Collection: Spirituality & Religion

Hekate: Keys to the Crossroads is a collection of personal essays, invocations, rituals, recipes and artwork from modern Witches, Priestesses and Priests who work with Hekate, the Ancient Greek Goddess of Witchcraft, Magick and Sorcery.

Hekate is one of the most fascinating Goddesses of the Ancient World. Loved, feared, hated and worshipped by people throughout history, the Witch Goddess of the Crossroads, facing three-ways, with her three faces, remains an image of power and awe in the modern world today, amongst those who understand and respect her power.

This book brings together the experiences and perceptions of more than twenty modern day Witches, Priestesses and Priests all of whom work with this awesome Greek Goddess in the UK today. Through their essays, rituals and artwork they present a unique view into the realms of this multi-faceted and popular Goddess.

Part I - Hekate's History, Myths & Powers Here author and Priestess Sorita d'Este presents a detailed and comprehensive study of the history, myths and powers of Hekate. This invaluable section offers the reader insights to some of the roles, relationships and powers Hekate held in the Ancient World.

Part II - Hekate's Witches This section contains essays by sixteen Witches, Priestesses and Priests who work with Hekate on a regular basis. Each contribution is as unique as the person who wrote it, clearly illustrating through both their differences and similarities that the many faces presented by Hekate in the ancient world continue on today in the twenty-first century. Hekate is a Goddess of transformation, initiation, childbirth, death and rebirth. She is the Mistress of Magick, Witchcraft and Sorcery. She is the key-bearing Goddess of Night who illuminates the paths through the mysteries with her bright torches, guarding the entranceways and guiding travellers through the realms of Heaven, Earth and Sea. Powerful and respected by Gods and mortals alike, she has the power to bestow gifts and blessings upon those who call upon her with honour and truth.

Part III - Recipes, Rites & Rituals A collection of modern invocations, pathworkings, incense and food recipes, together with a group mystery play of the Abduction of Persephone by Hades in which Hekate plays a key role.

Combining the best of research with a wide range of experiences this compact volume opens doorways in to many of Hekate's realms. It is a unique journey - enchanting, funny, scary, magickal and daring, challenging and informative. Whether you find yourself agreeing or disagreeing with the perceptions you will find within, one thing is certain: there is always more to learn and experience when it comes to Hekate!

The book is an introductory textbook for seminary students who take church history courses. Most seminary students do not have a history background (and many do not look forward to taking history courses at seminary), and so there is a need to provide a brief, basic, non-technical introduction to the discipline. There are other texts written for those seeking to do more rigorous research in church history (e.g., theses and dissertations), but those works are quite technical, long and dense. This book is for those in seminary who are training for ministry, need help in their church history courses, and who have no time or interest in wading through a 200+ page text. The text is intended to be short, helpful, and intelligible to a student with no history background.

The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with theoretical issues such as the need for church history, how you write about God as a cause of events, and objectivity in historical research. The second is more practical in nature, and deals with the types and use of sources, documentation, and types of historical research. The Appendices provide helpful information on terms, how to use church history in a local church, and how to write a local church history.

Dr. Gordon L. Heath is assistant professor of Christian history at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of two other books and numerous articles. He lives in Ancaster with his wife Virginia, two children Joshua and Natasha, and one rabbit ("Bunny").

The Pleiadian Workbook is a direct transmission from the Pleiadian Emissaries of Light--Light beings from the Pleiades--who say it's time now for spiritual growth, ascension, and healing. Through Amorah Quan Yin, we are taught to open our "Ka Channels," which pull energy from our multidimensional, holographic selves into our physical bodies. These galactic healing techniques align us with our divine selves, raise our vibratory rates, and rejuvenate and balance our bodies, while accelerating spiritual evolution and stimulating emotional healing.

You've been surrounded by numbers since the day you were born--now use them to unlock your destiny

You're surrounded by numbers from the day you're born. Every name, date, and numerical pattern in your life holds hidden meaning and spiritual significance. Numerology is a tool to help you understand these numbers--a way of learning about yourself and the important people in your life.

