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1012 MONASTERY ROAD
A Spiritual Journey
ISBN: 9781590560631
ISBN 10: 1590560639
A Spiritual Journey
1012 MONASTERY ROAD is the street address of St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass Colorado. It is home to a group of Trappist monks among whose number have been Thomas Keating the late Theophane Boyd and William Meninger. Meninger-who with Keating and Basil Pennington is one of the leading lights of the contemplative prayer movement-describes the foundation of the monastery in 1956 and its difficult and tenuous early days as the monastery was being built high in the Rocky Mountains. Meninger explores the meaning of community as well as the challenges and gifts that arise from the contemplative life. It is a life dedicated to opening one's heart and allowing Christ to enter that inner room the place where we are called upon to respond to God.
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2012: BIOGRAPHY OF A TIME TRAVELER
The Journey of José Arguelles
ISBN: 9781601630650
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The Journey of José Arguelles
What if someone told you that you were living in the wrong time and that the unparalleled catastrophes of the world were largely due to an erroneous perception of time? Would you believe it?
2012: BIOGRAPHY OF A TIME TRAVELER is the authorised biography of José Arguelles, the man who first introduced the date December 21, 2012 into the mass consciousness with 'The Mayan Factor'.
Following a life-changing vision at age 14, atop the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Arguelles began a lifelong journey to discover the underlying mathematics and prophecies associated with the Mayan calendar. 2012: BIOGRAPHY OF A TIME TRAVELER is an engaging journey through the inner and outer realms of this visionary. As the story unfolds, we follow Arguelles through many startling synchronicities and transformations of consciousness. Through his epic saga, we may discover that every detail of our own lives is, also, precisely designed, down to the most seemingly mundane circumstance.
Through uncovering the Mayan codes, Arguelles was led to discover the telepathic nature of time. He also realised that the human species is living in artificial time, which is disrupting its planetary environment and destroying its civilisation. This book sheds light on the crisis our planet is undergoing today and offers clues about how we can realign with natural time to make a peaceful transition on December 21, 2012.
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ADI DA
The Promised God-Man Is Here
ISBN: 9781570971570
ISBN 10: 1570971579
The Promised God-Man Is Here
This book will rank as a classic in the spiritual field telling the remarkable story of an extraordinary being a writer playwright artist visionary philosopher photographer and most important of all a Spiritual Master of the highest order. Anyone interested in pursuing a spiritual path a way to the heart will find the Avatar's life and perspective on the human condition to be a stunning beacon of hope in troubled times.
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ADI DA AND ADIDAM
The Divine Self-Revelation of the Avataric Way of the Bright and the Thumbs
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ISBN: 9781570971549
ISBN 10: 1570971544
The Divine Self-Revelation of the Avataric Way of the Bright and the Thumbs
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AFTERNOONS WITH MR HOGAN
A Boy, A Golf Legend and the Lessons of a Lifetime
ISBN: 9781592400515
ISBN 10: 1592400515
A Boy, A Golf Legend and the Lessons of a Lifetime
Ben Hogan's former ball shagger recounts firsthand stories of the golf legend - and reveals, for the first time, Hogan's Swing Secret, a source of mystery to golfers for more than fifty years.
Ben Hogan's pro-golf record is legendary. A four-time PGA Player of the Year, he celebrated sixty-three tournament wins and became known as a man of few words and fewer close friends. Most of what we know about Hogan has been based on myth and speculation. Until now.
In the 1960's, though Hogan's competitive career was over, he kept the practice habits that had made him famous and remade modern competitive golf. He hired fifteen-year-old Jody Vasquez to help. Each day, after driving to a remote part of the course at the Shady Oaks Country Club, Hogan would spend hours hitting balls and Vasquez would retrieve them. There, and over the course of their twenty-year friendship, Hogan taught Jody the mechanics of his famous swing and shared his thoughts on playing, practicing, and course management - unknowingly revealing much about his character, values and beliefs, and the events that shaped them.
