The Fifth Gospel presents some compelling new evidence about the life of Jesus which has been derived from a variety of sources in the East which are unknown to most Western scholars. By chance, one of the authors found, in 1965, a reference in Ladakh to the discovery of Buddhist scrolls about Jesus. Since then, the authors have been examining evidence about the survival of Jesus Christ at the time of the crucifixion, and his subsequent travels to the East. The authors' main purpose in writing this book is to inform the West that "we in the East have some source material about the historical Jesus who lived on after the crucifixion.... This book was not written in one day, but is a result of many years' continued search for evidence," and provides research on some very compelling questions, such as: Did God descend on this earth as Jesus? Did Jesus visit India at age 13? Did Jesus survive his crucifixion? Was Jesus saved by his Essene friends, then traveled to the East, visiting many countries, finally settling in Kashmir? Jesus has been mentioned in Oriental manuscripts by many names: Issa, Isa, Issana-deva, Isha Natha, Ishai, Isa Masih, Yusu, Yuzu, Yuzu-Kristo, Yuz-Asaph, and Yusu Masih. In some works, he is mentioned as Eshvara-putram, or the Son of God, and Kanaya-garbum or Born of a Girl. In some ancient manuscripts he is called Metteyya, which is equivalent to Messiah. In some Persian works, he is known as Nasrani or Kristani, which is equivalent to "of Nazareth" or Christian. It is also interesting that the Christians are known in the East as Nasaran and Kira. Jesus is also titled in the East as Ibn-i-Maryam or the Son of Mary. Whether Jesus Christ did or did not die on the cross, or passed away naturally at an older age, like the Buddha, is a vital question in which not only Christians but others are keenly interested. For example, this book presents startling evidence about the tomb of Jesus or Yuzu-Asaph in Kashmir. The research will remain incomplete until this tomb is opened for investigation.

David Obey has in his nearly forty years in the U.S. House of Representatives worked to bring economic and social justice to America s working families. In 2007 he assumed the chair of the Appropriations Committee and is positioned to pursue his priority concerns for affordable health care, education, environmental protection, and a foreign policy consistent with American democratic ideals. Here, in his autobiography, Obey looks back on his journey in politics beginning with his early years in the Wisconsin Legislature, when Wisconsin moved through eras of shifting balance between Republicans and Democrats. On a national level Obey traces, as few others have done, the dramatic changes in the workings of the U.S. Congress since his first election to the House in 1969. He discusses his own central role in the evolution of Congress and ethics reforms and his view of the recent Bush presidency crucial chapters in our democracy, of interest to all who observe politics and modern U.S. history.Best Books for Regional General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library Association"

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Some of the articles featured in this year's Digest include: 400 Years of Mystery; Francis Bacon and the Electronic Computer; Was Francis Bacon Shakespeare; Demonism in Ceylon; Harnessing Your Brain Power; Color Psychology; Mr. Jefferson; A Royal Opera-Bouffe: Tragedy for Cagliostro; Mystical Thought of Two Presidents; The Alchemy of Creative Attunement; Medicine and the Mushroom; Camel Bells in Cairo; Emerson-Time's Clearer Image; My Name is Ozymandias; Erik Satie: Nonconformist Composer; Beyond the Milky Way; Marco Polo Saw This; Shades of Kubla Khan!; Egypt's Past and Our Present; Present-Day Avatars; Magic Carpets; Devil Dancing in Ceylon; Friesland's Astronomical Machinist; Baruch Spinoza: Dutch Freethinker; The Mystery of Columbus' Beard; Volcanoes and Camellias; Two Buddhas-One Lama; The Legends of Prague; Habib Gorgi: Revolutionary in Art; and many more.

Originally published in 1912 and long considered the most important sourcebook on the Count of Saint-Germain, this volume traces the life and activities of this extraordinary mystic and philosopher who influenced much of 18th century Western Europe's history. Overshadowing all is the figure of Christian Rosenkreutz and the work of the Rosicrucians, alchemists, and Masonry during that significant period.

