Collection: Spirituality & Religion

Relájate y aléjate del estrés del día a día!

Los libros para colorear ya no son solo cosa de niños. Hoy en día, nuestras vidas son cada vez más ajetreadas y complicadas. El auge de las nuevas tecnologías nos lleva a recibir oleadas de correos electrónicos y notificaciones de las redes sociales. Esta constante estimulación de expectativas, obligaciones y estrés nos deja agotados y nos aleja de las alegrías del presente. Por lo tanto, encontrar un momento de calma puede ser todo un desafío.
No obstante, recientemente, se ha descubierto que colorear es una maravillosa actividad para aquellos que desean relajarse, aliviar el estrés y alejar de la mente los pensamientos abrumadores.

La creciente popularidad de los libros de colorear para adultos demuestra su simplicidad positiva, ya que son una forma que está muy de moda de encontrase a sí mismo y tomarse un respiro de la agitada vida moderna!

Canaliza el estrés y la ansiedad a través de la realización artística. Escápate al mundo de la inspiración, tanto si eres un principiante como un experto, y disfruta de la alegría de colorear. No hay instrucciones, ni tampoco es cuestión de hacerlo bien o mal. De hecho, ni siquiera se necesitan materiales artísticos caros. Así que, colorea como desees para crear piezas únicas y exquisitas. Colorear puede ser beneficioso para aquellos a quienes les resulte difícil descubrir al artista que llevan dentro si solo tienen delante una hoja en blanco.

Desconéctate de todo y disfruta de un momento para colorear. Este libro te garantiza horas de entretenimiento y relajación mental. Tómate tu tiempo, colorea y deja volar tu imaginación!
Estas increíbles e intrincadas ilustraciones estarán listas para que les agregues tu toque personal.

Características:

• 50 bonitos y relajantes diseños creados para aumentar y estimular tu imaginación y desarrollar una creatividad sin límites.
• Distintos niveles de detalle, de fácil a difícil (para distintos ojos). Elige una imagen según tu estado de ánimo y comienza un relajante camino.
• Impreso en papel de alta calidad de 8.5 x 11 pulgadas (21.59 x 27.94 cm). Dispondrás de mucho espacio para dar rienda suelta a tu creatividad y centrarte en los detalles.
• Cada dibujo se imprime con el lado inverso en blanco. Cuando finalices, obtendrás una pieza de arte única, perfecta para enmarcar y exponer.
• Perfectos para decorar con lápices de colores, bolígrafos de gel, rotuladores, plumas estilográficas o ceras de colores.
• Comparte tu pasión por colorear. Ofrece a tus amigos un regalo relajante o sentaos y disfrutadlo juntos.
• No hace falta tener experiencia creativa previa. Si te resulta difícil descubrir a tu artista interior, este libro te ayudará a hacerlo. Colorear es relajante, tan solo tienes que añadir color!

* Por favor, ten en cuenta que, si utilizas rotuladores o bolígrafos de gel, colocar una hoja detrás de la página que vas a colorear para que la tinta no traspase a las demás hojas es una buena idea.

Practical Essays on the Spirit's Fruit, edited by Jennifer Maxey and Mark Mayberry is a sixteen-lesson workbook written by faithful Christian wives, mothers, and grandmothers to encourage their sisters in Christ to understand and apply the fruit of the Spirit to their lives. Each lesson explores Biblical teaching on different aspects of the Spirit's fruit and how the Christian woman should exemplify these qualities.

Table of Contents

Practical Essays on the Spirit's Fruit

Edited by Jennifer Maxey and Mark Mayberry

Table of Contents

1. The Nature of Fruit by Tracy Richardson

2. Jesus, the True Vine by Kelly Cornwell

3. The Way We Know Them by Sherelyn Mayberry

4. The Noble Soil by Lindsay Wolfgang Mast

5. Love by Beth Stange

6. Joy by April Flowers

7. Peace by Mary Richardson

8. Patience by Bridget Huber

9. Kindness by Nichola Peterson

10. Goodness by Cynthia Dann

11. Faithfulness by Kate Mitchell

12. Gentleness by Erin van Niekerk

13. Self-Control by Paula Kingsley

14. The Fruit of Our Lips by Diane Bain

15. The Withered Fig Tree: Anti-Fruit by Elizabeth Cazan

16. The Fruitful Family by Alena Brow

"Infused with sacred practices, meditations, and rituals, Celtic Goddess Grimoire is a must read for anyone seeking to cultivate a meaningful relationship with the divine feminine across the Celtic landscape."
--Danielle Blackwood, author of The Twelve Faces of the Goddess

