Collection: Spirituality & Religion

Freedom from the Known is a perfect introduction to the works of Krishnamurti, as well as a source of wisdom and inspiration the reader will turn to time and time again. It looks inward to examine the nature of the self, and outward to show how society can be changed for the better.

In this classic work, Krishnamurti demonstrates how people can free themselves, radically and immediately, from the tyranny of the expected. By first changing themselves, individuals can then change the structures of their relationships, and eventually the whole structure of society.

Many are familiar with the concept of a poker player's tell: the nervous tick, the slight change in behavior, the pattern of very subtle, largely unintentional cues that give away the truth of a poker player's hand. The Historical Tell looks at similar patterns in Luke's Gospel-at the rich historical details that would be very difficult for Luke the Evangelist to fake and very easy for him to overlook and get wrong.

Bolstering the case for Luke's reliability, The Historical Tell investigates the significant claim Luke makes at the outset: that he relied on eyewitness testimony (Luke 1.1-4). It demonstrates that five patterns in Luke's Gospel are not only best explained by Luke's claim being true, but that these patterns fit together to form a corroborative evidence case. We do not need to take Luke's claim about eyewitnesses at face value; we do not need to simply take the church at its word. But by following the evidence, we can gain new confidence in the claims Luke makes and in the eyewitnesses whose voices echo even today.

New enhanced edition of The Book of Gates - a Magical Translation second edition, is a rich and deep searching new translation and magical interpretation of a little-known New Kingdom Ancient Egyptian funerary text that contains a wealth of mystical and magical secrets. Of particular interest to magicians, occultists, Kemeticists and more, The Book of Gates has as much relevance for the living as much as the deceased, and its deeply enigmatic verses lead the reader on a harrowing yet inspirational journey through the Underworld. This second edition has been reformatted and presented in a more portable size both as a cloth bound hardback with dust sheet and high quality paper, and paperback with a beautiful duplex cover.

It is one of the most profound and transformative magical texts to have survived from the ancient world, yet today it remains largely unknown. In 2016, adept magician and author Josephine McCarthy, along with Middle Egyptian translator Michael Sheppard, while analysing its texts discovered layer after layer of magical knowledge hidden away inside its complex narrative.

The Book of Gates was sumptuously illustrated onto tomb walls and royal sarcophagi, and this visual feast has been lovingly reproduced in this edition, in colour and monochrome, by magical artist Stuart Littlejohn, where it is also joined by some of his original works. Translated from Middle Egyptian by Michael Sheppard, interpreted by Josephine McCarthy, and illustrated by Stuart Littlejohn, The Book of Gates offers the reader page after page of enigmatic puzzles, insights, and keys that reveal the timeless roots of alchemy, ritual, and magical vision. TaDehent Books is truly proud to present a book so steeped in mystery, magical meaning, and ancient wisdom.

Josephine McCarthy is an adept magician, author, and the director of the Quareia Magical Training School. She has authored twenty-nine books on magical theory and practice, and has taught in the USA and Europe for the last three decades. She lives in Southwest England with her husband Stuart Littlejohn.

Stuart Littlejohn is a magical artist and classical ritualist whose artwork has featured in many books by leading writers on the subjects of magic, myth, and the occult. His original artwork can be found in collections around the world, and his detailed studies of Egyptian, Classical Roman, and Ancient Greek imagery are renowned in the international magical communities.

Michael Sheppard is an editor, translator and consultant on ancient languages, and was acting editor and ancient language consultant for the Quareia Magical training course.

Why you don't have a self--and why that's a good thing

In Losing Ourselves, Jay Garfield, a leading expert on Buddhist philosophy, offers a brief and radically clear account of an idea that at first might seem frightening but that promises to liberate us and improve our lives, our relationships, and the world. Drawing on Indian and East Asian Buddhism, Daoism, Western philosophy, and cognitive neuroscience, Garfield shows why it is perfectly natural to think you have a self--and why it actually makes no sense at all and is even dangerous. Most importantly, he explains why shedding the illusion that you have a self can make you a better person.

Examining a wide range of arguments for and against the existence of the self, Losing Ourselves makes the case that there are not only good philosophical and scientific reasons to deny the reality of the self, but that we can lead healthier social and moral lives if we understand that we are selfless persons. The book describes why the Buddhist idea of no-self is so powerful and why it has immense practical benefits, helping us to abandon egoism, act more morally and ethically, be more spontaneous, perform more expertly, and navigate ordinary life more skillfully. Getting over the self-illusion also means escaping the isolation of self-identity and becoming a person who participates with others in the shared enterprise of life.

