Best of
Metaphysics
2016
Whatever Arises, Love That: A Love Revolution That Begins with You
Matt Kahn - 2016
This is the life-changing teaching that Matt Kahn has been sharing with millions of YouTube viewers around the world. Whatever Arises, Love That offers a collection of powerful teachings by this highly regarded teacher, providing you with a series of deeply healing insights and practices to ignite the spark of your highest potential. Topics include:- Discovering the first step in finding inner peace- Reclaiming the passion, joy, and inspiration of your true innocent nature- Exploring the essential role of surrender throughout the spiritual journey- Unraveling the patterns of ego with compassion and ease- Mastering the vital skill of conscious communication to uplift every relationship and encounter- Reuniting the mind and heart as a doorway into greater spiritual evolutionAs Matt often says, "The deepest invitation in any moment is to heal the root of human suffering and celebrate the Spirit in all by opening your heart to its absolute potential. In a universe of endless questions, love is the only answer." Whatever Arises, Love That is the blueprint for a new spiritual paradigm and your companion in exploring spiritual evolution in the most heart-centered way.
More Than Allegory: On Religious Myth, Truth and Belief
Bernardo Kastrup - 2016
Its ultimate destination is a plausible, living validation of transcendence. Each of its three parts is like a turn of a spiral, exploring recurring ideas through the prisms of religious myth, truth and belief, respectively. With each turn, the book seeks to convey a more nuanced and complete understanding of the many facets of transcendence. Part I puts forward the controversial notion that many religious myths are actually true; and not just allegorically so. Part II argues that our own inner storytelling plays a surprising role in creating the seeming concreteness of things and the tangibility of history. Part III suggests, in the form of a myth, how deeply ingrained belief systems create the world we live in. The three themes, myth, truth and belief, flow into and interpenetrate each other throughout the book.
The 72 Angels of Magick: Instant Access to the Angels of Power
Damon Brand - 2016
The angels are ready to listen and ready to work for you. All you have to do is ask in the right way. The 72 Angels of Magick brings together the content of Magickal Angels and The Greater Magickal Angels. For the first time, all the information is included in one volume. If you already own those books, you don’t need this one. If you’re new to angel magick, everything you need for success is here.When you contact the angels listed in this book you will have the power to dominate success and fortune, obtain what you wish, protect yourself and stop enemies. These mighty angels can be contacted easily, instructed directly and will gladly fulfill your desires. You don’t need to believe anything or belong to any religion. You don’t need to be pure or worthy. All you need is a strong desire for something to change in your world. If you have that desire, the angels will take you where you want to go. It is their purpose to give you the power to express the life you dream of living. Whether you are seeking fame, money, wisdom, healing or peace, the angelic powers can help you to improve your life in the ways that matter to you most. The angels in this book can help you to carry out difficult tasks, strengthen your will power and increase your popularity.You can attract love, find harmony, increase fame, find strength, break through adversity, sleep well, heal yourself and obtain clear thought. There are angelic powers that enable you to invent, discover new methods, improve your business and find new supporters.You can increase the loyalty of friends and lovers. The power to improve prosperity, win awards, write well, be stable, reduce anxiety, learn easily, understand in new ways and dominate strong personalities is at your hand. The angels can help you to excite new passion, discover more about yourself and see the past, present and future with clarity.They will protect, uncover truth, stop liars, inspire artists and spread the word about your creative works. Debtors can be made to pay up. You can turn enemies into friends. Whether you are making deals, learning a trade, trying to pass exams or working to increase your income, these angels can bring the help you need. You will discover:A unique talisman that opens the gateway to angelic contact The Words of Power that establish an angelic connection Seventy-Two unique sigils for contacting angels Over two hundred angelic powers that can be used in thousands of ways Information on how to choose the right angel Methods for communicating directly with angels Ancient secrets for contacting angels that can’t be found anywhere else.