In AFTERNOONS WITH MR. HOGAN, Jody Vasquez shares dozens of stories about Hogan, from the way he practiced, selected his clubs and interacted with other star players to his little-known humour and generosity. Combining the gentle insight of Tom Kite's A Fairway to Heaven (which recalls Kite's golf education under Harvey Penick) with the sage perspective of Penick's own Little Red Book, Vasquez's tribute is funny, poignant, and full of advice for golfers of all levels.
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ISBN: 9781592400515
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Who conquered the world by the age of 32
ISBN: 9789654941754
ISBN 10: 9654941759
Who conquered the world by the age of 32
Alexander the Great the king of Macedonia was born in 356 BC came to the throne in 336 BC at age 20 and set out to conquer the world two years later. Until his death in 323 BC Alexander the Great managed to conquer most of the known world of his time - from Greece to India and from Asia Minor to Egypt. When he died at age 33 he was the youngest conqueror of the greatest empire! This book represents the story of the life conquests and deeds of Alexander the Great - the lord of the world- based on written sources pictures and sculptures. Rev. Angel Rumano is a Jesuit priest of Italian origin who engages in biblical research in the Vatican and in a monastery in Jerusalem. He collated the various sources and wrote the story of Alexander the Great in a way that will delight the modern reader.
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ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE HB
ISBN: 9781571742872
ISBN 10: 1571742875
If you're like me and find the business of entertainment fascinating we're going to have some fun together because in this book I'm going to share with you some personal humorous and memorable moments-moments I have experienced over the five decades that I've been a stage television and film entertainer. . . . Then I will share with you my most important role to date and the most important stage I've ever trod-the grandest stage of all the stage on which we are all playing out the stories of our lives: planet Earth. -Dennis Weaver Though millions recognise Dennis Weaver for his roles in the long-running television series Gunsmoke and McCloud and as the star of Steven Spielberg's first feature film Duel the most important work of his life has not been performed in front of a camera. Since the early 1980s he has dedicated himself to serving humanity and the environment. Now Weaver shares the story of his life - his childhood and military years his career as an entertainer (which includes a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood) and his more recent success as a spokesperson and a role model for social and environmental concerns. His ultimate goal: to remind us that only through collective spiritual growth and understanding the interrelationship of all living systems will humanity consciously step forward to preserve our world for future generations.
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AMERICAN SPY FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTER IN COMMUNIST CHINA
The Hopes of Two Generations
ISBN: 9781577332077
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The Hopes of Two Generations
Born in Beijing, China in 1955, Yuci Tan and her "American-spy" father lived through very difficult times together during the Cultural Revolution, which began in 1966 and lasted for ten years.
Her Chinese father - raised in Hong Kong and educated in a Christian school - worked as editor and English translator for China's International News Agency. During the Cultural Revolution, her father was incarcerated as a disloyal traitor - a spy for the Americans (untrue!) - and the authorities ordered her to cut off all relationship with him.
In this provocative and vividly descriptive narrative, Yuci Tan details the many facets of 1970s Chinese society and the hardships endured by common people under the Communist regime. All the while, her father, under intense political pressure and scrutiny, somehow managed to single-handedly raise and educate her, as only a totally committed and loving father could. Despite these hardships, Yuci Tan consulted her inner world for guidance and stood up to the authorities in support of her father. Although the government forced her to be re-educated through hard labour, she took a unique look at things. She learned to value every present moment to minimise her suffering.
More than an insider's history of Mao's Regime, AN AMERICAN-SPY FATHER is a moving and memorable expose, featuring the colourful lives of many forgotten people. Yuci Tan offers therapeutic insights along the way and used these experiences to pursue her dream of ultimately becoming a doctor - and fulfilling the dreams of two generations. At heart, her personal story is a daughter's loving appreciation for an unforgettably kind and wise father.
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AND THEN WE WENT FISHING
A Story of Fatherhood, Fate and Forgiveness
ISBN: 9780757003028
ISBN 10: 0757003028
A Story of Fatherhood, Fate and Forgiveness
From actor Dirk Benedict comes this brilliant autobiographical telling of two unique and engrossing events that had an enormous impact on his life. He intertwines the story of his wife's unexpectedly complicated home birth with his own coming of age in Montana - and the violent death of his father. Past events of love, friendship, hatred and fatherhood culminate in a dramatic explosion before him, linking his father's death with the birth of his first child.
