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Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883 — 1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and artist best known as the author of "The Prophet" (1923), which is one of the best-selling books of all time. Gibran's work covers such themes as justice, religion, science, free will, love, happiness, the soul, the body, and death. He is widely considered to have been one of the most important figures in Arabic poetry and literature during the first half of the twentieth...
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The red bracelet: it graces the wrists of numerous celebrities - from Madonna to Britney Spears - who have converted to the spiritual practice of Kabbalah. But what is Kabbalah and how can women apply it to their own lives?
In A New Kabbalah for Women, bestselling author and teacher of Jewish mysticism and meditation, Perle Besserman, shares a feminine approach to spirituality. Since the time of Moses, Jewish mysticism has been barred to women, and...
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. More than four centuries have passed since Teresa of Avila's birth in Spain, and she is still celebrated as one of the world's great spiritual teachers. Her endearing human qualities, mystical insights, love for God, and refreshing candor all contribute to her legacy as a cartographer of the soul and a master of contemplative prayer. Her mystical writings are well...
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The Cloud of Unknowing draws on the mystical tradition of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and Christian Neoplatonism, which focuses on the via negativa road to discovering God as a pure entity, beyond any capacity of mental conception and so without any definitive image or form. This tradition has reputedly inspired generations of mystical searchers from John Scotus Erigena, through Book of Taliesin, Nicholas of Cusa and St. John of the Cross to Teilhard...
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This is the English translation of Nostradamus' best-known book Les Prophéties (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events.
Les Prophéties (The Prophecies) is a collection of prophecies by French physician Nostradamus, the first edition of which appeared in 1555 by the publishing house Macé Bonhomme. His most famous work is a collection of quatrains, united in ten verses ("Centuries") of 100 quatrains.
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In this fascinating book, Richard Smoley examines the roles God has played for us and reconciles them with what we today know through science and reason. In the process, he shows that consciousness is the underlying reality beneath everything in the universe. In one of Hinduism's great myths, Shiva plays a dice game with his consort, Parvati, and loses consistently. If he is the greatest god, why does he lose? Through this story, Richard Smoley explores...
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An early and influential volume among the 20th-century studies of mystic psychology, this landmark survey begins with an examination of empirical science and religious psychology. It discusses the sensation of presence in mystics and non-mystics, distinctive features of Christian mysticism, and criticisms of the legitimacy of the mystic experience.
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Subida del Monte Carmelo es una de las obras más importantes de Juan de la Cruz, que combina verso y prosa para expresar la unión mística del alma con Dios. La ascensión al Monte Carmelo equivale al camino que ha de recorrer el alma para alcanzar el alto estado de la perfección, lo que denomina unión del alma con Dios. Los poemas iniciales y el esquema original del monte dibujado por el santo, sintetizan la doctrina que posteriormente desarrolla...
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Reflections by 13 men and women, conveniently gathered into one volume, encompass the works of Angela of Foligno, John Ruysbroeck, Henry Suso, Richard Rolle, John Tauler, the author of The Cloud of Unknowing, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, Walter Hilton, Catherine of Genoa, St. Teresa, John of the Cross, and Francis de Sales.
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The Ascent of Mount Carmel is the third major work of St. John of the Cross, a Spanish mystic and major figure of the Catholic Reformation in the 16th century. This book is a systematic treatment of the ascetical life in pursuit of mystical union with Christ and is considered to be the introductory work on mystical theology. This books begins with an allegorical poem and the rest is a detailed explanation and interpretation of the poem.
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In the third Paranormal Investigators book, you will be introduced to the Vatican's top exorcist Father Gabriele Amoth along with the history of exorcism and the rites of exorcism in all of the world's great religions. This practice dates back as far as recorded history. It seems that mankind has been battling demons since the beginning of time.
This book also features a brief review of the case that inspired the film the Exorcist.
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For many people, the word mysticism conjures up occult, secretive rituals held after midnight in some dark cave. But true mysticism isn't at all sinister or secretive, says author John Mabry, an Anglican-rite Congregational minister. In fact, mysticism is at the heart of an authentic Christian life. It is nothing more and nothing less than the pursuit-and enjoyment-of union with God, which is the goal of all Christian spirituality. Christian mysticism...
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La Imitación de Cristo es posiblemente el libro más editado-y por consiguiente leído-, después de la Biblia, de toda la literatura cristiana. Magnífica muestra de la espiritualidad de la escuela medieval conocida como la devotio moderna, la mayor parte de los estudiosos, y la tradición, atribuyen la autoría de esta obra a Tomás de Kempis, hasta el punto de que la obra es conocida, también, como "el Kempis". "El Kempis" ha sido editado y leído...
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In A World Transfigured: The Mystical Journey, Philip Sheldrake demonstrates the importance of the mystical dimension of religious belief and practice. Using the words of the great theologian, Karl Rahner, Sheldrake makes the case that the Christian of the future will be either a mystic or nothing at all. In our contemporary world, this judgment applies equally to other religions as well.
After chapters on the meaning of "mysticism" and the connection...
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Vous vous êtes revêtus de l'homme nouveau.
Celui-ci se renouvelle pour être l'image de son Créateur
afin de parvenir à la pleine connaissance.
(Colossiens 3:10, la Bible du Semeur)
Nous trouvons notre réelle identité par notre nouvelle naissance.
Elle est renouvelée par la connaissance de l'image exacte de notre créateur.
(Colossiens 3:10, The Mirror Translation)
Vous êtes une nouvelle création sans cesse renouvelée
pour arriver à l'image...
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Seducidos por Dios es una invitación al creyente a despertar su dimensión contemplativa, a aspirar a una comunión con Dios, presente y activo en cada cosa y en cada detalle, en la vida cotidiana. Con textos de tono poético, apoyándose en la experiencia de grandes maestros de la oración contemplativa Ignacio de Loyola, Teresa de Jesús, el maestro Eckhart, Juan Taulero, Miguel de Molinos, Ernesto Cardenal, el libro permite al lector adentrarse...
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The Ascent of Mount Carmel is the third major work of St. John of the Cross, a Spanish mystic and major figure of the Catholic Reformation in the 16th century. This book is a systematic treatment of the ascetical life in pursuit of mystical union with Christ and is, considered to be, the introductory work on mystical theology. This books, begins with an allegorical poem and the rest is a detailed explanation and interpretation of the poem.
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When he loses his son and his wife in childbirth James is totally bereft. An introduction to a hermit gradually changes his life irrevocably. Although the Hermit turns out to be a Roman Catholic, James finds he can completely identify with his profound spirituality, precisely because it is so scriptural and drawn from the same Christian Masters who had originally inspired him.
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