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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > General
This major work comprises a comprehensive study of Eastern and
Western esoteric streams and the occult powers that stand behind
them. In Part 1 Prokofieff discusses the spiritual movement of Agni
Yoga, presented to the world by Helena Roerich and her husband, the
painter Nicholas Roerich. Part 2 focuses on the teachings developed
by Alice Bailey, whilst Part 3 considers the relationship between
Eastern and Western spiritual masters and the occult streams they
represent. The first two Parts of the book give descriptions of
both the Roerichs' and Alice Bailey's philosophy, based on their
own perspective, together with anthroposophical commentaries that
give an understanding of these two streams in the light of modern
Christian esotericism. As Prokofieff points out, both the Roerichs
and Bailey were convinced that the occult teachers who inspired
them were the same as those referred to by the founder of
Theosophy, Helena Blavatsky. Part 3 deals directly with the mystery
of the Eastern teachers, or mahatmas, and their relationship to
Christian esotericism. On the basis of extensive research,
Prokofieff comes to the startling conclusion that the occultists
whom both the Roerichs and Alice Bailey named as their leaders
actually have nothing in common with Blavatsky's Eastern mahatmas.
In Prokofieff's words: 'Hence...one has to do not with the Eastern
mahatmas but with quite different occultists who had illicitly
appropriated their names and then tried - while deliberately
misleading their followers - to attain their highly dubious occult
political aims with the help of the occult movements which had
already been initiated.' Prokofieff argues that this appropriation
led to a distortion of the age-old Eastern philosophies, giving
them an anti-Christian character, and led to phenomena such as
'occult materialism', insidious political goals, and prophecies of
a physically incarnating 'Messiah'. Previously available only in
German as three separate books, with just an early version of Part
1 published in English, this long-awaited translation of
Prokofieff's incisive study offers a fine schooling in discernment,
judgement and spiritual insight.
I wrote this book because I, like most people in this world have
been bombarded with religion my whole life. There are crosses
everywhere we look, anti-vaxxers using religion to justify their
dangerous conduct, Jesus peddlers knocking on our doors,
politicians spouting ridiculousness and influencing our laws, as
well as family and friends forming conclusions based on a diluted
version of reality. This book is a laymen's attempt to take a
comprehensive and critical look at religion and superstition in our
world. We know too much. Advancements in our understanding of
science and history are fundamentally incompatible with the myths
that are propagated by today's religions. This book conclusively
demonstrates why we must let go of the childish fables of world.
Taking an irreverent and sarcastic tone, "The god that Cried Wolf"
clearly demonstrates why all religions and superstitions draw false
conclusions about how our world functions. It will be best received
by those people whom already have a skeptical mind. However if this
book is read entirely from cover to cover, any religious or
superstitious person will be able to clearly see why they can no
longer put stock into their particular myth. It also illuminates
why religious and superstitious moderates help perpetuate and
provide security for the extremists. This book is a call to action
for everyone to start living in a rational and logical state of
being. The intent is to create a world without frivolous and
dangerous forces which bear no validity and to remove these
fraudulent influences from causing the many poor behaviors people
carry out in the name of their particular religion. If a person
honestly and actually reads this book with an open mind in its
entirety, they will no longer be a believer in god, religion and
superstition by the time they finish reading it.
An extraordinary vision of unity among the world's historic faiths
and a classic of New Age spirituality.
Here is a hugely influential interpretation of the "lost years" of
Jesus Christ-from roughly the ages of twelve to thirty that are not
covered in Scripture- in which the Son of Man is seen to travel
through the religious cultures of the East, learning and preaching
the unifying spiritual ethic behind all religions.
"The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ" is a stirring and deeply
involving vision that profoundly impacted the development of
alternative spirituality in the early twentieth century, and
continues to touch readers today.
Now, the unabridged narrative of this powerful work- drawn from
one of its earliest volumes-is redesigned for ease of reading in a
handsome signature edition.
Despite the frightening title this is a comforting book. The reason
is that there are no reasons why you and your loved ones will go to
hell. This book is a joke that worries religious people until they
open it. It's an inexpensive gift for Christians and atheists.
Inside they'll find a hundred blank pages they can use for notes
and addresses.
Agnosticism, Atheism, and Non-religious persons have similar views
on spirituality. Agnosticism is a faith system that holds that
there is no definitive evidence that a spiritual being exists. It
is a non-exclusive faith system associated with physics. Some
Atheists similarly believe there isn't anything in the spiritual
realm. Non-Religious persons don't think of spirituality in any
sense. This book gives an overview of these faith and non-faith
systems that can be understood on a conversational level. This book
includes a section for notes and keeping a journal. This book is
presented by (ULCMM) The Universal Life Church Monastery of
Massachusetts.
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