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Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World by
William Walker Atkinson
In this New Thought classic, Atkinson looks at the law of
attraction in the thought world. He points out the similarities
between the law of gravitation and the mental law of attraction. He
explains that thought vibrations are as real as those manifesting
as light, heat, magnetism and electricity. The difference is in the
vibratory rate which also explains the fact that thought vibrations
cannot usually be perceived by our 5 senses.
Contents: Law of attraction in the thought world; Thought-waves
and their power of reproduction; About the mind; Mind building;
Secret of the will; How to become immune to injurious thought
attraction; Transmutation of negative thought; Law of mental
control; Asserting the life force; Training the habit mind;
Psychology of the emotions; Developing new brain cells; Attractive
power-desire force; Law, not chance.
Your Invisible Power by Genevieve Behrend
This is a really inspiring book. It gets you focused on your
dreams and goals with very simple to understand directions. I
encourage everyone to read and apply the information with a spirit
of enthusiasm and watch your life change
This multidisciplinary study of Scientology examines the
organization and the controversies around it through the lens of
popular culture, referencing movies, television, print, and the
Internet-an unusual perspective that will engage a wide range of
readers and researchers. For more than 60 years, Scientology has
claimed alternative religious status with a significant number of
followers, despite its portrayals in popular culture domains as
being bizarre. What are the reasons for the vital connections
between Scientology and popular culture that help to maintain or
challenge it as an influential belief system? This book is the
first academic treatment of Scientology that examines the movement
in a popular-culture context from the perspective of several
Western countries. It documents how the attention paid to
Scientology by high-profile celebrities and its mention in movies,
television, and print as well as on the Internet results in
millions of people being aware of the organization-to the religious
organization's benefit and detriment. The book leads with a
background on Scientology and a discussion of science fiction
concepts, pulps, and movies. The next section examines
Scientology's ongoing relationship with the Hollywood elite,
including the group's use of celebrities in its drug rehabilitation
program, and explores movies and television shows that contain
Scientology themes or comedic references. Readers will learn about
how the Internet and the mainstream media of the United States as
well as of Australia, Germany, and the UK have regarded
Scientology. The final section investigates the music and art of
Scientology. Discusses Scientology within the framework of popular
culture, which is how most people outside the religion come in
contact with it Approaches the study of Scientology from multiple
viewpoints, enabling readers to have an informed, multicultural
perspective on the religious group's beliefs and practices from
which to form their own opinion Presents information about
Scientology derived from one of the largest university archive
collections on the subject worldwide, with a number of documents
never before having been referenced in scholarship
Discover the wonders of Wicca and learn how to harness your inner
power with this beginner's guide to white witchcraft Find your
magick From the history of Wicca to the basics of spell work, this
pocket-sized book is the perfect introduction to magick and white
witchcraft. Find out how to tap into the infinite power of the
natural world by uncovering the unique properties of natural
ingredients - from herbs, flowers and seeds to incense and
crystals. Study the extraordinary history of witches and Wicca, and
discover how present-day witches combine modern technology and
traditional methods to help manifest their desires. Master the
rudiments of white magick with enchantments and rituals for every
occasion. Whether you're a budding witch or simply want to learn
more about the world of spells and sorcery, this book includes
everything you need to understand and start practising this
remarkable craft. Enrich your life with the power of magick and
learn how to: Uncover and embrace your inner witch Connect with the
rich history of witchcraft Start developing your Wiccan abilities
and sustain your craft Work in alignment with the earth's natural
rhythms to get the most out of your practice Create spells, potions
and rituals for promoting love, happiness and success
In Algonquin Indian lore, Manitou is a supernatural power that
permeates the world, a power that can assume the form of a deity
referred to as The Great Manitou or The Great Spirit, creator of
all things and giver of life. In that sense, Manitou can be
considered the counterpart of the Christian God. From early times,
the belief in Manitou extended from the Algonquins in Eastern
Canada to other tribal nations--the Odawa, Ojibwa, Oglala, and even
the Cheyenne in the Western plains. As European settlers made their
way across the land, the confrontation between Christianity and
Native American religions revealed itself in various ways. That
confrontation continues to this day. In Manitou and God, Thomas
describes American Indian religions as they compare with principal
features of Christian doctrine and practice. He traces the
development of sociopolitical and religious relations between
American Indians and the European immigrants who, over the
centuries, spread across the continent, captured Indian lands and
decimated Indian culture in general and religion in particular. He
identifies the modern-day status of American Indians and their
religions, including the progress Indians have made toward
improving their political power, socioeconomic condition, and
cultural/religious recovery and the difficulties they continue to
face in their attempts to better their lot. Readers will gain a
better sense of the give and take between these two cultures and
the influence each has had on the other.
Can the existence of God by proven by science? The answer will
still surprise you. Since the advent of science in the 16th
century, it has navigated mankind in the direction of mechanistic
materialism, and as a consequence to atheism. Since the beginning
of the 20th century this direction has changed. Relativity and
quantum physics, in conjunction with Big Bang cosmology, laid the
foundation for a revolution in physics, in what became labelled as
the "New Physics". Subsequently during the 1970's it was discovered
that the universe, at every level and from its first billionth of a
second at the time of its creation, was mysteriously fine-tuned.
This fine-tuning comprises the inexplicable and delicate balance of
the four fundamental forces that rule the universe: gravity,
electromagnetism, and the strong and the weak nuclear forces. This
discovery implies that even the most basic building blocks of
matter, such as atoms and its sub-atomic particles, can only exist
by the grace of an inexplicable, complex and delicate balance
between these forces. The chance that this fine-tuning could have
emerged spontaneously and fortuitously, is not only improbable, but
utterly impossible. Intelligence or Chaos elucidates that the
complexity and fine-tuning of the universe can only be explained by
the presence of an all-pervasive intelligence, the source and
reservoir of the Information that actually guides and controls the
universe. For the first time in history such a conclusion is
confirmed by indubitable scientific evidence. The existence of an
all-pervading intelligence, as expressed in the principle of
fine-tuning, is also at the core of the ancient Vedanta philosophy
of India. The author explores how Vedanta disentangles some of the
paradoxes encountered in quantum physics and major cosmological
questions such as the Big Bang and its origin. Using the latest
empirical and scientific evidence Intelligence or Chaos clearly
shows that the universe is ruled by intelligence and information,
and not by chance and chaos.
This authoritative reference work presents a full image of the
Prince of Darkness as he appears throughout traditional theology,
mythology, art and literature, and popular culture. This
nonsensationalist encyclopedia examines contemporary images of the
devil and sorts out the many different forms these images take.
Although much of the myths relating to Satan derive directly or
indirectly from the Christian tradition, the key sources of
diabolical images today are horror movies, heavy metal music, and
conservative Christian literature. This encyclopedia gives a brief
overview depicting the history and transformation of the meaning of
the Prince of Darkness, and 300 entries cover subjects like the
angel of death, backward masking (messages revealed when songs are
played backward), neopagan witchcraft, UFOs, and The Satanic Bible.
Extensive appendixes include the l992 FBI study of satanic ritual
abuse, the most influential document ever written on the subject,
as well as sample satanic scriptures and a satanic wedding
ceremony. Satanism Today also includes a chronology,
bibliographies, and references.
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