Equinox Books

The essays in this book, written by one of the most important journalists and poets in Indonesia, give a deep feeling of the meaning of Indonesian life, and how it must be connected to both its past and its future simultaneously.The short essays are a pleasure to read, and a challenge to meditate on through the day.

These early works of Toer are well translated. Toer is an amazing writer as the stories in Tales from Djakarta show. This is a fine publication and well worth the price of admission.

This is exactly the textbook that students of Western Esotericism has been waiting for. Condensed, readable introductions to the key terms and figures are accompanied by detailed notes. The writing is tidy and logical, free of the kinds of ideological baggage that have accompanied too much scholarship on the subject, doing justice to the complex and often unfairly-judged historical personalities involved. Anybody who has despaired of the difficulty in "finding good information about the occult" need look no further--they will likely be delightfully surprised to discover readable summaries of so much current research in the field.

Academic specialists in the field will find this book indispensable, but it may be of interest to spiritual seekers and practicing occultists as well as a source for the historical background to their own path. Even advanced occultists will likely find much scholarly information of value in this text, which is the most handy single reference source of its size in the field.

the perfect companion to the thoth tarot, but i'm probably just preaching to the perverted on that. yay crowley. anyone that hasn't checked out the disinformation guide to the occult should grab it, by the way. there's a great piece on crowley as perceived by six types of occultists.

Crowley's system of tarot is based, roughly, on the tarot of the Golden Dawn, which was based on the flawed and misguided work of Eliphas Levi. The problem is that Levi believed that there was a direct correspondence between tarot and Kabbalah. He assigned all of the trumps to Hebrew letters (paths on the tree of life). Nifty theory, but anyone who knows Kabbalah, and who studies Levi's attributions, will soon realize that things don't always add up so neatly. The traditional meanings of the cards have been twisted and made to conform to Kabbalistic concepts that were not originally part of the game. (It is interesting to note that the Golden Dawn / Mathers attributions to the paths are slightly different than Levi's, but equally off-base).

Crowley also adopted the mess the Golden Dawn made of the court cards -- renaming Pages as Princesses (apparently the sexual ambiguity of the Pages disturbed his sense of balance), switching the Kings with the Knights, and renaming the Kings "Knaves". These alterations may make sense to Kabbalists and Golden Dawn types, but the court cards have always, in various languages, been named Pages, Knights, Queens and Kings. He also re-named many of the trumps, and changed their meanings in the process, perverting the tarot even further than his predecessors. Most of these changes seem to be a reaction against the Christian imagery and "virtue" in the traditional tarot: Justice has been changed to Adjustment, Temperance is now Art, Judgement is The Aeon. Strength, another virtue, is now Lust. None of this is surprising, considering it comes from a man who took pride in his nickname "The Beast 666".

Does any of this matter? Not if you view the Tarot as an elaborate Rorschach test -- any pack of cards can yield decent readings. It will bother traditionally-minded magicians who have become fed up with the "New Age" revisionism that has plagued occultism since the Golden Dawn's badly-researched methods were made public. Also, this is one of Crowley's more readable endeavors. That's not saying much, considering he produced volumes of incomprehensible gibberish and unspeakably foul poetry. A lot of people like and use the Thoth deck, and they can't all be wrong. I just think it would be better to start with a more authentic version of the tarot before pursuing this variation.

Crowely's Book of Thoth shows his mastery of the tarot, cabala, astrology and occultism in general. I have read this book four or five times, and I still don't understand some of it, but the portions that I have been able to assimilate are outstanding -- far better than the fuzzy wuzzy new age writing that has been creeping in to the occult genre since the advent of modern paganism in all its incarnations. Herein lies power and truth so seering and bright that it will blind you. I am not a Thelemite, and I am not a Crowely worshipper, but I must take my hat off to good writing.

