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"Theosophy was once the universal religion of mankind, and is destined to be the universal religion of the future. Even now its great principles are permeating thought and action everywhere, and everywhere the most advanced mind are looking forward to the idea of a universal religion as humanity's one hope." Katherine Tingley.

These "Fourteen Lessons" are an introduction to some of the most important recorded wisdoms of our time. Embers of this sacred knowledge can faintly be seen through the veils of almost every religion, including the new age movement. Each doctrine seems to have a piece of this grail, but none contain it in its entirety.

Written as a narrative to my daughter, I wanted her to have the whole story. Where she came from. Why I placed her for adoption. And how, for the next 18 years, I hovered on the edges of her family, granted access by her generous parents, but always wanting more. More for her, and more for me.

Who are we, and where did we come from? When we turn to the information provided to us, we find a mud pool of possibilities. Is this intended to subvert our built-in guidance systems? We also discover that people who are adept at researching big-picture science are offered special jobs conditional on being sworn to secrecy. What is behind this strategy? Sometimes, the reality prescribed to us doesn’t fit with or explain what we experience.

『閣下、どうか嫉妬にはご用心を』
人を死に至らしめるものとは。勇敢な戦士オセローは、保守的な国際都市ヴェニスにおいて、その肌の色から異人として受け入れられていた。数々の武勇がその街での彼の居場所を作っていき、その誉れは褐色の肌の色を問わずヴェニスの民によって認められていたはずだった。
しかしその裏に嫉妬に喘ぐ数々のヴェニスの軍人がいたことも事実。いつの世も地位と名声を誰もが欲し、誰もが自らこそがそれに相応しいと思う。力で上り詰めたオセローにとって、剣や拳や毒が人を殺める武器であったのに対し、イアーゴーが用いた武器はただ、柔らかいハンカチと嫉妬の心であった。この物語が本当に全てイアーゴーによって練られた復讐の筋書き通りだったのだろうか。否、全ての登場人物の心の裏にある欲が織り成す猜疑のレースは、ただその引き金を策士の指が引いただけに過ぎないのではないだろうか。 ・Charles and Mary Lamb's TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE: MACBETH edited by Yu Okubo translated by Yuka Akune

All of the sexy, sultry witches of Back End in one complete volume!   

Broken-hearted by the revelation her boyfriend Jack is a warlock, sexy witch Maeve goes to break it off with him. Unable to resist his relentless advances and hot, hard body, Maeve swoons with lust and falls into his arms...only to have the both of them end up in the Dreamlands, the realm of the faerie! The Ice Queen has them both in her wanton, wicked clutches. Will Maeve be able to charm her way out of this adventure or will she be trapped in a prison of ice and snow?

Sultry, single witch Maeve is in charge of Back End's annual Halloween dance. This year, she's determined to make this party one no one will ever forget! After a successful test on herself with the sexy, mysterious bartender of Back End's most popular bar, she casts her enchantment wider, to surprising and unexpectedly hard results!

Beautiful, busty witch Belinda enchants a lantern to find any warlocks in town. When she goes looking for them, she finds much more than she expected! After watching a sultry encounter between her friend and the local bartender, Belinda is hot and bothered...and the monstrous creature that finds her in the dark has nefarious, seductive intentions!

The man knocking at the door of 221 Baker Street has lost his head and is out of his mind with worry! A major scandal is brewing at the museum, and only Joe Sherlock can save Mr. Klopper from certain ruin. In this hushed underworld of eerie tombs, pickled kings, and water-filled surgical gloves, Joe finds his creepiest, most wrinkled-up case ever.

Marshal Luke Prescott has searched for his young bride's murderer for five long years to no avail. When feisty heiress Clarissa Birmingham breezes into his town, he finds himself drawn to her, exasperating as she may be. Headstrong and impetuous, the young beauty quickly learns she will heed Luke's warnings or she will pay the price. But when Clarissa's long-lost older brother is arrested after a drunken brawl, it is revealed he knows who murdered Luke's wife.

Seductive Selena is the owner and proprietor of the local bed and breakfast in the sleepy town of Back End, which just happens to sit on a ley line of lust and desire. When the protective wards around the line are broken, and faeries come visiting the guests of the inn in their beds, Selena has to step up to stop the fey fantasies! Can she use her wily witchy skills to subdue the fey, or will she fall victim to their lust?

Upon the discovery of warlocks in the sleepy little town of Back End, Selena and her coven sisters are determined to find them, no matter what it takes. After a steamy encounter with her new lover, Selena decides to use the discovery spell Belinda had created to ensure her bed and breakfast is safe. After a shocking discovery, she decides to play dirty...and concocts a potion to make anyone who drinks it fall madly in love with her.

So you want to write a book, or maybe you've already written one. If you have, how did you publish it? If you haven't, how do you plan to publish it? In today's publishing market, many first time - and even experienced - authors are finding it more and more difficult to have their work accepted by mainstream publishers. That's why so many have decided to become self- or indie publishers. But how do you do it? Where do you start? What are the advantages and disadvantages?