Arktos
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0932813356 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Coming to the USA in 1966, he did graduate work in Musicology at Cornell University (Ph. D., 1969; dissertation: "The Music of Henry Cowell") and taught at Cleveland State University for two years before joining the Colgate University Music Department in 1971. About the Author Joscelyn Godwin was born in Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, England on January 16, 1945. He was educated as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral School, Oxford, then at Radley College (Music Scholar), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (Music Scholar; B.A., 1965, Mus. B., 1966, M.A. 1969). He has taught at Colgate ever since.POUSSIN ET MOISE 2
He was educated as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral School, Oxford, then at Radley College (Music Scholar), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (Music Scholar; B.A., 1965, Mus. Joscelyn Godwin was born in Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, England on January 16, 1945. Coming to the USA in 1966, he did graduate work in Musicology at Cornell University (Ph. 1969). B., 1966, M.A. D., 1969; dissertation: "The Music of Henry Cowell") and taught at Cleveland State University for two years befor
"Axis Mundi: The Occult Polar Archetype" according to zonaras. _Arktos: The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism and Nazi Survival_ by Joscelyn Godwin is an interesting book about occult and pseudoscientific theories on polar shifts, the succession of ages, the Aryan race, the "hollow earth" theory, Nazi underground bases, lost cities, UFOs, mystical powers, theosophy, sex magick and a host of other obscure topics. The book begins with a discussion of the theory of polar shift, its relation to astrological, occult and Hindu calculations concerning the ages the earth has gone through. The actuality of the proverbial Golden Age might have some support if at some point in the. Writing a book about esoteric geography was a great idea, but why all the attention to neo-Aryan I was intrigued by some of the more abstract questions Godwin lays out at the beginning. Has the tilting of the planet's axis left humans with a sense that our world is somehow "fallen" -- that the skewed axis speaks of a fallen order? Does the year's nearness (and not-quiteness) to the number 360 evoke a similar sensibility in our collective unconscience? Or, the nearness of the astrological year to the number 25,920 (ie, 360x72)? What about the fact that the sun and moon appear to be almost the same size in the sky?There was a Jungian direction Godwin would have gone with this inquiry. I think that would . Fascinatingly unresponsive Anonymous I read this entire book and I still have no idea what it is about
This compelling book uses extensive foreign- language sources to enlighten English-speaking readers about the effect of the tilt of the earth's axis on catastrophes, the Hollow Earth Theory and the link between UFOs and the polar regions.