I chose one random sentence from the book to illustrate the power of the writing. Crowley writes on the Death card, "The card itself represents the dance of death..." and elsewhere concerning the Princess of Wands "...she is unclothed, shewing that chemical action can only take place when the element is perfectly free to combine with its partner." I dare you to find another tarot book more powerfully written. I daresay you won't be able to accomplish such a task.

The Book of Thoth is the Tiphareth of my occult resources. I refer to it even before I refer to Agrippa or Hall. Buy it. Read it. Commit it to memory, O' thou seeker of wisdom.

This book brings the great Hermetic tradition which spawned tarot cards into clear focus. The meanings and magical significance of each of these cards is described in detail. You won't find this invaluable information anywhere else. The ancient tradition exhibited in the Tarot deck comes to life with Crowley's ideas in mind. Any magician would find this knowledge worthwhile. "Book of Thoth" is a must for any practitioner's occult library.

Unless you're an expert Crowley reader, you might also appreciate Lon Milo Duquette's Book of Thoth, which aggregates the tables better and explains Crowley's writing in Duquette language -- a definite plus for one not completely attuned to Crowley's prose. But you really might consider ordering both together -- you'll appreciate from time to time looking at Crowley's original explanation which Duquette references.

This book is, by far, the best in the series (as most books at the end of a trilogy are supposed to be). Benjamin St. John, the main charachter in this book, does some pretty amazing stuff. You should definatley buy it! Along with the other two, descent and stealing thunder. All togeather, they form possibly the best trilogy ever created about a computer game.

Terrible thing to see this book out of print at this time. I hope it goes back into print. It's worth it. If you can get this book then DO SO IMMEDIATELY. If you like the game Descent you must have this book and the two before it. You'll enjoy them, count on it.

as a marine and not a big sci-fi reader though sci-fi watcher i found all 3 books facinating.i couldnt wait to continue and had a hard time putting the book down would make an excellent movie big or small screen.hope he comes out with more of them.peolple who r critical of the book compared to the game should realise its a very different venue and role playing and reading r 2 different experiences.no book has ever matched its movie has it as the books bring u the thoughts feelings etc of the characters as the games or movies only lead u so far then u guess.i say SEMPER-FI peter and keep em coming a great not to missed series.tothe game players i say get a life come out of cyber of the game and enjoy the book for what it is escapism and relaxation.

'Descent : Equinox' is an action packed novel set in the universe created by INTERPLAY's best-selling game. Based on the stories 'Descent' and 'Descent : Stealing Thunder' before it, it goes into a brilliant personal aspect aswell, delving into the characters own perspectives to give the book a real yet imaginitive feel. Personally, I've read it literally tons of times, but still can't put it down!! A must read for anyone who enjoys an excellent book.

I'll admit, I never liked the Descent games; I just couldn't get into them. But I could definitely get into this series of books by Peter Telep. The action is none stop, with some hilarious comedy aswell. Benjamin St. John stars in these books. The bad guy, although I think "bad guy" is an understatement, is Samuel Dravis. He is the Director of Crisis Contingency Management and Public Relations for PTMC mining coperation. And he doesnt have to many morals as he tries to become president of PTMC and take out the military organization made to stop him, the CED. Equinox brings in a very interesting character only refered to as the guy with the steel jaw, who is a very very good fighter pilot and unfortunatly works for the PTMC. Him and Benjamin have some amazing fight scenes. Benjamin has a simple mission... Save the earth from being taken over from the PTMC; and to do that he has to get through vicious dog fights, back stabbing and conspiracy.

Definatly a worthy book for any action or space-sim fan. I suggest reading the first two books first though; Descent and Descent: Stealing Thunder. They both are just as good and build up the exciting events. Email me with any questions at nightfall27@hotmail.com

They have taken a wonderful piece of occult literature and reduced it to a piece of garbage. Cheap, low budget, low quality; a shame.

Crowley's "Equinox" is widely regarded as the seminal modern treatise on magic, or "Magick" as Crowley preferred to call it (to distinguish it from stage magic). His innovative spelling may have also been motivated by the more favorable numerological signification resulting from addition of the "k." By the way, Crowley's preferred pronunciation of his name rhymed with "holy" (and "wholely") not "how-ly."

