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Sorcerer's Apprentice
by Amy WallaceSorcerer's Apprentice opens with Amy Wallace's first meeting with Carlos Castaneda, the infamous anthropologist-turned-shaman, whose books described meetings with Yaqui Indian spiritual teacher don Juan. Castaneda's rise was meteoric in the late 1960s as he wrote massive bestsellers, inspired many to experiment with psychedelics, and was dubbed "the Godfather of the New Age." The possibility that Castaneda's experiences may have been fabricated did little to compromise his legend.As the daughter of best-selling novelist Irving Wallace, Amy was rarely shy around famous people. When her father insisted she meet Castaneda, she at first demurred. Little did she know that a delightful first meeting would begin a 20-year friendship, followed by her descent into the dramatic and deeply troubled affair chronicled in this book. Sorcerer's Apprentice unblinkingly reveals the inner workings of the "Cult of Carlos," run by a charismatic authoritarian in his sixties who controlled his young female followers through emotional abuse, mind games, bizarre rituals, dubious teachings, and sexual excess. Wallace's story is both specific and universal, a captivating cautionary tale about the dangers of giving up one's power to a tyrant-and about surviving assaults on body and spirit.
Sorcery or Science?: Contesting Knowledge and Practice in West African Sufi Texts (Magic in History)
by Ariela Marcus-SellsSorcery or Science? examines how two Sufi Muslim theologians who rose to prominence in the western Sahara Desert in the late eighteenth century, Sīdi al-Mukhtār al-Kuntī (d. 1811) and his son and successor, Sīdi Muḥammad al-Kuntī (d. 1826), decisively influenced the development of Sufi Muslim thought in West Africa.Known as the Kunta scholars, Mukhtār al-Kuntī and Muḥammad al-Kuntī were influential teachers who developed a pedagogical network of students across the Sahara. In exploring their understanding of "the realm of the unseen"—a vast, invisible world that is both surrounded and interpenetrated by the visible world—Ariela Marcus-Sells reveals how these theologians developed a set of practices that depended on knowledge of this unseen world and that allowed practitioners to manipulate the visible and invisible realms. They called these practices "the sciences of the unseen." While they acknowledged that some Muslims—particularly self-identified "white" Muslim elites—might consider these practices to be "sorcery," the Kunta scholars argued that these were legitimate Islamic practices. Marcus-Sells situates their ideas and beliefs within the historical and cultural context of the Sahara Desert, surveying the cosmology and metaphysics of the realm of the unseen and the history of magical discourses within the Hellenistic and Arabo-Islamic worlds. Erudite and innovative, this volume connects the Islamic sciences of the unseen with the reception of Hellenistic discourses of magic and proposes a new methodology for reading written devotional aids in historical context. It will be welcomed by scholars of magic and specialists in Africana religious studies, Islamic occultism, and Islamic manuscript culture.
Sorcery or Science?: Contesting Knowledge and Practice in West African Sufi Texts (Magic in History)
by Ariela Marcus-SellsSorcery or Science? examines how two Sufi Muslim theologians who rose to prominence in the western Sahara Desert in the late eighteenth century, Sīdi al-Mukhtār al-Kuntī (d. 1811) and his son and successor, Sīdi Muḥammad al-Kuntī (d. 1826), decisively influenced the development of Sufi Muslim thought in West Africa.Known as the Kunta scholars, Mukhtār al-Kuntī and Muḥammad al-Kuntī were influential teachers who developed a pedagogical network of students across the Sahara. In exploring their understanding of “the realm of the unseen”—a vast, invisible world that is both surrounded and interpenetrated by the visible world—Ariela Marcus-Sells reveals how these theologians developed a set of practices that depended on knowledge of this unseen world and that allowed practitioners to manipulate the visible and invisible realms. They called these practices “the sciences of the unseen.” While they acknowledged that some Muslims—particularly self-identified “white” Muslim elites—might consider these practices to be “sorcery,” the Kunta scholars argued that these were legitimate Islamic practices. Marcus-Sells situates their ideas and beliefs within the historical and cultural context of the Sahara Desert, surveying the cosmology and metaphysics of the realm of the unseen and the history of magical discourses within the Hellenistic and Arabo-Islamic worlds. Erudite and innovative, this volume connects the Islamic sciences of the unseen with the reception of Hellenistic discourses of magic and proposes a new methodology for reading written devotional aids in historical context. It will be welcomed by scholars of magic and specialists in Africana religious studies, Islamic occultism, and Islamic manuscript culture.