A Beginner's Guide to Numerology is the perfect book for those new to numerology. This fun guide will teach you how to decode the important numbers in your life, and the lives of your friends and family, to sharpen your intuition, improve your relationships, and boost your confidence.

A Beginner's Guide to Numerology is a quick, easy read that includes:

• Numerology basics--You don't need to do complex math to learn numerology. The system only requires simple adding and reducing to a single digit, and you'll learn how.
• Your core numbers--Using your name and birthdate, you'll calculate your Core Profile. These defining numerology factors will help you better understand yourself and your destiny. You'll also dive into your Personal Years, Months, and Days to help you make better decisions and plan for a better future.
• Tips for bringing it all together--Learn how to apply your newfound numerical knowledge to improve every area of your life, including your relationships with family, friends and co-workers.

Order A Beginner's Guide to Numerology to make the most of your life, opportunities, and relationships by unlocking the power in numbers.

Do you want to find and understand your Life's Purpose? Do you want to find your Creator and build a closer, more meaningful relationship with Him? Do you want to know the true Message of Godand learn the religion He prescribed so you will be guided? Islam is the only religion God has prescribed to humanity. Following the teachings of Islam will guide you to your Creator, provide you with a content, meaningful, fulfilled life in this world, and earn you Paradise in the afterlife. Submit to your Creator and join the religion of peace followed by a quarter of the world's population! The Sacred Path to Islam; Understanding Islam Made Easy, reflects on the message of this sometimes-controversial religion and what it means to be a Muslim. The chapters cover: An overview of the religion of IslamAllah (God) and the Holy QuranProphet Muhammad PBUHMuslims and non-MuslimsThe Purpose of LifeHadith & SunnahThe Articles of Faith and Pillars of IslamMonotheism, Angels, God's Scriptures, Judgment DayPrayers, Zakat, fasting in Ramadan, and HajjConcepts of Shirk (Polytheism), Jihad, Hijab, Hellfire, How to convert to Islam The book's ultimate purpose is to offer you a new way of thinking so you realize that you were created with a purpose. It will bring you ever closer to your Creator. By sharing the wisdom, inspiration, and beauty of the Holy Quran and Islam, you will soon discover that no man or group of men could have produced them and could only have come from a Higher Power. May your journey to the answer and truth be pleasant and success

MOST PARENTS DREAD "THE CONVERSATION." They don't know how or when to talk to their kids about S-E-X. However, the mismanagement of sexuality is so prevalent in our world that understanding what is good and healthy about sex is a great place to start-not just for our kids, but for us too. In How To Talk With Your Kids About Sex, Rodney and Traci Wright help parents look into the cultures we are creating in our families and what it looks like to have an ongoing conversation with our kids, based on 10 foundational principles. As parents, we have the opportunity to show our children a healthier pathway forward than many of us had. If understood and managed correctly, our sexuality can be the source of some of life's greatest joys and blessings-Heaven on earth!

Descubre el poder transformador de "El Poder de la Conciencia", una obra maestra de Neville Goddard, reconocido maestro de la ley de atracción y la visualización creativa. En este libro esencial sobre metafísica y manifestación, Neville despliega su profundo conocimiento de la conciencia y cómo influencia la creación de nuestra realidad.
Aprende a aplicar las leyes espirituales de la atracción y la asunción en tu vida diaria y observa cómo tus pensamientos y estados internos se manifiestan en el mundo físico. Este libro es una guía definitiva para aquellos que desean profundizar en la comprensión de la conciencia y utilizar el poder del pensamiento consciente para transformar su experiencia de vida.
Con "El Poder de la Conciencia", te embarcarás en un viaje de auto-descubrimiento, aprendiendo a utilizar el poder de tu mente para alcanzar la prosperidad, el amor, y la felicidad. Es una lectura obligatoria para seguidores de la filosofía del Nuevo Pensamiento y cualquier persona interesada en el poder de la manifestación consciente.