The original Equinos was more of a "magazine" of occultism than a normal "book" like Crowley's "Magick in Theory and Practice," and the original Equinox, from which this compilation is derived, was published twice a year for about five years to coincide with the solar equinox. Crowley actually got through ten issues despite money problems and World War I paper shortages (the one volume of the original set that I have has a "pasteboard" cover and a note that it complies with WWI rationing requirements) before it went into abeyance (which Crowley justified as a cycle of speech followed by a cycle of silence). Later publications given the "Equinox" designation (like the book of Thoth) were regular books and not the mixed bag of "magazine" articles that made up the original Equinox series.

Although merely a "magazine," Crowley used the original Equinox to print the Golden Dawn materials he had received as a member of that group well before Regardie stunned the occult world with the publication of his chapter's materials in the 1930's, and thus the Equinox remained the sole public (or semi-public) source of those rituals until Regardie published his own private papers in his famous "Golden Dawn" volume in the 1930's. Crowley's original Equinox went out of print for about 80 years until the Samuel Weiser publishing house undertook the enormous and expensive task (really a labor of love) to reprint it, and that set has itself gone out of print and commands very high prices when available.

It fell upon Regardie to undertake another labor of love and digest down the best parts of the original Equinox into this "Gems from the Equinox." Although some occult writers quibbled over some of his omissions (and the OTO, inheritor of Crowley's literary estate, issued "Holy Books of Thelema" as a result), most of us feel Regardie did his usual brilliant job of selection. So consider "Gems from the Equinox" as the best Reader's Digest version of a great work you are ever going to see.

IMHO, if you just stumbled on this book and these reviews by accident, an essential budding modern magician's library could easily be built around this one volume of excerpts, plus Regardie's "Golden Dawn," plus Regardie's "Tree of Life," plus Crowley's "Magick in Theory and Practice" since reprinted, with excellent annotations, by the OTO as "Magick: Liber ABA: Book IV." (The Tree of Life, btw, includes a fairly innocuous chapter spelling out the OTO's famous "secret" concerning amrita.) Of those three, the Tree of Life is the most essential reading. "Golden Dawn" has some very useful, true to their source, original "knowledge lectures" and concise occult basics, but is really a manual for group working. "Gems" is highly inspirational, but somewhat in the same category as "Finnegan's Wake" in terms of accessibility to the casual reader. Only "Tree of Life" is immediately useful for the solo practioner. Crowley's seminal work "Magick" is essential as you grow, and his "Thoth Tarot" is sublime.

Finally, much is made of Crowley's self-designation as the "Great Beast," i.e. that creature from hell in the Book of Revelations, but it would do well to keep in mind that the English of his time tended to refer to any bad behavior on the part of children as "beastly" and the perpetrator a "right little beast," so I think Crowley was having the ultimate word play on his readers by taking this English pejorative and mixing it up with his cosmology while thumbing his nose at the Puritan establishment he grew up with. A man as beastly as the press portrayed would not have counted among his friends and supporters the large number of upper class English men and women that he did.

BTW I agree with the other reviewer that the original facsimile reprint of "Magick in Theory and Practice" makes a much better (smaller, lighter) travel companion that the bulky annotated edition mentioned above, but be aware that there are some typos and other errors in the original edition that the OTO corrected in their annotated edition.

Aleister Crowley devoted several years to blending the Aim of Religion with the Method of Science, publishing his findings in a ten-volume series Equinox from 1909-13. While his complete production is rarely available, this thick one-volume GEMS FROM THE EQUINOX gathers some of the most important writings from the set, reproducing them for new age collections serious about Crowley's writings. Regardie, Crowley's one-time secretary and biographer, provides an authentic and serious tone to over a thousand pages of writings perfect for beginners as well as advanced Crowley students and any student of Golden Dawn or Occultism.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Hail Brothers and Sisters!

