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It's the story they didn't want you to hear! Finally Prince Charming talks! In his time, the man was a cross between James Bond and Nelson Mandela. And yet what do we know about him? That his name is Prince Charming and that he fits a mean glass slipper! That's it. For generations Prince Charming has been Dr Watson to the Holmes of Cinderella and maybe even Charles to Diana. He was an amalgam of Jack Kennedy and Tom Sawyer, Spartacus and Jim Hawkins, John Lennon and Mr D'Arcy. Far from being the anodyne and lifeless character of legend, the Prince was a wild and fascinating man, whose often paradoxical character was forged in a youth crammed with intrigue and adventure. And love? Well, yes, there was some love; even (shock, horror!) some other girlfriends before Cinderella. But the romance of "Charming!" is one in the broader sense of the word: a romantic novel set in times considerably less romantic than they have been portrayed. Is there something familiar about those times? Something even contemporary? Well, if the glass slipper fits.

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Do you want more Energy and vitality in your life? One of the major health issues affecting people today is lack of energy. Most people want enough energy and vitality to live life to the full. We don't want to feel drained, exhausted and stressed out all the time. We are in need of regularly topped up, high quality energy for optimum health and wellbeing. "Energy 4 Life" offers a health and conscious living programme that activates your core energy. It works with the Chakras and Human Energy System. This powerful energetic approach offers the skills needed to live a Healthy, Happy and Successful life in the midst of a changing world. This is an uplifting and informative book that makes balancing the demands of 21st century life manageable.

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This book consists of a collection of 56 traditional and contemporary tales, graded Pre-intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate or Advanced. These come with photocopiable worksheets, as well as an answer key that contains notes for teachers with pre-listening, while-listening, and post-listening tasks. Stories not only entertain; they can also alter our experience so as to facilitate growth and change, and the tales included in this book have all been chosen with this aim in mind. Storytellers, unlike folklorists, who make statistical samplings of all the stories they have gathered, choose in the end those stories they believe in. Stories have been chosen that deal with topics that tend to be featured in course books so they can be incorporated into an integrated programme.

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We are facing a failing economy, unstable banking institutions, closing businesses and rampant home repossessions. There is war, crime, environmental damage and general unhappiness. The cause of all our problems is our current financial system, which is wasteful, cruel and brings out the worst in human nature. Money affects the quality of the food we eat, the relationships we pursue or end, the way we treat animals, motivates the destruction of our planet and supports a neo-feudal social structure. There is a viable alternate to our money based economy and only now, with the technology and knowledge we have, can we sweep away the terrible problems of the world by dealing with the cause. All it takes is a collective resolve, a willingness to challenge convention and the maturity to make it happen. This book not only explains the reasons for war, starvation and our sham democracy ignoring our wishes, but reveals how the public can take back control of politics and change society for the better.

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"Dancing In The Footsteps of Eve" is multi-layered odyssey of transition based on the mystical Four Worlds of kabbalah - Intuition, Intellect, Emotion and Action - animating the Mystic, the Student, the Dreamer and the Humanitarian within. Their interaction reveals an evolving image of Divinity, constantly present and continually changing, as ancient as Judaism and contemporary as the moment. "Exodus", more than a biblical book, emerges as the archetypal hero's journey. As children of Israel, we are encouraged to continue towards the promised land of our own spiritual maturity. The potential for balance, reconciliation and compassionate connection awaits the evolving human family.

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If you had the opportunity to ask Jesus one question about his life, what would you ask? Over a sixteen year period, Jesus' Spirit communicated through Tonika Rinar (a gifted psychic and groundbreaking pioneer of the Mind, Body and Spirit field). During this time many people, from all walks of life, have had the opportunity to do just that - ask Jesus! In A Question for Jesus, you can find Jesus' answers to many questions of his life: What was your relationship with Mary Magdalene? What was your life's purpose? Did you really die on the cross? What occurred during your forty days in the wilderness? Can you explain more about the miracles you are said to have performed? Who is God? If you had the opportunity once more what would you share with us? ...and so much more. Much wisdom is shared and a unique experience and understanding of Jesus' life, his truths, and his passions is gained. You will feel uplifted and your life redirected towards wholeness and peace.

