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Complete Works of Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan - Lectures on Sufism 1924 II - June 10 - End of December (Hardcover): Hazrat... Complete Works of Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan - Lectures on Sufism 1924 II - June 10 - End of December (Hardcover)
Hazrat Inayat Khan
R2,304 R1,868 Discovery Miles 18 680 Save R436 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Recorded talks and sayings by Inayat Khan in their unedited and most authentic version.

Deep Knowledge - Ways of Knowing in Sufism and Ifa, Two West African Intellectual Traditions (Paperback): Oludamini Ogunnaike Deep Knowledge - Ways of Knowing in Sufism and Ifa, Two West African Intellectual Traditions (Paperback)
Oludamini Ogunnaike
R1,179 Discovery Miles 11 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is an in-depth, comparative study of two of the most popular and influential intellectual and spiritual traditions of West Africa: Tijani Sufism and Ifa. Employing a unique methodological approach that thinks with and from-rather than merely about-these traditions, Oludamini Ogunnaike argues that they contain sophisticated epistemologies that provide practitioners with a comprehensive worldview and a way of crafting a meaningful life. Using theories belonging to the traditions themselves as well as contemporary oral and textual sources, Ogunnaike examines how both Sufism and Ifa answer the questions of what knowledge is, how it is acquired, and how it is verified. Or, more simply: What do you know? How did you come to know it? How do you know that you know? After analyzing Ifa and Sufism separately and on their own terms, the book compares them to each other and to certain features of academic theories of knowledge. By analyzing Sufism from the perspective of Ifa, Ifa from the perspective of Sufism, and the contemporary academy from the perspective of both, this book invites scholars to inhabit these seemingly "foreign" intellectual traditions as valid and viable perspectives on knowledge, metaphysics, psychology, and ritual practice. Unprecedented and innovative, Deep Knowledge makes a significant contribution to cross-cultural philosophy, African philosophy, religious studies, and Islamic studies. Its singular approach advances our understanding of the philosophical bases underlying these two African traditions and lays the groundwork for future study.

Jesus & Kabbalah - The Lost Kingdom - The Hidden Connection Between The Core Teaching of Jesus & Ancient Jewish Kabbalah... Jesus & Kabbalah - The Lost Kingdom - The Hidden Connection Between The Core Teaching of Jesus & Ancient Jewish Kabbalah (Paperback)
Paul Kolberg
R452 R408 Discovery Miles 4 080 Save R44 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Look to the East - A Ritual of the First Three Degrees of Freemasonry (Paperback): Ralph P. Lester Look to the East - A Ritual of the First Three Degrees of Freemasonry (Paperback)
Ralph P. Lester
R513 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The complete work of the Entered Apprentice, Fellow-craft and Master-mason's Degrees, with their ceremonies, lectures, etc. It has doubtless been a matter of comment and surprise among the Members of the Fraternity that all the books which are avowedly intended to serve as guides to the Work of a Lodge invariably contain more or less than their professed object demands. They are usually deficient in the very points that may be most needed, rendering the use of a separate Monitor unavoidable; while, on the other hand, they include a great deal of information on matters with which every Mason is necessarily perfectly familiar, and which it is neither needful nor desirable to be communicated to the uninitiated. It has been the aim of the Compiler of this little volume to avoid both these defects: first, by omitting all Passwords, Grips, and other esoteric subjects; and second, by giving the Work of the first three degrees monitorially as well as ritually complete, in plain language for ready reference, and entirely free from the tedious perplexities of cypher or other arbitrary and unintelligible contractions.

Franz Rosenzweig and the Systematic Task of Philosophy (Paperback): Benjamin Pollock Franz Rosenzweig and the Systematic Task of Philosophy (Paperback)
Benjamin Pollock
R1,411 Discovery Miles 14 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Benjamin Pollock argues that Franz Rosenzweig s The Star of Redemption is devoted to a singularly ambitious philosophical task: grasping the All the whole of what is in the form of a system. In asserting Rosenzweig s abiding commitment to a systematic conception of philosophy often identified with German Idealism, this book breaks rank with the assumptions about Rosenzweig s thought that have dominated the scholarship of the last decades. Indeed, the Star s importance is often claimed to lie precisely in the way it opposes philosophy s traditional drive for systematic knowledge and upholds instead a new thinking attentive to the existential concerns, the alterity, and even the revelatory dimension of concrete human life. Pollock shows that these very innovations in Rosenzweig s thought are in fact to be understood as part and parcel of The Star s systematic program. But this is only the case, Pollock claims, because Rosenzweig approaches philosophy s traditional task of system in a radically original manner. For the Star not only seeks to guide its readers on the path toward knowing the All of which all beings are a part; it at once directs them toward realizing the redemptive unity of that very All through the actions, decisions, and relations of concrete human life."

