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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects
In the book Medium7, Canadian researcher and author Donna
Smith-Moncrieffe shares insight from her journey to find truth
about the nature of existence. Smith-Moncrieffe provides engaging
cases studies and uses rigorous scientific methods to determine the
existence of an afterlife and the extent to which mediums can
accurately predict the future. Through extensive interviews with
ten gifted mediums and their clients, Smith-Moncrieffe reveals an
in-depth look into how mediums interact with the spirit world and
communicate with the deceased, how thoughts create reality, and how
reincarnation impacts mankind's existence.
She also inspires others to embark on their own personal
journeys of discovery to learn more about the purpose of life and
become more confident about the final destination.
Medium7 shares a range of ground-breaking studies involving
mediums, near death experiences, and past life regression therapy
to provide knowledge, courage, and hope for anyone interested in
understanding more about the true nature of our universe and
mankind's existence--now and for eternity.
The volumes in this set, originally published between 1978 and
1992, draw together research by leading academics in the area of
the occult and provide a rigorous examination of related key
issues. The collection examines occultism from a broad range of
disciplines, from shamanism and the occult tarot, to the esoteric
and spiritualism. It includes volumes across the disciplines of
religion, covering new religious movements, spiritualism, ritual
and magic practices. The three books that comprise this set include
investigations into the evolution of occultism, as well as the
history and practices of the occult as a religious movement. This
collection brings back into print insightful and detailed books and
will be a must-have resource for academics and students, not only
of religion and anthropology, but also of history and psychology.
The Rhetoric of Religious Cults takes as its departure point the
notion that 'cults' have a distinctive language and way of
recruiting members. First outlining a rhetorical framework, which
encompasses contemporary discourse analysis, the persuasive texts
of three movements - Scientology, Jehovah's Witnesses and Children
of God - are analysed in detail and their discourse compared with
other kinds of recruitment literature. Cults' distinctive negative
profile in society is not matched by a linguistic typology. Indeed,
this negative profile seems to rest on the semantics and
application of the term 'cult' itself.
The author explores the dangers of ultrafundamentalist cults by
presenting selected case histories, by explaining the significance
of the central tendencies of ultrafundamentalism, and by suggesting
why such groups are flourishing at this particular time in this
particular society.
In the first few chapters of Blinded by Vision, you may think to
yourself, "What an unlucky girl " And you may also think that she
had endured enough to last more than one lifetime. By the end, you
may feel as if you have just read a sci-fi thriller--and yet it is
the truth. Author Tracy Williams shares a range of feelings--humor,
love, fear, tragedy, drama, and sorrow--but most of all, hope.
Tracy and Nancy have known each other for twenty years. Nancy
started out as a customer, and now they are great friends. Who
could be better to help write Tracy's story? The point of Blinded
by Vision is to demonstrate that psychics actually do have very
different life experiences from that of the average person. Enjoy
the journey.
Learn the latest details and most recent groundbreaking discoveries
that reveal, for the first time, the mystery of life in the spirit
world after death on Earth--proof that our consciousness
survives--in "Journey of Souls" by Michael Newton, Ph.D.
Using a special hypnosis technique to reach the hidden memories of
subjects, Dr. Newton discovered some amazing insights into what
happens to us between lives. "Journey of Souls" is the record of 29
people who recalled their experiences between physical deaths.
Through their extraordinary stories, you will learn specifics
about:
-How it feels to die
-What you see and feel right after death
-The truth about "spiritual guides"
-What happens to "disturbed" souls
-Why you are assigned to certain soul groups in the spirit world
and what you do there
- How you choose another body to return to Earth
-The different levels of souls: beginning, intermediate, and
advanced
-When and where you first learn to recognize soulmates on Earth
-The purpose of life
"Journey of Souls" is a graphic record or "travel log" by these
people of what happens between lives on Earth. They give specific
details as they movingly describe their astounding experiences.
After reading "Journey of Souls, " you will gain a better
understanding of the immortality of the human soul. You will meet
day-to-day challenges with a greater sense of purpose. You will
begin to understand the reasons behind events in your own life.
"Journey of Souls" is a life-changing book. Already, over 165,000
people have taken "Journey of Souls" to heart, giving them hope in
trying times. You should read a copy, too.
This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the
century-old intertwining of zar , spirit possession, with past
lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social
and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the
experience of slavery.
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