Rufus C. Camphausen Livres

From earliest times, humanity has found visual expression for the cosmic forces of creation, birth, and passion in artistic representations of human genitalia. Fertility cults centered on phallic worship are well documented, but older and even more pervasive are Goddess images of the vulva-known in the East since ancient times as the yoni. Yoni symbolism is a part of spiritual traditions in every part of the globe-from naturally occuring rock formations revered by North American Native peoples to the shakta-pithas of Hindu temples, and from early Celtic sheela-na-gig carvings to the Japanese kagura ritual. The Yoni traces this primal motif in Australian Aboriginal folk tales, in alchemy, in Tantric practices, and in contemporary art by painters such as Georgia O'Keefe and Judy Chicago. Dozens of illustrations, many in color, reproduce the variety of carvings, drawings, and other portrayals of this universal symbol of feminine creativity.

Arginine and Licorice indeed have something to do with sex, and there are 1100 keywords and 100 beautiful (black-and-white) illustrations that provide a plethora of technical, magical, and esoteric information for an eager enthusiast. The author is a well-known oracle specialist and has demonstrated his extensive knowledge and comprehensive cultural and anthropological research in the extensive, handy indices at the back. A browsing book, the ideal gift between lovers. Nothing seems to be a secret anymore, as Camphausen opens as many mysterious, Tantric, and ecstatic doors as possible. 1100 keywords, more than 100 illustrations, 27 themed registers.

A photographic exploration of the modern revival of piercing, tattooing, scarification, and body painting that reveals its origins in tribal culture and practices. Since earliest times, tribal cultures around the world have used body marks and modifications to indicate membership and rank within the group, identify with spiritual totems, express sacrifice and loss, and enhance physical attraction and sexual enjoyment. Today we are witnessing a renaissance of interest in body adornment that many interpret as a return to our tribal beginnings--a way to identify who we are in an urban world that has lost its sense of community. Return of the Tribal takes a non-judgmental look at a great variety of practices of body adornment and modification--from prehistoric and aboriginal to those of modern urban tribals in cities such as London, New York, Tokyo, and Amsterdam. From the beautiful to the bizarre, the author shows the many beautiful and bizarre ways people choose to alter their appearance.

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Arginine en Zoethout blijken inderdaad ergens iets met sex te maken te hebben en zo zijn er nog 1100 trefwoorden, en 100 fraaie (zwart-wit) illustraties, die een verlekkerde liefhebber een keur aan technische, magische en esoterische informatie bieden. De auteur is een bekende orakelspecialist en BRES-medewerker, ook bekend door zijn populair-wetenschappelijk esoterisch computerprogramma 'The Initiate'. Zijn belezenheid en wereldomvattende cultureel en antropologisch onderzoek worden in de omvangrijke, handige indeces achterin royaal gedemonstreerd. Een bladerboek, het ideale kadootje tussen geliefden. Niets is meer geheim, zo lijkt het wel, want Camphausen doet zo veel mogelijk mysterieuze, Tantrische en extatische deuren open. 1100 trefwoorden, meer dan 100 illustraties, 27 themagerichte registers.