Welcome to the world of the Celtic feminine divine! Within these pages, you will meet great goddesses such as Brigid, the Morrigan, Sulis, Rhiannon, Rosmerta, and Elen of the Ways, as well as faery women like Melusine and Morgan Le Fae. Celtic Goddess Grimoire introduces you to goddesses of magic like Cerridwen, Arianrhod, and Blodeuwedd, as well as goddesses of justice, healing, and sovereignty. This book also explores the Ladies of the Lake, including the original Lake Lady from The Mabinogi. It shines a spotlight on the most prominent Celtic female divinities but also includes a section devoted to lesser-known goddesses of the Celtic world, such as the mysterious Nehalennia, who was nearly lost before her shrine was recovered from the depths of the North Sea.

A practical guide to working with these sacred beings, this book includes exercises for celebrating, honoring, and serving them. Author Annwyn Avalon provides chants, rituals, spells, and meditations. Learn how to build altars, craft charms, and actively invoke these Celtic goddesses so that they become a living, vital presence in your spiritual life. Annwyn also provides information about the meanings of the names of these sacred beings, their sacred symbols and creatures, as well as their personal powers, realms of strongest influence, and historical context.

Annwyn Avalon, a water priestess and Celtic witch, is the founder of Water Priestess Training, the Water Priestess Confluence, and Triskele Rose Witchcraft, an Avalonian witchcraft tradition. She has devoted her life to the study of esoteric water mysteries, art, witchcraft, and magic. The author of Water Witchcraft and The Way of the Water Priestess, she has written for The Magical Times magazine and Witchology Magazine and has contributed to other publications, such as Brigid's Light and The New Aradia. Annwyn writes the Patheos blog, The Water Witch. She lives in Glastonbury, as the sacred steward of Chalice Orchard, the former home of acclaimed occultist Dion Fortune. Annwyn serves as a keeper at the White Spring, one of Glastonbury's sacred springs. Find her at annwynavalon.com. Follow her on Instagram @annwynavalon

From a renowned Vedic scholar, leader of the Maharishi Foundations, and Harvard-trained neuroscientist: this book answers fundamental existential questions with practical benefits for enlightenment, peace, and fulfillment.

"In this landmark book, Dr. Tony Nader presents ideas that can change the world. He proposes profound solutions to questions that have long fascinated and intrigued philosophers and scientists. What is Consciousness, do we have freedom? How to get the best out of life, fulfill wishes and create peace and harmony among peoples and nations? He offers these solutions, based on a simple underlying paradigm, that unifies mind, body, and environment into an ocean of pure Being, Pure Consciousness. A must read for any seeker of answers to the mysteries of life, the absolute and ultimate truth." -- David Lynch

Is there some hidden purpose in life, a secret design, a meaningful logic, a goal to be achieved? Where do we come from and where do we go after we leave? Why should we be fighting? Can we choose? Are we free or slaves of destiny, of the laws of nature or of God?

As sentient beings who wish to take control of our lives, we end up making assumptions about these fundamental questions or strongly subscribing to beliefs about them. Those convictions become our underlying "cosmovision" that influences everything we do.

Dr. Tony Nader originally turned to the study of medicine, psychiatry, and neurology to try to understand why, despite being so similar, we can be so different in our opinions, mentality, and points of view. But the answers to his fundamental questions were too complex and abstract for scientific investigation. It was Transcendental Meditation that allowed him to explore them through direct experience, rather than analysis and deduction. This book is dedicated to all seekers of knowledge, scientists, philosophers, teachers, wise leaders, and guides who investigate the secrets of how nature works and who seek to improve life on Earth.

"This lyrical testament to life as 'a blind date with mercy' will challenge and inspire." --Publishers Weekly [Starred Review]

In 1991, when he was thirteen years old, Lenny Duncan stepped out of his house in West Philadelphia, walked to the Greyhound station, and bought a ticket--the start of his great American adventure. But little did he know that his great American adventure would include a winding path through sex work and drug deals, prison, and eventually ministry and social justice activism.

