Download or read book In Sync with the Sacred Out of Step with the World written by Tom Stella and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-10-11 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to live “in sync with the sacred?” For Tom Stella it means living an authentic life. It means stepping to the cadence of the sacred, which requires a specific type of courage: the courage to be different, to stand out, to be odd and perhaps even considered a threat by those who find their identity, comfort, and security in the status quo, the conventional. The good news is that we can do this while conducting our everyday lives. Unlike Thoreau, who felt he had to retreat to Walden Pond “to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,” we don’t have to retreat to the woods. According to Stella, authenticity is first and foremost a matter of being attuned and responsive to the sacred within—to an instinct, an intuition, a sixth sense, a deep voiceless voice that can be “heard” even in a crowd. This inner guide may at times call us to live apart from others, but it surely summons us to follow a road less traveled; that is to turn away from the conventional wisdom of society, those ways of thinking, believing, and behaving that go unquestioned—busy is good, more is better, success equals wealth. Welcome to a refreshing version of spirituality.
Download or read book In Sync with the Sacred Out of Step with the World written by Tom Stella and published by Woodlake Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to live in sync with the sacred? For Tom Stella it means living an authentic life. It means stepping to the cadence of the sacred, which requires a specific type of courage: the courage to be different, to stand out, to be odd and perhaps even considered a threat by those who find their identity, comfort, and security in the status quo, the conventional. The good news is that we can do this while conducting our everyday lives. Unlike Thoreau, who felt he had to retreat to Walden Pond to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, we dont have to retreat to the woods. According to Stella, authenticity is first and foremost a matter of being attuned and responsive to the sacred within to an instinct, an intuition, a sixth sense, a deep voiceless voice that can be heard even in a crowd. This inner guide may at times call us to live apart from others, but it surely summons us to follow a road less travelled; that is, to turn away from the conventional wisdom of society, those ways of thinking, believing, and behaving that go unquestioned busy is good, more is better, success equals wealth. Welcome to a refreshing version of spirituality. In this richly rewarding book, Tom Stella offers insights into what it means to live a soul-full life. More than that, he provides a guide on how to approach life in ways that make soul-sense, even if those ways seem like nonsense to the world around us. Along the way, Stella draws from the wisdom of mystics East and West, as well as from poets, philosophers, and theologians of every persuasion. He, and they, encourage us to live not only out of step with convention, but in sync with the sacred, by whatever name, and by whatever means we discover and follow it. In Sync with the Sacred, Out of Step with the World is Tom Stellas followup to his breakthrough CPR for the Soul, which won Highly Recommended in Soul & Spirits 2019 Spiritual Book Awards for Best Spiritual Author. Tom Stellas work is acknowledged to provide a clear path forward for the spiritually curious, cautious, and committed.
Download or read book Meditations for Mediocre Mystics written by Tom Stella and published by Wood Lake Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2023-01-27 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term “mediocre mystics” seems a fitting way to refer to those who yearn for the nameless but do not qualify as full blown mystics. I realize that because there is nothing middling about mystics, “mediocre mystics” may appear to be an oxymoron, but the root meaning of “mediocre” is not second-rate. From the Latin mediocris, the word means moderate or ordinary and has been used figuratively to refer to one who is halfway up a mountain. Unlike ordinary folks, sainted mystics have reached the mountaintop; they are on a first-name basis with the nameless! But just because we haven’t arrived at the heights, just because our lives unfold in the valley of ordinary, everyday life doesn’t mean that we cannot or do not experience the desire that has fueled the mystic’s climb. “All my life my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name.” –Andre´ Breton All my life I have experienced the yearning to which French writer and poet André Breton refers. For me that yearning is composed in part of a subtle discontent, a quiet feeling that something is missing despite the fact that nothing is missing. Significant relationships, meaningful work, as well as material and monetary security have never been enough to satisfy the desire for that which I cannot name. I know I’m not alone in my discontent or my longing for the nameless, for mystics of every spiritual and religious tradition have spoken of their desire for and experience of union with a spiritual entity that is as real as it is surreal. I am not claiming that just because I share their yearning I consider myself a mystic, but neither do I believe that the term “mystic” is entirely inappropriate for those of us who might glimpse briefly what certified or canonized mystics have been blinded by.