The result is a transformative book about why we have nothing to lose--and everything to gain--by losing our selves.

The Flower Adornment Sutra is Bhikshu Dharmamitra's extensively annotated 3-volume original translation of the Maḥāvaipulya Buddha Avataṃsaka Sūtra or "The Great Expansive Buddha's Flower Adornment Sutra" rendered from Tripitaka Master Śikṣānanda's circa 699 ce Sanskrit-to-Chinese 80-fascicle translation as the "Da Fangguang Fo Huayan Jing" (大方廣佛華嚴經 / Taisho Vol. 10, no. 279). It consists of 39 chapters that introduce an interpenetrating, infinitely expansive, and majestically grand multiverse of countless buddha worlds while explaining in great detail the cultivation of the bodhisattva path to buddhahood, most notably the ten highest levels of bodhisattva practice known as "the ten bodhisattva grounds." To date, this is the first and only complete English translation of the Avataṃsaka Sutra.

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Nunca tivemos tantas maneiras de nos comunicar, e no entanto nunca faltou tanto diálogo no ambiente familiar como nos dias de hoje. Aparentemente, a comunicação via SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, e-mail, celulares, e o bom e "velho" telefone já não se mostram suficientes para ajudar na manutenção ou no estreitamento dos laços entre membros de uma mesma família.

Some a isso a correria frenética do dia a dia e uma agenda cheia de atividades, e está montado o cenário típico de ruído de comunicação, prejudicando um dos momentos mais importantes que se pode ter em família: a hora das refeições. A questão não é a alimentação em si, mas o compartilhamento interpessoal e o investimento nos relacionamentos que esse tempo à mesa proporciona.

Por isso, devemos saudar o trabalho competente de Devi Titus, que não apenas nos alerta sobre os perigos da comunicação deficiente em família, mas também apresenta dicas valiosas sobre como atribuir à experiência da mesa um valor de dimensões eternas.

Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power is a classic in Native American literature. It is fully illustrated with drawings by Thomas E Mails and photographs of Frank Fools Crow. Fools Crow, the great Sioux spiritual leader believed Wakan-Tanka gave humans minds and natural powers that they should learn to use in keeping with the Above Beings infinitely capable guidance.

"The survival of the world," Fools Crow said, "depends upon our sharing and working together. If we don't," he warned,"the whole world will die."

The "down-to-earth, unsentimental, [and] high-humored" Pema Chödrön classic on learning to face our lives just as they are (Los Angeles Times)

It's true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves--and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms is simple but not easy: we must learn to open ourselves up to life in all its manifestations. Here, spiritual teacher and When Things Fall Apart author Pema Chödrön presents a uniquely practical approach to doing just that, showing us the true value in having "no escape" from the ups and downs of life.

Drawing from her own experiences with marriage, divorce, motherhood, and more, Pema reveals that when we embrace the happiness and heartache, the inspiration and confusion--all the twists and turns that are part of natural life--we can begin to discover a true wellspring of courageous love that's been within our hearts all along. As she writes in chapter four: "Our neurosis and our wisdom are made out of the same material. If you throw out your neurosis, you also throw out your wisdom."

This trusted guidebook by popular author Raymond Buckland has introduced candle magick to more than 300,000 readers. From winning love to conquering fear, obtaining money to improving relationships, Practical Candleburning Rituals is filled with simple candle rites that get real results.

Newly updated and re-organized, this edition includes thirty-seven rituals--adapted for Christians and Pagans--that can be performed at home with readily available materials. No prior magickal knowledge is necessary. Diagrams and simple instructions make this candle magick primer an ideal practical guide for beginners.

"Fun, upbeat, and friendly." --Reader's Digest

Discover magical solutions to cope with whatever life throws your way in this fun self-help guide to invoking your inner power.

Self-help is hard (and therapy is expensive!), but magic makes it easier than ever.

In Witchcraft Therapy, you will learn how to use the mystical powers of intention, mindful manifestation, divination, and righteous indignation to cope with whatever life throws your way. Author and witchy wellness guru Mandi Em offers advice in her own unique brand of positivity providing spells, rituals, and more that you can do right at home.

