Contemporary non-Christian and para-Christian cults and sects

Never say die!

'The most chilling witch-hunt in English history .

Kathedralen sind weit mehr als beeindruckende Bauwerke – sie sind Symbole des Göttlichen, die durch ihre Struktur, Geometrie und Atmosphäre die Seele berühren und als spirituelle Wegweiser fungieren.

This book examines the nearly 400-year tradition of Quaker engagements with mystical ideas and sources.

This book examines Lacanian psychoanalysis and Christian mystical theology demonstrating the former's potential for reinvigorating spiritual direction.

Religion, Secularism, and the Spiritual Paths of Virginia Woolf offers an expansive interdisciplinary study of spirituality in Virginia Woolf's writing, drawing on theology, psychology, geography, history, gender and sexuality studies, and other critical fields.

Many young people fear that if they ask the wrong question about a religion or belief system, they'll be seen as insensitive or unintelligent.

'Mystical theology' has developed through a range of meanings, from the hidden dimensions of divine significance in the community's interpretation of its scriptures to the much later 'science' of the soul's ascent into communion with God.

This book develops a new and innovative way of understanding how language is used when people describe their spiritual and mystical encounters.

Gay spirituality represents a hidden strand in Western thought that was only publically declared from the Gay Liberation of the 1970s.

Discover your soul's purpose by following the shamanic path of the heart *; Explains how to engage your heart's navigational guidance system to access your spiritual core directly and find your life purpose and spiritual identity *; Includes shamanic practices to meet your power animals, consult with spirit guides, embark on journeys in the spirit world, slay your inner dragons of self-sabotage and fear, clear emotional wounding patterns, and find your personal spirit song *; Offers case studies and troubleshooting help for common pitfalls and obstacles on the heart-centered shamanic path *; Includes access to 4 guided audio journeys narrated by the author Each of us has a vision for our lives, our soul's purpose awaiting release in our hearts.

This book rediscovers a spiritual way of preparing the actor towards experiencing that ineffable artistic creativity defined by Konstantin Stanislavski as the creative state.

Images and inscriptions on monuments can show us how priests and cult personnel saw themselves and were viewed by others, illuminating the social and political identity of these figures within their polis.

In many parts of the world the white man is perceived to be an instigator of globalization and an embodiment of modernity.

The Umbanda religion summons the spirits of old slaves and Brazilian Indians to speak through the mouths of mediums in trance.

This multidisciplinary study of Scientology examines the organization and the controversies around it through the lens of popular culture, referencing movies, television, print, and the Internet-an unusual perspective that will engage a wide range of readers and researchers.

Embark on a captivating exploration of ancient Egyptian spirituality with "The Journey of the Soul: The Book of the Dead in Ancient Egypt.

This volume addresses the diversification of mental healthcare provision and patients' health-seeking behavior by putting Brazilian Spiritism and its translocal relations at the center of its inquiry.

Exploring the unity of the practice of prayer and the practice of theology, this book draws together insights from world-class theologians including Rowan Williams, Andrew Louth, Frances Young, Margaret R.

Psychometry refers to the purported ability to learn about someone or something simply by touching inanimate objects related to them.

Cults examines the history and current status of cults across the United States, Europe, and East Asia.

The Hindu-derived meditation movement, The Art of Living (AOL), founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Bangalore, has grown into a global organization which claims presence in more than 150 countries.

Imagine yourself sitting on the cool damp earth, surrounded by deep night sky and fields full of fireflies, anticipating the ritual of initiation that you are about to undergo.

At the turn of the 20th century New Thought proponents sought to use mysticism to unleash the forces of the universe in themselves.

A multi-authored book, with editors and authors who are leaders in Faith Community Nursing (FCN) that aims to address contemporary issues in faith-based, whole person, community based health offering cost effective, accessible, patient centered care along the patient continuum while challenging contemporary health policy to include more health promotion services.

Organized in chronological order of the founding of each movement, this documentary reader brings to life new religious movements from the 18th century to the present.

Jonathan Edwards' theologically sophisticated psychology of grace remains one of the deepest and most fertile theological psychologies in the Protestant tradition.

A great deal has been written about the history of witchcraft, but much of what has been written is unreliable, exaggerated, or inaccurate.

In every whisper of the wind and rustle of the leaves lies a story waiting to be heard.

Si estás leyendo estas líneas, puede que estés escuchando un llamado de tu alma a ir más allá de los límites en los que tu mente la ha aprisionado.

In 2008, Dr Eben Alexander's brain was severely damaged by a devastating case of bacterial meningitis, and he lapsed into a weeklong coma.

Humanity's long history of intermittent conflicts and contemporary violence undermines Christian's (and their Jewish and Muslim fellow believers) religious confidence in and moral commitment to world peace.

"e;From Poverty to Power"e; is a 1906 self-help book by British writer James Allen.

This book discusses the profound philosophy and practical psychology behind yoga, beyond its popular body-culture aspect.

Using the works and theories of Carl Gustav Jung and the astrologers Alan Leo, Dane Rudhyar and Liz Greene, this volume provides a cultural history of psychological astrology in the twentieth century, demonstrating the prevalence of 'magic' in modern culture through its presence in astrology.

This pioneering account of Modern Spiritualism in late 19th and early 20th-century Scotland is a compelling history of the international movement's cultural impact on Scottish art.

This volume offers 18 studies linked together by a common focus on the circulation and reception of motifs and beliefs in the field of folklore, magic, and witchcraft.

Interweaving three centuries of transatlantic religious and social history with historical and present-day ethnography, Luis Nicolau Pares traces the formation of Candomble, one of the most influential African-derived religious forms in the African diaspora, with practitioners today centered in Brazil but also living in Europe and elsewhere in the Americas.

At once controversial and intriguing, Spiritualism has spread from the United States to become a global movement.

Was haben Blues, Jazz, Soul, R&B, Rock’n’Roll, Folk, Country, Rock, Pop und Hip Hop gemeinsam?

The World Is a Mirror of SelfThe Wisdom of James Allen is the collection that finally and fully honors the career of one of the most important inspirational writers of the modern era.

This book proposes another unique basis for the origins of religion from disturbances in brain function.

This book focuses on the question of how different contexts are relevant in the shaping and expression of individual spirituality spanning from early childhood to young adulthood.

This book takes a critical look at the internationalisation of higher education and argues for the importance of grounding education in spiritual perspectives.

Immersing the reader in Daoist philosophy and its impact on life, this new edition of Vital Breath of the Dao by Master Zhongxian Wu is a fully illustrated guide to qigong, a way of physical and spiritual cultivation, and a way of life.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

In the remote snow-covered mountains near Tibet lies a community long thought to be a mere myth called Shambhala, or Shangri-La.