An overview of Mithraism, the ancient Roman mystery religion popular in the Roman Legions*; Provides a comprehensive history of Mithraism, including its influence on Christianity and Islam*; Includes rituals, meditations, and teaching tales for readers who wish to follow the Mithraic path*; Studies the evolution and divergence of the Eastern (Persian) and Western (Roman) forms of MithraismThe Mysteries of Mithras presents a revival of the magical practices and initiatory system of Mithraism, the ancient Roman mystery religion that was immensely popular in the Roman Legions from the late second century B.
A bold cartography of the inner landscape visible only to those experiencing altered states*; Presents the psychedelic experience as an objective landscape that embodies the Other, rather than a subjective state of mind*; Provides corroboration of phenomena encountered by those who venture into this domainJourneying into the invisible world revealed by his use of the dissociative psychedelic DXM (dextromethorphan), Dan Carpenter found that what he experienced was not simply subjective sensations and psychological states but an objective world of familiar, if inordinately odd, landmarks and characters.
A handbook for unlocking the soul's purpose and manifesting a fulfilling life *; Reinterprets the traditional Dharma system of ancient India as a map for revealing one's true purpose *; Provides tests for determining one's Dharma type *; Explains the benefits, challenges, and social, interpersonal, and health dynamics associated with each of the 5 Dharma types Have you ever wondered why, despite great obstacles, some people achieve success, while others, though given everything, seem to squander it away?
A new interpretation of nearly 40 years of interstellar signals and the prophetic message they contain*; Contains extensive analysis of pulsar data, revealing new ideas about the origins and functions of pulsars*; Provides proof of an extraterrestrial communication network*; Includes information about the formation of crop circles and force-field-beaming technologyIn 1967, astronomers began receiving and cataloging precisely timed radio pulses from extraterrestrial sources, which they called pulsars.
How to break free from the physical world and travel via the energy body *; Examines the seven secrets of time from the viewpoint of mystics and scientists, including Helena Blavatsky, C.
Reveals the radical ancient practice of living resurrection, in which initiates ritually died and were reborn into a state of higher consciousness *; Explores living resurrection initiation practices from world cultures, including Egyptian, Greek, Gnostic, Chinese, Celtic, and Native American traditions *; Describes the secret chambers and temples where Mystery Schools practiced ';raising the dead' *; Shows why this practice was branded a heresy and suppressed by the Church More than two thousand years before the resurrection of Jesus, initiates from spiritual traditions around the world were already practicing a secret mystical ritual in which they metaphorically died and were reborn into a higher spiritual state.
Reveals evidence of visionary plants in Christianity and the life of Jesus found in medieval art and biblical scripture--hidden in plain sight for centuries*; Follows the authors' anthropological adventure discovering sacred mushroom images in European and Middle Eastern churches, including Roslyn Chapel and Chartres*; Provides color photos showing how R.
Reveals how psychedelics can facilitate spiritual development and direct encounters with the sacred *; With contributions by Albert Hofmann, Huston Smith, Stanislav Grof, Charles Tart, Alexander ';Sasha' Shulgin, Brother David Steindl-Rast, and many others *; Includes personal accounts of Walter Pahnke's Good Friday Experiment as well as a 25-year follow-up with its participants *; Explores protocols for ceremonial use of psychedelics and the challenges of transforming entheogenic insights into enduring change Modern organized religion is based predominantly on secondary religious experience--we read about others' extraordinary spiritual encounters with God but have no direct experience ourselves.
A detailed account of the transformation of consciousness and discovery of life's purpose brought on by peyote *; Shows how peyote and other visionary plants do not distort reality but gloriously unveil it, pulling the mind out of its cosmic slumber and revealing our unity with all life *; Explains the necessity when working with peyote to remain the master of one's mind and consciously work on oneself *; Examines how modern society's revulsion to sacramental plants and other consciousness expanders is deeply rooted in Western philosophy Charles Duits was caught in the grip of a dead-end existential and spiritual crisis.
Shares the spiritual wisdom of Rastafari through the stories, teachings, and traditions of practicing Rastas in Jamaica *; Includes the author's interviews with bush doctors, healers, and Rastafarians gathered during his 15 years of living in Jamaica *; Reveals the old ways of the Rastafarians and how their beliefs form an unbroken lineage tracing back to King Solomon *; Explains the connection of Rasta beliefs to important biblical passages Tracing their lineage back to King Solomon--the wisest man who ever lived--Rastafarians follow a spiritual tradition of peace and meditation that is more a way of life than an organized religion.