Complete with wisdom like "Remember that 'f*ck off' is a banishing spell," Witchcraft Therapy will have you feeling more empowered and liberated than ever.

For modern astrologers, a complete step by step guide to learning and using traditional western astrology techniques. It covers the history and wordview of traditional astrology, outlines the main geometry and number symbolism, and covers the main techniques and concepts. There is also a step by step natal interpretation outline, and there are several fully worked examples.

Reiki is an ancient and profoundly simple system of "laying on of hands" healing derived from Tibetan Buddhism. In the West, Reiki has been kept highly secret for many years. ESSENTIAL REIKI presents full information on all three degrees of this healing system, most of it in print for the first time. Teaching from the perspective that Reiki healing belongs to all people, Diane Stein breaks new ground in her classic guide to this ancient practice. While no book can replace the directly received Reiki "attunements," ESSENTIAL REIKI provides everything else that the healer, practitioner, and teacher of this system needs.

The book, Parts Work, describes our inner psychological world with drawings which are moving, thought-provoking, sometimes humorous and often poignant. The book shows how we can disentangle ourselves from the problematic habitual patterns in which we get stuck, and offers ways of positively using our particular talents and style for a fuller life. Through practical examples as well as clinical illustrations, the book helps us to understand ourselves and others better

A new expanded edition of the bestselling guide to Ho'oponopono

- Includes new practical exercises and contemplations to help you immediately create positive changes in your everyday life

- Explores the process of practical forgiveness and how to use Ho'oponopono to transform personal problems, resolve relationship conflicts, and heal the past

- Looks at how to use Ho'oponopono on a collective level to bring peace to the world

Ho'oponopono is the ancient Hawaiian method for transforming personal problems, resolving interpersonal conflicts, and healing the past through the power of forgiveness. At the core of Ho'oponopono are four magical sentences: I am sorry, Please forgive me, I love you, Thank you. A deceptively simple yet enormously effective practice, Ho'oponopono is centered on the concept that we are all deeply connected and that small acts of forgiveness and reconciliation can ripple outward to help and heal others.

Newly revised and expanded, this bestselling guide offers practical exercises and Ho'oponopono contemplations to help you immediately create positive changes in your everyday life. The author explains how Ho'oponopono means "restoring the divine order." Whether it is your relationship with your partner, your children or parents, your health, Mother Earth, your business, job, or financial situation, Ho'oponopono can help you set straight anything veering off course through understanding and self-forgiveness. The author explores the process of focusing on difficult conflicts within personal relationships, whether in the present or the past, and shows how, by addressing these issues, owning one's feelings, and accepting unconditional love, unhealthy situations transform into positive outcomes and growth. He also looks at how to use Ho'oponopono on a collective level to bring peace to the world.

Presenting a step-by-step introduction to the ancient ritual of Ho'oponopono, this book shows how practical forgiveness work can help bring healing to self, family, and community as well as support all of humanity to become more connected and loving again.

Enchant your journaling practice with this essential collection of magical tools--including stamps, stickers, and a crystal--from bestselling author Maia Toll.

Bring a new layer of magic to your journaling practice with these tools, meant to be used in conjunction with any notebook or journal. Keep track of your learnings, track the phases of the moon, and record your magical recipes in enchanted style using these beautiful record-keeping accessories. This set includes:

• Guidance for starting a magical journaling practice: An included mini book (2 1/2 X 3 inches, 48 pages) contains advice for keeping a magical journal, as well as blank pages to get you started on your own practice.
• Moon phase stamps and metallic ink pad: The set includes 7 unique stamps that represent the phases of the moon and a metallic gold ink pad.
• Sticker sheets for decorating: Inside find 2 sticker sheets, featuring magical illustrations, to customize any journal.
• Quartz crystal for meditation: A clear quartz crystal (1/2 inch length) will help you meditate before embarking on your journaling practice.

Conversations with God Book 1 began a series that has been changing millions of lives for more than ten years. Finally, the bestselling series is now a movie, starring Henry Czerny (The Pink Panther and Clear and Present Danger) and Ingrid Boulting (The Last Tycoon). Produced and directed by Stephen Simon (producer of Somewhere in Time and What Dreams May Come) and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Fox Home Entertainment, the theatrical release is set for October 27, 2006. The movie is the true account of Walsch (played by Cierny), who went from an unemployed homeless man to an "accidental spiritual messenger" and author of the bestselling book