Sorgen
by Dada BhagwanIn der heutigen Welt scheinen Sorgen, Stress und Angst Teil des täglichen Lebens zu werden. Doch wer will nicht aufhören, sich Sorgen zu machen, oder frage mich, wie man Angst heilt? Wer fragt sich nicht, was ist Frieden des Geistes, und wie kann ich in Frieden leben? Manche verkündigen: "Mach dir keine Sorgen!" Oder "Stoppen Sie sich Sorgen und beginnen zu leben"; Andere bieten natürliche Heilmittel für Angst, oder lehren, wie man loswerden negative Gedanken. Aber der innere Kampf geht weiter ... In dem Buch "Sorgen", Gnani Purush (Verkörperung des Selbstwissens) Dada Bhagwan bietet einzigartige spirituelle Einblick in die Bewältigung von Angst und wie man ein spirituelles Leben ohne Sorgen zu leben. Er gibt ein spirituelles Bewusstsein für "Wer bin ich?" Und wer ist der Täter im Leben, aus dem man einen inneren Zustand ohne Sorge erlangen kann und in Frieden zu leben beginnt. Für diejenigen, die Probleme im Alltag und fragen, wie man inneren Frieden zu bekommen, wird dieses Buch eine unschätzbare Ressource zu beweisen.
Sorority Cold Case
by Jacquelin ThomasAn unsolved murder. Two detectives with something to prove… Detective Charlie Tesarkee has never forgotten the case she couldn&’t solve. It&’s been eleven years since a college student was murdered, and she&’s desperate for a second chance to catch the killer. The Cold Case Unit will let her lead the investigation…if she works with Detective Grayson Leigh. A partner is the last thing Grayson and Charlie want. But they&’ll have to work together to get justice for this victim…and put a murderer behind bars.From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Sorprendida Por Dios: Permite que el Espíritu Santo te dé un nuevo corazón
by Betty Freidzon¿Deseas que Dios haga cosas sorprendentes en tu vida? Dios las tiene preparadas y las hace más abundantemente de lo que tu puedas pensar o imaginar. En este primer libro, Sorprendida por Dios, Betty Freidzon habla con franqueza y total transparencia al compartir sus victorias y sus fracasos. Ella abre su corazón de tal forma que comparte sus más íntimas experiencias y nos revela el proceso por el cual el divino Alfarero la ha ido llevando hasta lograr en ella una verdadera transformación. En estas páginas encontrarás a una mujer entregada por completo a los procesos de Dios. Más importante aún, te encontrarás a tí mismo y entenderás que la benignidad y gran misericordia de Dios son tuyas por igual. Betty Freidzon extiende una invitación desde lo más profundo de su corazón para que permitamos que Dios nos transforme, nos renueve y nos dé un nuevo corazón, con nuevas visiones y sueños. Dios está dispuesto ha cambiar toda nuestra vida si lo permitimos. ¿Estás dispuesto a dejar que Él lo haga? ¿Deseas que Él cambie tu vida entera? Si es así este libro ha sido escrito para ti. Permite que el Espíritu Santo trabaje contigo a través de estas páginas.
Sorrowful Mysteries: The Shepherd Children of Fatima and the Fate of the Twentieth Century
by Stephen HarriganPart memoir, part mystery: a powerful exploration of the three secrets of Fatima and a man&’s journey grappling with his own faithIn 1917, in Fatima, Portugal, three shepherd children claimed that the Virgin Mary appeared before them and spoke the words, &“Do not be afraid.&”Stephen Harrigan first heard the story of Our Lady of Fatima when he was a young boy attending a Catholic school in Texas in the 1950s, struggling to come to grips with a religion that simultaneously soothed and terrified him. The question of what actually happened in Fatima in the early part of the twentieth century, one of the most important, and most mysterious, events in the church&’s history, captured his young imagination and has stayed with him ever since.Sorrowful Mysteries is a detailed and extraordinarily compassionate examination of the phenomenon of Our Lady of Fatima, an attempt to unravel and put into perspective the lives of the three children, how this life-altering event changed them and the world they knew, and how it intersected with so many of the signal moments of the twentieth century—pandemics, revolutions, world wars, assassinations, and even skyjackings. It is a sweeping story, but also at its heart a very personal one, about Harrigan&’s own relationship with Catholicism and his lifelong struggle to break free from a religion that in so many paradoxical ways shaped and defined him.
