The Spiritual Power of Masks by Nigel Pennick - ISBN: 9781644114049
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Masks unlock ancient power, spirits, and realms beyond the seen.
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The Spiritual Power of Masks

Doorways to Realms Unseen

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    3 August 2022

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Summary

Explores ancient mask customs, rituals, and traditions throughout Europe, from Scandinavia and England to Germany and France to Greece and Rome

  • Reveals how mask rituals are akin to shamanic journeying and allow the mask wearer to personify an ancestral presence, spirit, deity, or power
  • Examines animal guising and shows how mask customs are tied to creation myths and the ancestral founders of a people, tribe, city, or nation
  • Looks at morris danc…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781644114049
ISBN-10:1644114046
Author:Nigel Pennick
Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint:Destiny Books,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:3 August 2022
Weight:578g
Dimensions:23mm x 152mm x 229mm
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The Spiritual Power of Masks by Nigel Pennick - ISBN: 9781644114049
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Critics Review

“A thorough and sensitive review of the varied use of masks through time. Most valuable to me is Pennick’s understanding as to how masks allow us to outwardly reflect our inner spiritual reality. There is too little literature on this subject, and this book is a valuable addition, written with sensitivity and understanding.” * Peter Coyote, actor, Zen Buddhist priest, mask teacher, and author of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Meet *
“This book is a gem! As always, Nigel Pennick explores his intriguing subject with ferocious intensity, beautifully balancing his lenses from telescopic to macroscopic. He writes with a density of detail and archival attention, galloping through centuries in single sentences, crisscrossing countries and even continents in single bounds. His prodigious knowledge, gathered and retained over a lifetime, pours forth–a cornucopia of richness–and sometimes may seem like simple lists but which transcend as categorical abundance of evidence that lead up to his anecdotal expansions. Well done, Mr. Pennick!” * Linda Kelsey-Jones, president of San Marcos Area Arts Council and director/curator of The Walkers&rs *

About The Author

Nigel Pennick

Nigel Pennick is an authority on ancient belief systems, traditions, runes, and geomancy and has traveled and lectured extensively in Europe and the United States. He is the author and illustrator of more than 50 books, including The Pagan Book of Days. The founder of the Institute of Geomantic Research and the Library of the European Tradition, he lives near Cambridge, England.

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