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The New Revelation, by Arthur Conan Doyle - Akasha Classics,
AkashaPublishing.Com - The (dis)connection between psychological
(or scientific) and psychic mind is a subject that has baffled man
for centuries. The phenomenon captured the attention of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle in a very particular way, a man in whom the analytic
and artistic struggled for dominance. Originally published in 1918,
the New Revelation deals not only with the issue of physical versus
metaphysical, but also considers the problem of death (and
afterlife) and the question of communication with the spirit world.
Conan Doyle's captivating prose and pragmatic, yet human, voice
makes for an enlightening exploration of some eternally relevant
questions and possible answers. Scottish surgeon and political
activist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle turned his passions into stories
and novels, producing fiction and nonfiction works sometimes
controversial (The Great Boer War, 1900), sometimes fanciful (The
Coming of the Fairies, 1922), and sometimes legendary (The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1892).
The American Southwest is home to dozens of ghost towns with
fascinating histories and active spirits. This book shares the
captivating spirit communications conducted by Dan Baldwin and
Dwight and Rhonda Hull, who use pendulums and psychic abilities to
help ghosts pass to the other side. Discover the secret spirits of
the Courtland Jail in Cochise County, Arizona. Learn about the
tragic fate of the miners in the Santa Rita Mountains. Feel the
thrill of the investigators conversation with the ghost of Mattie
Earp, the common-law wife of the famous Tombstone lawman. Speaking
with the Spirits of the Old Southwest is filled with spine-tingling
stories and fascinating historical insights into one of the most
spiritually active regions of the world.
This book is the first comprehensive examination of the ethical
parameters of paganism when considered as a world religion
alongside Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. The
issues of evil, value and idolatry from a pagan perspective are
analyzed as part of the Western ethical tradition from the Sophists
and Platonic schools through the philosophers Spinoza, Hume, Kant
and Nietzsche to such contemporary thinkers as Grayling, Mackie,
MacIntyre, Habermas, Levinas, Santayana, etc. From a more practical
viewpoint, a delineation of applied pagan ethics is then presented
in connection with current moral issues such as same-sex union,
recreational drugs, environmental awareness, abortion and
terrorism. Finally, overviews of sectarian pagan ethics (Shinto,
Santeria, Heathenism, Druidry, Romuva, Slavic, Kemeticism,
Classical and Wicca) provide both the general and pagan reader with
an understanding of the provocative range and differentiation of
pagan ethical thought. The book approaches the Western ethical
tradition as an historical development and a continuing dialogue.
The novelty of this approach lies in its consideration of paganism
as a legitimate voice of religious spirituality rather than a
satanic aberration or ridiculous childish behavior. The book is
aimed at both the contemporary Western pagan and anyone with an
interest in the moral dilemmas of our times and the desire to
engage in the global ethical discussion. Among the more important
features of the book are its presentation of a re-evaluation of
idolatry, the notion of the virtue value, the richness of the pagan
tradition, and the expansion of Western ethics beyond its Christian
heritage.
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