Benedict's writing style is lively, creative and always engaging. His use of humour, pathos, and imagery is masterful. He has taken two rites of passage in his life and woven them together to produce a story that is every bit as entertaining as it is moving.
Given Dirk's unique storytelling ability and well-honed sense of timing, AND THEN WE WENT FISHING will keep you hooked from page one to its powerful, poignant conclusion.
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ARTHUR FORD ANTHOLOGY
Writings By and About America's Sensitive of the Century
ISBN: 9781577330363
ISBN 10: 1577330366
Writings By and About America's Sensitive of the Century
Who is Arthur Ford? The medium..the catalyst...the unwilling Elijah…the man. Even those who knew him well struggle with this question. Now more than a quarter century after his death in 1971 this anthology brings together a variety of perspectives to give us a fascinating picture of an extraordinary and complicated man. His unrivalled talent as a medium catapulted him into fame and his life was shaped by his efforts to understand and make peace with this gift. The veracity of the information he offered during trance was confirmed over and over yet there always lingered that shadow of a doubt. Are these suspicions well founded or they the result of our own reluctance to accept the possibility that life continues after death?
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ISBN 10: 1577330366
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AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
The Biography of Swami Rama
ISBN: 9780893892128
ISBN 10: 0893892122
The Biography of Swami Rama
On the surface this book is a biography of a great sage of the Himalayas who mastered the practices of yoga and brought to the West a system for understanding the mysteries of body mind and spirit. But like the life of Swami Rama these pages go much deeper than a mere sequence of astonishing events. Through stories of the authentic and fruitful guru-disciple relationships Swami Rama had with both his mysterious master Baba Dharam Das and his own students you will see how the precious stream of spiritual tradition is transmitted through the generations. These pages also serve as a guide to the more esoteric and advanced practices of yoga and tantra not commonly taught or understood in the West. They bring you to holy places in India revealing why these sacred sites are important and how to go about visiting them. The wisdom in these stories penetrates beyond the power of words. As you read Pandit Tigunait's tales of life with his master and see how a committed student actually draws knowledge and nourishment from his teacher you will feel a few drops from the timeless stream of the traditions of the Himalayas planting themselves in your own heart.
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AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
Biography of Swami Rama
ISBN: 9780893892111
ISBN 10: 0893892114
Biography of Swami Rama
On the surface this book is a biography of a great sage of the Himalayas who mastered the practices of yoga and brought to the West a system for understanding the mysteries of body mind and spirit. But like the life of Swami Rama these pages go much deeper than a mere sequence of astonishing events. Through stories of the authentic and fruitful guru-disciple relationships Swami Rama had with both his mysterious master Baba Dharam Das and his own students you will see how the precious stream of spiritual tradition is transmitted through the generations. These pages also serve as a guide to the more esoteric and advanced practices of yoga and tantra not commonly taught or understood in the West. They bring you to holy places in India revealing why these sacred sites are important and how to go about visiting them. The wisdom in these stories penetrates beyond the power of words. As you read Pandit Tigunait's tales of life with his master and see how a committed student actually draws knowledge and nourishment from his teacher you will feel a few drops from the timeless stream of the traditions of the Himalayas planting themselves in your own heart.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SADHU
A Journey into Mystic India
ISBN: 9781594773303
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A Journey into Mystic India
After travelling at age 18 from his native California to India in 1969, Rampuri was drawn to the Naga Babas, an ancient and wild order of naked yogis whom he calls the “Hell's Angels of Indian Spirituality.” Organized into a sect by Adi Shankara in the 5th century BC, the Naga Babas see themselves as the ultimate protectors of the Sanatan Dharma, or what we call the Hindu religion. Rampuri became a disciple of a Naga Baba—a master shaman sadhu—from Rajasthan and, as foretold by astrological prophecy, soon found himself the first foreigner to become an initiate of the Juna Akhara, the oldest and largest grouping of Naga Babas with more than 50,000 sadhu members.
From drinking the “Nectar of Immortality” at the source of the Ganges River to allegations of tantric murder, this autobiography is filled with true accounts of magic, miracles, ghosts and austerities, with lessons on Hindu gods, ayurveda, mantra and Indian culture woven throughout. Through his journey of extremes, Rampuri takes us into the mystic heart of India.
