Sacred Mysteries

While belief in religious supernatural claims is waning throughout the West, evidence suggests belief in nonreligious supernatural claims is on the rise. What explains this contradiction? How can a society with a falling belief in God have a rising belief in ghosts, psychic powers, ancient astronauts, and other supernatural or pseudo-scientific phenomena? Taking the same anthropological approach he employed in his notable studies of religion, atheist author and activist David G. McAfee turns his attention to nonreligious faith-based claims.

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Penelope Drayton Spence made a choice years earlier, and picked marriage and family over a promising career as an investigative reporter. Now, divorced and with her children spread around the country, she is having second thoughts. A mysterious call from the Managing Editor of the Washington Post, offers her a second chance at big time journalism. He has a story so sensitive that the President of the United States personally asked the Post to leave it alone.

The Reluctant Messenger leads the listener through a doorway into another dimension that exists simultaneously with what most people would describe as reality. Author Candice Sanderson is a psychologist whose training taught her to engage her world by the physical senses. That all changed one morning when she began to receive messages from other realms of existence, and her ordinary life transformed as she embarked upon this extraordinary journey into the unknown.

The “evil eye” is rich with cultural anecdotes and traditions, mystical lore, and modern concepts. This book takes a deep dive into the origins of the evil eye, from ancient Egyptian practices to those found in ancient Greece and Rome. Most people are unaware that the world’s major monotheistic religions are replete with references to the evil eye.

This unique collection of material, drawing on esoteric sources produced through centuries, contains thought-provoking essays establishing how the body reveals the laws and principles operating throughout the universe. Eighteen chapters and lushly illustrated plates from early and rare mystical texts make this an essential part of any occultist's library.

Unlock the secrets of the universe with Arcana Mundi for Beginners: Discovering the Mysteries of the Spiritual Universe. This book is your gateway to the arcane, the mystical, and the profound truths that have shaped humanity’s spiritual journey for millennia. Step into a world where ancient wisdom meets modern discovery, designed for curious minds ready to embark on their quest for deeper understanding. Dive into a treasure trove of esoteric knowledge, distilled into accessible and engaging insights: Discover ancient practices like alchemy, astrology, and divination, demystified for ...

Insight is Sylvia Browne's exploration of the experiences she has had during psychic readings over the course of her career. Opening up completely, she shares her thoughts on the significance of her gift and its impact on others as she tells personal stories about life as a psychic.

Three pilgrims and travelers from widely different backgrounds make their way toward the headwaters of the Ganges River searching for renewal and spiritual awakening. Jagdish, an illiterate peasant, has always dreamed of visiting holy places in the Himalayas. Sovik, an Indian American scientist, seeks renewed life purpose after a traumatic health crisis. And Larry, a financial analyst, wants adventure as he recovers from a failed love affair; he falls in love with the vivacious Indian tour guide. Their paths cross at the temple near the source of the Ganges and they stumble upon a plot to ...

One of the key sources for the modern witchcraft revival, this influential work contains the rituals for the sabbat or witch-meeting, the charm of stones consecrated to the goddess Diana, and spells to find lost items or win love. "

Welcome to the Night School, Firefly. Here you'll explore the farthest reaches of the universe, and the deepest parts of yourself. You'll learn to cast off the constraints of the day, and open your eyes, your heart, and your mind to the enchanted mystery of the Night. You'll travel the world in search of inspiring sites, timeless wisdom, and essential magic. And you'll do so under the bewitching guidance of the Night Mistress, your guide in the curriculum of all that lies beneath the starry sky.

Kemetic Spirituality, has been in existence for thousands of years, but it is only in the last several decades that the modern practice of Kemetic spirituality has gained momentum. This modern-day revival has retained much of the same ancient Egyptian spiritual practices that hold the key to an elevated existence, and with our contemporary society now plagued with distractions & a loss of connection with our true selves, the need to embrace greater meaning is more pressing than ever.

The Williams family gave into an odd, overwhelming desire to purchase and move into a Victorian home they had come upon by chance...but shortly after moving in, strange things began to happen. It became abundantly clear that the Williams' new home was haunted.

Through the Higher Realms is a transformative journey through the mystical and divine dimensions of the universe, inviting readers to explore the higher realms of consciousness, spirituality, and astral projection. This book merges the ancient wisdom of mysticism with cutting-edge scientific knowledge to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos, the soul, and the unseen worlds that surround us. Through the Rapturous Communion in the Interior Mystical Church, readers are introduced to the concept of divine union in the deepest spaces of the soul.

The Egyptians were considered participants in the drama of sacred life as members of the natural cosmic order. In the Metaphysical and Funerary Treatises, the interaction between the Neteru and human beings is described without distinction of such conditions, emphasizing only the purity of the person’s life or intentions. Since it was uncovered in the late 19th century, the Dynasty 12 papyrus A Dispute Between a Man and His Ba has intrigued translators.

A snowy wind moves through the mountains encircling Arne and his son. But the winds will not reach them here, under the watchful eyes of their Gods...Welcome to the world of norse magic annd runes. Let us take you back in time. When the Norse people lived in an enchanted and sacred world. A time famously shrouded in mystery, magic, sorcery, and witchcraft. It was Odin himself, the wisest God who unlocked the universe’s most powerful magic. He discovered the Runic alphabet as part of his trial, in which he hung from Yggdrasil, the World Tree, for nine days.

It's approaching Christmas in Rome and snow is falling in a way that only happens every 20 or 30 years. The city is soon paralyzed by an unseasonably icy grip, and in the dark corners of the Pantheon a grim and mysterious story begins to unfold.

After the tragic loss of their best friend, NP, and nearly bringing the Catholic Church to its knees, Graham, Hannah, and Rosette once again are stuck in the middle of a worldwide conspiracy that dates back 10,000 years. After discovering the main astrological code which led them to decode the Bible and nearly destroy the Catholic Church, they thought that they had gotten to the deepest secret of the universe. Boy were they wrong.

As Thomas Hatsis reveals, the discovery of the power of psychedelics and entheogens can be traced to the very first prehistoric expressions of human creativity, with a continuing lineage of psychedelic mystery traditions from antiquity through the Renaissance to the Victorian era and beyond. Describing how, when, and why different peoples in the Western world utilized sacred psychedelic plants, Hatsis examines the full range of magical and spiritual practices that include the ingestion of substances to achieve altered states.

Witchcraft is known to its votaries as la vecchia religione, or the old religion, of which Diana is the Goddess, her daughter Aradia (or Herodias) the female Messiah, and that this little work sets forth how the latter was born, came down to earth, established witches and witchcraft, and then returned to heaven.