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"The Uncommon Path" is a guide to uncovering concealed conditioning on the way to awakening wisdom within. Why is lasting peace elusive? So often we are convinced that we are making great progress on the spiritual path, when in fact, we may have yet to take our first step. We remain lost in the pursuit of freedom, unaware that the ego is leading the quest to transcend itself. In "The Uncommon Path", Mick Quinn reveals that to awaken the wisdom within, we must first identify the life we have unknowingly constructed and are sustaining because of concealed conditioning: those conversations, relationships, and responses to life that curb the expression of your greatest potential.

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In "The New Philosophy of Universalism", Nicholas Hagger presents a new philosophy focusing on an up-to-date view of the universe and its bio-friendly, orderly rather than random, structure. At the origin of Western civilization, philosophy reflected the One universe and man's position in it. The last 350 years of increasing materialism and reductionism have fragmented the universe. In the 20th century philosophy preferred to focus on logic and language and has become increasingly irrelevant. Now a new philosophy, Universalism, takes philosophy back to its original aim: focus on the universe - the universe known to contemporary cosmologists, astrophysicists, physicists, biologists and geologists, who identify systems of order as well as randomness.Reflecting the most up-to-date scientific evidence for what the universe is, "Universalism" focuses on cosmological bio-friendliness and the universal principle of order, and reconnects philosophy to the metaphysical tradition rejected by the Vienna Circle. A systematic philosophy of the expanding universe, Nature and man, "Universalism" identifies a Law of Order that counterbalances a Law of Randomness and offers a new philosophy that has global applications.

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Who on earth is that imaginary friend your child talks about? And talks to? Their own creation? A figment of a creative and fertile imagination? But what if? What if this friend is something we don't yet have a word for. A ghost? A Spirit Guide? An ancestor wanting to reach out to this sensitive and receptive child? And what about those dreams? Those images your child conjures from nowhere? Ones that no one could possibly 'dream up'? And what about the invisible friends who come to dinner? Recent research indicates that there is a strong possibility that imaginary friends could be a relative who passed away before the child was born. When Jade, my daughter was 3 years old, she always defiantly asserted that 'Sammy' was her brother. Could this be the child I lost in a miscarriage years ago? Some people dismiss the spirit world as jiggery-pokery. Others wait in the firm belief that loved ones who have passed over will be in contact. It seems that children up to the age of eight, are receptive to spirit contact. After this time the tangible, concrete world of logical strategies and mathematical equations sets in. As the child is challenging what they know, start to perceive and test boundaries, question their parents and, importantly, absorbs their peers' perspectives and opinions, some faculties may get lost. Or hidden away. Mediums, sensitives and their clients have evidence that the door to spirit contact can sometimes remain open into adulthood.

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Do you want to find out more about the Qabalah but have been put off by the Jewish terms and the complicated and obscure religious words usually used? Then this book is for you. Real life is meeting challenges or working around them. It is a never-ending struggle that holds dreams, fears, joys and delights in an infinite number and variety of experiences. This book is a system to help develop your potential and ability. It is dangerous, for it will change you. Think of the Qabalah as a map of your mind. It is a system that encourages the subconscious to explore, grow and delight in being truly human and unique - to be you. This book is a wonderful and frightening journey, truly the Way of Enchantment.

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Even if you don't know a Sun sign from a stop sign, this guide to parenting by the stars will show you how to better understand and nurture your baby from newborn to toddler. Using the basic tools in "Baby Star Signs", you'll discover how your baby's sign accounts for his or her behavior. Instead of worrying about your baby's quirks - and your parenting skills! - you'll respond better to his needs, know his strengths and weaknesses, and help him grow into the unique, loving child he is.Let the zodiac show you why: at bedtime - Pisces loves to be tucked in tightly, while Leo demands bedtime kisses from the whole family; at mealtime - Virgo prefers small morsels to big meals, while Sagittarius loves new tastes and flavors; during playtime - Taurus thrives in small groups of children, while Scorpio is slow to make new friends; to learn effectively - Gemini constantly asks questions, while Capricorn goes by the book; when setting limits - Libra prefers negotiation, while Aries requires discipline doused with humor; and, for comfort - Cancer likes lots of soothing hugs, while Aquarius would rather have a story.