• By the first foreigner to become a member, and later an elder, of the Juna Akhara, the oldest and largest grouping of Naga Babas
• Filled with true accounts of magic, miracles, ghosts and austerities
• With lessons on hindu gods, ayurveda and Indian culture woven throughout
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From drinking the “Nectar of Immortality” at the source of the Ganges River to allegations of tantric murder, this autobiography is filled with true accounts of magic, miracles, ghosts and austerities, with lessons on Hindu gods, ayurveda, mantra and Indian culture woven throughout. Through his journey of extremes, Rampuri takes us into the mystic heart of India.
• By the first foreigner to become a member, and later an elder, of the Juna Akhara, the oldest and largest grouping of Naga Babas
• Filled with true accounts of magic, miracles, ghosts and austerities
• With lessons on hindu gods, ayurveda and Indian culture woven throughout
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AVALONIANS
ISBN: 9780906362686
ISBN 10: 0906362687
When The AVALONIANS was first published in 1993, it placed before the world previously unknown or unexplored aspects of the Glastonbury story and its personalities. The seminal figure who emerged from the shadows to become the prime mover and shaker of everything that followed was shown to be the medic and antiquarian John Arthur Goodchild who died in 1914. Under what seemed to be psychic direction, he placed a curious glass vessel within the waters of a spring outside the town known as Bride's Well. This took on the character of a kind of ritual enactment, requiring a woman to receive the inspiration to retrieve it. If she did, the world would be changed. In the later stages of this experiment he involved his friend, who bore the dual literary personality of William Sharp/Fiona Macleod.
True to Goodchild's design, the object was indeed recovered as hoped for, and events took on a momentum of their own to draw in such young enthusiasts as Wellesley Tudor Pole and his “triad” of maidens. Others soon arrived to include the educationist Alice Buckton, the architect and psychical researcher Frederick Bligh Bond, the composer Rutland Boughton - much indebted to Fiona Macleod, and the occultist and white magician Dion Fortune.
The author and publishers agree that the time has now come to review and expand the material originally presented in The AVALONIANS in the light of new information and research. While retaining much of the original text, every effort has been taken to ensure that this second edition is even more accurate than before, taking care to respect its deserved acclaim as the definitive account of the Avalonian revival.
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True to Goodchild's design, the object was indeed recovered as hoped for, and events took on a momentum of their own to draw in such young enthusiasts as Wellesley Tudor Pole and his “triad” of maidens. Others soon arrived to include the educationist Alice Buckton, the architect and psychical researcher Frederick Bligh Bond, the composer Rutland Boughton - much indebted to Fiona Macleod, and the occultist and white magician Dion Fortune.
The author and publishers agree that the time has now come to review and expand the material originally presented in The AVALONIANS in the light of new information and research. While retaining much of the original text, every effort has been taken to ensure that this second edition is even more accurate than before, taking care to respect its deserved acclaim as the definitive account of the Avalonian revival.
ISBN: 9780906362686
ISBN 10: 0906362687
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BEDE GRIFFITHS
An Introduction to his Interspiritual Thought
ISBN: 9781893361775
ISBN 10: 1893361772
An Introduction to his Interspiritual Thought
Bede Griffiths - English Benedictine monk and lifelong friend of C. S. Lewis who was his tutor at Oxford - wrote in 1955 to a friend: 'I'm going out to India to seek the other half of my soul'. There he explored the intersection of Hinduism and Christianity and was a driving force behind the growth of inter-spiritual awareness so common today yet almost unheard of half a century ago.
Wayne Teasdale a long-time personal friend and student of Griffiths provides readers with an intriguing view into the thoughts beliefs and life of this champion of inter-religious acceptance and harmony. This volume is the first in-depth study of Bede Griffiths' contemplative experience and thought.
Fully exploring the antecedents and development of Griffiths' theory that the Christian mystery can be expressed through the worldview of Hinduism, BEDE GRIFFITHS is a vital starting point for any spiritual seeker who wants to understand the shared territories of these two great faiths.