The Tao of Craft: Fu Talismans and Casting Sigils in the Eastern Esoteric Tradition
Benebell Wen - 2016
Fu talismans are ideograms and writings typically rendered on paper and empowered by means of invocations, ritual, and transferences of energy, or Qi. Talismans can be used for many purposes, such as strengthening or weakening personality characteristics, finding love, earning more money, or easing emotional tensions in the home. The Tao of Craft shows how metaphysical energy can be harnessed to amplify, strengthen, weaken, dispel, or block other metaphysical energy and to rectify perceived imbalances in the material plane. Supported by an abundance of detailed charts and images, this book serves as a step-by-step handbook that gives readers the knowledge and confidence to craft their own Fu talismans for personal empowerment. Wen, author of Holistic Tarot, delves into historic and cultural contexts of the Fu, from the neolithic period of Chinese history to contemporary practices of esoteric Taoism. Providing a solid foundation in the principles of Eastern spellcrafting, she highlights the blending of Taoist metaphysical practices with Western approaches to magic by pointing out eclectic, integrating, and harmonizing facets from other cultures and religions. Historically, Fu talismans were used by medieval Chinese for alleviating illness; averting misfortune, magical attacks, and curses; defending against assaults; and avoiding poverty. This book shows Western practitioners that the skill and knowledge to develop an interactive relationship with spirit realms are still available to them today, and serves as a practical handbook for accumulating Qi energy from sources in the environment and channeling it in concentrated form into their own Fu talismans."
Phantom Self (And How to Find the Real One)
David Icke - 2016
What is happening in the World? What is ‘life’ really about? Gathering numbers of people have a sense of unease about the direction of human society without knowing why. Something is happening, but what? David Icke has spent more than a quarter of a century uncovering the ‘what’- and the who, why and how.Phantom Self takes the story still deeper into the shadows to reveal the scale and magnitude of what is unfolding as people go about their daily lives. Who or what is dictating the nature of these ‘daily lives’? Who or what is driving global society down a dark road of 24/7 control, surveillance and tyranny? And why?David Icke answers these questions with crystal clarity and in doing so reveals how the reality we think is so ‘real’ is a virtual reality simulation controlled by a hidden force that has manipulated humanity.The key is what David calls Phantom Self – the ‘you’ that you think is you, but isn’t. It’s the ‘you’ that stares back from the mirror, the one you give a name, a life story and labels galore. But it’s not you. It’s a hoax ‘you’ to enslave your sense of reality in limitation, little me and ‘I know my place’.We live in the realm of the Phantom Self which is why society can be so insane, stupid and brutal; but when the gateway in opened to Infinite Self the madness must end – and it will.
The Power of Positive Life: Powerful Thinking, Powerful Life
Andrian Teodoro - 2016
You will know specific steps to make yourself happy, fulfilled, optimistic, calm, and peaceful every day. You will learn various tools and techniques successful people do every day, such as: how to really think positively, how to gain confidence and increase self esteem, the “top secret” morning habits of successful people, how to get motivated in life everyday, how to unlock the power of prayer to achieve what you want in life, how forgiveness can catapult you to more blessings in your life, how the benefits of attitude of gratitude can dramatically increase the quality of your life, the top secret characteristics and qualities of highly successful people, and how to really live a happy life every single day. Want to know more all of these things in “one place”? Get all these wisdom from this Amazon’s BestSelling book “The Power of Positive Life”. Download your copy now, by scrolling to the top of the page, and select the orange “buy” button. tags: positive thinking, the power of positive thinking, the power of positive life, the power of positive living, positive living, positive life, positive discipline, positive psychology, positive energy, positive affirmations, the power of positive affirmations, the power of positive discipline, positive habits, the power of positive habits, positive imaging, the power of positive imaging, positive mind, the power of positive mind, positive prayer, the power of positive prayer, positive praying, the power of positive praying, positive reading, the power of positive reading,the power of God, the power of faith, the power of forgiveness, the power of gratitude, the power of motivation, the power of personal development, positive words, the power of positive words, The Power of Positive Life, powerful thinking, powerful life, turn negative life into happier, positive thinking, personal growth, self improvement, self development, improve your life, become positive, ultimate guide, powerful techniques, effective ways, secrets, tips, advice, motivational books
The Truth of All that Is: The Angel book to Enlightenment and Personal Transformation
Amelia Bert - 2016
I found this book insightful and fascinating.”