The Essence of Reality - A Defense of Philosophical Sufism (Hardcover): 'Ayn al-Qudat The Essence of Reality - A Defense of Philosophical Sufism (Hardcover)
'Ayn al-Qudat; Edited by Mohammed Rustom
R847 Discovery Miles 8 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A groundbreaking exposition of Islamic mysticism The Essence of Reality was written over the course of just three days in 514/1120, by a scholar who was just twenty-four. The text, like its author 'Ayn al-Qudat, is remarkable for many reasons, not least of which that it is in all likelihood the earliest philosophical exposition of mysticism in the Islamic intellectual tradition. This important work would go on to exert significant influence on both classical Islamic philosophy and philosophical mysticism. Written in a terse yet beautiful style, The Essence of Reality consists of one hundred brief chapters interspersed with Qur'anic verses, prophetic sayings, Sufi maxims, and poetry. In conversation with the work of the philosophers Avicenna and al-Ghazali, the book takes readers on a philosophical journey, with lucid expositions of questions including the problem of the eternity of the world; the nature of God's essence and attributes; the concepts of "before" and "after"; and the soul's relationship to the body. All these discussions are seamlessly tied into 'Ayn al-Qudat's foundational argument-that mystical knowledge lies beyond the realm of the intellect. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.

Kabbalistic Astrology - And the Meaning of Our Lives (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Rav Berg Kabbalistic Astrology - And the Meaning of Our Lives (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Rav Berg
R403 R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Save R66 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Kabbalah teaches that people have the power to fashion their own fate, but activating and using this power requires genuine understanding of self, desire, and purpose. Helping seekers find that wisdom is the purpose of this book. Kabbalah offers the oldest application of astronomy and astrology known to humankind, and" Kabbalistic Astrology demonstrates that probing the planets and studying the stars, which is based in science, can help people satisfy their deepest needs and the needs of others. More than merely a collection of horoscopes, this book explains how Kabbalah -- unlike conventional astrology, which insists that everything is determined by the heavens -- teaches that each person is born at the precise instant best suited to his or her special needs. In clear, compelling language, Rav Berg brings to modern readers Kabbalah's message of multiple futures -- with specific practices and strategies for finding the best of them.

The Sacred History - How Angels, Mystics and Higher Intelligence Made Our World (Paperback): Jonathan Black The Sacred History - How Angels, Mystics and Higher Intelligence Made Our World (Paperback)
Jonathan Black 1
R415 R332 Discovery Miles 3 320 Save R83 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

From the bestselling author of The Secret History of the World, an exploration of the mystical forces that shape and protect us The Sacred History is an account of the workings of the supernatural in history. It tells the epic story of angels, from Creation, to Evolution through to the operations of the supernatural in the modern world. This tale of how people and peoples have been helped by angels and other angelic beings is woven into a spellbinding narrative that brings together Krishna, Moses, Buddha, Elijah, Mary and Jesus, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, the angels who helped Hungarian Jews persecuted by the Nazis, and stories from African, Native American and Celtic traditions. Told from the spiritual point of view, The Sacred History relates every betrayal, every change of heart, every twist and turn, everything that looks like a coincidence, every portent, every clue, every defeat, every rescue moments before the prison door clangs shut. This is the angelic version of events.

