50 Book Challenge: Books #33-35

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Finally read Ancient Egyptian Dances by Irena Lexova. It wasn't what I was expecting, but it was a very interesting read. I don't know that any of it would end up informing my dance, really, though.

Also started the Mage Storms trilogy with Storm Warning. It was good, and I particularly liked that it was told from a Karsite's perspective. I'm glad to see that Sun in Glory and other tales of Valdemar has come in, because I think that'll fill in some gaps.

Oathblood was a bit of a disappointment, mainly because I wasn't expecting a story collection, I was expecting another novel. Also several of the stories had already been covered in the Vows of Honor duology. The actual *story* of "Oathblood" was quite good, though. Having seen Kethry as both mercenary and grandmama, it was nice to see a bit of what she was like as a young mother, too.

Right now I'm working on No Time to Lose - A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva by Pema Chodron. It is a good read, just takes much digesting.



Books ReadBooks Re-ReadBooks To Be Read

1. The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
2. By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
3. The White Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
4. The Silver Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
5. The Gates of Sleep by Mercedes Lackey
6. Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
7. Magic's Promise by Mercedes Lackey
8. Magic's Price by Mercedes Lackey
9. Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop
10. Dune - The Battle of Corrin by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
11. The X-Files: Whirlwind by Charles Grant
12. The Robin and the Kestrel by Mercedes Lackey
13. Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
14. Arrow's Flight by Mercedes Lackey
15. Arrow's Fall by Mercedes Lackey
16. Winds of Fate by Mercedes Lackey
17. "Winterfair Gifts" by Lois McMaster Bujold
18. Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey
19. The Oathbreakers by Mercedes Lackey
20. Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey
21. Stop Walking On Eggshells; Coping When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul T. Mason, Randi Kreger
22. Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey
23. Brightly Burning by Mercedes Lackey
24. Ancient Egyptian Dances by Irena Lexova
25. Oathblood by Mercedes Lackey
26. Storm Warning by Mercedes Lackey

1. Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop
2. Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
3. Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
5. The White Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
6. The Silver Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon
7. By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
8. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
9. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold

1. Inner Reiki : A Practical Guide for Healing and Meditation by Tanmaya Honervogt
2. Hand to Hand: The Longest-Practicing Reiki Master Tells His Story by John Harvey Gray, et al
3. Reiki The Ultimate Guide Learn Sacred Symbols & Attunements plus Reiki Secrets You Should Know by Steve Murray
4. The Reiki Sourcebook by Bronwen & Frans Stiene
5. Modern Reiki Method for Healing by Hiroshi Doi
6. The Book on Karuna Reiki: Advanced Healing Energy for Our Evolving World by William Lee Rand
7. Reiki: Way of the Heart by Walter Luebeck
8. All Love : A Guidebook For Healing With Sekhem-Seichim-Reiki And SKHM by Diane Ruth Shewmaker
9. Reiki, A Way of Life by Patricia R. Upczak
10. Reiki: A Torch in Daylight by Karyn K. Mitchell
11. Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners by Timothy McCall (Foreword), H. David Coulter
12. Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life by Judith Lasater Ph.D. P.T.
13. The Breathing Book: Good Health and Vitality Through Essential Breath Work by Donna Farhi
14. Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Lasater Ph.D. P.T.
15. The Almost Church -- need to find the author before I'm going to be able to track this one down
16. Dreamgates : An Explorer's Guide to the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and Life Beyond Death by Robert Moss
17. Spiritual Madness: The Necessity of Meeting God in Darkness by Caroline Myss
18. Conscious Dreaming : A Spiritual Path for Everyday Life by Robert Moss
19. Journeying : Where Shamanism and Psychology Meet by Jeannette M. Gagan Ph.D.
20. The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You by Yogananda
21. Halfway Up the Mountain: The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment by Mariana Caplan
22. Saints and Madmen: Psychiatry Opens Its Doors to Spirituality by Russell Shorto
23. Kuan-yin by Chun-Fang Yu
24. The Cult of Pan in Ancient Greece by Philippe Borgeaud
25. Goat-Foot God by Dion Fortune
26. In Search of Mary : The Woman and the Symbol by Sally Cunneen
27. Getting Involved With God: Rediscovering the Old Testament by Ellen F. Davis
28. The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh
29. Through the Labyrinth: Designs and Meanings over 5,000 Years by Hermann Kern
30. Labyrinths from the Outside in: Walking to Spiritual Insight, a Beginner's Guide by Donna Schaper
31. Mazes and Labyrinths: Their History and Development by William Henry Matthews
32. Labyrinth in Culture and Society: Pathways to Wisdom by Jacques Attali
33. The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra by Thich Nhat Hanh, Peter Levitt
34. The Buddha's Art of Healing by John Avedon
35. Tibetan Healing: The Modern Legacy of Medicine Buddha by Peter Fenton
36. Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness by James H. Austin
37. Zen Keys : A Guide to Zen Practice by Thich Nhat Hahn
38. The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace by Jack Kornfield
39. Rose for Your Pocket by Thich Nhat Hanh
40. A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield
41. Tibetan Book of the Dead by W. Y. Evans-Wentz
42. Medicine Buddha Teachings by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche


43. Advice on Dying: And Living a Better Life by Dalai Lama
44. Buddhist Acts of Compassion by Pamela Bloom
45. No Time to Lose : A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva by Pema Chodron
46. Comfortable with Uncertainty : 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion by Pema Chodron
47. Applied Magic by Dion Fortune
48. The Essential Golden Dawn: An Introduction to High Magic by Chic Cicero, Sandra Tabatha Cicero
49. Practical Guide to Qabalistic Symbolism by Gareth Knight
50. Sepher Yetzirah by W. Wynn Westcott
51. Greater Key of Solomon by S.L. Mac Gregor Mathers
52. The Goetia the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Lemegeton, Book 1 Clavicula Salomonis Regis by S. L. MacGregor Mathers
53. The Key of Solomon the King (Clavicula Salomonis) by Solomon
54. Experience of the Inner Worlds by Gareth Knight
55. The Training & Work of an Initiate by Dion Fortune
56. The Kabbalah Unveiled (Arkana S.) by MacGregor S.L. Mathers
57. Tree of Life, a Study in Magic by Israel Regardie
58. A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life by Israel Regardie
59. Cosmic Doctrine by Dion Fortune
60. Witchcraft for Tomorrow (Illustrated) by Doreen Valiente
61. Witchcraft Today by Gerald B. Gardner
62. The Sacred Depths of Nature by Ursula Goodenough
63. An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present by Doreen Valiente
64. Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self Through Shamanic Practice by Sandra Ingerman
65. Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul by Clare Dunne
66. The Body of Myth: Mythology, Shamanic Trance, and the Sacred Geography of the Body by J. Nigro Sansonese
67. The Sacred Heritage: The Influence of Shamanism on Analytical Psychology by Donald F. Sandner
68. Jung and Shamanism in Dialogue: Retrieving the Soul/Retrieving the Sacred (Jung and Spirituality) by C. Michael Smith
69. Freeing the Soul from Fear by Robert Sardello
70. Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance: Awakening Spirituality Through Movement & Ritual by Iris J. Stewart
71. The Belly Dance Book : Rediscovering the Oldest Dance by Tazz Richards
72. Conditioning for Dance by Eric Franklin
73. Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance by Eric Franklin
74. Ear Training for the Body: A Dancer's Guide to Music by Katherine Teck
75. The Art of Making Dances by Doris Humphrey
76. Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Consumers, and Providers (4th Edition)
    by E. Fuller Torrey
77. Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia, Second Edition : A Step-by-Step Guide by Alan S. Bellack
78. Coping with Schizophrenia: A Guide for Patients, Families and Caregivers by Steven Jones, Peter Hayward
79. I am Not Sick I Don't Need Help! by Xavier Amador, Anna-Lica Johanson
80. Lost in the Mirror: An Inside Look at Borderline Personality Disorder by Richard Moskovitz
81. Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha M. Linehan
82. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan
83. Conduct and Oppositional Defiant Disorders: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatment
    by Cecilia A. Essau
84. Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families, and Providers by E. Fuller Torrey, Michael B. Knable
85. The Hospice Handbook: A Complete Guide by Larry Beresford, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
86. When Evening Comes : The Education of a Hospice Volunteer by Christine Andreae
87. The Needs of the Dying : A Guide For Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter by David Kessler
88. Faith in Hospices: Spiritual Care and the End of Life by Derek Murray
89. Life's End: Technocratic Dying in an Age of Spiritual Yearning by David Wendell Moller
90. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
91. Dancing With Broken Bones: Portraits of Death and Dying Among Inner-City Poor by David Wendell Moller
92. The 36-Hour Day : A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life by Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins
93. Handbook of Home Health Orientation by Tina M. Marrelli

Meanwhile, Patsfan is off for his semi-annual return to adolescence, and I'm doing that thing where I try to revamp the apartment in his absence. I'm so tired today, though, that I'm kinda just looking at piles o' stuff and saying "eh, yes, but that can't be tossed, so wtf am I going to do with it?" But then I find stuff that can be tossed. And by the end of the week, my definition of tossable will be substantially wider.

We. Have. Too. Much. Crap.

He has bunches of photos that I've been putting into albums. I asked what he'd like done with the negatives, since, you know, it's extremely unlikely we'll ever want to duplicate any, and if we do, there's scanners and stuff these days. No, he wants them saved. They're getting shoved in a shoebox-sized plastic thing, stuck on a shelf in the cellar, and good luck to him finding a specific one if he actually wants it.