“The most enlightening book I've read in a long time.”
You have been guided here now. Nothing is random.
In this book, the Angels respond to all your inquiries, thoughts and prayers. They share their wisdom, enlighten and empower. There are lessons to be learned, benefits to be gained, assistance to be given, truth to be revealed.They talk to you directly, if you would only allow the words to move through you, you will succeed your own personal transformation.This book is a direct Angel narration by intuitive Amelia Bert. It is the result of her spiritual journey of months of meditation and connection with lighted spirits.This spiritual book, links all the peaces together, by revealing the truth of the cosmos.NOTE FROM AUTHOR: As I am an angel intuitive, the Angels wanted me to write this book for all of you. They said: I should let all of you come on your own, when it is your time to read it. This way you will benefit the most.If you fell drawn to the cover or description, then it will enlighten and assist you on your path.If it is your time, read on.
INSIDE YOU WILL DISCOVER THE TRUTH OF:
God, Angels, Spirit Guides, Higher Self
Reincarnation
Afterlife
Fifth dimension
Different galaxies
Law of attraction
Chakras
Personal success
Angel communication
Time and Space
and more
HOW TO:
Manifest your desires
Find happiness
Reveal your life's path
Remove blockages
Connect with your divinity
Communicate with spirits
Create a life you want
Shield yourself
Remember past life skills
and more
EFFECTS:
Awakening towards the universal truth
Personal transformation - - move to the fifth dimension
Establishes connection with angels of the light
Transition of high energy
Enhances spirituality
Expands awareness beyond the physical plane
Awakens divine power
Motivation
Seeking Jordan: How I Learned the Truth about Death and the Invisible Universe
Matthew McKay - 2016
The murder of Matthew McKay’s son, Jordan, sent him on a journey in search of ways to communicate with his son despite fears and uncertainty. Here he recounts his efforts — including past-life and between-lives hypnotic regressions, a technique called induced after-death communication, channeled writing, and more.McKay, a psychologist and researcher, ultimately learned how to reach his son. In this book he provides extraordinary revelations — direct from Jordan — about the soul’s life after death, how karma works, why we incarnate, why there is so much pain in the world, the single force that connects us, and our future as souls. Unlike many books about after-death communication, near-death experiences, and past-life memories, this is a book for those who do not believe yet yearn to know what happens after death. In addition to being riveting reading, Seeking Jordan is a unique heart-, soul-, and mind-stirring reflection on the issues each of us will ultimately face.
Prosperity Consciousness: How to Stop Negative Thinking Forever and Start Manifesting Abundance Today
Beau Norton - 2016
It is a state of mind that allows you to live your wildest dreams. Only about 2% of the population has learned how to develop true prosperity consciousness, while the masses continue to struggle. How would you like to become more like the 2% who have an amazing life? How would you like an effortless life? Is it just a fantasy? Or maybe those people at the top just know something that you don't? Fortunately, I've been studying these very successful people for over 7 years. In my book Prosperity Consciousness, you will learn their secrets and how to quickly and easily get from where you are to where you want to be. Click the buy button now and start your journey to prosperity! I'll see you on the inside.
Heart Intelligence: Connecting with the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart
Doc Childre - 2016
Through its extensive communication with the brain and body, the heart is intimately involved in how we think, feel, and respond to the world. Expanding on their breakthrough book, The HeartMath Solution, the authors offer heart-based techniques and guidelines for living from the heart, which connects the puzzle pieces of our purpose and fulfillment. The book provides information and simple practices for accessing our heart’s intuitive guidance to connect with our highest choices for better outcomes. Our choices are especially important through these changing times because they constantly create or disrupt our peace, happiness and self-security. Our thoughts and feelings influence the chemistry that regulates much of our health — how we feel, for better or worse. Our thoughts, feelings, emotions and attitudes are just frequencies that we can learn to change — once we put our heart into our intention. Heart Intelligence provides practices to replace fear with the attitude of intelligent concern (managed concern) which leaves us in charge and more attuned to intuitive direction. We learn the benefits of practicing simple coherence techniques a few times a day for boosting resilience and emotional balance; making appropriate choices; and clearing our mind from anxiety or overwhelm when needed. It is through deepening our heart intelligence, coherence and connection that humanity will be able to shift from separation to cooperation resulting in higher solutions to our personal and global problems.
