition as the nation's greatest matador is all but foretold. But in the aftermath of a torrid liaison with the stunning and enigmatic aristocrat Doña Sol and a run-in with a murderous bandit known as The Feather, Gallardo must battle demons far more daunting than the beasts he faces in the ring. A classic story of courage, cruelty, celebrity and seduction, By the Horns captures the glamour and brutality of professional bullfighting and Spain as they were when they seized the imaginations of some of the twentieth century's greatest writers, from Ernest Hemingway to Gertrude Stein.

Everyone has heard of the Minotaur in the labyrinth on Crete and many know that the Greek gods would adopt the guise of a bull to seduce mortal women. But what lies behind these legends? The Power of the Bull discusses mankind's enduring obsession with bulls. The bull is an almost universal symbol throughout Indo-European cultures. Bull cults proliferated in the Middle East and in many parts of North Africa, and one cult, Mithraism, was the greatest rival to Christianity in the Roman Empire. The Cults are divergent yet have certain core elements in common. Michael Rice argues that the ancient bulls were the supreme sacrificial animal. An examination of evidence from earliest prehistory onwards reveals the bull to be a symbol of political authority, sexual potency, economic wealth and vast subterranean powers. In some areas representations of the bull have varied little from earliest times, in others it has changed vastly over centuries. This volume provides a well-illustrated and accessible analysis of the exceptionally rich artistic inheritance associated with the bull.

What would you do if everyone you love and everything you knew is destroyed? And the reason for it all is leaning towards YOU! Zipharus Chronicles: The Crystal of Axiom recounts Zipharus, a teenage boy with amnesia, who loses his family and people (the Condorians) in a horrific massacre. He is rescued and taken to safety in a cave by Opyius, a Wanderer who is a key in opening a door of answers for Zipharus. An accident in the cave triggers Zipharus's memory, in which, Opyius explains the journey Zipharus must embark on to discover the truth that will reveal past sins resulting in Zipharus's present sorrows. Zipharus sets out in a quest to explore worlds beyond his imagination, trials that will test his strengths, and relationships that could hinder his venture... or his life.

In the land of Pleniris, Kerstas, the crowned prince of Requilit, is soon to be crowned king. But when the day finally comes, and Kerstas can fulfill a promise that he made when he was a boy, an evil plot and an ancient prophecy come into play and takes that away from him. Inerium, princess of Requilit and sister to Kerstas, sets out on a journey to save her brother. In a long and dangerous journey, she encounters old magic, strange creatures, and a friend who she never thought she would make. Kerstas will stop at nothing to fulfill his promise to himself and reclaim his kingdom, and Inerium will stop at nothing to get her brother back.

The use of symbolism is an art, not a science. Different people use symbols in a variety of ways and each symbol can have diverse meanings, even within the same culture. Not surprisingly, determining the meaning of symbols can be difficult. This valuable reference defines the general symbolism of more than 15,000 terms, from ancient to modern, as well as specialized meanings in mythology, religion, art, literature, folklore, flower language, astrology, heraldry, numerology, and cultures the world over. From "0" to "Zu," each entry catalogs all possible connotations, listed by culture when appropriate, creating the most comprehensive symbolism dictionary available.

Winner of the 1990 American Book Award What is classical about Classical civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the foundation of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these Afroasiatic influences have been systematically ignored, denied or suppressed since the eighteenth century—chiefly for racist reasons. The popular view is that Greek civilization was the result of the conquest of a sophisticated but weak native population by vigorous Indo-European speakers—Aryans—from the North. But the Classical Greeks, Bernal argues, knew nothing of this “Aryan model.” They did not see their institutions as original, but as derived from the East and from Egypt in particular. In an unprecedented tour de force, Bernal links a wide range of areas and disciplines—drama, poetry, myth, theological controversy, esoteric religion, philosophy, biography, language, historical narrative, and the emergence of “modern scholarship.” This volume is the second in a three-part series concerned with the competition between two historical models for the origins of Greek civilization. Volume II is concerned with the archaeological and documentary evidence for contacts between Egypt and the Levant on the one hand, and the Aegean on the other, during the Bronze Age from c. 34000 BC to c. 1100 BC. These approaches are supplemented by information from later Greek myths, legends, religious cults, and language. The author concludes that contact between the two regions was far more extensive and influential than is generally believed. In the introduction to this volume, Bernal also responds to some reviews and criticism of Volume I of Black Athena.