Mayan daykeeper Hunbatz Men reveals the multi-calendar system of the Maya that guided the lives of his ancestors and how it can guide us today *; The first book to reveal the secrets of the Mayan Pleiades calendar: the Tzek'eb *; Explains how the Maya used their astronomical knowledge to guide their lives on Earth The Mayan Calendar has taken on special prominence with the imminent arrival of 2012, a date that many claim is the end of that calendar.
Una exploración sobre las verdades personales y espirituales reveladas mediante el LSD
• Indica que las visiones inducidas por el LSD tejen una trama continua de un viaje a otro
• Muestra que los viajes o trances psicodélicos pasan por tres etapas: los temas personales y la conciencia prenatal, la pérdida del ego y, por último, lo sagrado
• Explora el consumo de sustancias psicodélicas a lo largo de la historia, incluidas las alucinaciones masivas comunes en la Edad Media y los primeros usos terapéuticos del LSD
Christopher Gray, cuando tenía casi sesenta años, por primera vez en mucho tiempo probó a tomar una dosis de 100 microgramos de LSD.
This classic and popular introduction to the sciences developed to interpret and understand Islam's holy book is ideal for all serious students of the Koran.
A profound reflection on how complementary themes in Buddhism and Christianity could serve as the basis for a truly ecumenical faith *; Compares Zen meditation with the Greek Orthodox practice of Hesychasm (prayer of the heart) *; Shows how Buddha and Jesus represent the distinct yet complementary values of meditation and compassion In Asian spiritual traditions the mountain traditionally symbolizes meditation while the ocean signifies compassion.
*; Award Winner in Outstanding ';Religious/Christian Non-Fiction' Category of The Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards*; Award Winner in the Spirituality: Inspirational category of the 2024 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest*; Explores obscured periods of Mary's life, including her time as leader of the Christian community and as the spiritual teacher to Jesus and Mary Magdalene*; Examines Mary's high-level powers, which enabled the divine conception of Jesus, his resurrection, and Mary's assumption into heaven*; Shows how nurturing a relationship with Mother Mary can provide healing, empowerment, and the development of your own womb powersMany women have trouble with the image of the Virgin Mary, a young woman whose most esteemed quality has been celibacy.
Dieses wertvolle Buch über Medialität und Channeling will dir ein Wegweiser sein, deine Fähigkeiten, und du besitzt diese Fähigkeiten, weiter auszubauen.
An in-depth look at the role of number as a bridge between Heaven and Earth *; Reveals the numerical code by which the ancients maintained high standards of art and culture *; Sets out the alchemical formulas for the fusion of elements and the numerical origins of various sacred names and numbers *; Describes the rediscovery of knowledge associated with the Holy Grail, through which the influence of the Heavenly Order is made active on Earth The priests of ancient Egypt preserved a geometrical canon, a numerical code of harmonies and proportions, that they applied to music, art, statecraft, and all the institutions of their civilization.
The first English translation of Maria de Naglowska's treatise on advanced sexual magic practices, Le mystre de la pendaison *; Details Naglowska's advanced occult teachings on the Third Term of the Trinity and the spiritually transformative power of sex *; Explains the mystical erotic hanging rituals of La confrrie de la Flche d'Or [The Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow], the notorious occult order of 1930s Paris *; Continues the sexual initiatory teachings first expounded in Naglowska's The Light of Sex Available for the first time in English, Advanced Sex Magic illuminates the revolutionary occult teachings of Maria de Naglowska--Russian mystic, esoteric high priestess, and self-styled ';Satanic Woman' of 1930s Paris.
Margaret Starbird's theological beliefs were profoundly shaken when she read Holy Blood, Holy Grail, a book that dared to suggest that Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalen and that their descendants carried on his holy bloodline in Western Europe.
The classic follow-up to the bestselling The Crack in the Cosmic Egg *; Explains the process of acculturation and the mechanisms that create our self-limiting ';cosmic egg' of consensus reality *; Reveals how our biological development innately creates a ';crack' in our cosmic egg--leaving a way to return to the unencumbered consciousness of childhood *; Explores ways to discover and explore the ';crack' to restore wholeness to our minds and reestablish our ability to create our own realities In this classic follow-up to his bestselling The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Joseph Chilton Pearce explains the process of acculturation and the mechanisms that create our self-limiting ';cosmic egg' of consensus reality.
Hoy en día el símbolo se identifica muy a menudo con ciertos esoterismos de escasa profundidad intelectual, con una especie de magia infundada sin relación alguna con la religión o las ciencias humanas.
In Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction, Joseph Dan, one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism, offers a concise and highly accurate look at the history and character of the various systems developed by the adherents of the Kabbalah.
'The pen would smoothly write the things it knewBut when it came to love it split in two,A donkey stuck in mud is logic's fate -Love's nature only love can demonstrate.