The Ascension Mysteries: Revealing the Cosmic Battle Between Good and Evil
David Wilcock - 2016
With his latest book, The Ascension Mysteries, David will take readers on a surprising and enthralling journey through the history of the universe, exploring the great Cosmic Battle surrounding our own Ascension. David Wilcock’s previous New York Times bestsellers, The Source Field Investigations and The Synchronicity Key, used cutting-edge alternative science to reveal oft-hidden truths about our universe. In The Ascension Mysteries, David takes us on a gripping personal journey that describes the secret cosmic battle between positive and negative happening every day, hidden in both the traumas of our own lives and the world’s headlines. Through his contact with a positive higher intelligence behind the UFO phenomenon, groundbreaking scientific information, and data from high-ranking government whistle-blowers, David reveals that the earth is now on the front lines of a battle that has been raging between positive and negative extraterrestrials for hundreds of thousands of years. The Ascension Mysteries explores the towering personal obstacles David overcame to unlock the great secrets of our universe and looks ahead to what this battle means for each of us personally. By unifying ancient texts from a variety of religions with scientific data and insider testimony, David presents a stunning conclusion—that Earth is on the verge of a massive cosmic event that will transform matter, energy, consciousness, and biological life as we now know it and will utterly defeat the great villains of our time.
God Exists but Gawd Does Not: From Evil to New Atheism to Fine-Tuning (Theological Explorations Book 2)
David Ray Griffin - 2016
The lives of many people revolve around God; without God, they believe, life would be unbearable. Others regard the idea of God as the worst, most destructive, idea ever invented. The one group finds the evidence for God overwhelming; the other group finds the same for atheism. The debate has centered around the idea of God as the creator of the world. Many philosophers, theologians, and scientists have assumed that, if we would simply add up the good arguments for and against the existence of God, we could reach agreement, one way or the other. But in this book, David Ray Griffin argues that progress on this issue will be impossible unless we distinguish between two radically different ideas of a divine creator, which he calls “Gawd” and “God.” Whereas there is overwhelming evidence against the existence of Gawd, there is also overwhelming evidence for the reality of God. After looking at this evidence, the book illustrates the importance of this distinction for the issue of climate change.
Uncharted: The Journey Through Uncertainty to Infinite Possibility
Colette Baron-Reid - 2016
Our challenge is to sail into uncharted waters—away from the familiar ways that don’t work anymore—to discover ourselves and the infinite potential for our lives. It’s in these as-yet-undiscovered places within us that we come to recognize what we can be and what we can co-create with Spirit.If we try to create guided only by the old, familiar map of our lives, what we create won’t be authentic to who we are becoming; we’ll just be doing the same thing over and over. As intuitive counselor and “spiritual cartographer” Colette Baron-Reid explains, we need a different kind of map—not one that tells us where we’ve been, but one we fill in as each new experience changes us into who we need to be to live our destiny. This new map is a map of the soul.In Uncharted, you’ll learn to draw your own map of the soul as Colette guides you on an inward journey through five interconnected realms. First you’ll get oriented in the Realm of Spirit, your “home” that connects the other four. Then you will do the work of self-evolution and co-creation in the Realms of Mind, Light, Energy, and Form.In the Realm of Mind, you experience your consciousness intermingled with that of all Consciousness. In the Realm of Light, you illuminate the darkness and experience transformation as you reclaim lost parts of yourself. In the Realm of Energy, you consciously direct the forces influencing you. In the Realm of Form, you see the results of your self-evolution manifested in the material world. At every step, you learn to harness your personal power and turn fear into possibility as you venture into the undiscovered places where magic happens.
