Modern Spirituality

Seneca was dedicated to Stoicism, and in his essays and letters he explained the stoic position on many fundamental issues: pleasure and the problem of desire, happiness, and contentment; anger, fear, living in the present, how to think for yourself, anxiety and tranquillity, goodness, freedom, trusting the universe; courage, opportunity, cruelty and how to deal with it, friendship, love and trust, death and how to live, learning , chance and fate, time, aspirations, wisdom - and more.

In a clear and engaging way, this book shows how the principle of emptiness, the philosophic heart of Tibetan Buddhism, connects intimately to quantum nonlocality and other foundational features of quantum mechanics. Detailed connections between emptiness, modern relativity, and the nature of time are also explored. For Tibetan Buddhists, the profound interconnectedness implied by emptiness demands the practice of universal compassion.

موسوعة جديدة للعقاد، واستكمال لسلسلة العبقريات. حياة المسيح، كتاب تاريخي صِيغ بلغة فلسفية، يرسم ملامح ما قبل ميلاد المسيح؛ الحياة السياسية والاجتماعية في بيت المقدس، وكيف كانت المذاهب والطوائف الدينية حينها.

Written for novices and seasoned listeners alike, The Creative Tarot is a unique guidebook that reimagines tarot cards and the ways they can boost the creative process. Jessa Crispin guides you through the intuitive world of the tarot to get those creative juices flowing again. Thought to be esoteric and mystical, tarot cards are approachable and endlessly helpful to overcoming creative blocks.

Todo lo que un cristiano debe saber sobre el maligno y sus planes en el fin de los tiempos. Luz en la oscuridad.: Demonología moderna de Virginia Mancebo es una guía para comprender cómo el mundo se encuentra bajo el yugo del diablo, cómo operan los demonios y cuáles son sus principales tácticas para engañar a la humanidad. Dios nos exhorta a estar atentos y aprender sobre las artimañas de las tinieblas y no ignorar las maquinaciones del diablo.

Hidden Truths: The Magic of Mysticism and Its Modern-Day Applications is about the eight laws of the Universe and how to use them to improve your life. The Kybalion, the main text of hermetic philosophy, includes the seven universal laws. Hidden Truths delves into each of these laws and uses modern-day applications to explain each law. The book includes astrology, mythology, and spiritual buzzwords that originate from these laws. These buzzwords are explained in relationship to the spiritual laws so the listener understands the origins and why the concepts work.

Secondo Dean Radin, autore del libro best-seller "Menti Interconnesse", la magia è un aspetto naturale della realtà e ciascuno di noi può accedere ai poteri da essa offerti con un po' di pratica e di diligenza. Credete che l'ESP e la telepatia siano illusioni o voli dell'immaginazione? Non è di questo parere Radin che ha lavorato all'interno del programma top secret del governo statunitense sullo spionaggio psichico noto come Stargate.

Believed to hold restorative powers over our health, crystals have served humanity for millennia. With Crystal Healing for Women, you can unlock the ancient secrets of healing and wisdom held within these stones. Crystal healer and Reiki Master Mariah K. Lyons shares her knowledge in this practical guide that helps women awaken to their feminine divinity and healing powers and rekindle their instinctual relationship with nature. She also shows you how to select and care for crystals and incorporate them in rituals.

It’s time to learn witchcraft and the secret practices of Wicca today to discover the power in your hands, and wield it! Wicca is a religion that has an incredible connection with nature. Wiccans delight in the phases of the moon, sunrises and sunsets. They don’t condone demonic practices and instead encourage harmony and love...So if you’ve chosen to learn about the Wiccan religion and possibly even be able to cast spells and conduct rituals to fulfill any purpose or meet important needs of your own or those of people around you, you’ve come to the right place.

While much of church planting today is approached as an innovative new effort, church leaders can take comfort in the truth that they are simply stewards of what the faithful church has been doing for millennia. By rediscovering the foundations of our heritage, we are able to build healthier, more faithful, and more effective churches. At the same time, the act of planting new churches can breathe new life into these ancient traditions as they are applied to a variety of cultural contexts.

Taste real magic. Drawing on her electric craft and harnessing influences from Wiccan and rootwork practices, Anaïs Alexandre shares a collection of delicious potions for the modern witch. This book of drinkable spells offers the powers of time-honored wisdom in truly delectable form. Sip on a subtle love potion, draw monetary fortune your way with a lucky prosperi-tea, or spread friendship vibes with a warming party punch; as the wheel of the year turns, discover your own craft through the magic of mixology.

This audiobook is a must-have for anyone wanting to explore the ancient and powerful world of Paganism. With two manuscripts in one audiobook, you'll gain a deep understanding of Pagan beliefs, rituals, and practices, including those from Norse traditions.

In 1979 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith withdrew Hans Kung's missio canonica. Pope Paul VI approved the censure saying, "We are obligated to declare that in his writings he fell short of integrity and the truth of the Catholic faith." Through a 1980 agreement with the Vatican, Kung is now permitted to teach, but only under secular auspices. In this acclaimed Modern Library Chronicle, Kung examines the Catholic Church through its many reformations, focusing on the people and events...

In Greek: This is the first part of a three-part series which presents a Christian mystical system with absolute respect to the Greek Orthodoxy. It consists of techniques and a selectively distilled substance of almost all the systems that lead to self-knowledge. An integrated build-up of knowledge and practices is gradually constructed with admirable method, unparalleled discipline, and accuracy through the teachings of the Elder Petros.

From pilgrim paths to forest cabins, and from rented hermitages to arts temples and quiet havens for yoga and meditation, In Praise of Retreat explores the pleasures and powers of this ancient practice for modern people. Kirsteen MacLeod draws on the history of retreat and personal experiences to reveal the many ways listeners can step back from society to reconnect with their deepest selves and to their loftiest aspirations in life.

In a world that often feels like it makes no sense, many people have begun to reach out to the numinous for a sense of understanding and connection. Looking back to ancient wisdom, folklore, and classic texts for answers can be helpful, but sometimes without the context of the contemporary it can be hard to see how these old ways apply to the here and now. Too often, depictions of witches—and indeed some contemporary witchcraft practices—perpetuate harmful racist, colonialist, and culturally appropriative narratives.

In Breaking All The Rules, Kristian A. Smith introduces Greatest Commandment Theology as an ancient framework for modern faith. This book doesn't provide answers for your questions. It provides questions for your answers. The challenge is to remove the question "What does the Bible say about that?" and replace it with "How does the Greatest Commandment apply here?"

The Holy Qur'an was revealed in Arabic over 1400 years ago for the whole of Humanity to the last prophet in Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Today's man is in an identity crisis. With a never-ending barrage of confusing, condescending, and condemning voices telling him who he is and who he isn't, it can feel impossible to discover who he was made to be. Men were made to be kings, to protect the light, fight the darkness, and rule well the domain God has given them. Drawing on the ancient tradition of an older and wiser ruler passing on his wisdom, like Solomon in the book of Proverbs, Nathan Clarkson offers young men forty short and to-the-point letters for the journey.

If you dare look deep inside the workings of your very being and uncover the secrets of your future, then read on. In Modern Tarot, you will discover a way to uncover your deepest inner workings so you never have to make a decision you will regret ever again; the secrets behind the most important symbols in the tarot cards and how to effectively interpret them to go through life with a sense of empowerment; why colors and numbers matter in tarot; and more.