Download or read book In Sync with the Sacred Out of Step with the World written by Tom Stella and published by Wood Lake Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean live “in sync with the sacred”? For Tom Stella it means living an authentic life. It means “stepping to the cadence of the sacred, ” which usually requires courage: “the courage to be different, to stand out, to be considered odd and perhaps even a threat by those who find their identity, comfort, and security in the status quo… The good news is that we can do this within our daily lives. Unlike Thoreau, who felt he had to retreat to Walden Pond “to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,” we don’t have to retreat to the woods. According to Stella, “authenticity is first and foremost a matter of being attuned and responsive to the sacred within – to an instinct, an intuition, a sixth sense, a deep, voiceless voice that can be ‘heard’ even in a crowd. This inner guide may at times call us to live apart from others, but it surely summons us to follow a road less travelled; that is, to turn away from the conventional wisdom of society, those ways of thinking, believing, and behaving that go unquestioned – busy is good, more is better, success equals wealth…”
Download or read book Sitting with God written by Allen C. Liles and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-07-26 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOW MEDITATION CAN HELP YOU ESTABLISH A DIRECT CONNECTION TO GOD CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY Colossians 1: 27 (NIV) The Bible states in the Scriptures that God has placed the Christ Spirit within each one of us. In John 14:20, Jesus says On that day you will realize that I am in the Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Author Allen C. Liles, an ordained non-denominational minister, wants us to consider using the daily practice of meditation to help establish a direct link between us and the Divine. Rev. Liles shares the wisdom, guidance, insight and support that he received from God and the Christ Spirit within us over a full year of sitting in the silence every morning. He claims no special relationship with God. Rev. Liles believes that each of us can access the Holy Presence by becoming open and receptive to sitting with God in meditation on a regular basis. His struggles during the year included the illness of his wife, retirement from a ministerial career, aging, caregiving, family issues with adult children, financial concerns, and finding the courage to take life one day at a time. No matter what your problems or concerns, Rev. Liless experiences in meditation offer hope for a happier, fulfilled and more peaceful life in a time of turmoil and change.
Download or read book The Science of Sacred Scripture written by Shema and published by The Shema. This book was released on 2012-10-22 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our creator finally provides the actual details of his design in the long sort after ?Theory of Everything.' Now, our eyes finally open to fully understand the world which we have studied.The tribes and so called races of man have all been given pieces of this massive puzzle. When put together, it weaves a tapestry of one beautiful story. The bible provides the structure, the Africans provide a first person account, Native Americans hold vital elements, the Aztecs tell us the thoughts of God and his expectations for his designs. Asian theology focuses on living today and Christianity takes us to a new tomorrow. But no story could be complete without the details, the process used, the illusive ?How,? for this we thank the final seers of science.The bible tells us that to achieve the design of man, God cursed man to become weaker, naked, to have pain during labor and the entire event is triggered in the process of eating. Geneticist confirm that the genetic mutations which transformed man are weaker muscles, a narrower pelvic cavity, a significant loss of body hair and a redesign in the jaw muscles which allows the brain to grow much larger than other primates.From this we discover that what science refers to as a genetic mutation is considered a biblical curse. And from this every curse from those relating to incest and over eating are connected to mutations. From the weaving of the universe to the wiring of the brain, every question you've ever asked about life and death and who we are is finally answered. God is not dead, he is life.
Download or read book McManus 2 in 1 Soul Cravings Barbarian Way written by Erwin Raphael McManus and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2011-05-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of two titles authored by Erwin McManus. BARBARIAN WAY: Erwin McManus wasn't raised in a Christian home, so when he came to Christ as a college student, he didn't know the rules of the "religious club." He didn't do well in Shakespeare courses, so he didn't really understand the KJV Bible he was given either. But he did understand that prayer was a conversation, and he learned to talk to God and wait for answers. Erwin's way was passionate and rough around the edges-a sincere, barbaric journey to Christ. SOUL CRAVINGS: We can spend our whole lives trying to satisfy the one insatiable part of our being, our soul craving. Our capacity for spiritual experience both proves our need for something greater than ourselves and leaves us wanting when we fill it with anything but God. Soul Cravings is a powerful, down-to-earth exposition that interprets our need for intimacy, meaning, and destiny as common sense apologetics pointing to the existence of and our need for God. The book will deeply stir the reader to consider and chase after the spiritual implications of their soul's deepest longings.
