Sunday, September 4, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
About Palmistry
This is an interesting article that I read about palmistry:
By: Kim Archer
Palmistry readings for celebrities are hard to come by, since world famous palm reading experts take their client confidentiality agreements very seriously. However, there have been many famous people who were so touched by their readings that they actually wrote about them or spoke publicly on the matter, such as Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde, to name but two. Leaders like Julius Caesar gazed upon palms to judge whether or not a man was worthy of serving on his guard. Brilliant minds like Aristotle, Thomas Edison and Alexander the Great were all intrigued by what the art of hand reading had to say about them.
Bob Marley was not always the talented singer we know today. In his earlier days, he was giving palmistry readings to the villagers of Nine Miles in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Palmistry is certainly not common practice in North American culture, yet it continues to be broadly practiced across the globe for amusement. In the past, though, Napoleon Bonaparte's wife, Josephine, was very heavily motivated by her psychic, Madame Marie Anne Lenormand.
Mark Twain was one of the most prominent individuals to see hand expert Cheiro for palmistry readings. Admittedly, Twain was a disbeliever, who said, "The past may leave its mark, I admit, and character may be told down to its finest shades of expression; all that I might believe -- but how the future may even be foreshadowed is what I cannot understand." Later, in Cheiro's guest book, Twain wrote, "Cheiro has exposed my character to me with humiliating accuracy." The very first thing the palm reader observed was that Twain's head line was entirely horizontal, which is often found on people who are adept at "seeing both sides of anything that interests them."
Michael Jackson had another one of the more famous palmistry readings to look at. The most remarkable feature was the very rare double head-line. Famous palmist Cheiro said that, "A double head line is very rarely found, but when found it is a sure sign of brain power and mentality. Such people have a perfectly double nature -- one side sensitive and gentle, the other confident, cold and cruel. They have enormous versatility, great command of language, a peculiar power of playing and toying with human nature, and generally great will and determination." It seems his predictions accurately spoke of Jackson's eccentricities. Palmistry experts suggested that his heart attack and early demise is evidenced by the enormous island below the heart line near his left pinky finger, combined with the unusual formations near the head-line and the horrible condition of his finger nails.
For more on the history of famous palmistry readings, one can look up some of the greats, such as Captain Casimir Stanislas D'Arpentigny (published La Chirognomie in 1839), Adrien Adolphe Desbarolles (published Les Mysteres de la Main in 1859), Katherine Saint-Hill (founded the Chirological Society of Great Britain in 1889), Edgar de Valcourt-Vermont (founded the American Chirological Society in 1897), Count Louis Hamon /Cheiro (published Cheiro's Language of the Hand in 1894), William Benham (published The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading in 1900), Charlotte Wolff (published works from 1936-1969), Noel Jaquin (published works from 1925-1958) and Arnold Holtzman (Psychodiagnostic Chirology).
Palm readings are a mixture of science and, as most would say, guessing. Most people take them at sheer entertainment value and little more. But there are some individuals who swear by their readings and claim that they are incredibly accurate. Drop by Palmistry Basics and make up your own mind.
Article Courtesy of ExpertsArticles.com
By: Kim Archer
Palmistry readings for celebrities are hard to come by, since world famous palm reading experts take their client confidentiality agreements very seriously. However, there have been many famous people who were so touched by their readings that they actually wrote about them or spoke publicly on the matter, such as Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde, to name but two. Leaders like Julius Caesar gazed upon palms to judge whether or not a man was worthy of serving on his guard. Brilliant minds like Aristotle, Thomas Edison and Alexander the Great were all intrigued by what the art of hand reading had to say about them.
Bob Marley was not always the talented singer we know today. In his earlier days, he was giving palmistry readings to the villagers of Nine Miles in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Palmistry is certainly not common practice in North American culture, yet it continues to be broadly practiced across the globe for amusement. In the past, though, Napoleon Bonaparte's wife, Josephine, was very heavily motivated by her psychic, Madame Marie Anne Lenormand.
Mark Twain was one of the most prominent individuals to see hand expert Cheiro for palmistry readings. Admittedly, Twain was a disbeliever, who said, "The past may leave its mark, I admit, and character may be told down to its finest shades of expression; all that I might believe -- but how the future may even be foreshadowed is what I cannot understand." Later, in Cheiro's guest book, Twain wrote, "Cheiro has exposed my character to me with humiliating accuracy." The very first thing the palm reader observed was that Twain's head line was entirely horizontal, which is often found on people who are adept at "seeing both sides of anything that interests them."
