Return Of The Plumed Serpent

Author : Graham Hancock
Publisher : Coronet
ISBN 13 : 1444788388
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Return of the Plumed Serpent written by Graham Hancock and published by Coronet. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graham Hancock, an expert in ancient civilisations and author of the 9 million selling Fingerprints of the Gods, and expert too, on the use of hallucinogens to achieve higher states of consciousness, brings these two interests together in the second volume of the War God trilogy. The conquistador Hernán Cortés is dreaming of Tenochtitlan, the golden city of Aztecs. But in order to win the Aztecs' gold, Cortés and his small force of just five hundred men will have to defeat the psychotic emperor Moctezuma and the armies of hundreds of thousands he commands. Cortés expects that the Tlascalans, hereditary enemies of the Aztecs, will join him, but instead finds himself locked in a deadly struggle. As Cortés risks all against the Tlascalans, he plays mind games with Moctezuma, aiming to defeat the Aztec emperor psychologically before ever having to face him in battle. In this he is aided by his lover Malinal, a beautiful Mayan princess. It is from Malinal that Cortés learns of the myth of Quetzalcoatl, 'The Plumed Serpent'. She shows him how to exploit the prophecy of the fabled god king's return to weaken Moctezuma's resolve and keep alive the suspicion that the conquistador might actually be Quetzalcoatl himself.

Author : Graham Hancock
Publisher : Coronet
ISBN 13 : 9781444788396
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War God 02. Return of the Plumed Serpent written by Graham Hancock and published by Coronet. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graham Hancock, an expert in ancient civilisations and author of the 7 million selling Fingerprints of the Gods, and expert too, on the use of hallucinogens to achieve higher states of consciousness, brings these two interests together in the second volume of the War God trilogy. The conquistador Hernán Cortés is dreaming of Tenochtitlan, the golden city of Aztecs. But in order to win the Aztecs' gold, Cortés and his small force of just five hundred men will have to defeat the psychotic emperor Moctezuma and the armies of hundreds of thousands he commands. Cortés expects that the warlike Tlascalans, hereditary enemies of the Aztecs, will join him, but instead finds himself locked in a deadly struggle. Even as Cortés risks all in the bloody campaign against the Tlascalans, he plays mind games with Moctezuma, aiming to dismantle the Aztec emperor's confidence and defeat him psychologically before ever having to face him on the battlefield. In this he is aided by his lover Malinal, a beautiful Mayan princess. It is from Malinal that Cortés learns of the myth of Quetzalcoatl, 'The Plumed Serpent'. She shows him how to exploit the prophecy of the fabled god king's return to weaken Moctezuma's resolve and keep alive the suspicion that the conquistador might actually be Quetzalcoatl himself. Meanwhile Malinal's friend, the witch Tozi, wages a supernatural war of her own against Hummingbird, the terrifying demon the Aztecs worship as a god, and against the evil sorcerer Acopol who does his bidding.