Thank you for taking the time to read my review.

There really is no phraseolgy I can use to adequately tell you how highly I think of Aleister Crowley and what he has done for me and all those who I care about. YOU.

My GOD. My GOD. My GOD! Nothing can be said enough for a hard copy confirmation of your deepest intuitions. This book and the book "YOU ARE GOD, Get Over It" by Story Waters are the 2 most important volumes in my extensive spiritual library, which I've been collecting for the past 25 years. Not including The Bible (I was Christened in the Baptist church as a child).

Aleister - If I may take liberties - Hum! This man paved the way for the Messiah! I like to be called Tony. It's more personnable. When Aleister showed me the way it became infintely easier for me because this man knew what he was talking about. And he still does! I thought I was lucky to be a Probationer when I picked up this book. I was really an Adeptus Exemptus.

Thanks to to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Aethers outlined in the Vision and The Voice I quickly rose up the ranks of Ipussymus. Whoops! I think I mispelled that. Aleister had a great sense of humor and if you read the book reveiws at the back of this tome you will see that.

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The deepest peace unto you, and keep up The Great Work!

Yours truly,

Tony.

The greatest thing happened when Israel Regardie selelcted these papers from the original Equinox- he made available the most important magickal writings of that enormous first volume of ten installments to the student in one comprehensive collection.

This is sort of a textbook of the Magickal Orders AA and O.T.O., as many of these teachings apply to both orders. Although the author assumes the reader to have a good familiarity with some of these topics, ideas, and practices, much is to be gained in these writings for the complete beginner. A few of the many subjects include basic yoga postures and breathing techniques, various ceremonial rituals, meditations, an Enochian Magick Primer and a guided tour of the Thirty Aethyrs, The Book of The Law and various papers surrounding it - the list goes on. There is something here for every student of Occultism, Mysticism, Magick, Comparative Religion, Theosophy, ad infinitum. This book belongs in the library of every student of the Western Tradition.

This book makes an excellent companion to "Book 4" (part I), which examines various stages required for yoga. The emphasis of both books is ultimately to use yoga as a means for developing the concentration and will power necessary for magic. Crowley considers magic/yoga to be the quest of an individual to discover their True Nature/ Higher Self/ Essential Being, in other words to reach heights of spiritual enlightenment and to know our true purpose and nature of existence.
I should add here that actually reading the works of Crowley has given me a very different impression than the stigma that surrounds him. My preconception about Crowley were based on things I had read/heard... after all, I first read Diary of a Drug Fiend at fifteen years old, because of Crowley's reputation as a drug addled black magician, which seemed extraordinarily cool at the time. Perhaps that is why most people read Crowley... because of the tales and lore of his wicked personality, as if he is a child sacrificing, blood drinking, Satan worshiping beast. Now, I am not about to wipe his slate clean... his life seems to have been full of contradictions, because he seems to have explored both heights of enlightenment and depths of depravity. However, after rereading more of Crowley's work, he seems to be less deserving of the stigma surrounding him, and more deserving to be seriously read for his insights into spirituality in all it's forms.

Anyways, in this book Crowley instructs students on steps needed to approach mysticism through Yoga, and he details the complications that arise along the path. A major intention of his in these lectures was to dispel "myths" about Yoga, demystifying it's status as "exotic and oriental"... he tried to bring it down to Earth and examine it without and aura of obscurity. At the time the lectures were written Yoga was apparently seen as a bizarre practice from the exotic East... not so much today the case today, in which Yoga seems to be been co-opted as a fitness craze. This brings it's own bag of problems- I feel nausea every time I see an advertisement using the lotus pose as a sign of "inner peace", and every yoga class seemed to have made it as stressful as possible in order to tone old ladies muscles, rather than calm people down for spiritual discipline.