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This is a collection of compelling, true stories of after-death communication from the experiences of psychic medium Carole J. Obley. These inspiring examples open our hearts and minds by convincingly demonstrating how contact with the spirit world can be a catalyst in healing grief. We are uplifted and comforted by realizing that the challenges we face in life can be positively transformed by the magnificent strength of undying love.

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These techniques really work. With countless useful tips, and dozens of fascinating insights, this classic international bestseller is the ultimate guide for everyone wishing to enjoy a new level of psychic and intuitive awareness. Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced practitioner, here is the key to developing your psychic abilities in order to help others and yourself. It includes; Psychic Touch; Aura Viewing; HealingClairvoyance; Dos and Don'ts; Yoga Wisdom; Visualisation; Telepathy Crystal Gazing; Astrology; Clairaudience; Intuition Dreams; Channelling; Destiny; and Karma. This new, improved edition, containing eleven additional exercises, used over many years by thousands of people around the world with outstanding results, also contains a Foreword by legendary rock musician Dave Davies of The Kinks, who describes Richard as "...a powerful psychic...a wonderful healer and an outstanding spiritual teacher...".

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"A Woman's Way" is an optimistic account of transformative growth which maps the journey from inner turmoil to confidence, joy and fulfilment. This is a spiritual journey that is offered to all in early to middle adulthood but in this instance, the wisdom of a group of twelve women has been tapped to illuminate the process. Through an economical sharing of their experiences, the features of this journey are brought to light and ideas for getting through it are recommended. Describing the path that they have trodden removes its mystique and diminishes any fear that other travellers may have of exploring this (inner) landscape.Although challenging, it is an exciting journey that enables women to find their true expression and live vigorously and vitally in the world. Many who tread this path report the arrival at their destination in the most glowing terms as the dysfunctional behaviours of the past are shed in favour of self-confidence and self-responsibility. This is called the 'becoming' journey to suggest its ongoing nature and the dynamic of emerging beauty.

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Serious as well as popular opinion of psychics and mediums is changing. No longer only gypsy fortune tellers or remote mystics, they are now part of mainstream culture. Here is the guide book for this new generation. In learning to unlock and use our innate intuitive ability we can become better partners, parents, friends and work colleagues. We become better communicators, and better listeners - both verbal and non-verbal. Expanding psychic ability isn't just about becoming a psychic, whatever that means; it's about reaching your potential, getting in-tune with yourself and being the best person you can be. There are many psychic development books on the market, but the vast majority are aimed at beginners. This is the psychics' bible, whether you want to tap your intuitive potential for everyday use or whether you are already a professional. The skills detailed in it can transfer to any relationship, any situation. These are not party tricks, they are life skills.

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The highest teachings on the nature of mind are like a diamond, transparent and indestructible, also reflecting the color of the society into which they are introduced. Originating in India, Buddhism migrated to Tibet, and is today taking a style more appropriate to educated and independent minds in the West. Lama Ole, one of the few qualified western lamas of the Karma Kagyu tradition, is a major driving force in this process, providing here a fresh, exciting summary of Buddha's timeless wisdom. This seminal work offers the liberating and powerful methods of Diamond Way (Vajrayana) Buddhism for readers seeking to incorporate Buddhist practice into their daily lives. In language that is witty, easy to understand, and without compromising on the essentials, Ole answers the questions that Westerners ask. How do Buddha's teachings utilize the potential of our full being in today's world? Through which practices may we experience mind as limitless space and bliss? How can one use the daily joys and difficulties in one's job, family, or partnerships for spiritual growth? And what is spiritual growth and how does one recognize it? "The Way Things Are" answers these questions and provides practical methods for developing mind, and makes the timeless wisdom of Buddhism accessible to an intrigued western audience, itself increasingly drawn to Tibetan Buddhism. This is a revised, much expanded (three times the length) and up-to-date edition of the original book published in 1997.

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This is a treasure trove of ancient tantric secrets and techniques for happiness in life and relationships. "Tantra Demystified" is a manual for enlightened loving and living, and a handbook on how to become an enlightened lover. Tantra has been practiced for thousands of years in many parts of the world, and uses sex as a means to arrive at one's highest spirit. This book explains how tantric techniques are not just for sexual peaks but also for spiritual bliss. Ancient knowledge is made simple and easy to understand. It teaches the reader many techniques to arrive at pleasure peaks to heal the sexual aspect of personal relationships. It shows a clear path to arrive at the joy, bliss and pleasure everyone seeks in intimate relationships.