Now out in paperback with a new afterword, Duncan brings us his deeply personal story about growing up Black and queer in the US. In his characteristically powerful voice, he recounts hitchhiking across the country, spending time in solitary confinement, battling for sobriety, and discovering a deep faith, examining pressing issues like poverty, mass incarceration, white supremacy, and LGBTQ inclusion through an intimate portrayal of his life's struggles and joys. United States of Grace is a love story about America, revealing the joy and resilience of places in this country that many call "the margins" but that Lenny Duncan has called home. Fierce and incisive, Duncan challenges us and America to seek life out of death. "I was born starving for the good," he writes, "and this country can be a feast of good if we open ourselves up to it."

Discover the joy and meaning of the magical festival of Diwali, a very special time for people all around the world.

Sonali and her brother Jay are inviting you to celebrate with them! Join in as they make rangoli patterns, cook up a feast with their nani and nana, and visit all their friends and family with gifts and delicious treats.

Along the way, you'll learn how Diwali is a fun five-day celebration, all about the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.

This bright, engaging, and heart-warming book covers:

• The preparations on Dhanteras
• The cooking and baking on Kali Chaudas
• The delicious feast and fireworks on Diwali
• The special breakfast and gifts on Nutan Varsh
• The celebration of the bond between brothers and sisters on Bhai Beej

...and the joy and excitement of this spectacular festival are brought to life with:

• A salt dough diva recipe
• Instructions to make a rangoli pattern
• A colorful fact-file
• A fun quiz to complete together

In this immersive exploration of Diwali, kids join a family as they celebrate this vibrant festival. A simple way to introduce little ones to this important occasion, guided by young children who are celebrating.

Part of the Celebrations & Festivals series, you are invited into a family's celebrations as you explore the magic and excitement of religious and cultural festivals around the world.

A philosopher explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an uncertain world

Wonder and awe lie at the heart of life's most profound questions. Wonderstruck shows how these emotions respond to our fundamental need to make sense of ourselves and everything around us, and how they enable us to engage with the world as if we are experiencing it for the first time.

Drawing on the latest psychological insights on emotions, Helen De Cruz argues that wonder and awe are emotional drives that motivate us to inquire and discover new things, and that humanity has deliberately nurtured these emotions in cultural domains such as religion, science, and magic. Tracing how wonder and awe unify philosophy, the humanities, and the sciences, De Cruz provides new perspectives on figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Adam Smith, William James, Rachel Carson, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Abraham Heschel. Along the way, she explains how these singular emotions empower us to be open-minded, to experience joy and hope, and to be resilient in the face of personal troubles and global challenges.

Taking inspiration from Descartes's portrayal of wonder as "that sudden surprise of the soul," this illuminating book reveals how wonder and awe are catalysts that can help us reclaim what makes life worth living and preserve the things we find wonderful and valuable in our lives.

When a Medium Befriends a SpiritIt's uncommon for a medium really get know a spirit so well that the living person considers the spirit a best friend. But that's exactly what happened to medium and paranormal investigator Rob Gutro. When Rob met his partner Tom in 2005, Ed's spirit came along for the ride. Rob never knew Ed in life, but Tom did.
Now, Ed often communicates to Rob and has revealed his sense of humor, his heart, and helped solved the mystery of his passing. Ed's "Spirit Treasure Hunt" showed his family he's with them, too. Ed even sent a look-alike to rescue Rob during a vacation in England.
As you read about this special spirit named Ed and his sometimes funny communications, you'll learn signs your loved ones send. This book will teach you how to be more aware of messages from your loved ones in spirit.
"Being a friend with Ed in spirit is like having a friend who lives in another state" - Author Rob Gutro describing his relationship with Ed's spirit.

This is one in the author's "Ghosts and Spirits" series of books. Rob Gutro's other series include "Pets and the Afterlife" and "Ghosts on a Medium's Vacation."

Over 500 Maps, Timelines, and Charts Visualizing the History of the Restoration. In this state-of-the-art atlas, readers can take in the epic sweep of the Mormon movement in a new, immersive way. Never has so much geographical data about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints been presented in one volume so attractively and informatively.

Focusing on a carefully curated selection of esoteric art and artifacts, Occult explores the meaning and mystic power of occult manuscripts, ritual objects, and symbols from around the world. The author identifies five central elements of occultism--alchemy, astrology, magic, mysticism, and divination. Key symbols are highlighted and examined, and important rituals and practices are explained to provide new insights into the philosophies and beliefs of occultists from antiquity to today.

