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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems
These true life stories have been happening throughout each of our
lives and we are honored to share our uniqueness, as an individual
and as a family entity, with you. We want everyone to know that you
can and do have the exact type of life experiences that we have
shared, and all you need to do is open yourselves up to listening
to the quietness around you. You are loved and are important to our
world. Go and be aware of your surroundings?do not be afraid of
what is out there waiting for you. Live in that place where you can
find your own uniqueness in this incredible life we have been given
to live. We all need that special place where we love, laugh, and
live without enduring ridicule or others? opinions. We should
realize by now that no one can hurt us except ourselves, when we
listen to closed-minded people. This is your time, and our world is
growing in a rapid direction with the veil opening for our souls
here in our earthly experiences.
There's more to life than working forty hours a week to survive in
our society. And that's what this book is all about.
"Americas Awakening" shows where humanity stands and what it
must do to fulfill its potential. Join the author as he Analyzes
the American lifestyle through clear eyes, to outline problems, and
explain solutions. Presents earthly truths and wisdom, encouraging
readers to think and awaken so they can change themselves and the
world. Tells his own story of how he left his life as an average,
middle-class man to pursue the truth and reshape his life. This
story is for the employee tired of the status quo, the college
student questioning societies norms, and the thinker searching for
answers. It's for anyone who wants to find wisdom and open their
eyes to a better world with Americas Awakening.
Caught in the grip of savage religious war, fear of sorcery and the
devil, and a deepening crisis of epistemological uncertainty, the
intellectual climate of late Renaissance France (c. 1550-1610) was
one of the most haunted in European history. Although existing
studies of this climate have been attentive to the extensive body
of writing on witchcraft and demons, they have had little to say of
its ghosts. Combining techniques of literary criticism,
intellectual history, and the history of the book, this study
examines a large and hitherto unexplored corpus of ghost stories in
late Renaissance French writing. These are shown to have arisen in
a range of contexts far broader than was previously thought:
whether in Protestant polemic against the doctrine of purgatory,
humanist discussions of friendship, the growing ethnographic
consciousness of New World ghost beliefs, or courtroom wrangles
over haunted property. Chesters describes how, over the course of
this period, we also begin to see emerge characteristics
recognisable from modern ghost tales: the setting of the 'haunted
house', the eroticised ghost, or the embodied revenant. Taking in
prominent literary figures including Rabelais, Ronsard, Montaigne,
d'Aubigne, as well as forgotten demonological tracts and
sensationalist pamphlets, Ghost Stories in Late Renaissance France
sheds new light on the beliefs, fears, and desires of a period on
the threshold of modernity. It will be of interest to any scholar
or student working in the field of early modern European history,
literature or thought.
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.
An unabridged edition to include: Wherein I Bow to the Reader - A
Prelude to the Quest - A Magician Out of Egypt - I Meet A Messiah -
The Anchorite of the Adyar River - The Yoga Which Conquers Death -
The Sage Who Never Speaks - With The Spiritual Head of South India
- The Hill of the Holy Beacon - Among The Magicians And Holy Men -
The Wonder-Worker of Benares - Written in the Stars - The Garden of
the Lord - At the Parsee Messiah's Headquarters - A Strange
Encounter - In a Jungle Hermitage - Tablets of Forgotten Truth
This fascinating and insightful tour through present-day meetings
of Spiritualists, UFOlogists, and dowsers illuminates our obsession
with the paranormal and challenges the misunderstanding of the
paranormal as a marginal or inconsequential feature of America's
religious landscape. According to a 2005 Gallup poll, 75 percent of
Americans believe in some form of paranormal activity. The United
States has had a collective fascination with the paranormal since
the mid-1800s, and it remains an integral part of our culture.
Haunted Ground: Journeys through a Paranormal America examines
three of the most vibrant paranormal gatherings in the United
States-Lily Dale, a Spiritualist summer camp; the Roswell UFO
Festival; and the American Society of Dowsers' annual convention of
"water witches"-to explore and explain the reasons for our
obsession with the paranormal. Both academically informed and
thoroughly entertaining, this book takes readers on a "road trip"
through our nation, guided by professor of American religion Darryl
V. Caterine, PhD. The author interprets seemingly unrelated case
studies of phantasmagoria collectively as an integral part of the
modern discourse about "nature" as ultimate reality. Along the way,
Dr. Caterine reveals how Americans' interest in the paranormal is
rooted in their anxieties about cultural, political, and economic
instability-and in a historic sense of alienation and homelessness.
Chronologies focusing on the main developments in Spiritualist,
UFOlogical, and dowsing history Photographs of materials, culture,
and events at Lily Dale, the Roswell UFO Festival, and The American
Society of Dowsers annual convention taken by the author A
bibliography of authoritative scholarly works, primary texts, and
theoretical frameworks pertinent to the study of Spiritualism,
UFOlogy, and dowsing
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
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