The Witches' Almanac, Issue 36, Spring 2017-Spring 2018: Water, Our Primal Source
Andrew Theitic - 2016
At one level, it is a pop reference that will fascinate anyone interested in folklore, mythology, and culture, but at another, it is the most sophisticated and wide-ranging annual guide available today for the mystical enthusiast.
Modeled after the Old Farmers’ Almanac, it includes information related to the annual Moon calendar (weather forecasts and horoscopes) as well as legends, rituals, herbal secrets, mystic incantations, interviews, and many a curious tale of good and evil. Although it is an annual publication, only about 15 percent of the content is specific to the date range of each issue.
The Witches’ Almanac features more than 140 pages of interesting and timeless articles about witchcraft, magic, herbalism, charms, spells, and related topics written by authors from the witchcraft and magical communities. The theme of Issue 36 (Spring 2017 – Spring 2018) is Water: Our Primal Source. Included are “The Coffin Ring,” “A Beekeeper’s Year,” “The Margate Grotto,” “Speaking in Tongues,” “Poppets,” and “Thomas the Rhymer.”
The Call of the Heart: Heralding the Coming of the Messiah (The Teaching of the Heart, Book 1)
Zinovya Dushkova - 2016
This Teaching will empower you to transform yourself and the world through awakening the omnipotent power hidden in your heart.Existing since time immemorial and called Surya-Vidya in antiquity, this Teaching taught the most worthy people about the sacred meaning of the heart as the sun of their universe — an inexhaustible source of perfect wisdom and divine power. However, humanity was not ready to accept the prevailing role of the heart. Therefore, the Teaching of the Heart has been kept secret and remained the prerogative of only the chosen few — those spiritual teachers who have proclaimed the omnipotence of the pure and loving heart.The time has come to awaken humanity to the almighty treasure we possess because its infinite possibilities can radically change not only individual lives, but also the entire suffering world for the better. This mission has been undertaken by the Greatest Teacher known as the Great Heart — the Lord of Love and Compassion, the King of the legendary kingdom of Shambhala hidden in the Himalayas. He is the Messiah awaited in all religions but under different names: Maitreya, Christ, Mahdi, Kalki Avatar, and so on. Before coming into the world, He has given
The Teaching of the Heart
, making it accessible to everyone for daily use in modern life. Employing a spiral approach, the inspirational and uplifting books of
The Teaching of the Heart
series will reveal your heart’s secret powers and cover a wide range of topics from everyday life to travels within the Universe. Through the books published so far, you will:• learn everything you have ever wanted to know about the Coming of the Messiah and receive His first teachings that will be expanded in the following books (Book 1)• experience the Divine Miracle that was predicted by Edgar Cayce long ago and came true but remained wholly unnoticed by humanity (Book 2)• understand the principles of creating a heart-centered society that will help you build good relationships with other people (Book 3)• discover the laws governing the Universe and how your own heart is connected with the Heart of the Cosmos (Book 4)• find out about the Secret Government that rules our planet and how you can become one of its colleagues (Book 5)• gain insight into the profound significance and unknown functions of your invisible energetic heart (Book 6)
The Teaching of the Heart
was written by Zinovia Dushkova, Ph.D., the best-selling and award-winning author of The Book of Secret Wisdom. She continues the spiritual tradition of the hidden Himalayan Masters who guided Helena Blavatsky and Helena Roerich to lead humanity from intellectual knowledge to the divine wisdom of the heart.“The love and light that seem to magically pour from the pages of prose are both beautiful and healing, and speak a message of hope.”— Alyssa Elmore, Readers’ Favorite“Reading the book’s sublime lines led my heart to tremble with joy. This book really has an amazing energy that affects the heart in a mysterious way.”— Michael Wilkin, Midwest Book Review“It is fresh and alive and as inspirational as any good spiritual work should be.”— Peter Morris, Spirituality Today“I sensed the music behind the words, it was as if I knew what was coming and felt my senses responding to the call.”— Bani Sodermark“[Zinovia Dushkova’s] book is an exquisite symphony of Love played on the strings of her heart directly to yours. ... Those with open, loving hearts will hear!”— Russell Walls“Words cannot do this work justice! This is a must read for the whole world!”— EH GodfreyIf you would like a wise Teacher to guide you through life, offer uplifting advice, and help you fulfill your spiritual potential and true purpose, this book series is for you.Embark on a fascinating spiritual journey with the Greatest Master of Wisdom today to awaken the power of your heart!