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BOND CODE
The Dark World of Ian Fleming and James Bond
ISBN: 9781601630049
ISBN 10: 1601630042
The Dark World of Ian Fleming and James Bond
THE BOND CODE is the remarkable story of how Fleming's association with the occult world led him to create a masterful series of clever clues, ciphers and codes within his books. Philip Gardiner finally unravels the secret of James Bond piece by piece from the novels and films used to create his aura of mystique. This book introduces not just new material, but radically reappraises everything we thought we knew about James Bond - and his creator.
Gardiner reveals a plethora of fascinating clues that have been hiding in plain sight. For example, Bond's famous 007 designation - a sacred numerological code - was the way Dr. John Dee, an infamous 16th century magician, occultist and spy, signed his letters. And Queen Elizabeth I signed her replies to Dee as “M”! Dee was thrown out of his university for claiming to create a flying machine. Unknown to many, it was Ian Fleming who wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, featuring, of course, a flying car. Was it a coincidence that Fleming was reading a biography of Dee while he was writing Casino Royale, the first Bond novel?
In 'You Only Live Twice', Fleming's final novel published while Fleming was alive, Bond is “promoted” and given a new number - 7777, which, numerologically, means “it is done.” There are numerous references throughout the books to Gnostic, mystic and alchemist symbols. Even character names are often clues to Fleming's secrets. Auric Goldfinger, for example, is an alchemical term. Auric means “gold” and the golden finger indicates the alchemist himself, who turns lead into gold. Hugo (mind, spirit, or heart) Drax (dragon or winged serpent) means the “mind of the serpent” - in alchemy, the serpent is the symbol of regeneration and wisdom, but also of negative energy.
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BY THE WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY
The Journey of a Priest
ISBN: 9781590561195
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The Journey of a Priest
In this stirringly honest autobiography, Fr. Ó Madagáin shares his story of how he felt called to serve God and others through the priesthood. He describes his experiences at Medjugorje and Lourdes and how he was moved by the extraordinary sacrifices of individuals both there and in Rome, where he completed his theological education.
BY THE WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY is no bland endorsement for the vocation of the priesthood, however. Twice Fr. Ó Madagáin suffered burnout caused by both the mental and physical demands placed upon him as a priest. These moments, described in harrowing detail, in turn led him to question not only whether he was suited for the priesthood, but the very nature of faith itself.
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C G JUNG
ISBN: 9781888602357
ISBN 10: 188860235X
E.A. Bennet's biography of C. G. Jung went to press just a few days before Jung's death in 1961. Over the preceding fifteen years Bennet had met frequently with Jung at his home and stayed there as his guest. Their many talks about Jung's childhood his family his career and the development of his ideas yielded the material for this authorized biography. In the months before publication Jung read and corrected Bennet's book in typescript making this the only biography of Jung to have been written during the subject's life with his supervision and approval. Thanks to Bennet's unique opportunities to hear Jung's personal perspective-on subjects from Freud to Hitler and including a valuable correspondence about Aion regarded as Jung's most difficult book C.G. JUNG sheds new light for today's scholars on Jung's work and on the man himself. Edward Armstrong Bennet (1888-1977) a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst held degrees from Trinity College in philosophy theology and medicine and was well known as an outstanding psychotherapist and lecturer. In addition to being Jung's student and colleague he was also a close personal friend for three decades. Bennet was a leader in introducing Jung's psychotherapeutic approach to the English-speaking world. He was the author of several books.
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C.G. JUNG
His Friendships with Mary Mellon and J.B. Priestley
ISBN: 9781888602081
ISBN 10: 1888602082
His Friendships with Mary Mellon and J.B. Priestley
This is a fascinating story told here for the first time in detail of Jung's friendships with Mary Mellon and J. B. Priestley. Mary Mellon was the founder of the Bollingen Series which published Jung's Collected Works in English and the wife of the famous American philanthropist Paul Mellon. J. B. Priestley was a well-known British author and journalist who interviewed Jung several times for the BBC. Both admired Jung and helped make his psychology known and recognized throughout the world. In this book which uses the letters to trace the course of these two friendships we get a glimpse of Jung the man with nose and ears as his son Franz said of him--a remarkable genius but also a man with ordinary human strivings and flaws.
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