Virtual Light

On one of those magically white winter nights, my mother took me in her arms and shut the doors behind her. We left my drunken father in the name of a better life. And the name of that better life was Tom, a local gangster with the face of the devil himself. I remember looking at my mother's bloody face bashed into the ground, teeth scattered around her limp body. I understood then that one of us was going to die. Fortunately, I was right!

When you think of spiritual predators, perhaps you envision the common archetype of the guru or cult leader who brainwashes all of their followers. Or perhaps you imagine the male spiritual teacher who has sex with all of his female students. But this book is about SO much more. Spiritual abuse can encompass many other nuances, including various types of emotional and verbal abuse as well as strange and unusual supernatural interference. The big question is this: Why are spiritual teachers BEYOND REPROACH? In today’s popular spiritual culture, we are not allowed to evaluate or scrutinize ...

I never dreamed I’d inherit a rundown roadside inn—let alone one dripping with magic. When I pull up to the Redwood Enigma Spot & Inn, reality starts bending around me. Three elemental guardians—Sequoia the dryad, Nami the river spirit, and Coya the coyote trickster—are bound to the ancient redwoods out back. They need me to seal dimensional tears before everything unravels. What I didn’t expect was how quickly they’d steal my heart. Now I’ve got to learn fast if I want to save this town—and survive a small‑town harem romance that’s more chaotic than cozy.

Play until it kills you Uncle Robert died, and that sucks, but it’s just the beginning of Channing’s strange, unbelievable tale. After figuring out the password to the odd gaming console his uncle willed him, Channing finds himself in a hub containing thousands of knock-off games filled with action, loot, variety, and some extremely hot women at every turn. It’s a gamer’s wet dream, right until Channing discovers the dark secret hidden within the console. Uncle Robert didn’t die of a stroke. He was killed in the game by another player, one whose guild is now targeting Channing. ...

Addi and the gang are expecting an enjoyable, relaxing cruise when the theme is cupcakes. The cupcake addicts seem like a fun-loving group of people - until rivalries come to the surface, and a popular baker is murdered. Addi scrambles to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again... and some shocking truths are revealed about the kidnapping-related messages she's received. Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com "A fun cozy mystery with engaging and entertaining characters" - lq, ...

Brand New for 2025 with The Latest Information! ★★★★★ "Go from panic to prepared with the tips in this remarkable book!" - Cindy N. Achieve self-reliance and ensure family safety in emergencies, regardless of your starting point! “70% of the nation’s transmission lines are over 25 years old, leaving us vulnerable to both natural and man-made disasters!” – Energy.gov Are you exhausted from feeling unprotected against disasters and lacking the necessary skills to safeguard your home and loved ones? Have you ever contemplated how you would cope when the grid collapses, facing...

In the year 2038, there’s only one destination that can play host to the world’s wealthiest adventure seekers: the Pengalaman Island Resort and Virtual Reality Theme Park. Located on a private South Pacific island, guests here live out their wildest fantasies in custom-made virtual reality simulations while also enjoying the usual amenities of an exclusive five-star getaway. All is relatively breezy until famed billionaire and avid guest, Mr. Wagner, goes missing within a virtual simulation. His only hope? A daring rescue led by Derek Ambrose and his ragtag search party.

ANSWERS FOR THOSE WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT DEATHFollowing the publication of Dr. Moody’s ground-breaking book Life After Life, the field of near-death studies exploded with research that uncovered secrets and opened doors to the frontier between life and death. In this reissued classic, Dr. Moody explores the research of his peers, shining light on their work that helps unravel mankind’s greatest mystery: What happens when we die?Inside you will discover:•Newly confirmed evidence that those who almost die are able to “tap into” a universal knowledge not available to the living.•What...

⭐Unlock the Power of Mind-Body Healing With This Somatic Therapy Workbook⭐ ✅ Includes 4 FREE EBOOKS with pro tips on meditation and 28 day workout challenge 🎁This book includes 101+ Video Lessons In Somatic Movements and PilatesMany books claim to teach somatic therapies but are in fact regurgitating AI-generated texts from basic talk therapy. Having studied from Thomas Hanna's work (the originator of Somatic Therapy) and Dr. Bradley Nelson (The Emotions Code, and having suffered chronic pain myself, I've compiled the most effective somatic strategies in this book to help you ...

In the pulsing heart of New Orleans, where ancient magic whispers through cobblestone streets and neon-lit jazz clubs, Detective Jason Chalk thought he knew the score. But when a routine drug bust spirals into a grotesque tableau of ritualistic murder, Jason finds himself standing at the threshold of a world he never knew existed—one where the lines between saint and sinner, magic and madness blur into oblivion. A cryptic symbol carved into flesh becomes Jason's obsession, a key to unlocking secrets that have lain dormant for centuries. As he delves deeper, the very fabric of reality ...