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Why not wear something attractive that has significance for you? Jewelry, charms or a decorative piece that you have made yourself? Amulets are not difficult to make, and this book supplies all the information you need. It describes a wide variety of amulets made with gemstones, herbs, signs or words and shows you when and how to make them. No special skills are required, and it's a craft we can all enjoy and benefit from. From the earliest days of prehistory people have protected themselves with the use of amulets-objects imbued with mysterious and magical powers. Prayers, offerings and sacrifices were offered to the good spirits to grant blessings, amulets stopped the evil spirits from taking them away. Worn on the body, usually around the neck, they provided health, luck, fertility, power, success and almost any other need. When carrying an inscription, maybe pieces of parchment with scripture quotes, they can be called charms. Over the years they have come and gone in fashion but their purpose endures, and they are again increasing in popularity.

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There are so many therapies, healing practices and alternative medicines on offer, at so many levels, that it can be confusing. David Vennells is experienced in most of them. After being asked many times by clients and patients "What can I do to help myself or family/friend get well" he decided to write the answer. Here is the distilled wisdom of many years practice; a number of complementary therapies which are safe, easy to learn from a book, and combine wonderfully with each other to form a simple but powerful system of healing for body and mind. You don't need to be an expert, or to ask one - all these are designed as simple and effective forms of natural medicine that anyone can practice. Follow the clear explanations in the book, and within a few weeks or even days you can begin to enjoy treating yourself, friends and family with confidence and success. Throughout the book, David emphasises that healing begins with a good heart. It is as much our own attitude as the healing technique that is significant. Drawing on his experience of Buddhist meditation and practice, he offers a number of tips and exercises for the reader to approach their healing in the right frame of mind.

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What exactly was Jesus' relationship with the Beloved Disciple, with Mary and Martha? What was he like to be with, and how did he have such an impact on followers from diverse backgrounds? This "faction" story is an eye-opening look at what life was like in Palestine during the life of Jesus, at how society functioned, the social pressures of the time, and above all at what the teaching of Jesus on the Kingdom of God really meant. "The Beloved Disciple" tells the story from his point of view, and is also joined by the Prodigal Daughter, the Gethsemane Streaker and other real live Christians.

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Find out everything you need to know about following Jesus and living life as a Christian. There's also an overview of Church history from early times to the present day. The latest in the successful Boring Bible series, these books are designed to show 7-11 year olds that the Bible is far from boring. Covering all the major themes that run through the Bible, from genesis to Revelation, they are packed with jokes, facts, cartoons and thought-provoking questions. After reading these books, kids will be encouraged to turn to the Bible to find out more about some of the characters they have met in these pages.

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A Cosmic Scripture for the New World

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Astrology's Magical Nodes of the Moon: Releasing the Past & Embracing the Future will guide you in learning the basics about astrology, the importance of the moon's nodes in your birth chart, and your soul's higher purpose.

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What is feminine energy and how much of it do you have? Or perhaps you believe that you don't have any? Addressed to both men and women who seek their own authenticity and their own definition of what being a man or a woman is, The 10 principles of the Feminine is about discovering what feminine energy is -- beyond any dictionary definition -- and why it's important to honour and cultivate it. Feminine energy is not an attribute of the fairer sex; it is a component of all living things, and its true meaning seems to have been lost somewhere and, with it, people's potential of authentic self-expression. So identifying feminine energy in yourself and others, and connecting to it, is essential for leading a balanced and fulfilling life. If you don't feel fulfilled or seen, then perhaps you aren't in tune with your feminine aspect. The 10 principles outlined in here are meant to guide the reader towards a better understanding and appreciation of the feminine, which beyond everything, represents our inner power and capacity to connect to the eternal and the ethereal, as well as to seek and find true love. This book is therefore a practical guide for integrating the spiritual aspect into our earthly existence, reconciling the feminine with the masculine in an approachable and concise way, without pertaining to a certain spiritual or religious ideology.

