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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems
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.
After twenty years of meditation and studying, Robert Blumetti has
complied a modern perspective on the Norse myths for anyone of
European ancestry who seeks a personal connection with the Gods of
their ancestors. He has discovered a new understanding of the death
and resurrection legend of Balder and its meaning for all people of
European ancestry in the twenty-first century. "The Book of Balder
Rising" is a religious guide on how the old myths can be a path to
a new spirituality in the present modern age. Blumetti's new
understanding of the old myths is presented as a guide for personal
and spiritual transformation.
Discover the meaning and role that the Gods can play in leading
you to the dawning of the New Age of Gimli. Blumetti explains how
the old Gods still live on within us, and how we can once again
make them a living part of our lives. This book is a must read for
all who are interested in the old pagan religions of Europe and its
a message of hope and joy for the future that will change your life
in ways that will amaze you.
Jonah comes from a dimension beyond our universe, a nonphysical
dimension of light, color, and sound. Through medium Hossca
Harrison, Jonah has come forth to assist in opening the heart, to
bring a message of freedom, and to teach universal loving. "The
Teachings of Jonah" was created from an early taped series of
Jonah's messages. Author Constance Luciano transcribed and edited
these tapes to provide Jonah's teachings in written form. The
lessons offered in "The Teachings of Jonah" include: How to get in
touch with our spirituality How death is a birth into another
reality How our thoughts and understandings determine what type of
reality we will be born into when we die How disease is created and
what the relationship is between the mind, the emotions, and the
body How meditation is a both a tool and a technique How to enhance
the true bonding within ourselves, our families, and amongst our
loved ones How prophecies and predictions are made and what they
are Jonah has helped thousands of people with his messages. His
teachings prompt all of us to accept complete responsibility for
who and what we are.
In this powerful book, the renowned exorcist of Rome tells of his
many experiences in his ministry as an exorcist doing battle with
Satan to relieve the great suffering of people in the grip of evil.
The importance of the ministry to "expel demons" is clearly seen in
the Gospels, from the actions of the Apostles, and from Church
history. Fr. Amorth allows the reader to witness the activities of
the exorcist, to experience what an exorcist sees and does. He also
reveals how little modern science, psychology, and medicine can do
to help those under Satan's influence, and that only the power of
Christ can release them from this kind of mental, spiritual or
physical suffering. An Exorcist Tells His Story has been a European
best-seller that has gone through numerous printings and editions.
No other book today so thoroughly and concisely discusses the topic
of exorcism.
Especially since the Renaissance, some in Western Christendom have
suspected that the deeper dimension of their tradition has somehow
been lost, and have therefore sought to discover, or create, an
'esoteric' or 'initiatic' Christianity. In the middle of the
nineteenth century two scholars, Gabriele Rossetti and Eugne Aroux,
pointed to certain esoteric meanings in the work of Dante
Alighieri, notably The Divine Comedy. Partly based on their
scholarship, Gunon in 1925 published The Esoterism of Dante. From
the theses of Rosetti and Aroux, Gunon retains only those elements
that prove the existence of such hidden meanings; but he also makes
clear that esoterism is not 'heresy' and that a doctrine reserved
for an elite can be superimposed on the teaching given the faithful
without standing in opposition to it. One of Ren Gunon's lifelong
quests was to discover, or revive, the esoteric, initiatory
dimension of the Christian tradition. In the present volume, along
with its companion volume Insights into Christian Esoterism (which
includes the separate study Saint Bernard), Gunon undertakes to
establish that the three parts of The Divine Comedy represent the
stages of initiatic realization, exploring the parallels between
the symbolism of the Commedia and that of Freemasonry,
Rosicrucianism, and Christian Hermeticism, and illustrating Dante's
knowledge of traditional sciences unknown to the moderns: the
sciences of numbers, of cosmic cycles, and of sacred astrology. In
these works Gunon also touches on the all-important question of
medieval esoterism and discusses the role of sacred languages and
the principle of initiation in the Christian tradition, as well as
such esoteric Christian themes and organizations as the Holy Grail,
the Guardians of the Holy Land, the Sacred Heart, the Fedeli
d'Amore and the 'Courts of Love', and the Secret Language of Dante.
In addition to Dante, various other paths toward a possible
Christian esoterism have been explored by many investigators-the
legend of the Holy Grail, the Knights Templars, the tradition of
Courtly Love, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, and Christian
Hermeticism-and Gunon deals with all of these in the present volume
as well as his Insights into Christian Esoterism. In the latter,
one chapter in particular, 'Christianity and Initiation', will be
of special interest with regard to the history of the
Traditionalist School. When first published as an article, it gave
rise to some controversy because Gunon here reaffirmed his denial
of the efficacy of the Christian sacraments as rites of initiation,
a point of divergence between the teachings of Gunon and those of
other key perennialist thinkers. Both The Esoterism of Dante and
Insights into Christian Esoterism will be of inestimable value to
all who are struggling to come to terms with the fullness of the
Christian tradition.
This book is another example of the New Thought movement where the
author looks at the law of attrac-tion in the sense of thought with
the respect of the power of mind. Atkinson points out the
similarities between the law of gravitation and the mental law of
attraction. He ex-plains that thought vibrations are as real as
those manifesting as light, heat, magnetism and electricity. The
difference is in the vibratory rate which also ex-plains the fact
that thought vibrations cannot usually be perceived by our five
senses. The author, rather skillfully, argues that there are huge
gaps in the spectrum of light and sound vibrations, wide enough to
include other worlds. It is logical that these activities would be
perceived by sense organs at-tuned to them. Increasingly
sophisticated scientific instruments are able to register more and
more of these hidden frequencies.
A masterful and eye-opening examination of Trump and the coercive
control tactics he uses to build a fanatical devotion in his
supporters written by "an authority on breaking away from
cults...an argument that...bears consideration as the next election
cycle heats up" (Kirkus Reviews). Since the 2016 election, Donald
Trump's behavior has become both more disturbing and yet
increasingly familiar. He relies on phrases like, "fake news,"
"build the wall," and continues to spread the divisive mentality of
us-vs.-them. He lies constantly, has no conscience, never admits
when he is wrong, and projects all of his shortcomings on to
others. He has become more authoritarian, more outrageous, and yet
many of his followers remain blindly devoted. Scott Adams, the
creator of Dilbert and a major Trump supporter, calls him one of
the most persuasive people living. His need to squash alternate
information and his insistence of constant ego stroking are all
characteristics of other famous leaders-cult leaders. In The Cult
of Trump, mind control and licensed mental health expert Steven
Hassan draws parallels between our current president and people
like Jim Jones, David Koresh, Ron Hubbard, and Sun Myung Moon,
arguing that this presidency is in many ways like a destructive
cult. He specifically details the ways in which people are
influenced through an array of social psychology methods and how
they become fiercely loyal and obedient. Hassan was a former
"Moonie" himself, and he presents a "thoughtful and well-researched
analysis of some of the most puzzling aspects of the current
presidency, including the remarkable passivity of fellow
Republicans [and] the gross pandering of many members of the press"
(Thomas G. Gutheil, MD and professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical
School). The Cult of Trump is an accessible and in-depth analysis
of the president, showing that under the right circumstances, even
sane, rational, well-adjusted people can be persuaded to believe
the most outrageous ideas. "This book is a must for anyone who
wants to understand the current political climate" (Judith
Stevens-Long, PhD and author of Living Well, Dying Well).
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