Sorry For Your Loss
by Joanne Levy★ “A heartfelt and expertly written tale of loss, family, and friendship that will have readers blinking back their tears…Beautiful and sincere.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Evie Walman is not obsessed with death. She does think about it a lot, though, but only because her family runs a Jewish funeral home. At twelve, Evie already knows she’s going to be a funeral director when she grows up. So what if the kids at school call her “corpse girl” and say she smells like death? They’re just mean and don’t get how important it is to have someone take care of things when your world is falling apart. Evie loves dusting caskets, polishing pews, and vacuuming the chapel—and on funeral days, she dresses up and hands out tissues and offers her condolences to mourners. She doesn’t normally help her parents with the grieving families directly, until one day when they ask her to help with Oren, a boy who was in a horrific car accident that killed both his parents. Oren refuses to speak and Evie, who is nursing her own private grief, is determined to find a way to help him deal with his loss. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible. Praise for previous books by Joanne Levy: “Levy's narrative is spot on.”—Booklist review for The Sun Will Come Out “The story gives voice to the experience of Jewish preteens; chronic illness and disability are also sensitively tackled in this complex tale about difference, acceptance, and self-confidence. A heartfelt tear-jerker about love, friendship, and courage.”—Kirkus Reviews review for The Sun Will Come Out “Uplifting, gentle…Exudes inter-generational warmth, family love, and friendship.”—Association of Jewish Libraries review for Fish Out of Water “Though brief, this text masterfully connects the toxic masculinity to its roots in deep misogyny, making Fish a hero people of all genders can stand up and cheer for. All readers will appreciate this book’s nuanced messaging around gender roles and trusting yourself.”—Kirkus Reviews, review for Fish Out of Water
Sorry I'm Not Sorry
by Nancy N. RueBullies aren't born mean--through the vicious cycle of mean, bullies are made. According to the Ambassadors 4 Kids Club, one out of every four students is bullied--and 85% of these situations never receive intervention. Parents, students, and teachers have amped up solving the bullying problem for a networked generation of kids. Written by bestselling author Nancy Rue, each book in the Mean Girl Makeover trilogy focuses on a different character's point of view: the bully, the victim, and the bystander. The books show solid biblical solutions to the bullying problem set in a story for tween girls. Sorry I'm Not Sorry tells the story of Kylie Steppe, former queen bee of Gold Country Middle School. After bullying a fellow GCMS student, Kylie has been expelled--and she has to attend mandatory counseling. Without her posse to aid her and other peers to torment, Kylie focuses on the person who stole her GVMS popularity crown: Tori Taylor. As Kylie plots revenge on Tori, she attends therapy sessions, where she reveals a few details that might explain why she finds power in preying on her middle school peers. After a rough year with bullying backfire, will Kylie decide to become more empathetic with her peers? It's hard for tweens to imagine why a bully acts the way she does. Sorry I'm Not Sorry shows girls that they hold the power to stop bullying through mutual understanding and acts of love.
Sorts Pour Débutants: Le Guide du Top 30 des Sorts Wiccan pour Débutants
by The BlokeheadJe veux vous remercier et vous féliciter d'avoir acheté «Sorts Pour Débutants: Le Guide du Top 30 des Sorts Wiccan pour Débutants». Ce livre contient des étapes prouvées et des stratégies pour utiliser divers sorts Wiccan pour vous aider à améliorer l'état actuel de votre vie. D'améliorer votre chance financière jusqu'à vous rendre plus attractif en relation à l'amour, il y a plusieurs manières différentes de comment utiliser ces sorts. En effet, votre intention joue un rôle central quand il en vient à sa création.