The book was written as a lecture series Crowley gave on yoga. It really reads as if Crowley is speaking, it has an amazingly natural flow and is full of humour. The best parts of this book are that it is very enjoyable and to read, and there are some passages that are rather deep, which are worth coming back to for further contemplation. Aside from that, I would really recommend Book 4 instead of Yoga for Yahoos, it is a better source for information, but has more of a "text book" feel. Yoga for Yahoos makes a good companion piece because of it's natural flow, and it's forays into Qabalistic theory, the complexities of logic and of quantum physics, and how all many various things relate to Yoga in practice.

If you are actually looking to read about Yoga in order to learn about and practice Yoga, I would instead recommend "Kundalini Yoga" by Swami Sivananda Rhada... it is absolutely excellent, and so full of practical and theoretical information/exercises that it can keep you busy for years. Above all, just practice instead of reading about it! If I could I'd give "Yoga for Yahoos" a 3.5 (but can't so it gets 4)... quite simply, I don't imagine I will refer to it much in the future, except for a few thought provoking passages... instead I will go back to "Book 4". The book would be a good addition for Crowley collectors.

when you read a book of this caliber you must look up each and every word that you do not know the correct defination of. Aleister Crowley has a command over the english language. This book proves that beyond a shadow of a doubt.

After some years of study of Crowley and his system of Magick I find that his writings on Yoga are indeed the first steps that one must take in order to progress in the proper direction in this particular discipline. It is even to be found in his writings on Yoga that Magick and Yoga are one and the same. Although I must say that his approach to Yoga is not one of say an orthodox practitioner, it nevertheless produces results that are just as tangible if one were to study under the tutelage of a traditional instructor who favored the ethical and moralistic aspect's that have been passed down over the ages. His detailed methods of Scientific Illuminism are structured in such a way so as to bring about the highest level of Yogic attainment in a shorter duration than was previously possible. I wholeheartedly recommend the Eight Limbs to anyone who is even remotely interested in the study of Yoga or Magick.

I find this book to be a clear exposition of yoga from someone who is one of the icons of 20th century occult mysticism. Unlike many approaches to Eastern spiritual disciplines, this book neither trivializes the subject, nor accepts every detail of Eastern nonsense. I find his explanations clear and I enjoy his humor. The type of yoga Crowley is discussing is quite different than the gymnastics we in the West associate with the subject, but I really think he gets closer to the heart of the matter than any other writer I've ever seen. If I were going to pick only 1 book on yoga, this would be it.

This book by Crowley is easy to understand. It is written for the beginning and intermediate student. Theres a chapter written for the beginner and another chapter for the intermediate. Aleister Crowley was a great yogi and magician. This book will tell you what yoga is really all about. This is a great book to start out with if you are interested in Yoga. Also Sir Crowley dismisses the misconceptions about yoga. Even if you only plann to learn the basics of yoga this is still a great book to get.

Once again, Diane Carey makes a hash of an exceptionally good episode in her novelization by attempting to prove herself a "wordsmith"; she can't be bothered to use words in the way that they're intended to be used in the language; that's too "boring". Instead, she presses words into use in ways that they were never intended to be used, and makes up some of her own, sort of like Humpty Dumpty in "Alice In Wonderland", who insists that he is the master of his words, and they mean just what he intends, no more, no less. So we have her using the word "sniggering" when what she means is "niggling" ("Sniggering guilt"). We have phases like "a sob choked her back" when what she means is "she choked a sob back". We hear ""We don't know", he garbled." We hear "He...hardened with pain", when what she means is "He tensed with pain." Then there are the just plain errors, such as "something he hadn't trained for nor ever betted upon" instead of "bet on". All of these examples came within the first 46 pages. It doesn't get any better; we have some sloppy error or ludicrous use of language about every five pages. Which is a shame, because the story is actually a good one, even if the ending is a bit too convenient. If Diane Carey had been willing to make telling the story the primary goal, rather than showing off how distractingly she can torment the language, it would have been an excellent book. Only read this if you are completely unconcerned with the quality of the writing and simply want an exciting story.

A great book. It showed some conflict between Janeway And Chakotay(you don't see that everyday). you see some betrayal and lots of drama. A must read book for any Voyager fan.

