THET DANCE BAREFOOT ON FIRE (ANASTENARIA)

CONTENTS

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1. PREFACE                                                                                        7

2. INTRODUCTION

3. IRAKLITO'S ETERNAL FIRE AND

   ARISTOTLE'S ENDLESSNESS,

   PYTHAGORA'S KIND AND

   MESMER'S VITAL MAGNETISM -

   SPIRIT AND PRANA                                                                   10 

4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ANASTENARIC AND

   MYSTICIST RITUAL                                                                     24

5. THE NOT BURNING PHENOMENON IN THE

   MILLENIUMS                                                                                 34

6. THE ANCIENT RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS                                  45

7. JUDGEMENTS AND COMMENTS ABOUT

   ANASTENARIA AND ANASTENARIANS -

   MEN AND WOMEN                                                                      54

8. THE SACRIFICE AND THE THEOFAGY

   CUSTOM                                                                                        66

9. EPILOGUE                                                                                   88