Tarot: Unlocking the Arcana
Angelo Nasios - 2016
Now you can unlock the Arcana to study the basics and beyond! Gain understanding regarding symbolism and how the Tarot works to read reversals, set the mood for readings, and to explore your spiritual quest. Discover your relationship with the seven deadly sins and healthy virtues, determine and weigh your options, and examine dream interpretations. Consider your path through different layers of understanding, including astrological influences, numerology, mythological connections, philosophical relations, and evaluate Court card psychological dimensions. Work with powerful, self-reflective spreads unique to this book and review sample readings for major events broadcasted in the news and media. Learn fundamental history, debunk old-time myths, and discover the religious views on divination and the counterargument to its biblical objection. There is much to learn when you unlock the Arcana. Here's the key.
Essential Astrology: Everything You Need to Know to Interpret Your Natal Chart
Amy Herring - 2016
It's a map to consult when you are feeling lost or when you want to explore the deepest parts of your true self. Join expert astrologer Amy Herring as she shares simple, step-by-step instructions to reading your natal chart in a way that provides profound insight into your inner workings. Essential Astrology reveals the meanings of the signs, planets, houses, and aspects, showing you the vital details of interpreting natal charts with skill and ease. Astrology is a symbolic language for the heart and soul. With this book, you will discover how to apply the deepest layers of astrological wisdom to questions about relationships, careers, and everything that's most important in your life.This book will introduce the components of astrology with depth right from the start, with classic elements like keywords and positive and negative traits, but spending more time illustrating how to dig deeper to go beyond stereotypes into the heart of each planet, sign, house, and aspects. While this can be looked at as a beginning astrology book, it can serve for intermediate students as well, who have memorized keywords but struggle to draw the depth from each component and are ready for a deeper review.
Beyond Pyramid Power - The Science of the Cosmos II
G. Patrick Flanagan - 2016
G. Patrick Flanagan wrote this follow-up volume, about which he comments: "Since I wrote my two previous publications on pyramid energy in 1971 (The Pyramid and its Relationship to Biocosmic Energy and Pyramid Power) I have had over four years of additional experience with these unusual energy fields. The results of this research have never been made public. I will reveal for the first time, the results of these discoveries, and details of the construction of the Pyramid Energy Plates. Most of these discoveries were made in a six month period following my trip to the Great Pyramid of Giza in September, 1974. On that trip, I culminated years of research into unusual energies by spending the night in the King’s Chamber of the Pyramid of Cheops. Full details of that exciting night will be given in a forthcoming book. I can reveal that I made contact with a powerful force that has changed my life in drastic ways. Some of my latest findings may tend to contradict a few of my earlier statements on the subject. This is the result of an increased understanding of the mechanics of these energy fields. I have succeeded, since returning from Egypt, in harnessing these elusive energies in practical ways. Energy fields have been produced and transmitted over long distances and detected at a remote receiver. In other words, a new communications technology has been discovered. Pyramid energy has been taken from the realm of the mystical toy, and projected into the infancy of a new technology that could literally change the living condition of man on this planet. I call these new discoveries Tensor Field Devices. A few of these developments are: Tensor Field Voice Communicator; Tensor Field Propulsion; Tensor Field Electro-Catalytic Seed Treatment, which raises the vigor level of seeds from 60% to 80%; and Tensor Field Water Treatment Systems. Additional devices will be described toward the end of this The shape of the pyramid has been experimentally found to have unusual effects on organic media. It was found to mummify meat and other foods, preserving them without decay; improve the flavor of foods and cigarettes; age wine and other drinks; increase the life-span of small animals; improve the growth rate of plants; improve or enhance the meditative state; and keep razor blades from becoming dull! There has been some controversy on this subject as test results are not always consistent. We have found that many variables affect the pyramid’s performance: alignment to the earth’s magnetic fields; electric fields; other objects in the vicinity; and the experimenter’s mind can sometimes influence the results. Sorting out and isolating these variables has been the subject of my research over the years. As my own results were over 90% consistent, I had enough evidence to keep my interest alive. Even N.A.S.A. has realized the importance of the pyramid shape as evidenced by a new patent application showing the use of pyramids and cones as sources of electric power." Of 'Beyond Pyramid Power,' the International Business Connection, Inc. writes, "Excellent insight to magnetic form resonance, tensor fields scalar energies and topological electronics. Flanagan is a true genius and his discoveries continue to subtly shape our world. Fifty years from now, this book will be a classic because it describes lesser-known technologies that will hopefully be second nature to future generations. I am a researcher and have had tremendous results because of the impact of this book, and also other researches of Dr. Flanagan."