Will Hanna thought he was on the right track. He got a good job. Bought a nice house. Built a beautiful backyard pool. He spends most of his time at work, sacrificing a social life for corporate advancement, but it's a trade-off his dream home justifies. Until Will loses his job. Suddenly unemployed, Will takes to spending hours on end appreciating the pool he can no longer afford. Day after day, he sits beside it, watching its beautiful ripples as they lull him into a state of blithe indifference, quieting the part of his brain sounding alarm bells. In the midst of ignoring his personal ...

No matter how famous someone might be, the fact remains: most of the other seven billion people on Earth wouldn’t know him or her from the next person. Add this reality to one’s shrinking recognizability among the multiple billions down through history, and the worldly emphasis on standing out really falls flat. We’re all in this obscurity thing together. Ironically, the trouble with me and you and the rest of humanity is not a lack of self-confidence but that we have far too much self-importance. To live and die unnoticed would seem a grave injustice to many. It’s all too easy to ...

Jamie is a bright boy and a good actor but sooner or later a lie will be exposed even if he is using the method, that's right, like Marlon Brando. There are lessons to be learned too, who to trust and what to tell. James is on a journey but the trail is long and arduous. Life will never be perfect he realises, but he will settle for the best he can get. Luckily he has sisters to help him and more friends than he ever expected. He has enemies too, hiding behind their faith, the most dangerous of all.

And who is my neighbor? Christians confess the Bible as the Good Book, the perfect guide for becoming loving and holy, just like Jesus. And yet, that same book describes God commanding the Israelites to kill every Canaanite living in the Promised Land. How are we to understand the Bible as the Good Book when it depicts God commanding actions like genocide? How are we to reconcile this narrative with the God revealed in Jesus Christ, the God who taught us to love our enemies?In this bold new book, Randal Rauser defends a novel approach to the Canaanite genocide, one that remains faithful to ...

Edwin Salamand has lived on a farm his whole life. The problem? He's not very good at farming, or anything involving the outdoors, for that matter. When his salamander farm goes belly up, he decides to move to a nearby city. A deal too good to be true goes awry, and he ends up with a dusty old bookshop filled to the brim with unassuming level one skill tomes. Pamphlets, really. It's not the most exciting windfall, but it's a path to an honest life, one that Edwin is confident he can handle. Because running a bookshop for beginners has got to be safe and simple, right? It turns out Edwin's ...

Kai Bimore never imagined that sneaking a legendary sword through Narita Airport would plunge him into Tokyo’s vicious underworld. Once a criminal with a dark past and a heart still loyal to his family's warrior legacy, Kai now finds himself pitted against the ruthless Ice Kuroda and her deadly empire. As high-stakes alliances fracture and secrets of the ancient Honjo Masamune reveal unprecedented power, every choice he makes could spark a violent revolution or seal his doom. The narrative centers on high-stakes criminal underworld conflicts in modern Tokyo—with rival clans, lethal ...

LIGHT is more than an entertaining novel. It is a powerful metaphor of the journey to self-discovery. A soul-rousing story of the inexplicable power of the human spirit. In the cutthroat world of high tech, Alef Welch was at the top of his game. But when his family abandons him and his business hangs by a thread, Alef's perfect life crumbles. As despair threatens to consume him, a glimmer of hope emerges from an unexpected source: Dreams. Vivid dreams that transport him to a seemingly mystical world that blurs the lines between reality and imagination. A world that offers the promise of ...

Author's Note: The term "Spinon" used in this book has already been used in condensed matter physics. To maintain clarity, I have introduced a new term: Luxidoni. This change does not alter the core concepts but makes the theory more accurate and distinct. — Samir Hanna Safar 5/08/2025 Thank you for being part of this journey. Break free from paradoxes and discover a revolutionary vision of light, gravity, and the cosmos. Threads and Luxidoni Light Theory unveil a bold new model of the universe—logical, testable, and rooted in structure rather than abstraction. This is not another tweak...

*** Please note that this is NOT Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun *** Midnight Sunburn is a light and reverent parody of Midnight Sun. It's Edward's version of the story, but with added gentle satire and wry humour. Midnight Sunburn shows the unfolding of Edward's fierce love for the mysteriously closed Bella Swan, explains how he overcomes his thirst for her blood, and reveals why he would rather watch her die than transform her into a vampire. It also divulges what Edward uses to paint on his abs, explains why he can’t use smartphones, and gives the reader a glimpse of Carlisle and Esme ...

A CLASSIC ABOUT CHILDREN AND NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCESNear-death experiences, or NDE, is a term used to describe a mystical experiences that happens to people who have been declared clinically dead, only to return to life. Extensive polls reveal an estimated seventeen percent of those who almost die have NDEs, which some say are glimpses into the next world. Morse’s studies have proven the existence of NDEs. Science tells only half the story about life beyond death and the human soul. Children who have come very close to death, the children of Light, tell the rest. This is what they have ...