{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-the-universe-in-100-symbols-9780785841425","title":"The Secrets of the Universe in 100 Symbols","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sarah Bartlett\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Chartwell Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Chartwell Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Reference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith this beautifully illustrated compendium, explore 100 diverse arcane tools and writings said to hold the key to the mysteries of the universe.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSymbols carry weight and significance\u003c\/b\u003e. Over time, they grow as different cultures attribute new meanings to old signs. Did you know that the \u003cb\u003eswastika\u003c\/b\u003e, widely known now to be the key symbol for Hitler's Nazi party, used to be a Buddhist symbol for success? From the \u003cb\u003eAztec Calendar Stone\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eSpear of Destiny\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003emagic circles\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNavaho sand paintings\u003c\/b\u003e, each relic, symbol, and depiction is presented and analyzed in detail to reveal the beliefs and practices of past civilizations from all around the globe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilosophers, astrologers, prophets, poets, and artists from every age and culture have whispered secrets to pharaohs, statesmen, kings, and queens. In Renaissance Europe, two powerful women--Catherine of Medici and, later, Elizabeth I of England--patronized the most important magi of the time. \u003cb\u003eJohn Dee's obsidian mirror\u003c\/b\u003e revealed the future of the nation to Elizabeth, while \u003cb\u003eNostradamus\u003c\/b\u003e divulged spiritually inspired prophecies to Catherine at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrganized into three chapters--The Art of Divination; Enchantments, Symbols, and Talismans; and In Search of Secret Knowledge--the book's engaging and informative text brings to light \u003cb\u003ethe secrets and intrigues that surround each mysterious object \u003c\/b\u003eand the obscure arts of the people who used them, highlighting \u003cb\u003ehow to decode their signs and symbols\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Chartwell Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45035230101655,"sku":"9780785841425","price":1369.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780785841425.webp?v=1769211593","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-secrets-of-the-universe-in-100-symbols-9780785841425","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}