Ancient Bust of Queen Nefertiti. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin. by Travis Simpkins

Bust of Queen Nefertiti. Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of the

Ancient Egyptian

Bust of Queen Nefertiti

Created by the court sculptor Thutmose

Amarna Period. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18

1340 B.C.

Collection of

The Egyptian Museum, Berlin, Germany

by Travis Simpkins

Uncovering Queen Nefertiti's Lost Tomb

For more info, please visit:

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Bust of Queen Nefertiti. by Travis Simpkins. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Roman figure of

Leda and the Swan

1st Century B.C.

Roman, based on a Greek original

National Archaeological Museum

Venice, Italy

Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia

by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan

For more info, please visit:

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Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

The Mist-Filled Path. Celtic Wisdom for Exiles, Wanderers and Seekers. Frank MacEowen

The Mist-Filled Path. Celtic Wisdom for Exiles, Wanderers and Seekers. Frank MacEowen

 I'm enjoying The Mist-Filled Path: Celtic Wisdom for Exiles, Wanderers and Seekers by Frank MacEowen.

In The Mist-Filled Path, Frank MacEowen, a preeminent teacher of Celtic spirituality, shows how embracing the indigenous wisdom of Scotland and Ireland can lead to healing and transcendence. Using his own travels and teachings along with Celtic stories and myths, he explores ancient traditions, eco-psychology, the ancient mother, altars and hearths, Oran Mor (the Great Song), contemplation, and mysticism. The book tells how to draw on ancestral roots to find a personal spirituality that also works for the greater good.

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The Three Graces. Faith, Hope and Charity. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Faith, Hope and Charity. The Square. Masonic magazine. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

The Three Graces

Faith, Hope & Charity

by Travis Simpkins

Created for the June 2018 cover of The Square

Purchase the magazine here:

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The Square. Scottish Rite NMJ. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. Art by Travis Simpkins

Monkey. A Journey to the West. Chinese Mythology

Monkey. A Journey to the West. Chinese Mythology

 I'm enjoying "Monkey: A Journey to the West."

A classic of Chinese literature, this beloved folktale is part adventure story, part spiritual allegory—now reimagined by a National Book Award nominee

Part spiritual pilgrimage, part historical epic, the folk novel Journey to the West, which came to be known as Monkey, is the most popular classic of Asian literature. Originally written in the sixteenth century, it is the story of the adventures of the rogue-trickster Monkey and his encounters with a bizarre cast of characters as he travels to India with the Buddhist pilgrim Tripitaka in search of sacred scriptures.

Much more than a picaresque adventure novel, Monkey is a profound allegory of the struggle that must occur before spiritual transformation is possible. David Kherdian's masterful telling brings this classic of Chinese literature to life in a way that is true to the scope and depth of the original.

 

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Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek Sculpture of

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros

Hellenistic Era

circa 100 B.C.

 Collection of the

National Archaeological Museum of Athens

by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty

Pan: God of the Wild

 For more info, please visit:

namuseum.gr/en/

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Hanuman Chalisa. Hindu Mythology. Mahabharata. Ramayana

Hanuman Chalisa. Hindu Mythology. Mahabharata. Ramayana

 I'm enjoying the Hanuman Chalisa...

Experience the divine grace of Lord Hanuman with the Hanuman Chalisa. This sacred scripture, beautifully presented in a luxurious silk hardbound format, is a collection of forty verses dedicated to Lord Hanuman's glory and devotion. Immerse yourself in the powerful vibrations of the Chalisa and embrace the blessings of strength, courage, and protection.
A powerful tool for spiritual and emotional healing, helping individuals connect with their inner selves and the divine.
Each verse is crafted with profound meaning, capturing the essence of Hanuman's divine qualities, courage, and unwavering devotion to Lord Rama.
Explores themes of devotion, strength, and perseverance.
Perfect for devotees, spiritual seekers, and collectors of sacred texts.
Comes in deluxe silk hardbound edition with a visually stunning design.

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The Illustrated Golden Bough. Sir James George Frazer

The Illustrated Golden Bough. Sir James George Frazer

 I'm enjoying The Illustrated Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer.

A classic study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, and the progress through magic and religion to scientific thought, The Golden Bough has a unique status in modern anthropology and literature.

First published in 1890, The Golden Bough was eventually issued in a twelve-volume edition (1906-15) which was abridged in 1922 by the author and his wife. That abridgement has never been reconsidered for a modern audience. In it some of the more controversial passages were dropped, including Frazer's daring speculations on the Crucifixion of Christ. For the first time this one-volume edition restores Frazer's bolder theories and sets them within the framework of a valuable introduction and notes. With new, modern packaging this new edition is a valuable classic to add to your bookshelf.

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Mahabharata. Hinduism. Vedic Mythology. William Buck

Mahabharata. Hinduism. Vedic Mythology. William Buck

 I'm enjoying William Buck's modern prose version of the Mahabharata.

Few works in world literature have inspired so vast an audience in nations with radically different languages and cultures as the Mahabharata. Written some 2,000 years ago and probably the longest Indian epic ever composed, it is a story of dynastic struggle that culminates in a fatal clash between two branches of a single ruling family. It is a moral and philosophical tale as well as a historical one. In his introduction, Sanskritist B. A. van Nooten notes that apart from William Buck’s rendition no other English version has been able to capture the blend of religion and martial spirit that pervades the original epic.

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The Ancient Mysteries. Marvin W. Meyer

The Ancient Mysteries. Marvin W. Meyer

I'm enjoying "The Ancient Mysteries" edited by Marvin W. Meyer.


Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly cosmopolitan ancient world. These experiences were provided by the mysteries, religions that flourished particularly during the Hellenistic period and were secretly practiced by groups of adherents who decided, through personal choice, to be initiated into the profound realities of one deity or another. Unlike the official state religions, in which people were expected to make an outward show of allegiance to the local gods, the mysteries emphasized an inwardness and privacy of worship within a closed band of initiates.
In this book, Marvin W. Meyer explores the sacrifices and prayers, the public celebrations and secret ceremonies, the theatrical performances and literary works, the gods and goddesses that were a part of the mystery religions of Greece in the seventh century B.C. to the Judaism and Christianity of the Roman world of the seventh century A.D.

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The Ramayana. R.K. Narayan. Hindu Mythology

The Ramayana. R.K. Narayan. Hindu Mythology

I'm enjoying this modern version of The Ramayana by R.K. Narayan.


The greatest Indian epic, one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling
A Penguin Classic

A sweeping tale of abduction, battle, and courtship played out in a universe of deities and demons, The Ramayana is familiar to virtually every Indian. Although the Sanskrit original was composed by Valmiki around the fourth century BC, poets have produced countless versions in different languages. Here, drawing on the work of an eleventh-century poet called Kamban, Narayan employs the skills of a master novelist to re-create the excitement he found in the original. A luminous saga made accessible to new generations of readers, The Ramayana can be enjoyed for its spiritual wisdom, or as a thrilling tale of ancient conflict.

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The Holy Vedas. Hinduism. Vedic Mythology

The Holy Vedas. Hinduism. Vedic Mythology

I'm feeling inspired by The Holy Vedas...


The four Vedas contain the divine, infallible knowledge revealed to those primal men whose soul was specially illuminated to by the grace of god to receive and impart humanity the words of almighty god. The Vedas are the sacred heritage not only of India but of all mankind. In this book an attempt has been made to bring together representative hymns which encompass all the aspects enshrined in the Vedas. The author has tried to retain the spirit of the original Sanskrit mantras in English renderings and to impart some of the holy ambience of these sacred texts which are the fountainhead of Hindu philosophy and culture

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Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Roman figure of

Leda and the Swan

1st Century B.C.

Roman, based on a Greek original

National Archaeological Museum

Venice, Italy

Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia

by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan

For more info, please visit:

venezia/museo-archeologico-nazionale

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Mythology. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. 1550-1292 BC. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Egyptian

Figure of

Isis

Wife/Sister of Osiris
Mother of Horus

Goddess, helped the dead 
in entering the afterlife
Divine Mother of the Pharaoh (Horus)
Her maternal aid was 
invoked in healing spells. 
She was also prominent in
royal rituals, temple rites,
funerary practices and magical texts

18th Dynasty, 1550 - 1292 B.C.

by Travis Simpkins

The Osiris Myth

Egyptian Mythology

 For more information, please visit:

www.ancient.eu/isis

Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. 1550-1292 BC. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Stories of Ganesha. Hindu Mythology

Stories of Ganesha. Hindu Mythology

I'm enjoying "Stories of Ganesha," an interesting collection of Vedic myths about the beloved Hindu deity.


Vakratunda Maha-Kaaya Surya-Koti Samaprabha | Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryeshu Sarvadaa || This book is a beautiful collection of handpicked stories from various scriptures to enlighten you about Lord Ganesha and reveal the many facets of his divine personality. A book to pay one’ s respects to the most loved and revered deities written about in the Vedic texts. You will find the answers to all the intriguing questions and secrets about Lord Ganesha’ s life in this book. It also includes special prayers that can be offered to Lord Ganesha to attain his blessings.

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Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek Sculpture of

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros

Hellenistic Era

circa 100 B.C.

 Collection of the

National Archaeological Museum of Athens

by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty

Pan: God of the Wild

 For more info, please visit:

namuseum.gr/en/

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Hindu Myths. A Sourcebook Translated from the Sanskrit

Hindu Myths. A Sourcebook Translated from the Sanskrit

I'm enjoying this collection of Hindu Myths...


Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, Hindu Myths are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. Here in these seventy-five seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna, alongside stories of the minor gods, demons, rivers and animals including boars, buffalo, serpents and monkeys. Immensely varied and bursting with colour and life, they demonstrate the Hindu belief in the limitless possibilities of the world - from the teeming miracles of creation to the origins of the incarnation of Death who eventually touches them all.

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Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch, Roman. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Roman Statue of

Hygieia

Goddess of Health & Hygiene

1st or 2nd Century A.D.

Excavated at Antioch

Collection of the

Worcester Art Museum

by Travis Simpkins

Statue of Hygeia - Worcester Art Museum

For more info, please visit:

worcesterart.org

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

The Lord of the Rings. Part Three. The Return of the King. J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings. Part Three. The Return of the King. J.R.R. Tolkien

I'm on to the last leg of the journey... "The Lord of the Rings Part Three: The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien.



The third volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic epic fantasy, The Lord of the Rings. This edition of The Return Of The King includes the complete appendices and index for The Lord of the Ringstrilogy.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

As the shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard and takes part in the desperate battle of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents.

Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive—now in the foul hands of the Orcs.

Meanwhile, the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom.

“A triumphant close ... a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force.”—Daily Telegraph

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The Lord of the Rings Part Two: The Two Towers. J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings Part Two: The Two Towers. J.R.R. Tolkien

The journey continues... I've moved on to "The Lord of the Rings Part Two : The Two Towers" by J.R.R. Tolkien.


The Lord of the Rings saga continues in The Two Towers,the second volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

“Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century. The book presents us with the richest profusion of new lands and creatures, from the beauty of Lothlórien to the horror of Mordor.”—Sunday Telegraph

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