Download or read book Return of the Divine Sophia written by Tricia McCannon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An initiatic journey into the Mysteries of the Goddess and humanity’s return to an age of peace and celestial light • Details the ceremonies and rituals of initiation into the Fellowship of Isis • Reveals the lost teachings of Jesus about the Divine Mother and Father and how the goddess Sophia is connected to Mary Magdalene as the Female Christ • Explores the many archetypes of the Goddess, including Isis, Brigit, and the Black Madonna, and how we can transform into Homo luminous, spiritual beings of light Called through her dreams by the Priestesses of Isis, Tricia McCannon set out on a spiritual journey into the Mysteries of the Goddess. After a fateful encounter with a high initiate of the ancient Fellowship of Isis, she began researching the history of Judaism and Christianity to find out how and when the Divine Feminine became lost. She discovered a forgotten age when the Creator was honored as female and humanity lived in peaceful societies completely free of war. She shows how we can return to an age of peace and celestial light if we work to bring the masculine and feminine energies of the world back into balance. Sharing her journey into the heart of the Divine Mother, McCannon details her initiation into the Fellowship of Isis, a process rich with ceremony, ritual, and myths of the Goddess from ancient Egyptian, Celtic, Greek, Hebrew, and Native American traditions. She reveals how the many archetypes of the Goddess, including Isis, Ishtar, Brigit, and the Black Madonna, can become our allies for self-transformation. She explores Mysteries at the heart of Christianity that have remained hidden for nearly 2,000 years and how the Gnostic goddess Sophia is tied to the Second Coming, Mary Magdalene, and the Female Christ. She reveals the lost teachings of Jesus about the Divine Mother and Father and about the Divine Daughter and Son. Through her story and her in-depth research, McCannon takes us on a journey to awaken the creative power of the Divine Feminine within each of us. Equipped with the teachings of the Goddess, we gain the mastery to overcome the deeply rooted masculine-feminine imbalance of the patriarchy and to embark into the future as Homo luminous, beings of light.
Download or read book The Four Sacred Secrets written by Preethaji and published by Atria Books. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER In the bestselling tradition of The Four Agreements, learn how to access the hidden power of consciousness, shed anxiety, and cultivate a life of wealth and happiness with this eye-opening and accessible guide outlining the four keys to success—from the founders of the revolutionary O&O Academy. From stress to calm. From isolation to love. From chaos to peace. From lack to abundance. The Four Sacred Secrets combines proven scientific approaches with ancient spiritual practices to take you on a journey that will open your mind to an extraordinary destiny. Drawing on the power of our untapped consciousness, brilliant insights will help you find solutions to long-held challenges. The easy-to-follow meditations included in this book will transform your experience of reality and open you to the power of creating a beautiful life for yourself. Including ancient fables and modern stories that will speak intimately to your heart, this life-transforming book fuses the transcendental and the scientific, the mystical and the practical, to guide you to consciously create wealth, heal your heart, awaken yourself to love, and help you to make peace with your true self. The Four Sacred Secrets will cast its spell on you from the first page and guide you to life in a beautiful state.
Download or read book The Sacred Cut written by David Hewson and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2005-12-27 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The snow is falling on the ancient streets of Rome. And in the heart of the city, under the Pantheon’s great dome, a woman’s body lies on the marble floor, carefully positioned with a gruesome carving on her back....In David Hewson’s ingenious new thriller, this horrific murder hurtles Rome’s police force into a collision with U.S. agents–and a secret that has festered for fifteen years, now unraveling in the world’s most enigmatic city. When Detective Nic Costa arrives at the scene, he is unprepared for what he finds, or for the ambush that leaves his only witness vanished into the night. The dead woman was American. Within hours, U.S. agents descend with a take-no-prisoners style and a shocking story to tell: the killer has struck before, in monuments all over the world, leaving the same cryptic message carved onto the bodies of the victims. But one agent, beautiful, blond Emily Deacon, has yet another story to tell Nic–about a stunning act of deception that may lead back to the U.S. government, and her own chilling, personal connection to the killer. Now, as the first murder leads to more grisly slayings and a motley crew of veteran Roman cops jousts with the Americans, Nic is pulled into a woman’s harrowing search for the truth…a search that will take them both into the mind of a madman, into a shocking conspiracy–and into a dark episode in a nation’s long-forgotten past. From its haunting opening to its nerve-shattering climax, The Sacred Cut defies all our expectations, proving once again the unique and compelling genius of David Hewson. From the Hardcover edition.