The book begins with an introduction that clarifies what we mean by "occult." Occult is then organized into three broad sections, each containing three themed chapters--exploring the foundations of the occult, the philosophy of occult magic, and the modern occult revival. Readers are guided from ancient beliefs to the rebirth of the occult in the nineteenth century with spiritualism, theosophy, and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and on to the twentieth century's anthroposophy, New Age, and occulture movements.

Throughout, illustrated narrative text is interspersed with double- page presentations of the key practices, figures, and symbols relevant to that theme. Artworks and artifacts are examined in detail: the practices depicted are identified and explained, and the hidden symbolism decrypted. As the book progresses, readers will not only come to understand the mysterious practices and secret ciphers of the occult, but will also discover the beliefs, rituals, and philosophies of occultists around the world from their origins in the early esoteric traditions of the Ancient Egyptians to their reinterpretation in modern occultism.

Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, Rage and Ravage is the third installment of a milestone project in our understanding of the mythico-ritual system of esoteric Buddhism--specifically the nature and roles of deities in the religious world of medieval Japan and beyond. Bernard Faure introduces readers to medieval Japanese religiosity and shows the centrality of the gods in religious discourse and ritual; in doing so he moves away from the usual textual, historical, and sociological approaches that constitute the "method" of current religious studies. Throughout, he engages theoretical insights drawn from structuralism, post-structuralism, and Actor-Network Theory to retrieve the "implicit pantheon" (as opposed to the "explicit orthodox pantheon") of esoteric Japanese Buddhism (Mikkyō).

In volumes one and two, The Fluid Pantheon and Protectors and Predators, Faure argued against a polarity or dichotomy between buddhas and kami by emphasizing the existence of deities that did not belong to either category, and he rejected the retrospective notion of "hybridity." The present work makes a similar case about the reified distinction between gods and demons to show that, due to the fluid nature of the Japanese pantheon, these terms do not represent stable identities: Gods can become demons, and demons are sometimes deified. Divine protectors were often former predators, and in some instances they retained their predatory features even after being converted. After emphasizing the demonic aspects of devas as "gods or spirits of obstacles" in the earlier volumes, Faure now focuses on the deva-like or "divine" aspects of deities that have been described as "demonic."

Rage and Ravage and its companion volumes persuade readers that the gods constituted a central part of medieval Japanese religion and that the latter cannot be reduced to a simplistic confrontation, parallelism, or complementarity between some monolithic teachings known as "Buddhism" and "Shinto." Once these reductionist labels and categories are discarded, a new and fascinating religious landscape begins to unfold.

Antoinette Burton argues that gender history is hiding in plain sight, at work everywhere we look.

This volume introduces the field of gender history--its origins, development, reception, recalibrations, and frictions. It offers a set of working definitions of gender as a descriptive category and as a category of historical analysis, tracing the emergence, usage, and applicability of these entwined subjects across a range of times and places since the 1970s.

Inevitably political, gender history has taken aim at the broader field of historical narrative by asking who counts as a historical subject, what difference gender makes, and how attention to it subverts reigning assumptions of what power, culture, economics, and identity have been in the past--and what they are today. The book explores how gender analysis has changed interpretations of the histories of slavery, capitalism, migration, and empire.

As a field, gender history has been extraordinarily influential in shaping several generations of scholars and students. The fact that its early emphasis on the relationship between masculinity and femininity was part of a larger set of challenges to universal history by poststructuralism, postmodernism, and postcolonialism positions it at the heart of some of the most fractious intellectual debates of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. And, as part of the movement toward gender equality that is key to modern western progress, gender history has been caught up in the culture wars that continue to shape post-global society. What is intriguing and ultimately defining about gender history is the way that the centrality of gender, so important for revealing how identity is structured in and through regimes of power, has been unable to hold its own over the half century of the field's own history. The practice of gender history has always run up against the forces of race, class, and sexuality that challenge the singularity of gender itself as an explanatory category of historical analysis. That powerful, unruly tension is at the heart of this Very Short Introduction.

Apréndelo todo sobre la historia y las tradiciones de la fe islámica.

Sumérgete en la religión que está creciendo más rápido en el mundo! Con un enfoque moderno, diagramas, gráficos y la información más completa, esta guía sobre el islam es la herramienta perfecta para comprender mejor el mundo islámico.