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How do the chakras and meridians relate? How can learning about the chakras and the meridians improve physical, emotional and mental health? Energetic Anatomy Made Easy compares and combines the wisdoms of the chakras and traditional Chinese medicine. It is an instructional book containing simple yet profound practices that make insight into the chakras and the meridians easy.

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Explores the depths of the personal through postcritical and theopoetic lenses, and fleshes out the richness of insights and limits in Augustine's - as well major 20th-century thinkers' - understanding of our deepest self.

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For over half her life, Sally Patton has engaged in a contemplative, spiritual practice to awaken from separation consciousness. In Life Is a Song of Love, she draws upon channeled non-dual teachings from Yeshua and Mother Mary, combined with a variety of teachings from many faith traditions and spiritual paths, to answer a unique call to be an emissary of Divine Feminine Compassionate Consciousness. The Holy Mother has returned to heal into wholeness the division between feminine and masculine energies, necessary to end thousands of years of patriarchal domination. Sally helps women wake to the strength of the Mother within, embracing the sacredness of all life on Mother Earth.

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Muireann spent six months planning to kill the dragon that killed her family. Now the dragon is dead, and she's realized that it was actually the lesser threat guarding a devastating weapon that, if it falls into almost anyone's hands, will bring war and destruction to her world. It can't be left where it is. It can't be hidden. It can't be trusted in the hands of anyone in power or who seeks power. Muireann's only option becomes a reluctant quest with the elf she rescued from the dragon, a would-be knight, a selkie, and an elven mage to find out as much as she can about the weapon and seek a way to understand the magic that created it. Pursued by a dragon-worshipping cult bent on revenge and a hidden enemy that will do anything to remake the world, the five friends must try to find answers before all is lost. Muireann thought that killing a dragon was going to be impossible. Saving the world is going to be much harder.

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Quakerism has a rich tradition of engaging science and has produced many notable amateur and eminent professional scientists in fields ranging from psychology to physics. Quakers and Science discusses some of the historical reasons why Quakers embraced science, introducing ten 20th-century Quaker scientists to explore the intriguing resonances between science and Quakerism. The distinctive Quaker emphasis on deeds not creeds inspires Quaker scientists to be particularly interested in the ethical questions raised by science. And the emphasis on continual revelation implies that Quakers have welcomed the opportunity to reformulate their religious beliefs in the face of new scientific discoveries.

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A Mysterious Traveler. A Sentient Canine. A Psychotic Patient... Grieving psychiatrist Ben Banks can’t find a way to heal from loss. But when a mystifying, miraculous and mind-bending trio arrive at the psych ward, the Doctor is forced to confront his deepest fears and beliefs about the nature of consciousness and reality - even death. With his marriage, career and life hanging by a thread, he faces demons both real and imagined, all the while being transformed forever in this inspiring story of hope, healing and renewal.

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Discover the magic, mythology and meaning of the 25 trees of the Celtic Ogham, once the alphabet of the ancient Celts and now a system of divination that is perfect for tree lovers everywhere. This book invites and guides you to forge a meaningful and deep connection with the trees by listening to and learning from them. Each of the trees acts as a wise and insightful guide. By tuning into the energies, magic and personality of each of the trees, we can come to better understand them and to better understand ourselves. Featuring traditional correspondences, ancient kennings, folklore, divinatory spreads and so much more this book gives you a step-by-step to working with the Ogham as a practical as well as spiritual means of divination. Bring the magic, mystery and meaning of the trees into your life.

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In the past two decades, the rise of a particular commonplace in public debate has emerged on both the Left and the Right: the threat of 'the stupid.' Far from a throwaway ad hominem, stupidity has become a key trope for both explaining and criticising the election results, culture wars and the advances of post-truth. But how do we negotiate 'the stupid' in a meaningful way? Does critique and resistance depend on the mobilisation of intellect, and what does the prevalence of stupidity as a commonplace suggest about the risks of such a mobilisation? What are the resources to work through it outside of condemnation or insult? Taking 'the stupid' as a primary figure in today's cultural rhetoric, Tom Grimwood uses internet memes, film and media, alongside philosophical inquiry, to present a series of interventions in the assumptions of what makes 'the stupid' dangerous and how to move beyond these assumptions into effective resistance.