Sotto Voce (TCG Edition)
by Nilo Cruz"The poetry of Cruz's writing is what those who love his work cite most often about his style, and Sotto Voce has that. Yet it also contains passages that are realistic, whimsical, sensual and heartbreaking. Cruz may be that rarity, a poet of the stage, but he is first and foremost a dramatist."--The Miami HeraldAriel Strauss, a Jewish Cuban man, strives to explore his cultural history when he encounters Bemadette Kahn, an older woman and famed novelist who seeks to relive hers. Cruz's passionate romantic drama takes place in a dreamscape, somewhere between history and memory, present and past. Sotto Voce is a work of dramatic poetry and an imaginative exploration of nostalgia and the ensuing heartbreak it comes with.Nilo Cruz was the first Latino playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Anna in the Tropics. His other plays include Night Train to Bolina, Dancing on her Knees, A Park in Our House, Two Sisters and a Piano, The Color of Desire, Hurricane, A Bicycle Country, Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams, Lorca in a Green Dress, Beauty of the Father, and translations of Lorca's Doña Rosita the Spinster and The House of Bernarda Alba. He is the third recipient of the Greenfield Prize, a $30,000 grant to produce new work.
Sotto la Cattedrale
by Raúl Sánchez QuintanaLa mattina presto dell'11 luglio 2006, un giovane scappa da Plaza de Santa María (Jaén, España). Dopo i suoi passi, il cadavere di un uomo anziano giace davanti alla facciata del Duomo; a testa in giù, nudo e coperto di escrementi e piume di piccione ... Qualcosa è nascosto sotto la Cattedrale di Jaén, e solo i componenti di un'organizzazione clandestina, nonché la massima autorità del Vaticano, sono a conoscenza del segreto. Per secoli tutto è rimasto immutato, ma l'apparizione di un cadavere nudo davanti alla Cattedrale di Jaen (vera notizia pubblicata nel 2006), ha innescato una serie di eventi che hanno lasciato perplessi le forze di sicurezza. El detective privato Carlos Moeckel avrà il compito di scoprire chi c'è dietro la serie di omicidi che affliggono la città. Paralelamente al romanzo, ho inserito in capitoli Strategici, vari eventi accaduti nei giorni trascorsi durante la crocifissione di Yeshua il Nazireo, con l'enigmatica figura di José de Arimatea come partcipante. "Sotto la Cattedrale" es un thriller frenetico, dove finzione e realtà atraversano continuamente il sottile confine che le separa. Ebook più scaricato su Amazon Spagna nei mesi di novembre and dicembre 2018. Ebook più letto nella categoria "Thiller of Historical Fiction" su Amazon Spagna nel 2018.
Sought through Prayer and Meditation
by John T. FarrellWhile many people become adept at recovery and learn to live by the principles embodied in the Twelve Steps, they receive little or no guidance in the practical management of their spiritual condition. In his second book, Reverend Farrell provides a set of spiritual practices for people in recovery to develop and/or deepen their spiritual growth.Reverend John T. Farrell, PhD, received a master of divinity from Yale University and a PhD in English from the University of Delaware.
Soul Angels
by Jenny SmedleyDo you ever wonder if you might have had a past life, and how it might affect you today?Do you ever dream that your connections to angels might be even closer than you thought?This book brings these two concepts together in a dramatic revelation that will forever change the way you see yourself. Take a journey with Jenny Smedley as she explores and explains your past lives and how they contribute to any problems you might have today.Discover the real you, and be prepared to be surprised and amazed at the wondrous being you'll find. Soul Angels delves into angelic realms that you never dreamed existed, and shows you the path to true inner happiness.
Soul Bare: Stories of Redemption by Emily P. Freeman, Sarah Bessey, Trillia Newbell and more
by Cara SextonSoul BareSoul BareEmily P. FreemanTrillia NewbellHolley GerthSeth HainesJennifer Dukes Leeand many more
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
by Rainn WilsonIn this New York Times bestseller, comedic actor, producer, and writer Rainn Wilson explores the problem-solving benefits that spirituality gives us to create solutions for an increasingly challenging world. The trauma that our struggling species has experienced in recent years—because of both the pandemic and societal tensions that threaten to overwhelm us—is not going away anytime soon. Existing political and economic systems are not enough to bring the change that the world needs. In this book, Rainn Wilson explores the possibility and hope for a spiritual revolution, a &“Soul Boom,&” to find a healing transformation on both a personal and global level For Wilson, this is a serious and essential pursuit, but he brings great humor and his own unique perspective to the conversation. He feels that, culturally, we&’ve discounted spirituality—faith and the sacred—and we need profound healing and a unifying understanding of the world that the great spiritual traditions provide. Wilson&’s approach to spirituality—the non-physical, eternal aspects of ourselves—is relatable and applies to people of all beliefs, even the skeptics. Filled with genuine insight—not to mention enlightening Kung Fu and Star Trek references—Soul Boom delves into ancient wisdom to seek out practical, transformative answers to life&’s biggest questions.
