Download or read book Symbols Meaning and The Sacred Quest written by Andrew Cort and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fed up with Violence, Hatred, and Bigotry? In a world where religious differences often trigger hatred and violence, here is a book that celebrates the Beauty, Decency, Wisdom and Unity of all our traditions. The real purpose of religion is not to supply a questionable historical narrative, or to teach moral rules that no one can follow, or to command its followers to believe a lot of fantastic claims that defy all scientific logic. The REAL purpose of religion is to present a great Wisdom Teaching -- through Allegory, Symbol and Metaphor -- that teaches our souls the inner psychological and spiritual steps that must be taken to achieve spiritual awakening and communion with Divinity. The "Return to the Promised Land", for example, is a symbolic elucidation of the soul's return from inner material slavery (called "Egypt") to spiritual freedom and enlightenment (called "Canaan"). Along the path there are many steps, many adventures, many trials, and many joys. The different ways that the story is shared by different religions and different cultures is a testament to the magnificent human imagination! But the underlying commonality of meaning and purpose that unites the stories, the cultures, and us, is even more striking! What will SYMBOLS, MEANING, AND THE SACRED QUEST do for YOU? * It will reveal the hidden method of SPIRITUAL AWAKENING that lies buried in the ancient stories; * It will open your Heart to deeper levels of TRUST, UNDERSTANDING and COMPASSION; * It will give you hours of ENTERTAINMENT and PLEASURE as you discover and rediscover the spellbinding tales and legends from around the world - and read them with fresh eyes and ears!
Download or read book The Sacred Quest written by Lawrence Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a clear, concise introduction to the study of religion. It focuses on such fundamental topics as ritual, sacred language, ethics, salvation, and the problem of evil. KEY TOPICS: Explores the essential questions in religion; contains thought experiments in each chapter and has a complete glossary of religious terms and references.
Download or read book The Sacred Quest written by Shanddaramon and published by Astor Press. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happiness. It is something we all say we want but so few possess. Why do some people seem to be so happy all the time while others struggle to find joy in their lives? Answers to these questions have come mainly from traditional psychological and religious understandings. The Sacred Quest looks at happiness through a spiritual lens as well but finds answers from a unique Pagan perspective.
Download or read book Symbols of the Sacred written by Louis K. Dupré and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symbols of the Sacred gathers four classic essays by Louis Dupr on the role of symbols in our understanding of the sacred and on their fundamental importance to religious consciousness. A leading philosopher of religion, Dupr here discusses the nature of religious symbols, the importance of language for capturing symbolic meaning, the ancient link between art and expressions of the sacred, and the vital relationship between religious symbol and myth. The volume concludes with a powerful reflection on the innate capacity of human minds to grasp the transcendent. Elegantly expressed, conversant with a wide range of thinkers, and marked by a lifetime of reflection on the subject, Symbols of the Sacred offers profound insights into the religious dimension of human life.
Download or read book The Sacred Quest written by Lawrence Cunningham and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sacred Quest takes a thematic and comparative approach to the study of religion. It gives equal weight to theoretical issues and practices reflected in the major world religions. The text identifies the theoretical issues surrounding the study of religion and focuses on fundamental topics such as ritual and sacred language.
Download or read book Sacred Signs Symbols written by Sherrie Dillard and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve your life by embracing the guidance that Spirit sends you each day. Everyone receives sacred signs, messages, and synchronicities, but we don't always notice or know how to interpret them. With Sacred Signs & Symbols, you'll develop the ability to recognize, understand, and be guided by the signs all around you. Featuring a glossary of hundreds of signs and their meanings, this comprehensive guide helps you build a personal oracle system for invoking messages in your daily life. Explore a variety of methods for increasing your awareness, including exercises and divination techniques that you can personalize to your needs. You'll also discover ways to connect with loved ones in the spirit realm and expand your perception of the world. No matter where you are or what you're doing, a loving, wise, spiritual presence is offering you advice and comfort through divine messages. Praise: "Sacred Signs & Symbols is a wonderfully grounded and inspiring guide to connecting with the divine in your daily life. With helpful background information, numerous examples, an extensive signs glossary, and Sherrie's beautiful personal insights, this book is a true treasure for your spiritual journey."—Laurie Bonser, author of The Law of Attraction Meets Financial Stewardship "Sherrie Dillard has managed to translate the language of the Universe to everyone in such a simple yet powerful way, so that we can all understand it...[Sacred Signs & Symbols is] an amazing translation of the vibrational language of the Universe."—Nianell, multi-award winning singer-songwriter and author of Knowing Who I Am
Download or read book Knowledge and the Sacred written by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1989-07-03 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Symbol and Interpretation written by D.M. Rasmussen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past four or five years much of my thinking has centered up on the relationship of symbolic forms to philosophic imagination and interpretation. As one whose own philosophic speculations began at. the end of a cultural epoch under methodologies dominated either by neo-Kantianism or schools of logical empiricism the symbol as a prod uct of a cultural imagination has been diminished; it has been neces sary for those who wanted to preserve the symbol to find appropriate philosophical methodologies to do so. In the following chapters we shall attempt to show, through a consideration of a series of recent interpretations of the symbol, as well as through constructive argu ment, that the symbol ought to be considered as a linguistic form in the sense that it constitutes a special language with its own rubrics and properties. There are two special considerations to be taken ac count of in this argument; first, the definition of the symbol, and sec ond, the interpretation of the symbol. Although we shall refrain from defining the symbol explicitly at this point let it suffice to state that our definition of the symbol is more aesthetic than logical (in the technical sense of formal logic ), more cultural than individual, more imaginative than scientific. The symbol in our view is somewhere at the center of culture, the well-spring which testifies to the human imagination in its poetic, psychic, religious, social and political forms.