En su interior, encontrarás:

- Imágenes del arte islámico: arquitectura, caligrafía y artefactos históricos.
- Datos, tablas, líneas temporales y gráficos que te muestran los conceptos básicos del islam.
- Contenido confiable y texto fácil de leer.
- Explicaciones de conceptos clave: la sharía, el califato y la yihad; las divisiones sunitas y chiítas; y la poesía y la música sufíes.

Este libro no solo describe las ideas fundamentales del Islam como religión, sino que también presenta las grandes civilizaciones, culturas, y movimientos políticos y sociales islámicos que se han desarrollado a lo largo del tiempo. Es perfecto tanto para autodidactas y estudiantes de las religiones que desean obtener una visión general del tema, como para expertos que buscan afianzar sus conocimientos.

El libro del islam pertenece a la galardonada serie Grandes Ideas, que expone temas complejos de un modo fácil de entender mediante explicaciones claras y alejándose del academicismo tradicional. Su creativo diseño y los gráficos innovadores que acompañan al texto hacen de esta serie una introducción perfecta a una gran diversidad de temas. Un libro en español para todas las edades.

Learn about the history and traditions of the Islamic faith in The Islam Book.

Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Islam in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Islam Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in.

This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Islam, with:

- Images of Islamic art, architecture, calligraphy, and historical artifacts
- Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts
- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout
- Straightforward text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding

The Islam Book is a comprehensive guide essential to understanding the world's fastest-growing religion - aimed at self-educators after a trustworthy account and religious studies students wanting to gain an overview. Here you'll find clear factual writing offering insight into terms like Sharia law, the Caliphate, and jihad; Sunni and Shia divisions; and Sufi poetry and music.

When grief leaves you reeling, struggling not only emotionally but also spiritually, this book offers support from a Witch's perspective. Courtney Weber shares rituals, prayers, journal prompts, and other exercises specially designed to help with all kinds of grief, whether it's from the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a community fracture, or environmental destruction.

Courtney draws on her own experiences with loss, giving you support while you navigate through uncharted territory. She encourages you to incorporate your own spirituality, providing stories that help you process grief in your unique way. Learn how to embrace the gifts that can come from loss, grieve when you can't get closure, and help others who are hurting. This book gives you the strength to move forward and get a little better every day.

Stop Spiraling--Start Thriving!

Embark on a journey of self-discovery, take control of your life, and transform your relationship to stress. Whether your anxiety is an inner request to heal the past or a nudge to change the present, holistic anxiety coach Amanda Huggins can help you fully understand your own patterns and break free of challenging emotional cycles.

Anxiety to Empowerment reveals what powerful information your anxious thoughts hold and how to harness this insight to create a life filled with joy, empowerment, and self-love. Through visualizations and journal prompts, you will identify your own habits, anxiety triggers, and tendencies for self-sabotage. Then, Amanda will gently guide you through exercises, meditations, and other activities to tap into your soul's inherent wisdom. With this book's practical tools, insights, and reflections, you will gain a deeper understanding of your anxiety and cultivate a more empowered way of living.

Get a proven marriage expert-designed formula to help you resolve arguments in a healthy way!

Do you feel like you and your spouse are tip-toeing around each other? When you disagree, do you often find yourselves in one of these common scenarios - walking away completely or blowing up at one another? Haven't found that missing puzzle piece yet, and feel stuck in the same old rut of arguments that go round and round and never get resolved?

It's time for you to have a healthy way of tackling conflict when it arises. Why? Because you deserve to have a respectful, loving marriage where each of you can hold space for different opinions.

Authors Alisa and Tony DiLorenzo are passionate about helping couples create their own extraordinary marriages. They do this through their books and their top-rated marriage podcast, "The ONE Extraordinary Marriage Show," through which they connect with an audience of over 50,000 listeners around the world. The information in The 6 Pillars of Intimacy Conflict Resolution is based on their personal experience and from seeing the marriages of countless people they have worked with improve. They have learned some hard-knock life lessons and discovered key principles that have kept their marriage (and sex life) alive and flourishing... and they did it together. Let them do the same for you!

Inside, you'll discover:

• How to visualize what's actually happening to you and your spouse during the conflict cycle, and know when to stop, reflect, and redirect before a disagreement spirals out of control
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• How to recognize patterns in 'how' you argue so you can identify a more effective way to interrupt them
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• And more...

Conflict is a natural occurrence in all thriving relationships. And if you weren't taught how to handle it effectively, you're not to blame. Break the cycle of dysfunctional arguments today.

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