Soul Care in African American Practice
by Barbara L. PeacockIn the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative.
Soul Care: Seven Transformational Principles for a Healthy Soul
by Rob ReimerBrokenness grasps for the soul of humanity. We are broken body, soul, and spirit, and we need the healing touch of Jesus. Soul Care explores seven principles that are profound healing tools of God: securing your identity, repentance, breaking family sin patterns, forgiving others, healing wounds, overcoming fears, and deliverance.
Soul Confessions
by Monique MillerShelby Tomlinson has a doting husband, a beautiful daughter, and a baby boy on the way. She's content with her cozy suburban life--until she learns about lies her husband has been telling. With her world crumbling all around her, Shelby doesn't know if her marriage will be able to stand the test set before them. For years, Jeana Sands has carried a torch for her college sweetheart, Phillip. With each hang-up call she places to Phillip's home, and each time she sees him and his happy little family, her fury increases. Jeana devises a plan to make Phillip pay for pretending to love her, getting her pregnant, and leaving her destitute with a baby to raise.The skeletons from Phillip Tomlinson's closet literally come out and knock on his front door when the ex-girlfriend and love child he has been keeping a secret meet his wife, Shelby, on the doorstep of their home. Their marriage is rocked to the core. Will their faith keep them together?
Soul Cravings: An Exploration Of The Human Spirit
by Erwin Raphael McManusThe search of your life is the search for your life.What you are holding right now is an exploration of the human spirit; a journey into our deepest longings, our desires, our needs, our cravings, our souls.Our need for intimacy, meaning, and destiny point to the existence of God and our need to connect with Him. This book will deeply stir you to consider and chase after the spiritual implications of your souls' deepest longings.
Soul Custody
by Stephen W. SmithEvery day, inner and outer violence ravages the soul, leaving us weak, fearful, and malnourished. In Soul Custody, Stephen W. Smith presents eight choices to help readers reclaim custody of their one and only life--choices about silence, community, vocation, honoring the body, finding one's true self, and more. As Smith reminds readers, allowing God to shape the soul leads to the deep, full, and satisfying life that God had in mind all along. This is not a self-help book. It is not a book of easy steps to a happy life. It is an invitation to the life God dreams for each of His children. It is a call to start living--to let the soul wake up to life as God intended.
Soul Detox Participant's Guide: Clean Living in a Contaminated World
by Craig GroeschelWe all know that smoking is unhealthy, but are we aware that there are other second-hand toxins that we bring to our home, workplace, and church, exposing ourselves and loved ones to deadly poison? These are things that we allow ourselves to view, think, and be part of every day without considering the risks to our spiritual health.
Soul Detox: Clean Living in a Contaminated World
by Craig GroeschelAs standards of conduct continue to erode in our shock-proof world, we must fight the soul pollution threatening our health, our faith, and our witness to others. Without even knowing it, people willingly inhale second-hand toxins poisoning their relationship with God and stunting their spiritual growth. Soul Detox examines the toxins that assault us daily including: toxic influences, toxic emotions, and toxic behaviors. By examining the toxins that assault us daily, this book offers the ultimate spiritual intervention with ways to remain clean, pure, and focused on the standard of God’s holiness
Soul Enchilada
by David Macinnis GillGirl meets boy at a car wash. "Dog," she says. "Dude," he says. And probably this would have been a sweet teen romance. . . . If Beals hadn't been sitting next to her in the car. If Beals hadn't been a supernatural repo man looking to repossess her car. And to possess her. David Macinnis Gill delivers the whole enchilada. With a side of soul.
Soul Feast
by Marjorie J. ThompsonFew books in Westminster John Knox's publishing history have been so embraced and so loved as Marjorie Thompson's Soul Feast. First released in 1995, this spiritual classic continues to be a best-seller, as thousands each year accept her invitation to the Christian spiritual life. Offering a framework for understanding the spiritual disciplines and instruction for developing and nurturing those practices, Soul Feast continues to be a favorite for individual reflection and group study. Now engagingly redesigned to appeal to contemporary spiritual-seekers and repackaged for easier use in study and reflection, Soul Feast is a must-have.