Practices category: 4429 books
Science and Spiritual Practices
Transformative Experiences and Their Effects on Our Bodies, Brains, and Health
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
"I have personally adopted many of the practices Rupert describes in his book and experienced more love, joy, empathy, gratitude, and equanimity as a result. We are all indebted to Rupert, who has tirelessly brought us deep insights from both science and spirituality.” —Deepak Chopra
The...
The Witches' Ointment
The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
An exploration of the historical origins of the “witches’ ointment” and medieval hallucinogenic drug practices based on the earliest sources
• Details how early modern theologians demonized psychedelic folk magic into “witches’ ointments”
• Shares dozens of psychoactive...
Christianity in Roman Africa
The Development of Its Practices and Beliefs
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2014
In-depth, illustrated exploration of how early North African Christians lived out their faith
Using a combination of literary and archeological evidence, this in-depth, illustrated book documents the development of Christian practices and doctrine in Roman Africa -- contemporary Libya, Tunisia,...
Faithful Families
Creating Sacred Moments at Home
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
A new and expanded version of Seamless Faith*, now with more than a dozen new spiritual practices and additional resources for parents, kids, grandparents, and communities that care about families!*
Add family faith moments to your daily routine with little or no prep, and share meaningful...
by Timothy D. Son
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation investigates the educational roles of ritual practices in the process of congregational identity formation. Son identifies and analyzes various kinds of Christian rituals with respect to how rituals influence the formational processes of a congregation’s...
The Essential Guide to Jewish Prayer and Practices
Discover a Richer Spirituality Through Jewish Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
An insightful and illuminating guide to Judaism's basic tenets and practices. The Essential Guide to Jewish Prayer and Practices offers a more profound understanding of Judaism - for practicing Jews and non-Jews alike - by explaining the key concepts of Jewish thought, including the sanctity of human...
by George King
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
This booklet contains a series of seven easy-to-learn mystic practices, which were given by The Master Aetherius through the mediumship of Dr. George King.
These practices can help us potentize our breathing as well as eating and drinking. They offer advice for when we travel, as well as a...
850 Intriguing Questions about Judaism
True, False, or In Between
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
Both Jews and non-Jews alike have many misconceptions of Jewish teachings and practices. Some seemingly unusual statements about Jewish teachings and practices are actually true, whereas some apparently reasonable and popularly believed statements are false. Many statements regarding Jewish teachings...
The Book of Jewish Sacred Practices
CLAL's Guide to Everyday & Holiday Rituals & Blessings
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
Discover how to make virtually any moment in your day a significant part of a meaningful Jewish life.
As we have discovered, and as our sages have long known, there is no experience in the life of a Jew that cannot be marked in Jewish ways…. The book you hold in your hands is the result of...
The Real Witches of New England
History, Lore, and Modern Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
Reveals the origins and history of the New England witch hysteria, its continuing repercussions, and the multilayered practices of today’s modern witches
• Shares the stories of 13 accused witches from the New England colonies through interviews with their living descendants
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The Norse Shaman
Ancient Spiritual Practices of the Northern Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
An experiential guide to the wisdom preserved in Europe’s far north
• Includes shamanic journeys to connect with deities and your ancestral shamans
• Provides step-by-step instructions to prepare for and conduct a seiðr ceremony
• Draws on archaeological evidence and...
by John Howard Yoder
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Binding and loosing, baptism, eucharist, multiplicity of gifts, and open meeting; these five New Testament practices were central in the life of the early Christian community. Some of them are still echoed in the practice of the church today. But the full social, ethical, and communal meaning of the...
The Fraternitas Saturni
History, Doctrine, and Rituals of the Magical Order of the Brotherhood of Saturn
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
The most in-depth work in English on the most influential secret magic group of 20th-century Germany, the Fraternitas Saturni, or Brotherhood of Saturn
• Explores the history of the Order from its founding the late 1960s
• Transcribes many rituals and practices in such detail that...
by David Solomon
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2017
Christians celebrate Christmas and Easter believing they are the birth and resurrection days of our Lord Jesus Christ. Christians have also abandoned the original Saturday Sabbath day instituted by Almighty God thousands of years ago as a day to worship and honor Him for Sunday, a day forced upon...