Download or read book Love Wisdom and God written by Andrew Cort and published by Createspace Indie Pub Platform. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morality, as secularists know, does not require a deity. Blind faith, as atheists know, often leads to hatred, violence and war. Taking myth and scripture as literal accounts of history, as scientists know, borders on the nonsensical. If religion is to be credible for modern, educated, sophisticated people, there has to be more. And there is. In LOVE, WISDOM, AND GOD, Dr. Andrew Cort demonstrates that in their deepest and most important sense, these are internal, psychological stories. Through allegory and symbol they weave the tale of a soul that has descended into material life and must now do the necessary work to find its way home again. This inner journey, the basis for all 'Sacred Quest' legends, has been called "Persephone's Return to Olympus," "The Return to the Promised Land," "The Quest for the Holy Grail," and many other names. In other words, Mythology and Scripture can be read as manuals for spiritual initiation. When this is understood: The underlying unity of all our traditions is revealed. The atheist objection that the stories are irrational becomes irrelevant. The justification for religious hatred and war disappears.
Download or read book Sacred Symbols written by Clare Gibson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Symbols of Jesus written by Robert C. Neville and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symbols of Jesus is a systematic theology focusing on what makes Jesus important in Christianity.
Download or read book Sacred Symbol Magic written by Sarah Bartlett and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2021 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since the dawn of humanity, all cultures have created sacred symbols drawn from nature, geometry, and mythology. These symbols are part of a secret lannguage that not only gives us meaning but also connects us to the divine nature of the universe. Using symbols in our daily lives can empower and improve all aspects of our well-being. Here is an exquisitely illustrated guide to 50 magical and spiritual symbols from a variety of cultures and spiritual traditions. Sacred Symbol Magic includes a concise description of each symbol's meaning, practical advice on working with each one, plus guidance on harnessing their power for your spiritual needs."--Back cover
Download or read book Sacred Symbols written by Alonzo L. Gaskill and published by Bonneville Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a myriad of ancient and modern Jewish, Christian, and Islamic practices which are illustrative of sacred symbols found in religious ordinances, rituals, covenants, clothing, gestures and words.
Download or read book A Sacred Quest written by Christopher Wagstaff and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sacred Symbols written by Alonzo L. Gaskill and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Who Am I written by Jean Klein and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2006-08-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his well known, clear and lucid style, Jean Klein offers a book that is fundamentally about ourselves, about our own reality, and how we can start to realise our true nature, our inner stillness and wholeness. Unique among Jean Klein's works, the dialogues contained in this book have been organised by subject. Topics include: Relationship; The Nature of Thinking; The Art of Listening; A conversation on Art, etc. Questioner: “In certain situations in life I feel blocked by a fear which prevents me from acting. How can I be free from this obstacle?” Jean Klein: “First free yourself from the word, the concept, "fear." It is loaded with memory. Face only the perception. Accept the sensation completely. When the personality who judges and controls is completely absent, when there is no longera psychological relationship with the sensation, it is really welcomed and unfolds. Only in welcoming without a welcomer can ther be real transformation. “We are in essence one with all existence; when we truly observe ourselves there is ultimately no observer, only observation--awareness.”
Download or read book Sacred Symbols Deuxe Edition written by Alonzo Gaskill and published by Cfi. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to truly understand Deity and how we can return to Him, we must first understand the meaning behind the sacred symbols found in religious ordinances, rituals, covenants, clothing, gestures, and words. In this book, author, Alonzo Gaskill, presents a myriad of ancient and modern Jewish, Christian, and Islamic practices which are illustrative of symbols Latter-day Saints would do well to understand. This new deluxe edition features beautifully designed pages, several colored photographs, and pictures to help readers better understand these important symbols.
