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The Malleus Maleficarum is a seminal treatise regarding witchcraft
and demons, presented here complete with an authoritative
translation to modern English by Montague Summers. At the time this
book was published in 1487, the Christian church had considered
witchcraft a dangerous affront to the faith for many centuries.
Executions of suspected witches were intermittent, and various
explanations of behaviors deemed suspect were thought to be caused
by possession, either by the devil or demon such as an incubus or
succubus. Kramer wrote this book after he had tried and failed to
have a woman executed for witchcraft. Unhappy at the verdict of the
court, he authored the Malleus Maleficarum as a manual for other
witch seekers to refer to. For centuries the text was used by
Christians as a reference source on matters of demonology, although
it was not used directly by the Inquisition who became notorious
for their tortures and murders.
The true story of the Three Wise Men of the Christmas Nativity
Story has remained a secret for over two thousand years. The Three
Wise Men are the founder members of the very Sacred Order of the
Magi. The Order has survived for two thousand years much the same
as the Ancient Orders of Stonemasons and the Knights Templar.
Unlike those orders, however, it has remained a secret-until now.
Members of the Sacred Order of the Magi have worked on their own or
in small groups, with some members never knowing others. For
certain families, it was a dynasty that encompassed some but not
all family members. The vow that all members of the Sacred Order of
the Magi take is to uphold in their hearts and souls the truth of
Jesus' mission. Why was the order kept a secret? Why is the story
of the Three Wise Men and their Sacred Order being disclosed now?
You will read how the Three Wise Men of love and light with
unrelenting integrity, bravery, and overwhelming sadness discover
the role they are to play in Jesus' destiny. For his sake and
safety and for the salvation of our planet, the Sacred Order of the
Magi went undercover and became the Spiritual Security Service. Now
is the time to reveal its existence. Now is the time to disclose
many sacred truths. It was ordained to be so. Now is the time of
the second coming of Jesus, or Yeshua Ben Joseph, as he was known
to the Magi. The story of The Three Wise Men is not solely for
Christmas; it is for all time.
The world today is facing a bewildering array of problems where
human behavior is both brazen and bizarre. Those who are searching
for a way out are daring to ask fundamental questions: What is
man's rightful place? Are we a doomed species? Is God becoming
weary of mankind? In Man's Fate and God's Choice, Bhimeswara Challa
shares his comprehensive study of human behavior that suggests that
the very paradigm of our thinking is inappropriate for the current
challenges we face. In a thoughtful, innovative presentation of
ideas, Challa posits that any betterment in human behavior needs a
cathartic change at the deepest level, ultimately reawakening the
intelligence of the human heart. He begins by examining the
greatest challenge of this generation of human beings and continues
by placing the multiple identities of man in perspective, reviewing
our growing insensitivity to human suffering. Finally, he looks to
the living world for inspiration, metaphors, and models for human
transformation. Man's Fate and God's Choice incisively covers an
array of issues and proposes an agenda for action as it challenges
those who see misery and ask "Why?" to also see the promise in the
rainbow and then ask "Why not?"
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