Author : Neil Baldwin
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1610392698
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legends of the Plumed Serpent written by Neil Baldwin and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meticulously pieced together from personal experiences that come with years of travel, an extensive knowledge of the historic and scholarly works, and a deep appreciation of Latin American art and culture—both ancient and modern—critically-acclaimed biographer Neil Baldwin has created a mosaic of words and images retelling the myth of the Plumed Serpent (or Quetzalcóatl) as it has evolved through the millennia. He has also created an essential guidebook for the armchair traveller and passionate tourist alike. Only a few hours by air from the United States are the mysteries and hauntingly beautiful ruins of Mexico. Among the vines intertwined in the frail latticework of crumbling palaces, spiraling geometric motifs covering vast walls that sink beneath the jungle, and nearly vertical temple steps leading hundreds of feet to a dizzying view of sky and earth, images of Quetzalcóatl abound. The fanged, bug-eyed feathered serpent thrusts his malevolent, sneering head from the pyramid at Teotihuacán; he swims in a river of rock around the temple at Xochicalco; and at Chichén Itzá, serpent and jaguar dance on a trail of stone, their embrace spawning a monstrous snake with clawed forefeet. Depicted as part man, snake, and bird, the Plumed Serpent is the earliest known creation myth from Mesoamerica, the region spanning Mexico and most of Central America. He embodies good and evil, sky and earth, feast and famine—the duality of life itself. Steep, massive temples were built in his honor at Teotihuacán, the vast city of ruins near today’s Mexico City, and at Chichén Itzá in northern Yucatán, the intricate complex that includes the famed ballcourt. Moctezuma, the ruler of the Aztecs, mistook Hernán Cortéz and the invasion of the Spanish in 1519 for the return of Quetzalcóatl. The Catholic Church with its army of Franciscan monks adapted his legend to introduce the indigenous people to Catholicism. The myth enhanced Emiliano Zapata’s stature as a latter-day Quetzalcóatl during the Mexican Revolution. Diego Rivera and the modern muralists invoked his image to include indigenous themes in their state-sponsored art. And Quetzalcóatl inspired English author D. H. Lawrence to write a new “American novel.” These and many other tales are recounted in the words and images of Neil Baldwin’s Legends of the Plumed Serpent. Whether sharing a moment of reflection among the breathtaking ruins, delving into the historic role of Quetzalcóatl during the Spanish Conquest, or tracing the themes of revolution and rebirth in the art of Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros, Neil Baldwin’s enlightening prose captures the imagination. Accompanied by numerous illustrations—many photographs taken by the author, and others painstakingly researched and gathered over the past decade—Legends of the Plumed Serpent is a true labor of love.

Author : D. Bruce Means
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1561647683
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stalking the Plumed Serpent and Other Adventures in Herpetology written by D. Bruce Means and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on his more than 40 years of field research, Means, an expert on the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, reveals the biological complexity and beauty of the animals he has studied. In Australia, Means searches for the fiercey, reputed to be the worlds deadliest terrestrial snake. In Mexico, he stalks the rattlesnake that might have served as the model for the mythical plumed serpent of Mayan art. In Florida, he is chased by cottonmouth moccasins. Through his experiences, Means hopes that readers will gain a new appreciation for animals called herps, or creepy-crawly things.

Author : Virginia M. Fields
Publisher : Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781857597417
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children of the Plumed Serpent written by Virginia M. Fields and published by Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Apr. 1-July 1, 2012 and at the Dallas Museum of Art, July 29-Nov. 25, 2012.

Author : Graham Hancock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781780362496
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War God written by Graham Hancock and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barbara Brenner
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780394825908
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mystery of the Plumed Serpent written by Barbara Brenner and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1989-08-19 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael's knowledge of Mexican history and Elena's taste for adventure help the twins unravel the mystery of the golden snake.

Author : Mark Amaru Pinkham
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 193548737X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Return of the Serpents of Wisdom written by Mark Amaru Pinkham and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to ancient records, the patriarchs and founders of the early civilizations in Egypt, India, China, Peru, Mesopotamia, Britain, and the Americas were colonized by the Serpents of Wisdom-spiritual masters associated with the serpent-who arrived in these lands after abandoning their beloved homelands and crossing great seas. While bearing names denoting snake or dragon (such as Naga, Lung, Djedhi, Amaru, Quetzalcoatl, Adder, etc.), these Serpents of Wisdom oversaw the construction of magnificent civilizations within which they and their descendants served as the priest kings and as the enlightened heads of mystery school traditions. The Return of the Serpents of Wisdom recounts the history of these “Serpents”-where they came from, why they came, the secret wisdom they disseminated, and why they are returning now.

Author : Brien Foerster
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530418039
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plumed Serpent written by Brien Foerster and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many South and Central American countries, as well as Mexico, their are oral traditions of a great teacher or teachers that had light skin, full beards and likely arrived at about 100 AD. This teacher or teachers taught the local people about advanced agriculture, astronomy, metallurgy and other arts and sciences. Most stories state that this visitor or visitors arrived from the east. This book seeks to see if all of these stories are describing the same person or persons.

Author : David Herbert Lawrence
Publisher : Aegitas
ISBN 13 : 0369407083
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Plumed Serpent written by David Herbert Lawrence and published by Aegitas. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a European woman and s self-annihilating plunge into the intrigues, passions, and pagan rituals of Mexico. Lawrence and s mesmerizing and unsettling 1926 novel is his great work of the political imagination.