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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects
Dream Walker is a novel based upon truth. What is truth and what is
fiction for each reader will depend on how the information
resonates with his or her emotional circuitry. The characters
depicted and the situations described are a montage drawn from
actual and fictional accounts. The story is not told
chronologically; instead, it moves back and forth to different
times in the life of Roger, the main character, as a part of this
montage. It is through the description of his reactions to those
experiences that the book attempts to show how it is possible to
arrive at spiritual awareness through difficult, and sometimes even
preposterous, circumstances. This is the story of a lifetime
journey through our third dimensional physical reality on the
planet Earth. It is all part of what is called the Grand Experiment
of free choice on this beautiful blue sphere floating on the edge
of this universe. The ultimate challenge is for us to find our way
back through it all to our own spiritual selves, and who we are on
the other side of the veil. This is one person's story about his
dreams of romance and adventure through this earthly experience
that somehow leads him to his own spiritual awareness.
Based on her personal search for life's meaning, Judy Binda's
anthropological research on spirituality led her to write this
ethnography. Without God's presence in her life, she would never
have been able to overcome the many challenges she faced in her
dual journey to grow both as a human being and a spiritual
being.
In the first part of this work, through her encounters, Judy
learns that her own spiritual path was mirrored in that of her
contributors. She engages her applied research in the second part
of her study in integrating traditional medicine and healers into
Western clinics, in order to find solutions to improve the wellness
of people and encourage Native spiritualism as a way of life. These
ethnographic studies-conducted with those who walk their Native
spiritual journey as spiritual seekers and the traditional medicine
people and healers who have the ability to heal through spiritual
guidance, traditional practices, and medicines-offer richness and
benefits for those seeking different paths to wellness.
For most of its history, contemporary Paganism has been a religion
of converts. Yet as it enters its fifth decade, it is incorporating
growing numbers of second-generation Pagans for whom Paganism is a
family tradition, not a religious worldview arrived at via a
spiritual quest. In Pagan Family Values, S. Zohreh Kermani explores
the ways in which North American Pagan families pass on their
beliefs to their children, and how the effort to socialize children
influences this new religious movement. The first ethnographic
study of the everyday lives of contemporary Pagan families, this
volume brings their experiences into conversation with contemporary
issues in American religion. Through formal interviews with Pagan
families, participant observation at various pagan events, and data
collected via online surveys, Kermani traces the ways in which
Pagan parents transmit their religious values to their children.
Rather than seeking to pass along specific religious beliefs, Pagan
parents tend to seek to instill values, such as religious tolerance
and spiritual independence, that will remain with their children
throughout their lives, regardless of these children's ultimate
religious identifications. Pagan parents tend to construct an
idealized, magical childhood for their children that mirrors their
ideal childhoods. The socialization of children thus becomes a
means by which adults construct and make meaningful their own
identities as Pagans. Kermani's meticulous fieldwork and clear,
engaging writing provide an illuminating look at parenting and
religious expression in Pagan households and at how new religions
pass on their beliefs to a new generation.
Have you ever watched the evening news and wondered why there is so
much pain and destruction in our world? Have you ever wondered why
so many bad things happen to seemingly good people, perhaps
yourself?
So often, when something bad happens, it appears to be nothing
more than meaningless suffering. But, what if your challenging
experiences were actually loaded with hidden meaning, meaning that
you yourself selected before you were even conceived? Could it be
that you are the sole entity responsible for your circumstances,
that no other source is to blame for your current state of affairs?
We plan our life challenges before birth in a process called
pre-birth planning, not for the mere principle of enduring pain,
but for the personal growth that it affords our soul. Thus, human
suffering has the noble purpose of teaching compassion as we each
travel our own spiritual path.
Giving meaning to our suffering is vital to our growth as a
whole. Understanding the adversity in our lives leads to personal
acceptance, freedom and fulfillment. Feelings of fear, anger and
resentment are replaced with the motivation to extract as much
meaning as possible from each earthly experience. This shift
removes us from the victim role and places us in the driver's seat
of our own lives.
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...
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.
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