I always enjoy the novelization of any show or movie and Equinox is no different. I like the idea that we got to see more conflict between Janeway and Chakotay. Also the confict between Janeway and Ranson was also really good. My only regret is that never got to see the survivors of the Equinox again.

I first saw this episode on UPN and then I ordered the book. Both the episode and the book were suspenseful and exciting. The characters in the book were convincing and believable. I really enjoyed reading this book.

Equinox is an excellent novelization of the series season ending and season openers, Equinox Parts I & II. Diane Carey once again, shows why she is one of the primary authors that John Ordover and Pocket Books goes to for these novels.

The premise: The starship USS Voyager is cruising along on its merry way back to the Alpha Quadrant when they receive, to their great surprise, a Federation distress call. This, in and of itself, plays out a huge portion of the emotional intrigue for the crew of Voyager. When Captain Janeway and crew arrive on the scene, they find the USS Equinox, a Nova class science vessel under attack. What the starship is being attacked by is not immediately clear though. They rush in and extend their shields around the smaller vessel and begin to make their introductions. As one would expect, there is a lot of excitement between the two small crews, considering that both thought they were the only Federation personnel in the quadrant. What Captain Janeway and the crew of Voyager are soon to find out though is the Captain Ransom and his crew have had a lot rougher go of trying to get home than they have. I don't wish to spoil this for those that haven't read it or by chance not scene the two part episode.

Diane Carey's work on this novelization does deserve a lot of extra credit though. In many ways, this novel, in my opinion, is more intriguing and exciting than the two aired episodes. She perfectly captured the inner struggles that the primary characters, Captain Janeway, Captain Ransom and Commander Chakotay are going through. She truly captures Captain Janeways almost crazed, desire to stop Captain Ransom. This, by itself, almost costs her the relationship between her and her first officer. I've read a lot of the Star Trek novelizations and some, unlike this one, are mostly regurgitations of what was seen on the screen. There's no flair or added scenes to them. That is not the case with this wonderfully well written book. I would definitely recommend this one to any Star Trek fan or somebody just getting started with reading Star Trek.

I enjoyed the recipes, crafts, and spells found throughout the book. My only wish is that it had included more recipes and rituals.

I am so loving this book. It has wonderful ideas of ways to celebrate the coming of fall... which is my favorite season, and the authors too! LOL There are many projects to do, stories, recipes... it is fabulous! Great addition to any home, but especially a pagan home.

Heather mama of 5

Another great work by Ellen! This is one of the installments of Llewellyn's sabbat series, not all of which are created equal. However, this installment by Dugan is a jewel. She provides many ways to celebrate the holiday and season with your family. Great recipes and simple rituals let you honor the Equinox in a simple effective way. I always look forward to fall, and all the cozy days ahead and lovely Autumn weather. This book helps you make the most of those times.

Each Llewellen book has a cool introduction about the history of the holiday. I recommend all the sabbat books in this series - - they have a lot more information than in any individual sabbat book. Also good is Mabon: Celebrating the Autumn Equinox - these are two different book & both have new information.