Download or read book The Spirit Led Leader written by Timothy C. Geoffrion and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-11-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our postmodern, experience-oriented culture, people are longing for greater authenticity, integrity, and depth in their pastors and leaders. Board directors, church members, and staff alike are all eagerly seeking leaders who effectively integrate their spirituality and leadership. Pastors and executives, however, often struggle with knowing how to integrate their spiritual values and practices into their leadership and management roles. Designed for pastors, executives, administrators, managers, coordinators, and all who see themselves as leaders and who want to fulfill their God-given purpose, The Spirit-Led Leader addresses the critical fusion of spiritual life and leadership for those who not only want to see results, but who also desire to care just as deeply about who they are and how they lead as they do about what they produce and accomplish. Geoffrion creates a new vision for spiritual leadership as partly an art, partly a result of careful planning, and always a working of the grace of God
Download or read book Jesus Outside the Lines written by Scott Sauls and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether the issue of the day on Twitter, Facebook, or cable news is our sexuality, political divides, or the perceived conflict between faith and science, today’s media pushes each one of us into a frustrating clash between two opposing sides. Polarizing, us-against-them discussions divide us and distract us from thinking clearly and communicating lovingly with others. Scott Sauls, like many of us, is weary of the bickering and is seeking a way of truth and beauty through the conflicts. Jesus Outside the Lines presents Jesus as this way. Scott shows us how the words and actions of Jesus reveal a response that does not perpetuate the destructive fray. Jesus offers us a way forward—away from harshness, caricatures, and stereotypes. In Jesus Outside the Lines, you will experience a fresh perspective of Jesus, who will not (and should not) fit into the sides.
Download or read book Parenting by Developmental Design written by Vivian L. Houk and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Vivian Houk acknowledges that parenting is really hard work. There is no getting around that. It just is! While many books have been written about all major areas of development, she brings light to what may be the least understood and most confusing area of parenting today: the spiritual lives of their children. Parenting by Developmental Design was written for interested and engaged parents who need affirmation and want to know more about the pathway of spiritual formation for their children. For those who don't know how to begin, it offers hope and encouragement. "God has given us some amazing and powerful tools," writes Houk, "which are useful and effective in providing direction for those of us who suffer from the fear of failure or incompetence. We have the gift of imagination; the use of symbol, ritual, and celebration; and the tools for calming fears and healing wounds. And above all, the gift of the Holy Spirit. You are not alone or incapable." Anyone who values the stories of both the adult and child who walk with God will find this book enjoyable, engaging, and challenging.
Download or read book The Four Sacred Secrets written by Preethaji and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER In the bestselling tradition of The Four Agreements, learn how to access the hidden power of consciousness, shed anxiety, and cultivate a life of wealth and happiness with this eye-opening and accessible guide outlining the four keys to success—from the founders of the revolutionary O&O Academy. From stress to calm. From isolation to love. From chaos to peace. From lack to abundance. The Four Sacred Secrets combines proven scientific approaches with ancient spiritual practices to take you on a journey that will open your mind to an extraordinary destiny. Drawing on the power of our untapped consciousness, brilliant insights will help you find solutions to long-held challenges. The easy-to-follow meditations included in this book will transform your experience of reality and open you to the power of creating a beautiful life for yourself. Including ancient fables and modern stories that will speak intimately to your heart, this life-transforming book fuses the transcendental and the scientific, the mystical and the practical, to guide you to consciously create wealth, heal your heart, awaken yourself to love, and help you to make peace with your true self. The Four Sacred Secrets will cast its spell on you from the first page and guide you to life in a beautiful state.
Download or read book Stepping Into Tomorrow The Awakening written by Sebastain Cor-Dova and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stepping into Tomorrow: The Awakening throws a spotlight on the worsening condition of black men and women living in America and their survival or extinction, if they remain unconscious to what is happening in their lives. The plight of black people is a major concern for Sheila, a young and upcoming chief executive officer (CEO) at one of Chicago’s prominent financial, marketing, and investment firms. In her attempt to understand the black condition, Sheila must first understand the psychological stereotypes levied against blacks in general. She must also come to terms with the relationship between the black man and woman, their mind-set, and why she is unable to open herself to love. Through her friends, Tameka, one of Chicago’s top defense attorneys, and Connie, a successful small business owner, they, in their many debates and discussions, look at the plight of blacks. Although these exchanges are informative, Sheila, however, still struggles with in her consciousness to find a solution that will bring her people to an awakened state. From her perspective, blacks are on a road that can only lead to destruction. Therefore, Sheila is convinced that an awakening is needed and that someone must sound the alarm.
Download or read book The Sacred Band written by Janet Morris and published by Paradise Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sacred Places of Goddess written by Karen Tate and published by CCC Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncovering the past through the lens of sacred travel, this travel book includes both academic and popular religious perspectives, and is filled with photographs of both famous and lesser-known locales from every corner of the world. Each site-specific explanation of the significance of Goddess today and in centuries past deftly combines current trends, academic theories, and historical insights. From the Middle East, to Europe, Africa, and the Americas, the images of feminine divinity presented in this work are as uniform in their beauty as they are diverse in cultural tradition. For each location-be it the shrines in Kyoto and Kamakura or the sites worshipping the Virgin Mary in Bolivia, France, Trinidad, and the Saut D'Eau Waterfalls of Haiti-this book provides a history of each site in conjunction with the photography.