This book is about my life in a small town in southern Indiana during the 1950s, when Elvis's music first became popular, and about his influence in my life. It is also about my experiences along the way in finding other avenues for art instruction to expand my God-given talent, as art was not taught in my school. It also tells of the adventure and my quest for front row seats at an Elvis concert so that I might reach my life-long dream of giving one of my portraits of him to Elvis in person. It also tells of the unexpected pleasure and joy of meeting Elvis's father, Vernon, and being welcomed into his home. I have also shared here the accounts of hearing God's voice and seeing the signs He gave to me along the way while calling me to becoming a pastor: words which were true and signs I could not miss.

In this wise and witty book, acclaimed author James Schall illuminates a fundamental truth that will shock ceaselessly busy and ambitious Americans: human affairs are unserious.

Following Plato, Schall shows why singing, dancing, playing, contemplating, and other "useless" human activities are not merely forms of escape but also indications of the freedom in and for which men and women were created. The joy that accompanies leisure, festivity, and conviviality, he demonstrates, gives us a glimpse of the eternal. On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs offers a vital message that is truly countercultural.

Learn to free yourself from destructive habits and live a life of courage and compassion with these heart-to-heart teachings from "one of the world's wisest women" (O, the Oprah Magazine).

Ever feel trapped in the same old habits and painful emotions time and time again? These are patterns we all face, and sometimes they feel impossible to shake. So how can we get unstuck? Drawing on time-honored Buddhist teachings on shenpa (all the attachments and compulsions that cause us suffering), Pema Chödrön shows how certain habits of mind tend to "hook" us and get us stuck in states of anger, blame, self-hatred, addiction, and so much more--and, most of all, how we can liberate ourselves from them. "This path entails uncovering three basic human qualities," explains Pema. "They are natural intelligence, natural warmth, and natural openness. Everyone, everywhere, all over the globe, has these qualities and can call on them to help themselves and others." Pema shares insights and exercises from her lifetime of practice that we can immediately put to use in our lives to awaken these essential qualities and help us to take a bold leap toward a new way of living--one that will bring about positive transformation for ourselves and for our troubled world.

"I think Mark Burrows and Jon Sweeney achieve something quite rare and wonderful here. They make Eckhart clear, concise, and very compelling!" --Richard Rohr, OFM, bestselling author of Falling Upward

An elegant rendering of the great mystic's thoughts on the mysteries of authentic life

This is a little book about soul freedom. It is a book about discovering the secret to all the things we most desire: contentment, meaning, peace of mind, and true freedom. This skillfully edited translation of selections from the writings of Meister Eckhart provides a roadmap to the spiritual life for contemporary seekers. Eckhart takes us on a journey of discovery; a journey in which we learn to let go, relinquish our need to know everything, and lose those things that we think are important for a life of worth. And in the end he shows us that the true secret is this: to find yourself, you must lose yourself.

Here is timeless wisdom from a medieval mystic who has influenced a wide range of spiritual teachers and mystics both inside and outside the Christian tradition. Erich Fromm, Arthur Schopenhauer, Dag Hammarskjöld, Eckhart Tolle, Richard Rohr, D. T. Suzuki, Rudolf Steiner, and Matthew Fox have all credited Eckhart as being an important influence on their thought. In addition, his work has influenced the development of 20th-century American Buddhism and the Theosophical tradition.

Divided into five sections--Seeking the Light, Facing Darkness, Risking Love, Knowing Nothing, and Embracing Everything--the book leads readers on the path to an authentic spiritual life.

Florence Scovel Shinn was a gifted teacher who shaped the fields of spiritual growth and New Thought. Her practical, straightforward style empowered countless people to trust their inner knowing and overcome their challenges.

With an Introduction by self-help luminary Louise Hay, who credits Florence as one of her early inspirations, this simple yet poignant book--which contains original, previously unpublished text--can help you positively transform your life. Powerful affirmations will show you how to cultivate your intuition and release any resistance, fear, and doubt.

Florence said, "You must live fully in the now to make your dreams come true." Are you ready to follow your own magic path, your Divine wisdom, and realize your dreams? Goals or wishes that seem far off or unattainable are just waiting for you to believe in your potential and innate ability to manifest your desires!