Michael Jackson had another one of the more famous palmistry readings to look at. The most remarkable feature was the very rare double head-line. Famous palmist Cheiro said that, "A double head line is very rarely found, but when found it is a sure sign of brain power and mentality. Such people have a perfectly double nature -- one side sensitive and gentle, the other confident, cold and cruel. They have enormous versatility, great command of language, a peculiar power of playing and toying with human nature, and generally great will and determination." It seems his predictions accurately spoke of Jackson's eccentricities. Palmistry experts suggested that his heart attack and early demise is evidenced by the enormous island below the heart line near his left pinky finger, combined with the unusual formations near the head-line and the horrible condition of his finger nails.
For more on the history of famous palmistry readings, one can look up some of the greats, such as Captain Casimir Stanislas D'Arpentigny (published La Chirognomie in 1839), Adrien Adolphe Desbarolles (published Les Mysteres de la Main in 1859), Katherine Saint-Hill (founded the Chirological Society of Great Britain in 1889), Edgar de Valcourt-Vermont (founded the American Chirological Society in 1897), Count Louis Hamon /Cheiro (published Cheiro's Language of the Hand in 1894), William Benham (published The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading in 1900), Charlotte Wolff (published works from 1936-1969), Noel Jaquin (published works from 1925-1958) and Arnold Holtzman (Psychodiagnostic Chirology).
Palm readings are a mixture of science and, as most would say, guessing. Most people take them at sheer entertainment value and little more. But there are some individuals who swear by their readings and claim that they are incredibly accurate. Drop by Palmistry Basics and make up your own mind.
Article Courtesy of ExpertsArticles.com
Sunday, February 13, 2011
A Study of Arabic Phonolgy
Here come a few press releases of the book "An Arabic Study of Arabic Phonology":
Pallas Athena Distribution is Proud to Announce the Publishing of a Study of Arabic Phonology by Joyce Akesson
Pallas Athena Distribution is Proud to Announce the Publishing of a Study of Arabic Phonology by Joyce Akesson
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Majnun Leyla in an Indian version
Majnun Leyla has been produced as an Indian version by le Portail de Bollywood.
You can see a version of the video here
You can see a version of the video here
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Majnun Leyla: Poems about Passion
This is the product description of my newly published book: Majnun Leyla: Poems about Passion
In the northern Arabian Peninsula during the second half of the 7th century, Qays, later known as Majnun, is in love with his cousin Leyla and decides to praise her in his love poems. Annoyed by all the noise around her, Leyla's parents consider that he has compromised her honor and force her to marry another man. Qays becomes desperate and wanders alone in the desert. His father takes him to Mecca and begs him to seek God's help to free him from his passion, but in vain.
The story of Majnun and Leyla has been told in legends, songs, poems, plays and epics from the Caucasus to Africa and from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. It is a story of tragic and endless love, much like the later story of "Tristan and Isolde" and "Romeo and Julia" in Europe.
This volume consists of a translation into English of several of Majnün's poems to Leyla together with comments and an introduction. An incurable romanticism, the deepest longing of the heart to its beloved, nostalgia, memories of a lost paradise, idealism, anticipation, joy after a reunion, bitterness after a separation, lovesickness and a consuming passion emerge from the versions that have inspired countless of people more that 1200 years ago and throughout the centuries.
In the northern Arabian Peninsula during the second half of the 7th century, Qays, later known as Majnun, is in love with his cousin Leyla and decides to praise her in his love poems. Annoyed by all the noise around her, Leyla's parents consider that he has compromised her honor and force her to marry another man. Qays becomes desperate and wanders alone in the desert. His father takes him to Mecca and begs him to seek God's help to free him from his passion, but in vain.
The story of Majnun and Leyla has been told in legends, songs, poems, plays and epics from the Caucasus to Africa and from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. It is a story of tragic and endless love, much like the later story of "Tristan and Isolde" and "Romeo and Julia" in Europe.
This volume consists of a translation into English of several of Majnün's poems to Leyla together with comments and an introduction. An incurable romanticism, the deepest longing of the heart to its beloved, nostalgia, memories of a lost paradise, idealism, anticipation, joy after a reunion, bitterness after a separation, lovesickness and a consuming passion emerge from the versions that have inspired countless of people more that 1200 years ago and throughout the centuries.
Monday, December 7, 2009
2nd Press Release for The Complexity of the Irregular Nominal and Verbal Forms & the Phonological Changes in Arabic
The book "The Complexity Of The Irregular Verbal And Nominal Forms & The Phonological Changes is published
The Complexity Of The Irregular Verbal And Nominal Forms & The Phonological Changes In Arabic by Joyce Åkesson is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $52.