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Radiant Circles is an examination of both Ecospirituality and the Church of all Worlds, a specific NeoPagan organisation inspired by a science fiction novel and founded by Oberon Zell, a practicing Wizard. The book ranges widely in its historical, cultural and theological exploration of the Church and discusses its role and place as both as a unique Neo-Pagan and futurist New Religious Movement.

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This seven-week guide aims to aid Christians, individually or in small groups, to take a closer look at seven of the meals Jesus attended, focusing on what Jesus was trying to communicate through them, either in the food eaten or in the social interactions he had whilst dining. Each session examines set bible passage(s), frequently considering them through the lens of the stories and teachings which bookend the meal. The sessions also prioritise posing questions to support Christians in reflecting upon their own lives and how they can further incorporate Jesus’ teachings into them. This guide brings into one user-friendly volume a range of ideas that these meals explore, including God’s grace, what real purity means, how Jesus equips us to further his Kingdom, the purpose of Jesus’ miracles and the nature of Jesus’ Messiahship, as well as current interpretations of these occasions of commensality and the relevance of their historical and social context, in a language that is easy to understand

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Henry, a cockney arsonist and psychopath, was the catalyst to Vony’s enlightenment. Ironically, she started out as the teacher and ended up as Eliza Doolittle, the naïve student. Perhaps Henry’s unwitting mission was to help others by telling their story. Angry at a God following the death of a sibling, Vony initially rejected religion. Eventually she realized that religion, science and philosophy are compatible; without investigating them all, the answer to a meaningful life would be incomplete. As an exercise therapist teaching classes for psychiatric offenders, as well as in nursing homes for people living out their final furlong, Vony met Henry. In her work she encountered individuals of all ages with mental, physical and emotional disabilities in contrast to socializing with the rich and famous. She sought to understand them all through a looking glass of behavioral psychology, Bible studies, philosophy, poetry, Eastern religions, spiritualists, psychics and astrologers. Whatever their weaknesses or limitations, everyone is similar at their core, and the same universal, simple truths apply to finding a meaningful life for them all.

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While the past 300 years have witnessed immense growth in productive capacity, the ‘logic’ of capitalist production is now pushing progress in all the wrong directions. We’ve passed the point where our biggest enemy is material scarcity. Our problems no longer revolve around insufficient production, but iniquitous distribution - and the fact that we’re fast running out of planet - and these are problems that capitalism cannot solve. Taking in a diverse range of contemporary and historical evidence - from the Putney Debates of 1647 to Modern Monetary Theory, from John Locke to Thomas Piketty, from the Rights of Man to the rise of identity politics How Capitalism Ends navigates a path through current affairs, history, economics and philosophy and sets the scene for the conversation we, as a civilization, urgently need to begin…

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Belonging to the Earth is a collection of personal insights, stories of journeys and rituals, community events and conversations between activists, First Nations community leaders, and those practicing nature spirituality. Each part of the book offers thoughtful and personal perspectives about connecting with the land, paying respect to ancestral traditions, Indigenous cultures and First Nations people, and finding ways to practice nature spirituality with integrity. Each part of the journey of the book explores how we can all come together to work for a better future and develop a greater understanding of how we belong to the Earth.

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YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE & ACCEPTANCE Creating Real Happiness A to Z will help you to cultivate awareness and presence so you can finally understand the truth that no matter your circumstances or conditioning, you are enough. Inspired by working with clients in her thriving counseling practice, Stephani Grace has assembled key spiritual ideas and mindfulness practices that have proven to create lasting change. Wherever you are on your journey to self-love, this book and its simple, bite-sized A to Z format is designed to make it easy for you to discover real happiness and deepen your relationship with your true self. The practices in this book will help you: Accept and love yourself as you are; Develop a healthy relationship with your body; Find the right partner; Feel empowered to change your life; Find real peace in a chaotic world.

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This is a book about bereavement and also about the many extraordinary happenings and signs from the afterlife that then followed. Louise talks about her personal experience of grief, in all its facets, and in a way that will resonate with readers who are bereaved. She also details, in careful and precise language, the succession of signs that she received, apparently from her husband after his death. She describes how to start with she was very sceptical and looked for all sorts of other explanations, but eventually, she came to accept that the signs, including WhatsApps and dematerialisations, must have come from her husband's spirit in the afterlife. She explains how these signs have completely changed her understanding of life and death. This book should bring comfort to the bereaved, and will encourage those left behind to recognise signs that are sent to them by their loved ones.

