Other Practices category: 2998 books
An Atheist's History of Belief
Understanding Our Most Extraordinary Invention
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
A skeptical yet deeply curious survey of how and why human beings have worshipped throughout the ages—from sun gods and cave paintings to Mormonism.
What first prompted prehistoric man, sheltered in the shadows of deep caves, to call upon the realm of the spirits? And why has belief thrived ever...
by Ian G Dalziel
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
Did you ever pause to wonder how Christianity came to be the world’s leading religion?It certainly is a strange belief system, with its flying angels, virgin birth, miracles galore, magic wafers, and that rather strange and unpleasant idea that we are all supposedly born into sin. Nor should...
by Dayanara Blue Star
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2017
Most people do not realize that the moon affects so many aspects of life from animal behavior, oceanic tides, to plant development. The moon has mystical powers that are important to any Wiccan when they are ready to cast a moon spell. When you cast spells based on the phases of the moon it will help...
by Andrew Lang
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
Recent years have brought rich additions to the materials for the study of early religion, ritual, magic, and myth. In proportion to the abundance of information has been the growth of theory and hypothesis. The first essay in this collection, 'Science and Superstition,' points out the danger of allowing too ingenious and imaginative hypotheses to lead captive our science.
Whispers from the Earth
Teaching Stories From The Ancestors, Beautifully Woven For Today's Spiritual Seekers
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Ancient teaching stories from the earth, together with meditations and step-by-step guides to sourcing your own tales from the spirits of the ancestors. Throughout time, indigenous cultures have used storytelling as a way of spreading important teachings to the tribe. Much of our own rich, ancient heritage...
The Old Girls' Book of Dreams
How to Make Your Wishes Come True Day by Day and Night by Night
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2003
Imagine a woman who's part Mae West, part Dear Abby, with a scoop of Glenda, and a large dollop of Kali energy, who tells it like Janis Joplin might. Cal Garrison is that woman, a professional witch and astrologer, who in her first book, The Old Girls' Book of Spells, invited women of a certain age...
An Athiest Defends Religion
Why Humanity Is Better Off with Religion than without It
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
A new perspective.
Defending religion as a cultural institution in the face of resurgent atheistic thought. For centuries, the theism-atheism debate has been dominated by two positions: stringent believers committed to the "yes, there is a God" argument, and atheists vehemently driven...
Brigid
History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
*Lady of the Well, the Forge, and the Green Earth, I seek you. --*Brigid, I Seek You
Brigid—mother, daughter, healer, bard, warrior, fire goddess, goddess of the oak, animals, and magic. Brigid of the spring, her festival Imbolc, oversees fertility of all kinds. Brigid is many things to many...
Fairies:
A Guide to the Celtic Fair Folk
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
The subject of fairies in Celtic cultures is a complex one that seems to endlessly intrigue people. What exactly are fairies? What can they do? How can we interact with them? Answering these questions becomes even harder in a world that is disconnected from the traditional folklore and flooded with...
by Infinit Inspiration
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Kyrsten Chagoya is combining soul searching, flexibility, a modern lifestyle, and the benefits of Yoga. She shows you the most powerful Yoga techniques for beginners in a very strategical and unique way. Kyrsten creates the ultimate effortless Yoga moves for beginners system for everybody who wants...
The Rise and Fall of the English Christendom
Theocracy, Christology, Order and Power
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
English Christendom has never been a static entity. Evangelism, politics, conflict and cultural changes have constantly and consistently developed it into myriad forms across the world. However, in recent times that development has seemingly become a general decline. This book utilises the motif of...
What Are You Without God?
How to Discredit Religious Thought and Rebuild Your Identity
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
The topic of gods and religion has bewildered generations throughout history. Some have been led to believe that believing in a god is the only way to be happy, others fear that the fabric of society would fray and tear without widespread deference to religion, and still others have chosen...
by Lois Lee, Stephen Bullivant
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
This Dictionary of Atheism provides more than 150 definitions of terms related to the subject of atheism, ranging from those of historic importance, including the history of the term atheist itself, to crucial concepts in the contemporary study of atheism, such as agnosticism and scepticism. Coverage...