The Complexity of the Irregular Verbal and Nominal Forms & the Phonological Changes in Arabic places special emphasis on the irregular verbs and nouns and on the phonological changes which occur in the Arabic language.
The chapters of the irregular verbs are those of the doubled verb, the hamzated verb, the verb with 1st, 2nd or 3rd weak radical and the verb with two weak radicals. Concentrating on them, Akesson presents and analyses all the various imaginable sequences which constitute a part of their formations.
The chapters of the phonological changes are those of the assimilation, the changes due to the hamza, the unsoundness due to the weak segment and the substitution. Here, Akesson discusses when these phonological changes occur and when they do not. She presents as well and analyzes many different sequences in detail.
The index in the beginning of the book is very detailed and will help the reader to find the subject that he/she wishes to delve into.
This is a very scientific and well researched book. It is filled with linguistic terminology and contains references to many other important works, ancient as well as new.
All in all, it is a very useful book and an eye opener into the intricacies that occur in the complex Arabic language.
Deftly constructed at 268 pages, The Complexity Of The Irregular Verbal And Nominal Forms & The Phonological Changes In Arabic is being promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Language and Linguistics category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Complexity Of The Irregular Verbal And Nominal Forms & The Phonological Changes In Arabic meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $52.
ISBN: 978-9197764124
Format: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
SRP: $40.74 from Amazon at a discount of 20%
About the Author:
Joyce Akesson has studied the Semitic languages at Lund's University, Sweden, and has previously been a lecturer there during many years.
Beside the present book, she is the author of "Arabic Morphology and Phonology: Based on the Marah Al-Arwah by Ahmad B. Ali B. Masud (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics), Brill Academic Publishers (July 2001) and "Ahmad B. 'Ali B. Mas'Ud on Arabic Morphology Marah Al-Arwah: Part 1:The Strong Verb (Studia Orientalia Ludensia, Vol 4), Brill Academic Publishers (October 1990).
She has also published several articles about Arabic linguistics in two Journals, the Journal of Arabic Linguistics (the ZAL or Zeitschrift für Arabische Linguistik) Wiesbaden, and the previous Acta Orientalia, Denmark. She has also written a lemma about sarf "morphology/phonology in the Encyclopaedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, vol. 4. Leiden: Brill, 2009.
The Complexity Of The Irregular Verbal And Nominal Forms & The Phonological Changes In Arabic by Joyce Åkesson is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $52.
The Complexity of the Irregular Verbal and Nominal Forms & the Phonological Changes in Arabic places special emphasis on the irregular verbs and nouns and on the phonological changes which occur in the Arabic language.
The chapters of the irregular verbs are those of the doubled verb, the hamzated verb, the verb with 1st, 2nd or 3rd weak radical and the verb with two weak radicals. Concentrating on them, Akesson presents and analyses all the various imaginable sequences which constitute a part of their formations.
The chapters of the phonological changes are those of the assimilation, the changes due to the hamza, the unsoundness due to the weak segment and the substitution. Here, Akesson discusses when these phonological changes occur and when they do not. She presents as well and analyzes many different sequences in detail.
The index in the beginning of the book is very detailed and will help the reader to find the subject that he/she wishes to delve into.
This is a very scientific and well researched book. It is filled with linguistic terminology and contains references to many other important works, ancient as well as new.
All in all, it is a very useful book and an eye opener into the intricacies that occur in the complex Arabic language.
Deftly constructed at 268 pages, The Complexity Of The Irregular Verbal And Nominal Forms & The Phonological Changes In Arabic is being promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Language and Linguistics category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Complexity Of The Irregular Verbal And Nominal Forms & The Phonological Changes In Arabic meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $52.
ISBN: 978-9197764124
Format: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
SRP: $40.74 from Amazon at a discount of 20%
About the Author:
Joyce Akesson has studied the Semitic languages at Lund's University, Sweden, and has previously been a lecturer there during many years.
Beside the present book, she is the author of "Arabic Morphology and Phonology: Based on the Marah Al-Arwah by Ahmad B. Ali B. Masud (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics), Brill Academic Publishers (July 2001) and "Ahmad B. 'Ali B. Mas'Ud on Arabic Morphology Marah Al-Arwah: Part 1:The Strong Verb (Studia Orientalia Ludensia, Vol 4), Brill Academic Publishers (October 1990).
She has also published several articles about Arabic linguistics in two Journals, the Journal of Arabic Linguistics (the ZAL or Zeitschrift für Arabische Linguistik) Wiesbaden, and the previous Acta Orientalia, Denmark. She has also written a lemma about sarf "morphology/phonology in the Encyclopaedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, vol. 4. Leiden: Brill, 2009.
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