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Menhirs, dolmen and circles of stone : the folklore and magic of sacred stone / Gary R. Varner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Varner, Gary R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rocks--Religious aspects.
- Rocks.
- Megalithic monuments.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 215 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Pub., c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why are some rocks simply tossed out of the way while others, regardless of their size, are held as sacred, mysterious and imbued with power? The very atmosphere which surrounds some of these stones is permeated with a sense of ancient wisdom and we canno.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Folk Nature of Sacred Stones
- Stones Used in Magic: Healing and Charms
- The Powers of Holed Stones
- Healing Stones
- Thunderstones
- The Lore of Mystical Stones
- Saints and Stones
- Stones that Move and Fall from the Sky
- Navel Stones - Stones of the Center of the World
- Imprinted Stones
- Talking Stones
- Humans and Trolls Turned to Stone
- Faeries, Gorics and Other Spirits of the Stone
- Treasure!
- Chapter 2. Magical Stones and Charms
- The Blarney Stone and The Stone of Destiny
- Other Royal Stones
- The Ritual Use of Stones
- Cog Stones
- Offerings of Stone
- The Power of Crystal
- The Mystery of Jade
- Flint
- Obsidian
- Druid's Eggs
- Gifts from Faeries
- Chapter 3. Standing Stones and Ancient Cultures
- Stones of Energy, Stones of Power
- The Folklore of Standing Stones
- Avebury
- Stonehenge
- Beth-el: Did the Hebrews Worship a God of Stone?
- The Sacred Stones of Belarus
- Chapter 4. Standing Stones In America
- Chapter 5. Stone Circles and Aligned Stones
- Chapter 6. Stories from the Stones
- The Rollright Stones
- The Merry Maidens
- Boscawen-un
- The London Stone
- Externsteine
- The Ka'bah and Other Black Stones
- The Lore of the Dolmen
- Stones with Eyes
- "Rocking" and Balanced Stones
- Chapter 7. Simulacra - Nature's Artwork
- Chapter 8. Caves, Rocks and Mountains: Portals to the Otherworld
- Caves
- Mountains
- Rocks
- Chapter 9. Cairns
- Chapter 10. Carved and Painted Stones: Mystic Symbolism
- Vulvas and Phalluses Galore
- Those Mysterious Cup Marks
- The Spiral and the Labyrinth
- The Power of Rock Art
- Chapter 11. The Gods of Stone
- Inyan
- Grandfather Rock
- Kane, The "Rolling Stone" God of Hawaii
- Shiva's Lingam Stones
- The Ben Stone
- The Thunder God
- The World of Stone Giants.
- The Stone "Godlings" of Nepal
- Afterword. The Importance of Sacred Stones In Contemporary Society
- Appendix: A Megalith Timeline
- Selected Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-212) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780875863511
- 0875863515
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