Best of
Spirituality

1950

Many Mansions: The Edgar Cayce Story on Reincarnation


Gina Cerminara - 1950
    Thousands of microfilms filed at the Association for Research and Enlightenment at Virginia Beach testify to Cayce's ability to diagnose, prescribe for, and cure the ills of people whose names and locations he was given, but whom he had never seen. Known as "The Miracle Man of Virginia Beach," his successes astonished medical authorities--and the world.Many Mansions is Dr. Gina Cerminara's account of these healings--and an affirmation of the age-old belief in reincarnation. She tells how Cayce saw past the barriers of space and time, how he penetrated the "previous" lives of his subjects, and performed the fantastic cures and prophesies that made him the most remarkable clairvoyant in modern history.

Alter Your Life


Emmet Fox - 1950
    Emmet Fox prescribes a powerful remedy based on the life and message of Jesus. In Alter Your Life, Fox explains that these "dreary" problems are actually bad habits of mind -- habits from which we can free ourselves."There is no necessity for anything but success, good health,prosperity, and an abounding interest and joy in life," Fox writesThrough a series of brief meditations, Fox shows us how to exchange our bad habits of mind for the healthy ones demonstrated by Jesus. Based upon biblical texts, Alter Your Life offers a progressive, life-changing course designed for all readers, whether or not they have read a religious book before.

Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace (A Triumph Classic)


Fulton J. Sheen - 1950
    It is full of profound lessons and words of wisdom on sanctifying the present moment, the effect of conduct on belief, how to pray and meditate, and making up for the past.Paperback

John Cassian: Conferences (Classics of Western Spirituality)


John Cassian - 1950
    Religious Studies Review John Cassian: Conferences translation and preface by Colm Luibheid introduction by Owen Chadwick I f you wish to achieve true knowledge of scripture you must hurry to achieve unshakable humility of heart. This is what will lead you not to the knowledge that puffs a man up but to the lore which illumines through the achievement of love. John Cassian (c. 365-c. 435) At the turn of the sixth century the Mediterranean world was witnessing the decline of Roman rule that had formed the bedrock of its civil order. During the chaos of those years, there arose in the deserts of Egypt and Syria monastic movements that offered men and women a radical God-centered alternative to the present society. Among the most eloquent interpreters of this new movement to western Europe was John Cassian (c. 365-c.435). Drawing on his own early experience as a monk in Bethlehem and Egypt, he journeyed to the West to found monasteries in Marseilles and the region of Provence. Included in this volume is Cassian's masterpiece, the Conferences, which is a study of the Egyptian ideal of the monk. The new translation by Colm Luibheid is coupled with an insightful introduction by the distinguished Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History, Cambridge University, Owen Chadwick, who writes of Cassian's achievement: Like the Rule of St. Benedict, his work was a protection against excess and a constant recall to that primitive simplicity where eastern spirituality met western. +

Holiness for Housewives: And Other Working Women


Hubert Van Zeller - 1950
    Stay serene (and find God) amid the dishes and diapers! Written especially for women in charge of households, this book will help you discover a path to sanctity in your vocation as a housewife, show you the meaning of even boring work, help you pray in the midst of turmoil, and much more.

The Supreme Identity


Alan W. Watts - 1950
    Neither philosophy nor religion today gives us the consciousness that at the deepest center of our being exists an eternal reality, which in the West is called God. Yet only from this realization come the serenity and spiritual power necessary for a stable and creative society.One of the most influential of Alan Watts's early works, The Supreme Identity examines the reality of civilization's deteriorated spiritual state and offers solutions through a rigorous theological discussion on Eastern metaphysic and the Christian religion. By examining the minute details of theological issues, Watts challenges readers to reassess the essences of religions that before seemed so familiar and to perceive Vedantic "oneness" as a meeting ground of all things – "good" and "evil." In addressing how religious institutions fail to provide the wisdom or power necessary to cope with the modern condition, Watts confidently seeks the truth of the human existence and the divine continuum.In this eye-opening account of "metaphysical blindness" in the West, Watts accents this dense exploration of religious philosophy with wry wit that will engage inquiring minds in search of spiritual power and wisdom.

Raptured: A Novel on the Second Coming of the Lord


Ernest Angley - 1950
    RAPTURED Additional Information Will sinful humanity have to endure the reign of the beast before the full wrath of God falls upon them?

Life Everlasting: A Theological Treatise on the Four Last Things


Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange - 1950
    Shows the exalted \"immensity\" of the human soul and that only possession of God in the Beatific Vision can completely satisfy man\'s desires. The author touches on many theological aspects that bear fruit on our final end - the roots of vice and virtue, the grace of a happy death, the pain of loss, the nature of eternal beatitude, and many more. An enlightening study of man\'s final destiny that will inspire the reader with its many insights. 288 pgs, PB

Eye of the Heart


Frithjof Schuon - 1950
    Essays covering a wide range of subjects: spiritual symbolism, the afterlife, and more.

Waiting for God


Simone Weil - 1950
    An enduring masterwork and "one of the most neglected resources of our century" (Adrienne Rich), Waiting for God will continue to influence spiritual and political thought for centuries to come."Simone Weil has become a legend, and her writings are regarded as a classic document of our period." THE NEW YORKER"Her example, her achievements, her frustrations, her intellectual or moral or religious impasses, and her failures, self-described or apparent to us from hindsight, all can serve to focus the mind, enlarge the heart, and stir the soul." ROBERT COLES

The Revolution Of Beelzebub: Gnosis, Anthropogenesis, And The War In Heaven


Samael Aun Weor - 1950
    Beelzebub ignored that he was in evil. He was furiously attacking the White Magicians and believing them to be perverse. He was feeling himself to be a saint and good and considered the White Magicians to be demons. My intentions were in the long run to perform the greatest task in the cosmos, which was to take Beelzebub out of the Black Lodge and transform him into a disciple of the White Lodge." - Samael Aun WeorThe Revolution of Beelzebub tells the incredible story of Samael Aun Weor and his efforts to convert the demon Beelzebub. This controversial book explains in detail the subtle distinctions between positive and negative schools of awakening, and includes many adventures in the internal worlds, practices of Alchemy / Tantra, important clues to differentiate between White and Black Magic, angels and demons, and all the essential foundations of positive spiritual work.Topics include: Tantra; Kabbalah; Arcadia; White Magic and Black Magic; Eleusis; The Two Ways; The Staff of the Patriarchs; The Atom Nous / The Solar Period; The Mind and the Intuition; The Lunar Period; The Terrestrial Period; The Mountain of Juratena; Lemuria; The War in Heaven; Atlantis; Black Magic of the Atlanteans; Nirvana; The Elixir of Long Life; Beelzebub and His Revolution; The Millenium; The Gnostic Institutions; and more.

Glamour: A World Problem


Alice A. Bailey - 1950
    Glamour results from a negative emotional focus. The dissipation of glamour depends on illumined thinking.

The Magic Word


W.D. Gann - 1950
    Gann wrote. The name "W. D. Gann" is known throughout the stocks and commodities markets. However, this particular book has nothing to do with investing!The Magic Word contains Gann's advice on how one can help oneself.In this inspirational masterpiece about the role of the human being in the universe, W. D. Gann uses the Bible to explore the secret to successful living. Through direct teachings from the Bible, you will learn how to understand, obey and apply the universal laws revealed in the Bible in order to bring about your own latent talents and powers and put you on the road towards health, happiness and prosperity.Gann gives credit to the divine power and by his using the Magic Word, for his good health and success.