"The most profound truth in the universe is this: that we are all one drum and we need each other." --Richard Wagamese, One Drum

Fans of Richard Wagamese's writing will be heartened by the news that the bestselling author left behind a manuscript he'd been working on until shortly before his death in 2017. One Drum welcomes readers to unite in ceremony to heal themselves and bring harmony to their lives and communities.

In One Drum, Wagamese wrote, "I am not a shaman. Nor am I an elder, a pipe carrier, or a celebrated traditionalist. I am merely one who has trudged the same path many of this human family has--the path of the seeker, called forward by a yearning I have not always understood."

One Drum draws from the foundational teachings of Ojibway tradition, the Grandfather Teachings. Focusing specifically on the lessons of humility, respect and courage, the volume contains simple ceremonies that anyone anywhere can do, alone or in a group, to foster harmony and connection. Wagamese believed that there is a shaman in each of us, and we are all teachers and in the world of the spirit there is no right way or wrong way.

Writing of neglect, abuse and loss of identity, Wagamese recalled living on the street, going to jail, drinking too much, feeling rootless and afraid, and then the feeling of hope he gained from connecting with the spiritual ways of his people. He expressed the belief that ceremony has the power to unify and to heal for people of all backgrounds. "When that happens," he wrote, "we truly become one song and one drum beating together in a common purpose--and we are on the path to being healed."

ENTER THE SOUL OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

The Shaman's Guide to Power Animals is a cross-cultural journey into the mystical symbolism and stories of almost 200 birds, fish, insects, and mammals drawn from ancient and indigenous cultures worldwide. It is a spiritual tool for understanding omens when an animal crosses your path or appears in a dream, or to apply in situations where you need protection or want to chart a course or locate resources. Incorporating channeled messages from the Power Animals, it explains:

• What Power Animals are and how to identify yours.
• Rituals, prayers, and affirmations you can use to ask a Power Animal for its help.
• Archetypal powers associated with different Power Animals and ways to activate them.
• How a Power Animal can act as your go-between to the spirit world to communicate with the dead and ancestral spirits or help you to recruit a multidimensional support team.
• Why you never need feel alone once you know you belong to the kinship of nature.
• Crystals, colors, and physical energy centers that correspond to each Power Animal.

At 538 pounds, Rick Salewske lived a small life that consisted of his job, his house, and his car--and he was very close to no longer fitting into his car. His stomach rubbing on the steering wheel had already worn a threadbare line across his pants. Often ridiculed by total strangers, he felt humiliated and very much alone. Rick had been raised in a traditional Catholic family, but his relationship with God was more of a distant, respectful belief than an up-close and personal experience. He couldn't fit into a church pew and most definitely not into a confessional booth. What Rick didn't know was that even then, God was actively pursuing him, even when Rick was not pursuing God at all.

When Rick's weight cost him a chance at his dream job, God would lead him on a journey that would reach the mountaintops of national television appearances and even the New York Marathon, but his own poor choices would plunge him back down to a valley leading nowhere. It was in that valley that Rick eventually looked up and recognized God's hand in his life. When he learned to keep his eyes on God, the life God intended him to lead finally came into focus.

His path was not always smooth or straight. But learning to put his full trust in the Lord led Rick to be less than half and more than twice the man he used to be.

Immediately following Britain's declaration of war in 1939, Dion Fortune began a series of regular letters to members of her magical order, the Fraternity of the Inner Light, who were unable to hold meetings due to wartime travel restrictions. With enemy planes rumbling overhead, she organised a series of visualisations to formulate "seed ideas in the group mind of the race", archetypal visions to invoke angelic protection and uphold British morale under fire. "The war has to be fought and won on the physical plane," she wrote, "before physical manifestation can be given to the archetypal ideals. What was sown will grow and bear seed." As the war developed, this was consolidated with further work for the renewal of national and international accord. For the first time the Fraternity's doors were opened to anyone who wanted to join in and learn the previously secret methods of esoteric mind-working. With unswerving optimism she guided her fraternity through the dark days of the London Blitz, continuing her weekly letters even when the bombs came through her own roof. Introduction and commentary by Gareth Knight.