A Life in Tears - Understanding Fethullah Gulen's Life and His Call to Service (Paperback): Salih Yucel A Life in Tears - Understanding Fethullah Gulen's Life and His Call to Service (Paperback)
Salih Yucel
R346 R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Save R34 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Secret of Prayer - Sirr us-Salat (Paperback): Khomeini The Secret of Prayer - Sirr us-Salat (Paperback)
Khomeini
R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Talmud Eser Sefirot - Volume One - The Study of the Ten Sefirot (Paperback): Isaac (Ari) Luria Arizal, Yehuda Leib Ashlag Talmud Eser Sefirot - Volume One - The Study of the Ten Sefirot (Paperback)
Isaac (Ari) Luria Arizal, Yehuda Leib Ashlag
R754 Discovery Miles 7 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mystical Qabalah (Paperback): Dion Fortune Mystical Qabalah (Paperback)
Dion Fortune
R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Occult Sciences - A Compendium of Transcendental Doctrine and Experiment (Hardcover): Arthur Edward Waite The Occult Sciences - A Compendium of Transcendental Doctrine and Experiment (Hardcover)
Arthur Edward Waite
R833 Discovery Miles 8 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Female Mystic - Great Women Thinkers of the Middle Ages (Paperback): Andrea Janelle Dickens The Female Mystic - Great Women Thinkers of the Middle Ages (Paperback)
Andrea Janelle Dickens
R879 Discovery Miles 8 790 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. The medieval period was unlike any other period of Christianity in producing people who frequently claimed visions of Christ and Mary, uttered prophecies, gave voice to ecstatic experiences, recited poems and songs said to emanate directly from God and changed their ways of life as a result of these special revelations. Many recipients of these alleged divine gifts were women. Yet the female contribution to western Europe's intellectual and religious development is still not well understood. Popular or lay religion has been overshadowed by academic theology, which was predominantly the theology of men. This timely book rectifies the neglect by examining a number of women whose lives exemplify traditions which were central to medieval theology but whose contributions have tended to be dismissed as "merely spiritual" by today's scholars. In their different ways, visionaries like Richeldis de Faverches (founder of the Holy House at Walsingham, or "England's Nazareth"), the learned Hildegard of Bingen, Hadewijch of Brabant (exemplary voice of the Beguine tradition of love mysticism), charismatic traveller and pilgrim Margery Kempe and anchoress Julian of Norwich all challenged traditional male scholastic theology. Designed for the use of undergraduate student and general reader alike, this attractive survey provides an introduction to thirteen remarkable women and sets their ideas in context.

The Mystic Fable, Volume Two - The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries (Hardcover): Luce Giard The Mystic Fable, Volume Two - The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries (Hardcover)
Luce Giard; Michel De Certeau; Translated by Michael B. Smith
R1,166 Discovery Miles 11 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

More than two decades have passed since Chicago published the first volume of this groundbreaking work in the Religion and Postmodernism series. It quickly became influential across a wide range of disciplines and helped to make the tools of poststructuralist thought available to religious studies and theology, especially in the areas of late medieval and early modern mysticism. Though the second volume remained in fragments at the time of his death, Michel de Certeau had the foresight to leave his literary executor detailed instructions for its completion, which formed the basis for the present work. Together, both volumes solidify Certeau's place as a touchstone of twentieth-century literature and philosophy, and continue his exploration of the paradoxes of historiography; the construction of social reality through practice, testimony, and belief; the theorization of speech in angelology and glossolalia; and the interplay of prose and poetry in discourses of the ineffable. This book will be of vital interest to scholars in religious studies, theology, philosophy, history, and literature.

Psychosis or Mystical Religious Experience? - A New Paradigm Grounded in Psychology and Reformed Theology (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Psychosis or Mystical Religious Experience? - A New Paradigm Grounded in Psychology and Reformed Theology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Susan L. Dehoff
R2,139 Discovery Miles 21 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents a new paradigm for distinguishing psychotic and mystical religious experiences. In order to explore how Presbyterian pastors differentiate such events, Susan L. DeHoff draws from Reformed theology, psychological theory, and robust qualitative research. Following a conversation among multidisciplinary voices, she presents a new paradigm considering the similarities, differences, and possible overlap of psychotic and mystical religious experiences.

Together Forever - The Story About the Magician Who Didn't Want to Be Alone (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed): Michael Laitman Together Forever - The Story About the Magician Who Didn't Want to Be Alone (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
Michael Laitman
R311 R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Save R54 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In "Together Forever", Michael Laitman tells us that if we are patient and endure the trials we encounter along our life's path, we will become stronger, braver, and wiser. Instead of growing weaker, we will learn to create our own magic and our own wonders as only a magician can. In this warm, tender tale, the author shares with children and parents alike some of the gems and charms of the spiritual world.The storyline introduces a kind magician who wishes to have a friend, and to teach his friend all the magic that he knows. He creates all kinds of objects and animals, but his best friend and student is the man that he creates. The story describes how the magician teaches the man to be like him - a great and kind magician - and explains that every one of us can become like the magician, if it is our wish. The wisdom of Kabbalah is filled with spellbinding stories. "Together Forever" is yet another gift from this ageless source of wisdom, whose lessons make our lives richer, easier, and far more fulfilling.