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The author, a former high ranking Rosicrucian and prolific author on the subject for many years, reveals the true history of the Rosicrucian order. Many popular accounts put forth the idea that it was started in Germany in the seventeenth century by Christian Rosenkreuz, but Lewis shows how and why the order and its origins goes much further back into the past than this story relates. According to the author, there was simply a revival taking place in the seventeenth century that has continued on until today. Explore some of the world's most ancient mystical secrets, what they really mean, and why they were preserved for centuries by the Rosicrucians.

Although originally a companion volume to Complete History of the Rosicrucian Order, this book works well as an independent reference, answering virtually every question one might have about Rosicrucianism. There is no better work available that outlines exactly what this mystical and sometimes secretive organization is truly all about. Important for members and researchers who want to know both fundamental and advanced information that would otherwise not be available. Originally published through the order itself, with answers supplied by the most respected Rosicrucian of his time, H. Spencer Lewis.

"From the beginning, the basic element of the story that I have wanted to write about has been the Meaning of Life. But the story I started to pen has been the story of my life. For as long as I can remember, people have been telling me to write that story down." A contemplative blend of memoir and moral science, "Seeing through Closed Eyes: A Memoir with a Social Conscience" is an honest and provocative testament to the power of spiritual relativity and its ability to help attain meaning in life. Along with the subjects of passion, life, and death, author Angelo La Pietra explores the relationship of the uncharted subconscious and the complacent conscious. "Seeing through Closed Eyes" is based on La Pietra's unconventional life and focuses especially on peculiar dreams that have challenged his understanding of spiritual relativity. The unique personalities in La Pietra's dreams come unsought into his life, imposing their own agendas onto his. As you reflect with him on these visions, you will follow his journey through painful memory, impassioned seeking for meaning, and finally, a growing understanding of what life could be.

Originally published in 1929 by the Rosicrucian Press, "Here, for the first time, is a simple system whereby anyone may determine the fortunate and unfortunate daily, monthly and yearly periods of his life, thereby knowing when to do and when not to do anything that has an important bearing upon the progress of his career or the attainment of self-mastery. No other reference books, almanacs, or charts are necessary there are no complicated mathematical problems. Here is a fascinating, intriguing, astonishing book that will be a companion for many years." Contents Include: The Problem of Mastership Man a Free Agent Cosmic Rhythm and the Cycles of Life The Periods of Earthly Cycles The Simple Periods of Human Life The Complex Yearly Cycle of Human Life With Description of Cycle No. 2 Periods of the Business Cycle With Description of Cycle No. 3 How to Use the Periods of the Cycles The Periods of the Health Cycle With Description of Cycle No. 4 The Cycles of Disease and Sex The Daily Cycle of Significant Hours How to use the Daily Cycle of Seven Periods Description of Daily Periods The Soul Cycle How to Determine the Periods of the Soul Cycle Description of the Periods of the Soul Cycle The Cycles of Reincarnation

In "Stations of the Sun" and "The Triumph of the Moon", Ronald Hutton established himself as a leading authority on the historian of Paganism. His wealth of unusual knowledge, complemented by a deep and sympathetic understanding of past and present beliefs that are often dismissed as strange or marginal, and an ability to write lucidly and wittily, gives his work a unique flavour. The essays which make up "Witches, Druids and King Arthur" cover elegantly and entertainingly a wide range of beliefs, myths and practices.

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1929. Rosicrucian Library Volume I. Lewis, a famous Rosicrucian mystic, was the founder and the first Imperator of AMORC, from 1915 until 1939. The story of the Rosicrucian ideals, traditions, activities and accomplishments is told in an interesting and intriguing manner in this book. The scores of questions form a small encyclopedia of knowledge. Contents: Part One. Complete Authentic History of the Rosicrucian Order: The Traditional History of the Order; The Growth of the Order in the Orient; The Work of the Disciples; The 108-Year Cycle and C.R.C.; The Popular Revival in Germany; The Birth of Semi-Rosicrucian Organizations; The First Rosicrucians in America and The Present Rosicrucian Order in America. Part Two. Questions and Answers. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Known only to each other, they have walked among us, invisible and undetected for years. But now, the secret is out Atheists exist in the African American community. In the African American community there is an unspoken rule to never air dirty laundry in public, and for years the inner workings of the black community stayed hidden beneath a veil of dark silence, but with integration came a mingling of the races and now few secrets remain. Now, there is one less. Not only do black nonbelievers exist, they walk unnoticed among the "true-believers" along with a host of other religious skeptics and freethinkers.