Ifá Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance
Jacob K. Olupona - 2016
Olupona and Rowland O. Abiodun brings readers into the diverse world of Ifá—its discourse, ways of thinking, and artistic expression as manifested throughout the Afro-Atlantic. Firmly rooting Ifá within African religious traditions, the essays consider Ifá and Ifá divination from the perspectives of philosophy, performance studies, and cultural studies. They also examine the sacred context, verbal art, and the interpretation of Ifá texts and philosophy. With essays from the most respected scholars in the field, the book makes a substantial contribution toward understanding Ifá and its role in contemporary Yoruba and diaspora cultures.
Rainbow Body and Resurrection: Spiritual Attainment, the Dissolution of the Material Body, and the Case of Khenpo A Chö
Francis V. Tiso - 2016
Tiso, a noted authority on the rainbow body, explores this manifestation of spiritual realization in a wide-ranging and deeply informed study of the transformation of the material body into a body of light. Seeking evidence on the boundary between physical science and deep spirituality that might elucidate the resurrection of Jesus, he investigates the case of Khenpo A Chö, a Buddhist monk who died in eastern Tibet in 1999. Rainbow Body and Resurrection chronicles the dissolution of Khenpo's material body within a week of his death, including eye-witness interviews. Tiso describes the spiritual practices that give rise to the rainbow body and traces their history deep into the encounter of religions in medieval Central Asia. His erudite exploration of the Tibetan phenomenon raises the fascinating question of whether there is a connection between the rainbow body and the dying and rising of Jesus. Drawing on a wealth of recent research, Tiso expands his discussion to include the contemplative geography out of which Dzogchen arose some time in the eighth century along the great Silk Road across Central Asia. The result is an illuminating consideration of previously unimagined relationships between spiritual practices and beliefs in Central Asia.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Edna and Luna
Gleah Powers - 2016
Facing old age and a hysterectomy, Edna, at 70, reminisces and ruminates about her losses as she makes unsuccessful attempts to start a new life. She tries to befriend her hairdresser, her gardener and a man she meets at a senior dance who makes sexual advances in the swimming pool. Luna, at 35, ridiculed since childhood for her unorthodox gift of healing, has left a violent husband before moving to a local trailer park. Despite Edna’s initial suspicions that Luna is both out of her mind and after her money, their relationship becomes an odyssey filled with unpredictable depths and discoveries for both women.
