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A Ceremony Called Life: When Your Morning Coffee Is as Sacred as Holy Water

Tehya Sky · Sounds True
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

When we gather in ceremony - to welcome a newborn, celebrate a marriage, or bid farewell to those we've lost - we are fully present to our lives and in touch with the deep meaning that feeds our souls. Imagine how our lives might change if we brought the same loving attention to every...
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Cultivating Empathy: The Worth and Dignity of Every Person--Without Exception

Nathan C Walker · Skinner House Books
Pages: 101
Format: Print book

In this personal and emotionally honest exploration of conflict, the Reverend Nathan C. Walker introduces a creative and compassionate way to develop empathetic responses. He introduces the concept of the moral imagination--a vital character trait used by those who have the courage to project...
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Clearing Spaces: Inspirational Techniques to Heal Your Home

Khi Armand · Sterling Ethos
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Out with the bad energy, in with the good! Khi Armand, a specialist in space clearing with expertise in rootwork and shamanism, offers a fantastic illustrated guide to help laypersons diagnose and resolve energetic issues in their home, office, or any structure. He reveals the most effective...
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Bar Mitzvah, a History

Rabbi Michael Hilton · Jewish Publication Society of America
Pages: 318
Format: Paperback

The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony of bar mitzvah was first recorded in thirteenth-century France, where it took the form of a simple statement by the father that he was no longer responsible for his thirteen-year-old son. Today, bar mitzvah for boys and bat mitzvah for girls are more popular...
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Astrology 101: From Sun Signs to Moon Signs, Your Guide to Astrology

Jenni Kosarin · Adams Media Corporation, 2016.
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

Explore the mysteries of the cosmos!Too often, astrology guides obscure the mystical wonder of the zodiac with overly tedious details about nodes, houses, angles, and aspects that even Ptolemy would reject. Astrology 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations and instead gives...
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Four Testaments: Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism

Brian Arthur Brown · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions - the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita - inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand people who practice...
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Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms

Arsalan Iftikhar · Hot Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

When a murderous psychopath goes on a killing spree, law enforcement officials and the media never make his religion the central issue - unless he happens to be a Muslim. Then it sets off another frenzied wave of commentary about the inherent evils that lurk within the Muslim faith. From...
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The Future of God: A Practical Approach to Spirituality for Our Times

Deepak Chopra · Harmony; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times Bestselling Author. Can God be revived in a skeptical age? What would it take to give people a spiritual life more powerful than anything in the past? Deepak Chopra tackles these issues with eloquence and insight in this book. He proposes that God lies at the source...
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Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead

Tosha Silver · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

A collection of spiritual lessons, anecdotes, and thoughts on the Divine's intervention in our lives, this brilliantly written and wonderfully entertaining book teaches us how to live purposefully and in line with the Force of Love."What if the Divine is constantly igniting roadside...
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Spirit Boards for Beginners: The History & Mystery of Talking to the Other Side

Alexandra Chauran · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback

Answers At Your Fingertips Get answers to your questions about relationships, school, and career. Communicate with your personal spirit guides. Contact loved ones who have passed to the other side. Whether you want to divine the future or just have fun, Spirit Boards for Beginners is an invaluable...
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Paul Behaving Badly: Was the Apostle a Racist, Chauvinist Jerk?

E Randolph Richards · InterVarsity Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

The apostle Paul was kind of a jerk. He was arrogant and stubborn. He called his opponents derogatory, racist names. He legitimized slavery and silenced women. He was a moralistic, homophobic killjoy who imposed his narrow religious views on others. Or was he? Randolph Richards and Brandon...
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Entertaining Judgment: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination

Greg Garrett · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Nowadays references to the afterlife-angels strumming harps, demons brandishing pitchforks, God enthroned on heavenly clouds-are more often encountered in New Yorker cartoons than in serious Christian theological reflection. Speculation about death and its sequel seems to embarrass many...
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Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations

Roger J Davies · Tuttle
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations takes readers on a thoroughly researched and extremely readable journey through Japan's cultural history.This much-anticipated sequel to Roger Davies's best-selling The Japanese Mind provides a comprehensive overview...
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How to Survive Mercury Retrograde: And Venus & Mars, Too

Bernie Ashman · Llewellyn Worldwide. Ltd., 2016.
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Go beyond the fear and negativity of retrograde periods and achieve success. Retrogrades can present unexpected opportunities when you approach them with creativity and patience. How to Survive Mercury Retrograde shows you how to be better prepared for retrograde cycles and handle those...
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

Colin Dickey · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

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