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Kabir Edmund Helminski · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

A revised 25th anniversary edition of the classic work on Sufism that Jack Kornfield called, "A heartfelt modern illumination of the Sufi path, filled with the fragrance of the ancients."In Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, presence is the quality that describes a heart-filled...
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The Tao Made Easy: Timeless Wisdom to Navigate a Changing World

Alan Cohen · Hay House, Inc.
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback

The Tao Made EasyMay you live during interesting times: so goes an ancient Chinese blessing - or some say curse. That wish has come true for us. Now what? In this radically illuminating book, Alan Cohen delves into one of the world's most venerated wisdom texts for answers and brings...
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A Call From Heaven: Personal Accounts of Deathbed Visits, Angelic Visions, and Crossings to the Other Side

JOSIE VARGA · New Page Books
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

What happens when we die? Do we really die alone? What if death is not the end but a new beginning?As the dying prepare to leave this world, they often begin to get a glimpse of what lies beyond through deathbed visits from deceased loved ones, strangers, and angelic or divine figures....
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The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca

JOHN MICHAEL GREER · Sterling
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Explore the occult from ancient times to the modern day with one of its most respected scholars and practitioners. Take an enlightening journey through occult history, exploring 100 dramatic incidents, arcane knowledge, and key historical figures from around the world. John Michael Greer...
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The Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty and Meaning in the Bible

Sarah Ruden · Pantheon Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

A dazzling reconsideration of the language and translation of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, from the acclaimed scholar and translator of classical literature ("The best translation of The Aeneid, certainly the best of our time" - Ursula Le Guin; "The first translation...
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Tea Leaf Reading: Discover Your Fortune in the Bottom of a Cup

JACQUELINE TOWERS · Hampton Roads Publishing
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

The ancient practice of tea leaf reading is one of the easiest forms of divination to learn -- all it takes is tea leaves, some hot water, and a creative mind!The leaves left at the bottom of the cup of tea can form symbols and images -- much like the shapes we often see in cloud formations...
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Where the Ghosts Are: The Ultimate Guide to Haunted Houses

Hans Holzer · Citadel
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

In these pages, paranormal researcher Hans Holzer documents more than fifty locations where he has personally investigated ghosts, often with the assistance of a psychic. Complete with photos and details about each spectral phenomenon as well as the stories of the ghosts themselves, this...
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Astronaut Gods of the Maya: Extraterrestrial Technologies in the Temples and Sculptures

Erich von Däniken · Bear & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

A visual tour of the evidence for ancient astronauts in Mesoamerica* Includes more than 200 full-color photographs from the author's personal archives* Details the astronaut technology--helmets, tanks, hoses, keyboards, rockets--clearly illustrated in stone carvings and statues from...
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Buckeye Beasts: Historical Accounts of "Gorillas," "Wild Men," and Other Hairy Monsters in Ohio

Tyler Houck · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback

Throughout the 19th and early 20th Centuries, encounters with "wild men" were commonly reported in newspapers around Ohio. Many cryptozoology researchers think these reports of wild men, "gorillas," "hairy men," and "anthropoids" could be historical...
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook

Niall Ferguson · Penguin Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networksMost history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states,...
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Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump

JOHN FEA · Eerdmans
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A historian's acute take on current American politics "Believe me" may be the most commonly used phrase in Donald Trump's lexicon. Whether about building a wall or protecting the Christian heritage, the refrain is constant. And to the surprise of many, about eighty percent of white...
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Secret Societies: The Complete Guide to Histories, Rites, and Rituals

Nick Redfern · Visible Ink Pr
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Claims and counter-claims. Accusations and allegations. NSA spying and suppressed evidence. Cover-ups and threats. Documented connections and intrigue. Suggestions of a New World Order. Are we to believe the coincidences are mere chance? Might the paranoid be on to something? Who really...
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What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters

GARRY WILLS · Viking
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover

America's leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur'an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient textGarry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur'an Meant, Wills invites readers to join him as he embarks...
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Saudi, Inc.: The Arabian Kingdom's Pursuit of Profit and Power

ELLEN R WALD · Pegasus Books
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

A history of the most profitable company in the world, Saudi Aramco, and the story behind the family that ruthlessly maneuvered to control this multi-trillion dollar enterprise.The Saudi royal family and Aramco leadership are, and almost always have been, motivated by ambitions of long-term...
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The World is Your Oracle: Divinatory Practices for Tapping Your Inner Wisdom and Getting the Answers You Need

Nancy Vedder-Shults · Fair Winds Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Everyone has burning questions. Everyone wants to find answers. And everyone needs to know their own truth.The World is Your Oracle will enable readers to craft their own questions, delve into their inner wisdom, and find the answers they need. This innovative divination book presents multicultural...
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