Candles on The Ganges
Peter E. Upton - 2016
The journey was to take him deep into the spiritual world of mediumship and meditation and as he trained in these, other doors opened, with those higher spiritual beings we call angels intervening in his life and guiding him on his journey to understanding.The author tells the story of this inner journey as he travels through the holy places of India seeking a rishi to take him to a higher level during meditation so that he can once again feel his son's presence and know that he is happy. As he travels, the loving people he meets, with their innocence and joyful laughter, warm his heart while his little son sits, just out of sight saying, "I am here with you dad!" Ultimately he finds what he is searching for in a most unexpected place and from a completely unexpected source.As you follow the author on his journey he gives clear, logical explanations for much of what we would call the occult or the mystic; from ghosts and poltergeists to levitation and psychometry and as he delves into the blurred boundary where science and religion come together he even explains his theory on eternal life.Candles on The Ganges is about the illusion that we call life and the reality that lies beyond it. It is a book of spiritual growth and understanding wrapped up in an enthralling journey through India.Page 1: "Sir, I am a fortune teller and a yogi and I must tell you that a lot of love comes to you on April 21st."The words struck me in the heart. The bustling street scene vanished from view and for that moment there was no one in the universe but the yogi and myself with Michael hovering magically but unseen between us. April 21st was Michael's birthday, my dear little boy whose death, six years before, had started me on the spiritual journey which now dominated my life and had finally brought me to this Indian market place in the back streets of Delhi. I had only been in India 36 hours and already he had found a way to let me know that he was here with me.In search of Michael I had devoted every spare moment in the years since his death to training as a medium. I had read every book I could find that might increase my spiritual understanding, had meditated, prayed and raged and was now in India searching for a guru or rishi who could take me that higher step which had so far proved elusive. Rather than having to rely on the reassurances and messages that came through other mediums, I wanted to feel his living presence and know for myself that Michael was happy.I shouldn't have been surprised that Michael had come with me to India. He had been back to communicate with us through mediums on so many occasions, always letting us know that he knew exactly what we had been up to, reassuring us that he was more alive than he had ever been and so very happy. Michael was such a clever little boy that he never lost a chance to pop in and announce his presence. Just the previous week while I was at work as a London taxi driver one of my passengers said to me in the middle of our, otherwise everyday conversation, "Since I was a child I have always been able to see spirit people and right now there is a little boy with blond hair and blue eyes sitting next to you in the front of the taxi"Yet it was an extra special joy to hear from him now at the start of my trip when I was alone in a strange country an about to embark on a journey into the unknown.
Divine Design: A Guide to Restoring Your Inner Magic
Nicole Denise - 2016
With examples and simple prompts, this quick guide shows you the way. Grab a pen and a journal and plant the seeds of your joy, today. Nurture yourself into the beautiful, vibrant being you truly want to be.
Schelling: Understanding German Idealism
Michael Tsarion - 2016
An investigation into the ideas of the relatively little known obscure philosopher who, like Hegel, offered the world the most cogent proofs for the existence of Spirit. This book explains these ideas in clear modern language, and shows how important they are for today's sincere seekers of Truth. *** *** ***
The Metaphysics of Relations
Anna Marmodoro - 2016
It is uncontroversial that there are true relational predications-'Abelard loves Eloise', 'Simmias is taller than Socrates', 'smoking causes cancer', and soforth. More controversial is whether any true relational predications have irreducibly relational truthmakers. Do any of the statements above involve their subjects jointly instantiating polyadic properties, or can we explain their truths solely in terms of monadic, non-relational properties of therelata? According to a tradition dating back to Plato and Aristotle, and continued by medieval philosophers, polyadic properties are metaphysically dubious. In non-symmetric relations such as the amatory relation, a property would have to inhere in two things at once-lover and beloved-butcharacterise each differently, and this puzzled the ancients. More recent work on non-symmetric relations highlights difficulties with their directionality. Such problems offer clear motivation for attempting to reduce relations to monadic properties. By contrast, ontic structural realists hold thatthe nature of physical reality is exhausted by the relational structure expressed in the equations of fundamental physics. On this view, there must be some irreducible relations, for its fundamental ontology is purely relational. The Metaphysics of Relations draws together the work of a team ofleading metaphysicians, to address topics as diverse as ancient and medieval reasons for scepticism about polyadic properties; recent attempts to reduce causal and spatiotemporal relations; recent work on the directionality of relational properties; powers ontologies and their associated problems;whether the most promising interpretations of quantum mechanics posit a fundamentally relational world; and whether the very idea of such a world is coherent. From those who question whether there are relational properties at all, to those who hold they are a fundamental part of reality, this bookcovers a broad spectrum of positions on the nature and ontological status of relations, from antiquity to the present day.