Phoenix Phoenix: 1848 books

When confronted with a problem involving the use of the reasoning faculties, individuals of strong intellect keep their poise, and seek to reach a solution by obtaining facts bearing upon the question. Those of immature mentality, on the other hand, when similarly confronted, are overwhelmed....

It is especially fitting that a study of Hermetic symbolism should begin with a discussion of the symbols and attributes of the Saitic Isis. This is the Isis of Sais, famous for the inscription concerning her which appeared on the front of her temple in that city: "I, Isis, am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal Man hath ever me unveiled."

WHILE Mnesarchus, the father of Pythagoras, was in the city of Delphi on matters pertaining to his business as a merchant, he and his wife, Parthenis, decided to consult the oracle of Delphi as to whether the Fates were favorable for their return voyage to Syria. When the Pythoness (prophetess...

Harmony is a state recognized by great philosophers as the immediate prerequisite of beauty. A compound is termed beautiful only when its parts are in harmonious combination. The world is called beautiful and its Creator is designated the Good because good perforce...

The text, along with the Zhuangzi, is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism, and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism, Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the...

In his narration, Dr. Watson notes that this is one of only two cases which he personally brought to the attention of Sherlock Holmes. The story, set in 1889, mainly consists of a young London consultant hydraulic engineer, Mr. Victor Hatherley, recounting strange...

Jayson's submission continues at the hands of his big black master, Nathan. With his mouth wrapped around Nathan, Jayson waits for the mysterious stranger to knock on the door. He's anxious and excited, eager to experience two men. He's no longer reluctant, he knows what he wants and what he likes, as he submits to his big black Master.

Fed up with men, but wanting a baby, Storm Wellington decides to take matters into her own hands, randomly selecting an obscure little town to find an unknowing sperm donor. Unknowingly, Storm walks into a town run and owned by big cat shifters. River Black, Alpha of Blacktown can’t believe his...

It was during my first month at new job that I made a startling discovery - the bathroom on the sixth floor was a place for gay encounters. I heard the moaning and groaning before I saw the bobbing head. A tingle moved through my body and positioned myself in the next stall and opened my suit pants...

Jayson is straight, a freshman and new in town. He needs an apartment and spots an ad on Craigslist. Nathan, the apartment owner meets him at the apartment and shows him around. He's in his early 40’s, dressed in expensive looking navy suit pants and a crisp white shirt with red pinstripes, French...

Jane sits alone at a table, waiting for her boyfriend to return. He has brought her to a Club 738 party, and as she looks around, she wonders why she is the only fully clothed woman there. She’s young, vain and beautiful and when Boss joins her at the table, she can’t help but be seduced...

“Go and wait for me in the bedroom,” he ordered. I looked at him with a curious expression on my face, but his blank expression betrayed none of his thoughts or feelings. “Yes, Master,” I replied, and went into the other room, kneeling on the rug in the position he expected to find me in - knees apart, back straight, head bowed slightly and my arms at my sides.

As she climbed into the car, Boss stopped her. “I want you to pull up your skirt and take your thong off for me,” he ordered. Jane obeyed him and lifted her skirt up, gathering it on the leather seat, and rolled down her tiny black thong. Her ass was on fire, her thighs burned. She felt her heat and was sure her muskiness was obvious to him. He forbade her to pull her skirt back down.

Wedding nights are supposed to be about first times... There's something just a little different about James and Rachel's though. She's been fantasizing about this for a long time. She's bought the special equipment and when she orders him to get on the bed and present himself, he knows he's about to get the ride of his life.