Wow! Another absolute WOW! Ellen Dugan had done it again. If you are a fan of this witty and wonderfully charming author, "Autumn Equinox: The Enchantment of Mabon" is a must have for your Craft collection. Inofrmation, ideas, spells, recipes, traditions...it's all in this easy,accessible, 208 page package.
As a practicing Wiccan for 7 years, I thought that I had always had a handle on the Sabbats. You know...cast a cirlce there, whip out the athame here, say your stuff and move right along, right? Sure...for a beginner. I've always wanted to move on to the history, the ideas and the knowledge behind these absolutley fascinating holidays. What better way to learn than from one of Llewellyn's hottest up-and-coming authors with my favorite Wiccan holiday of the year?
As always, Mrs. Dugan breaks it down clear and simple, beginning with her own personal stories of this bewitching time of the season, continuing with the mythological backbones to autumn through the tales of Persephone, Demeter,Elen, Pomona, Dionysus, the Green Man and Herene the Hunter. However, Ellen only does this after humoursly deciphering the meaning of the word "maize" (you have to read and find out for yourself now, won't you?). And just what else would this Garden Witch include as a chapter in her book? You guessed it! A chapter completley dedicated to "The Garden in Autumn: Fall Flower and Foliage Fascinations"--with an included Cold Hardiness Zone Map to easily pick out whether an Oakleaf Hydrangea or a Sweet Autumn Clematis would be better to plant in your backyard.
All I have to say is that with spell after spell, charm after charm, tid-bit after tid-bit, you come to wonder how the Autumn Equinox became known as the "forgotten sabbat" as Mrs. Dugan dutifully points out. I mean this season deals out the most recognizable changes of any other Sabbat. Just look at the leaves in your own neighborhood! If you want to come and fully experience such a wonderful holiday and time of year, I strongly suggest for you to pick up this fabulous book, get readin' and prepare to experience Mabon in a whole new "changed" way.

1. Mutations can be be fixed by enzymes before they cause trouble. There are many enzymes that repair damage DNA in a cell. Some enzymes remove damaged pieces of DNA and fill in the gap with the proper bases, using the opposite strand of DNA as a guide. Other repair enzymes scan the chromosomes for mismatched bases. When a mismatch is discovered, the enzymes remove the wrong base, and replace it with the correct one.

2. Cancer cells replication patterns is controlled by the cyclins. Mitosis has S, G2, M, G1 stages and movement between the stages are controlled by cyclin-dependant Kinases. A cell's progress through the cell cycle is controlled by a group of proteins known as cyclins. For example, cyclin D1 increases as a cell prepares to enter the S stage of mitosis. Only when the right cyclins are at the right level in a cell will it enter the next stage of mitosis. In some cancers cells, it appears that some of the cell cycle genes, both cyclins and th cyclin-dependent kinases, have been mutated. D1 mutations can be found in some cancer cells. Cycline E protein in higher in breast cancer cells. Cycline E may also increase as breast cancers become more aggressive. These changes stimulate the cell to perpetually divide.

3. The mitosis checkpoints fail in cancer cells. The cell continues to divide with gene defects. The checkpoints may allow a cell to resume progress through the cycle even though the damaged remains unrepaired; the cell seems to become accustomed to the damage and sees it as normal. Some scientist think that the checkpoints themselves may have mutated.

4. In normal cells, the cyclins do not act on their own; they are controlled by growth factors, hormones and other growth-stimulating proteins. These proteins are usually manufactured by one type of cell and sent to a different type of cell. They attach to receptors on the cell and send signals inside which, ultimately, control the cyclins and stimulate cell division.

5. When growth factors or other cell stimulants send signals inside the cells, internal molecules must transmit those signals. One of the more commonly mutated oncognese in tumors is call Ras. The Ras protein is part of the signaling pathway which usually leads to cell growth. In some tumors, drugs which can suppress Ras can block the growth of cancer.

6. When a tumor suppressor gene mutates, its ability to prevent uncontrolled growth is turned off. For most tumor suppressors, both tumor suppressor geens in a cell must be damaged in order to promote cancer. Tumor suppressor gene and associated cancers: p53 (Sarcomas, breast cancer), RB (Retinoblastoma), APC (Colon Cancer), DCP4 (Cancer of the pancreas), PTCH (Basal cell carcinoma, skin cancer), BRCA1 & BRCA2 (breast cancer). Cell with mutated genes with an intact p53 can not be repaired, p53 turns on a set of proteins which kill the cell. The process of cell sucide is called apoptosis.

7. As many as 80% of women who inherit mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 will develop breast cancer.

8. The mainstays of cancer therapy is surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Not all cancers can bee effectively with all three.