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At a time of almost unimaginable inequality, the mainstream still tries to ignore class. Radical Chains: Why Class Matters argues that denial of class is no coincidence but in fact central to the system’s survival. Exploring largely ignored histories of struggle and challenging the many myths about class today, Radical Chains puts forward the case that it is time to place class once again at the centre of emancipatory politics.

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In 2017 NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey published statistics that 53% of the people in Britain say they have ‘no religion’ and that of those 70% of the 18-24 age-group claim to have 'no religion'. These essays attempt to say why, and are individual responses rather than a systematic examination of the question. Atheist, Agnostic, Irish, Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim views are represented. The purpose was to explain a social trend but, in the process of writing, several of the contributors have, as if by chance, produced material which is richly meditative and can be read both for information and as spiritual reflection. The Editor, Brian Mountford, is concerned that, too often, the religious views of the young are discussed by older clergy and writers but rarely heard first hand. This book is a partial remedy. Mountford has written opening and closing chapters, setting the scene and finally asking what future there is for religion.

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What do you get when you cross a music snob, a football fan, a star-gazer and a tragi-romantic loser-in-love? You get Howie. Howie lives with his brother, Ben, who has autism. Ben is funny and utterly loveable. More than anything, Ben wants a girlfriend. So when the TV show Love is Mental (a dating show for people with disabilities) is aired, Ben decides to participate. And this is where life starts to unhinge for Howie. You see, Howie wants romance too. So when he falls for one of Ben's dates, it sets him off on a rollicking journey into deception that will ultimately reveal to him that he is much more like Ben than he could ever have imagined. So Very Mental is a warm, quirky and inclusive story. It shows us that when it comes to this crazy thing we call life, we're all in it together.

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Archibald Mountbank has the power to make almost anything 1% better. Whether you want to be 1% better looking or 1% taller, Archibald Mountbank is your man. He can even boost your immune system or your willpower... for a fee. Archibald Mountbank, one of the richest (and most hated) men in Britain, is about to retire from his highly contentious "profession". But before he retires, Mountbank's Commercial Manager has accepted an offer to allow Mountbank to be shadowed by a journalist. Alistair Dodd, a cynical journalist commissioned to write a hatchet job biography, gets a rare look into the life and practices of the elusive Mountbank and discovers that everyone needs to believe in something... it's just a question of what.

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North Sea Water in My Veins is a quest for the reconstruction of an indigenous or native spirituality of the Low Countries and covers pre-Christian material from the Netherlands, Belgium and the region just across the German border. Seeking out and documenting ancient gods and goddesses, practices and traditions, this book asks the question: is there enough material for such a reconstruction? The conclusion is a resounding yes!

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Awakening the Lotus of Peace is a yoga book of how to go deeper in meditation to reach the highest goal of Samadhi and find lasting peace. This a detailed book of exercises, pranayamas and meditations by a kundalini-awakened teacher, explaining how to bypass or overcome many of the meditation pitfalls with reference to yoga philosophy, Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita.

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Despite centuries of analyses and debates between scientists and philosophers, consciousness remains puzzling and controversial. It is the most familiar yet mysterious aspect of our lives. There might be different levels of consciousness, or different kinds of consciousness, or just one kind with different features. Modern research into the human brain is yet to provide conclusive answers, and we don’t know if animals, insects or plants are conscious, or even the universe itself. The contrasting range of research suggests that a new approach might be needed -- one that includes both an objective scientific view and a subjective philosophical and spiritual view -- in order to unlock the mystery. All Is One investigates how consciousness fits into a larger picture of the universe by exploring what science, philosophy, religion, and spirituality have to say on the matter, and offers a conclusive definition of consciousness that might satisfy both the scientifically oriented and spiritually oriented reader.

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Gareth Carrol presents a collection of "modern idioms", which have become a part of our vocabulary in the past 50 years or so. In most cases, idioms such as "raining cats and dogs", that colour our everyday communication, are deeply rooted in culture and history. However, just like words, new idioms emerge in language, and many have entered our vocabulary through, TV, movies and the internet. These modern idioms can be dated very precisely. Jumping Sharks and Dropping Mics finds the origins of these idioms, and charts their development.

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