Mysticism

Fragile Mystics reworks traditional concepts of prayer and gives them a contemporary 'spin'. Like Steel Angels, it draws on the author's own experience as a Christian priest and offers illustrations from the world of visual arts, film and contemporary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998136417Author Aleister CrowleyFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Mockingbird PressPublisher Mockingbird PressWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This is the extraordinary story of Knight and Lomas's fourteen year quest to uncover the secret teachings buried beneath Roslin Chapel near Edinburgh. Their quest ends with extraordinary revelations about early human history - the origins of...

Contains The Cloud of Unknowing, The Mystical Theology of Saint Denis, The Book of Privy Counselling, and An Epistle on Prayer. Against a tradition of devotional writings which focussed on knowing God through Christ's Passion and his humanity, these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578636525Author Edred ThorssonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903682579Author Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-SulamiFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805210422Author Gershom ScholemFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken BooksWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm...

'There are certain words which possess, in themselves, when properly used, a virtue which illumines and lifts up towards the good'The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most courageous thinkers of the twentieth century. Here she writes,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585421619Author AnonymousFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 731gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm...

A guide to meditative breathing practices in Western religions and how these practices provide a direct experience of God Surprised by the number of attendees from Western spiritual traditions at his Buddhist retreats, Will Johnson wanted to understand...

Stories of ordinary people who choose a solitary lifestyle to find wholeness and self actualization. A longtime bestseller, now revised. About the AuthorPioneering educator Marsha Sinetar's books close the seeming gap between the material and spiritual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781573229746Author John of the CrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594480058Author Saint Teresa, of AvilaFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncDimensions(mm) 191mm * 127mm...

Benedictine nun, poet and musician, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages. She undertook preaching tours throughout the German empire at the age of sixty, and was consulted not only by her religious...

Meister Eckhart, the fourteenth-century German mystic and theologian, is one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures in the history of the Church. Oliver Davies's evaluation of Eckhart is based on an unrivalled knowledge of the original texts,...

One of the first woman authors, Julian of Norwich produced in Revelations of Divine Love a remarkable work of revelatory insight, that stands alongside The Cloud of Unknowing and Piers Plowman as a classic of Medieval religious literature. This Penguin...

A penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the Spanish-born Arab theologian. A penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the Spanish-born Arab theologian. Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest...

The year 2012 marks the end of the Mayan calendar - the date that indicates the beginning of the Prophecy of the Sun and denotes the dramatic transition from one major phase of our world into another. Many read this as the date of the apocalypse. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626985100Author James FinleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Orbis Books (USA)Publisher Orbis Books (USA)

This Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the intriguing and provocative life and ideas of twentieth century French philosopher, mystic, and social activist Simone Weil. Weil was not a typical, systematic philosopher. Despite her short life,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611809961Author Hazrat Inayat KhanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911141372Author Ibn Ata Allah al-IskandariFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts SocietyWeight(grams)...

"Lash is capable of explaining the mind-bending concepts of Gnosticism and pagan mystery cults with bracing clarity and startling insight. . . . [His] arguments are often lively and entertaining."-Los Angeles Times Fully revised and with a new preface...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608688562Author Lee HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

Simone Weil, the great mystic and philosopher for our age, shows where anyone can find God.Why is it that Simone Weil, with her short, troubled life and confounding insights into faith and doubt, continues to speak to today's spiritual seekers? Was it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861713820Author Koun YamadaFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849522748Author Ruth BurgessFormat PaperbackPage Count 221Imprint Wild Goose PublicationsPublisher Wild Goose PublicationsWeight(grams)...

If the Western world knows anything about Zen Buddhism, it is down to the efforts of one remarkable man, D.T. Suzuki. The twenty-seven year-old Japanese scholar first visited the West in 1897, and over the course of the next seventy years became the...

The time has come to reveal more of Rumi than the inaccurate portrayal of a new age guru. With careful selections from his work and accompanying commentaries this book will bring readers closer to his poetry's true, traditional meaning. -- "Everyone has,...

Scholars of the patristic era have paid more attention to the dogmatic tradition in their period than to the development of Christian mystical theology. Andrew Louth aims to redress the balance. Recognizing that the intellectual form of this tradition...

Unlock the lost and hidden meanings of the world's ancient and modern signs and symbols with the latest in the hugely popular series of 'Element Encyclopedias'. This is the biggest A-Z reference book on symbolic objects you'll ever find. The...

'Your soul each moment struggles hard with death - Think of your faith as though it's your last breath. Your life is like a purse, and night and day Are counters of gold coins you've put away' Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861713677Author Keith DowmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.Weight(grams)...

The Classics of Western Spirituality (TM)series, which has inspired many less-successful imitations over the years, has fulfilled its promise and given us an invaluable resource of the soul. The Catholic Historical Review In one series, the original...

Light on Fire is the soulful exploration of one woman's journey to awakening and becoming a modern-day Christian mystic. It's a compassionate guide that will support others on the path to awakening by offering new insights and practical guidance on how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890350079Author Llewellyn Vaughan-LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 187Imprint Golden Sufi Center,U.S.Publisher Golden Sufi Center,U.S.

'You don't seek guidance from those drunken men, So why insist they mend their rags again? God's lovers stand beyond all faiths, as they Are shown by God Himself a higher way.' Book Two of Rumi's Masnavi is concerned with the challenges facing the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936533077Author Joseph B. LumpkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint Fifth Estate, IncPublisher Fifth Estate, IncWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Drawing on his own research along with others' work in neuroscience as well as some provocative new research in NDE (near-death experiences), Beauregard proves that genuine spiritual experiences can be documented and they generally have life-changing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819834386Author Gabrielle BossisFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Pauline Books & MediaPublisher Pauline Books & MediaWeight(grams)...