9. Radiotheraphy basically works by bombarding the cancer with very energetic particles such as x-rays or gamma rays. The energy is absorbed by cells, and can split water moleculs in the cells, producing free radicals. Free radicals are very unstable molecules which have temporarily captured an extra electron. This extra electron give a free radical the ability to combine with any other molecule nearby. The free radicals bounce around in the cell, wreaking havoc as they damage cricical molecules. Scientist believe that the radiation therapy amy trigger apoptsis (cell sucide). The drug CBLB502 is being tested to help delay apoptsis during radiation treatment allowing healthy cells to survive and cancer cells to die.

10. With complex calculations and multiple beams from different directions, radiation can now match even the shape of the tumor. The exciting field of optical Coherence Tomography may someday allow doctors to probe tissue layers interactively and remove cancer by very focused radiation burst.

11. Japan is perfection the heavy-ion treatment system for killing certain cancer. Heavy ions concentrate more destructive energy directly at the tumor. The Tokyo Heavy-Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba, or Himac is the first large accellerator in the world dedicated to cancer treatment. The accelerator cost $300 million to build and $50 million a year to treat 1,000 patients. The device uses 25 megawatts of electrical power, the capacity to supply 8,000 homes. Heavy ions are particularly useful for treating tumors in areas that can be damaged by radiation, such as the eye and spinal cord.

12. Chemicals called radiosensitizers make tumors more sensitive to radiation.

13. Porphyrins are useful molecules in the body. Among their duties, they carry oxygen and iron in the blood. Porphyrins also tend to accumulate in cancer cells and not in normal cells. This characteristic has made them important in phototherapy treatment .Johnathan Sessler built a bigger porphyrin carried by cancer drugs into the cancer cell. The drug was called Texaphyrin. When Texaphyrin is attached to gadolinium, it seems to make free radicals last longer.

14. 5-fluorouracil (5 FU) stops the cell from making the base thymine by blocking the enzyme thymidylate synthase, which makes thymine from uracil. 5-FU inhibits thymidylate synthetase. Cancer cells need to make and repair DNA in order to grow and multiply. 5FU stop cells making and repairing DNA. The taking of 5-FU causes a temporary drop in the number of white blood cells produced by the bone marrow. 5-FU are part of a group of chemotherapy drugs know at anti-metabolites. Anti-metabolites often stop cells making and repairing DNA.

15. Cancer carrying Fas-L receptors connect with T cell Fas receptor and the T-cell commits suicide. Cancer cells have antigen blockers on their receptors and do not bind with the T-cell and the cancer cell and T-cell survive. Cancer cell with the Fas gen have fas receptors that bind with Cancers with Fas-L receptors and the cancer cell dies.

I would never ever put chemotherapy poison in my body. It does not cure and it DESTROYS the immune system, so you cannot try anything else less toxic after you realize chemo was a wrong choice.

This book "covers" 103 substances and treatments for cancer. In that sense, it was "comprehensive" 12 years ago. However, it appears to be written primarily for the researcher, rather than for the cancer patient. All the references are to studies, almost all of which would be "gibberish" to the average cancer patient.

Although it has had many printings since it was first published in 1992, it appears that Dr. Moss has done very little updating of the text. For example, there is no reference to even one Internet web site. With all their shortcomings (product hype, etc.), these web sites are now essential tools for the cancer patient to learn about their options and resources (doctors, clinics, substances, etc.) for treatment.

Use this book as you would a dictionary. It may be wiser to look for it in the library, rather than to buy it.

This is the premier book for people looking for solutions. Helped me make mine.

5-Stars. I don't own this book, but I borrowed it and read it three times, and took notes. I am a mechanical engineer who started studying Alternative Medicine 11 years ago. This book will impress all readers who have the following charactersitics; A logical mind, some basic science background, and a "show me the proof" philosophy. Dr. Ralph Moss's book supplies all the Cancer fighting natural medicines/techniques, with exact, honest proof on its success in humans and animal subjects.

I consider this book, although slightly old (1992), the first book to read on natural cancer therapy, for all interested readers.