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This compilation of the mystical writings of Hadewijch of Antwerp is best described, in Andrew Harvey's words, as a "heroic song" of love. The book presents an honest picture of love from every angle, stripped of sentimentality, not disguising the high price love demands if it is to be taken or given seriously.
In a world torn by division, indifference and chaos, to read Love is Everything is to be awakened to the full potential and dignity of being human, and to be changed. Hadewijch of Antwerp was one of Christianity's greatest Christian mystics, a Beguine who lived in the 13th century.
Andrew Harvey is a world-renowned poet, novelist, translator, mystical scholar, spiritual teacher, and the founder of the Institute for Sacred Activism. He saw in Hadewijch's writings a promise and hope for a broken world and felt called to make it accessible to more people by presenting it in daily-reading format.
Working with spirits is one of the cornerstones of the witch's art,
laying the foundation for deep spiritual growth and the advancement
of your witch power. The Witch's Book of Spirits shows you how to
perform rituals and magic with a wide range of spirits, meet and
work with your familiar, and exorcize spirits when needed. Explore
the foundational teachings of psychic processing and profiling that
gives you insight into the inner workings of the Witch's Tree and
the planes and peoples who dwell in its many layers, including
angels, demons, faeries, and ancestors. Discover new approaches to
soul flight, mediumship, and conjuration. Expand the scope of your
magic with the intimate system known as The 33 Spirits, transmitted
to the author by his familiar and a special priesthood of spirits.
Witchcraft is deep work. In The Witch's Book of Spirits, Devin
Hunter invites you to push yourself to the edge of your comfort
zone and get your hands dirty as you cultivate your personal power
and deepen your relationship with seen and unseen forces.
The first of three harvest festivals, Lughnasadh represents the
delight of seeing the first signs of effort beginning to pay off.
It's the beginning of the culmination of summer-time's toil, and
what you personally have sowed is now in the early stages of being
reaped. This well-rounded introduction to the holiday comes
complete with correspondences, rituals, recipes, and lore.
Lughnasadh recipes include bean soup, baked bread, squash
casserole, apple tart, and more; crafts include corn silk blessing
wand, magical berry ink, and corn dolly.
Traditional folklore has spoken of guardian angels who guide and
protect us. However, although there are numerous stories of the
miraculous intervention of these beings, some people still write
them off as myth and superstition. Based on his own personal
experience and cognition, Rudolf Steiner spoke of guardian angels
and other spiritual beings as a reality. Their existence, he said,
is a spiritual and scientific fact that can be researched and
studied by clairvoyance. One of his aims was to enable people to
connect again with these spiritual beings not only for their own
benefit, but also for the benefit of the other kingdom of nature
and the whole destiny of the earth's evolution. In his writings and
lectures Steiner intended to lead people from belief to
recognition, knowledge, and understanding of spiritual beings. In
these six specially selected lectures, which until now have lain
hidden away in very early publications or journals, he describes
the role of the guardian angel and discusses our relationship to
the heavenly hierarchies of spiritual beings as a whole and how
they shape our human form as a result of their cosmic activity. As
many people today are awakening to angelic guidance in their daily
lives and are seeking it consciously, these lectures will help them
to understand their experiences and to make their communication
more conscious.
Combining shamanism, spirituality, ecology and activism, Llyn
Roberts shares her years of experience with indigenous healers who
come from cultures that know how to shapeshift realities. She
translates ancient techniques into easy to understand modern
practices that you can use every day to transform yourself and make
a positive difference in the world. Awarded a Bronze IPPY in New
Age(Mind Body Spirit) category of 2012 Independent Publisher Book
Awards 2012. Each year IPPY honors excellence in a broad range of
subjects, rewarding authors and publishers who 'take chances and
break new ground.'
An experiential guide to the shamanic spiritual practices of the
Himalayas shared by a 27th-generation Nepalese shaman There are few
areas of our world where shamanic traditions have been preserved in
their original context and form. Nepal is one of these rare and
special places. In the shadow of the Himalayas Nepalese shamans,
known as dhamis or jhankris, are still consulted for healing and
divination, as well as for providing comfort and maintaining
harmony. Following the devastating earthquake in Nepal in 2015,
shamanic teacher Evelyn Rysdyk and 27th-generation dhami Bhola Nath
Banstola decided it was time to safeguard Nepalese shamanic
knowledge for future generations by recording the practices in a
book. With this comprehensive, experiential guide to the ancient
spiritual traditions of Nepal, Rysdyk and Banstola present
step-by-step instructions for authentic Himalayan shamanic
practices, including techniques for physical and spiritual healing,
shamanic journeys, and advanced ceremonies, such as the Kalchakra
Katne, a shamanic ritual for removing toxic energies from an
individual. They include exercises to help you meet the ancestors
in your shamanic lineage, techniques to use your voice as a
shamanic tool, and practices for negotiating the spirit world
safely. Illustrated with photos and Rysdyk's artwork, the book also
explores the history of Nepal, its culture and myths, and the
different ways Nepalese shamans serve their communities. Written
specifically to share the traditional Himalayan shamanic method
with the Western world, this guide not only preserves these ancient
teachings but also reveals how they are still relevant in the
modern world.
Irish Reconstructionist Polytheism is an often misunderstood path,
but it is one with great richness and depth for those who follow
it. This short introductory book touches on the basic beliefs and
practices of Irish Polytheism as well as other important topics for
people interested in practicing the religion using a
Reconstructionist methodology or who would just like to know more
about it. Explore the cosmology of the ancient Irish and learn how
the old mythology and living culture show us the Gods and spirits
of Ireland and how to connect to them. Ritual structure is
explored, as well as daily practices and holidays, to create a path
that brings the old beliefs forward into the modern world.
Discover how to use the many faces of the dark goddess to navigate
the process of deep and rewarding change. This practical guide
looks at the misconceptions surrounding dark deities and encourages
you to draw on the power of the dark goddesses to work through
aspects of yourself or your life that you wish to change. Organised
into three sections?the descent, challenge, and rebirth?Dark
Goddess Craft guides you into your own darkness and helps you
emerge renewed. Stephanie Woodfield presents the goddesses you will
meet along your path of transformation and explains each one's role
in helping you. This book will light your way through the shadows
and show you how to become the best version of yourself.
Imprisoned in a remote Turkish POW camp during the First World War,
two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, cunningly join
forces. To stave off boredom, Jones makes a handmade Ouija board
and holds fake seances for fellow prisoners. One day, an Ottoman
official approaches him with a query: could Jones contact the
spirits to find a vast treasure rumoured to be buried nearby?
Jones, a lawyer, and Hill, a magician, use the Ouija board - and
their keen understanding of the psychology of deception-to build a
trap for their captors that will lead them to freedom. The
Confidence Men is a nonfiction thriller featuring strategy, mortal
danger and even high farce - and chronicles a profound but unlikely
friendship.
Full text of most important witchhunter's bible, used by both Catholics and Protestants.
Based on twenty-seven years of original archival research,
including the discovery of previously unknown documents, this
day-by-day narrative of the hysteria that swept through Salem
Village in 1692 and 1693 reveals new connections behind the events,
and shows how rapidly a community can descend into bloodthirsty
madness. Roach opens her work with chapters on the history of the
Puritan colonies of New England, and explains how these people
regarded the metaphysical and the supernatural. The account of the
days from January 1692 to March 1693 keeps in order the large cast
of characters, places events in their correct contexts, and
occasionally contradicts earlier assumptions about the gruesome
events. The last chapter discusses the remarkable impact of the
events, pointing out how the 300th anniversary of the trials made
headlines in Japan and Australia.
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