Sufism - A Global History (Hardcover, New): Nile Green Sufism - A Global History (Hardcover, New)
Nile Green
R2,047 Discovery Miles 20 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since their beginnings in the ninth century, the shrines, brotherhoods and doctrines of the Sufis held vast influence in almost every corner of the Muslim world. Offering the first truly global account of the history of Sufism, this illuminating book traces the gradual spread and influence of Sufi Islam through the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and ultimately into Europe and the United States. * An ideal introduction to Sufism, requiring no background knowledge of Islamic history or thought * Offers the first history of Sufism as a global phenomenon, exploring its movement and adaptation from the Middle East, through Asia and Africa, to Europe and the United States of America * Covers the entire historical period of Sufism, from its ninth century origins to the end of the twentieth century * Devotes equal coverage to the political, cultural, and social dimensions of Sufism as it does to its theology and ritual * Dismantles the stereotypes of Sufis as otherworldly 'mystics', by anchoring Sufi Muslims in the real lives of their communities * Features the most up-to-date research on Sufism available

Voices from the Dead - The Dark Rituals and Hidden Worship of the Masonic Lodge (Hardcover): Texe Marrs Voices from the Dead - The Dark Rituals and Hidden Worship of the Masonic Lodge (Hardcover)
Texe Marrs
R483 R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Save R86 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rabi'a The Mystic and Her Fellow-Saints in Islam (Paperback): Margaret Smith Rabi'a The Mystic and Her Fellow-Saints in Islam (Paperback)
Margaret Smith
R1,096 Discovery Miles 10 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Rabi'a, a female Sufi saint, was born in 717 CE and released from slavery to lead a life in pursuit of purity and perfect union with God. Her teachings and the numerous miracles attributed to her have made her an influential and revered figure in Sufi theology. This authoritative 1928 biography of the saint was written by Margaret Smith, who mastered numerous eastern languages, travelled extensively, and published a number of translations of important Arabic texts. Smith's linguistic skill and her immersion in the culture she studied has produced a book still considered an important account of Rabi'a's life. Smith also includes an incisive discussion of the role of women in early Islamic mysticism and an examination of Sufi doctrine, and examines the issues of celibacy and sainthood in Islam. A biography of one exceptional woman written by another.

Ibn Ajiba, Two Treatises on the Oneness of Existence (Hardcover): Ahmad Ibn 'Ajiba, Jean-Louis Michon Ibn Ajiba, Two Treatises on the Oneness of Existence (Hardcover)
Ahmad Ibn 'Ajiba, Jean-Louis Michon; Translated by David Streight
R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ibn 'Ajiba (1747-1809) was a Moroccan Sufi of the Darqawi school who studied in Fez and lived all his life in and around Tetuan. Although still relatively unknown in the English-speaking world, his writings are important for an understanding of Maghribi Sufism. In this bi-lingual edition, with a Preface by Claude Addas and a Foreword by Hamza Yusuf, Jean-Louis Michon presents two short metaphysical treatises by Ibn 'Ajiba which shed new light on the history of Sufism and show its vitality as a living tradition in eighteenth-century Morocco. The key idea underlying both treatises, the Oneness of Existence, reveals the enduring influence of the Ibn Arabi, more than five centuries after his death. Students of Islam in North Africa, those interested in the Sufi tradition and spiritual seekers will welcome the publication of these treatises and the useful presentation of both Arabic text and English translation on facing pages.

The Ways of the Lonely Ones - A Collection of Mystical Allegories (Paperback): Manly P Hall The Ways of the Lonely Ones - A Collection of Mystical Allegories (Paperback)
Manly P Hall; Foreword by Elizabeth Ledbetter
R243 Discovery Miles 2 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Aleister Crowley's Treasure House of Images (Paperback): Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley's Treasure House of Images (Paperback)
Aleister Crowley
R544 Discovery Miles 5 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Netivot Shalom (Hardcover): Yitzchok Adlerstein Netivot Shalom (Hardcover)
Yitzchok Adlerstein
R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Essential Mystics - Selections From The World's Great Wisdom Traditions (Paperback, New edition): Andrew Harvey The Essential Mystics - Selections From The World's Great Wisdom Traditions (Paperback, New edition)
Andrew Harvey
R386 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Save R68 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From a highly popular and respected scholar, poet and lecturer and one of the nation’s most celebrated authorities on mysticism comes the paperback edition of a brilliant introduction to the essential texts and themes of the great mystic visionaries.Whether it’s based on the Buddhist vision of the Bodhisattva or the Christian concept of service, the mystic’s journey is one take on behalf of all humanity – and that journey is the same in all traditions. This wide range of selections brings readers the essential themes and personalities of the mystic experience. Beautifully introduced with practical analysis and vital historical information, The Essential Mystics offers extras from many traditions, including Buddhist, Sikh, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Hopi, Aborigine and Kogi.

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