Until now, any hints of atheism or freethought in the African American community have remained virtually invisible, camouflaged by indignant denial and indistinct expressions, such as secularist, nontheist, skeptic or humanist among others which help conceal clear atheistic, agnostic or freethought connections which are certainly not conventional and clearly go against black mainstream thinking. Despite more than 90% of African Americans claiming Christianity, "Black and Not Baptist" explores how there is a significant chasm between belief and behavior with a searing look at the statistics for adultery, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, gambling and other social problems in both the white and black communities. In the manner of "Norm Allen's African American Humanism: An Anthology," "Black and Not Baptist" exposes another side of the black religious experience with the individual stories of black atheists and agnostics, including a historical and current listing of black freethinkers and nonbelievers similar to Warren Allen Smith's Who's Who in Hell.

Halloween may be the most misunderstood holiday on the calendar, because many people don't realize the depth of its history. It has tremendous power and purpose, which benefit all of mankind--those who are with us now, and those who have moved into the hereafter.

Among the dark shadows and foggy mist, the living have long searched the night on Halloween. Some catch a fleeting glimpse or vision of a loved one. Others are touched by the gift of a telepathic message. In some mysterious way, the spirits feel your every thought and hear your every word on this mystical, magical night.

"The Power of Halloween" draws on author Diana Millay's heritage: witches and witchcraft. It does not come from history books but from stories passed on by generations of a family of mystics who have made magic since the beginning of time.

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Some of the topics discussed in these issues include: Ascension of Our Bodies; Hunches and Other Things; The Mystical Life of Jesus; Death, Where Is Thy Sting?; The Soul's Evolution; Alchemy Again; Astrology; Burdened Souls; About Healing; Good Luck Charms and Prayers; The Fear of Death; Developing Your Healing Power; Influence of Color; Forgetting Cosmic Promises; The Temptation to Resign; Soul Mates and Affinities; Visualizing; Healing Treatments; Conscious Transition; Ghosts; You and the Universe; The Curing of Cancer; Mystical Chain-Letters; Cosmic Illumination; The Cause of Disease; Causes of Psychic Inharmony; Our Healing Methods in the Hands of Physicians; Our Shaking Faiths; Female Masonry; Psychic Photographs; Reincarnation and Marriage; More Cosmic Money; Are Wars Inevitable?; Cosmic Ethics and Laws; Past Incarnations; Occult Predictions; and many more.

Some of the topics discussed in these issues include: Overcoming Our Weaknesses; Appendicitis, Tonsillitis and Spinal-itis; Spiritualism, Spiritism, Necromancy; The Illuminati; Creation of Adam and Eve; Bacon vs. Shakespeare; Losing a Loved One; Wrong Cooking and Cancer; Snobbishness; Universal Consciousness; A Brickbat Amid Many Bouquets; Talking with Mars; The Return of Prosperity; The Soul's Selection of a Body; An Oriental Viewpoint That is Wrong; Children's Psychic Playmates; Mystical Numbers; Anti-Vivisection; Sex Again; A Tooth and Teeth; Amputation and Psychic Development; Man, Environment and the Survival of the Fittest; Dieting and Eating; Vibrations; The Cause of Earthquakes; In Harmony with the Cosmic; Spiritualizing Your Sanctums; A Study in Symbolism; Treating Diseases with Music; and many more.

Some of the topics discussed in these issues include: Attunement Between Individuals; Auras; Biblical Interpretations; Childless Homes; Colors in Dreams; Interpreting the Commandments; Crystal Gazing; Diet; Dreams and Visions; Jesus; Karma; Kundalini; Magnetic Poles of the Earth; Origin of Man; Mind Power; Mystical Experiences; Occult Deceptions; Psychic Development; Reducing Weight; Subjective Consciousness; Transition; Universal Order; Woman's Place in Life; and many more.