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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems
The Book that has been awaited for 54 years is now finally
published. The spiritual communiques, issued from the Plan of
Sublime Duty and named 'Onder Pioneer]' in 1959, were compiled by
Bedri Ruhselman. Since then they have been preserved in the safes
of notaries and banks. Now that their time has arrived after 54
years, they have now been published. The book in your hands is the
faithfully translated version of the original Turkish text. In The
Divine Order and The Universe you will find: * The unending rain of
knowledge starting from spirit and matter... * The true
comprehension of love; the advance from love towards the essence...
* Discovering existential freedom and planetary awakening... * The
implications of global warming, floods and earthquakes... * The
lessons we learn from natural events... * Spiritual preparation
through predicted facts about inevitable natural events...
New Light on Manichaeism provides the latest discoveries and
insights into the Manichaean religion throughout its more than one
thousand year history, ranging from glimpses into the life and
thought of Mani himself, to developments in doctrine and practice
in the religion's North African, Iranian, Central Asian, and
Chinese settings. The volume includes contributions from the
leading scholars in the field, offering new reconstructions of
Manichaean literary and artistic productions, and innovative
analyses of the religious, social, and political dynamics that
shaped the rise and fall of this world religion.
Whispers of a Heart from the Other Side is an amazing story
about a girl named Betsabe, who made contact with her closest
family and friends after she left her earthly life
unexpectedly.
Author Maria Rosario Rowan has since been visited by her
departed niece and an accompanying spirit of light, daily, for
several months, to share beautiful messages that reveal truth about
life here on earth, and in the hereafter.
Helena Blavatsky's translations of three fragments of ancient
Buddhist wisdom, sourced from texts such as The Book of Golden
Precepts, are contained in this thought-provoking volume. A
valiantly sought collection of sage advice and spiritual
instruction, The Voice of the Silence offers readers advice on
inner growth. Principally the text echoes the principles of
Buddhism, advising readers to put aside personal desires and focus
upon fostering the inner wealth of the soul to achieve a life of
contentment. Blavatsky's book was published as part of her personal
investigations into ancient wisdom pertaining to the human soul and
reality. Her hunt turned up the formerly obscure fragments which
she painstakingly translated. Although existing scholars generally
poured cold water upon her efforts, which they considered a
haphazard grouping of ancient precepts and mysticism, the reception
was warmer among readers discovering the theosophist principles of
spiritualism for the first time.
The Book on Mediums, also known as The Mediums Book, was written by
Allan Kardec and originally published in 1861. It is the widely
respected follow up to The Spirits Book which was published in 1857
and is the second in a series of five books that Kardec wrote that
are collectively known as the 'Spiritist Codification'. In the
1850's, whilst investigating the afterlife, Kardec communicated in
seances with a collection of spirits named 'The Spirit of Truth'
who discussed many important topics such as life after death, good
and evil, the nature of the universe, the origin of spirits, and
many other subjects. The Spirit of Truth' allegedly counted many of
history's great thinkers amongst its number such as Thomas Aquinas,
Voltaire and Augustine of Hippo. Over time and after several
sessions with the group Kardec had gathered enough information to
convince him of life after death and he was compelled to spread the
teachings of 'The Spirit of Truth'. He 'codified' their comments
and listed them as answers to questions and this forms the content
of his teaching. The Books on Mediums is intended to be an
essential guide to mediumship for mediums and those interested in
the spirit world. The book covers the different types of mediumship
including, table-turning, incorporation of spirits, haunted houses,
transfiguration, apparitions, psychography and telekinesis. It
explains how to deal with manifestations and how to guard against
frauds, charlatans, and skeptics alike. The book warns against the
perils of un-guided mediumship, possession, and obsession that
often go hand in hand with the beautiful revelation that spiritual
communication can reveal. Some of Kardec's advice found in the book
include; "Do not believe the spirit to be who he purports to be
unless there is evidence supporting his claim, but even then, wait
till others confirm what one has said." "Do not judge the spirits
by their purported names, but by the quality of the morals and the
philosophy found in their communications." "Do not let yourself be
too entertained with the evocation or incorporation of spirits
enough to disregard what is more important, like living your own
life and helping your neighbour." "Do not live by the spirits'
advice: the communications from the spirits are to be studied and
revered - but they should not be taken as the word-by-word
expression of the ultimate truth." "Do not judge the quality of the
communication by the culture or the social status of the medium by
which it was brought." As the New Testament states; Test the
Spirits dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the
spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false
prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1
All the powers of the universe are out there, ready and waiting for
us to call on and use to our advantage at any time. The problem
blocking most of us is our own thought habits. Through a series of
thought-provoking true stories about life, death, and spirit,
Beyond the Five Senses explores how each of us has the innate
capacity to empower ourselves and gain control over our lives.
The Secret of Inner Presence begins with author Lin Lipetz's
story of her spontaneous spiritual awakening in 1986. Her spiritual
awakening created an immediate awareness of a loving Inner Presence
within her heart and a connection to another higher level of peace,
contentment, and greater knowledge. She now knows that Inner
Presence waits patiently to manifest itself within each person, and
much of The Secret of Inner Presence is about providing the keys to
bring about that shift in consciousness.
As each of the eleven keys is practiced and experienced, the
transformation toward a more complete understanding of the
core-self will gradually evolve through the loving guidance of the
conscious Universe. One of the eleven keys opens the way to
intuitively listen to the many voices that will assist in this
transformation of the core-self-through healing, new insights,
dreams, problem solving, and caring advice. Another key opens the
way to deepen intuitively to the level of receiving messages from
the Universe and possibly finding the guides that have been
available since birth. This process is called Stream of
Consciousness writing, and the powerful dialogues and inspirational
poems the author has received in this way for many years are found
in each chapter.
Chapter by chapter, each of the eleven keys is presented, by
both the spiritual Universe and the author, to help guide the
reader to a higher dimension of the self.
The Handbook of UFO Religions, edited by esteemed scholar of new
religions Benjamin E. Zeller, offers the most expansive and
detailed study of the persistent, popular, and global phenomenon of
religious engagements with ideas about extraterrestrial life. The
present work considers not only new religions founded on ideas
about extraterrestrials and UFOs, but how those within more
mainstream religions have responded to the science, scientific
speculation, and popular culture involving extraterrestrials, UFOs,
and related concepts. Global in reach, it includes chapters
considering South and East Asia, Europe, and North and South
America, and draws on several interdisciplinary methods. In
addition, the handbook traces connections between UFO religiosity
and cultural patterns such as science and scientism, esoterism and
occultism, millennialism, and popular culture.
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