Nature Religion

Author, teacher and freethinker, Chris Highland, brings together over 30 of his essays on natural and unnatural religion, nature and super-nature. Chapters include: We Could Have a Little More Faith, in Nature; When Ancient Religions Grow Older; Birds, Beetles, Bears and Beliefs; Pilgrimage to Seek the Resurrection of the Good; Kneeling and Planting for the Life of the People; An Ethiopian View of Nature, Beauty and the Divine; Elegant Incognito and the Art of the Wild; Wasps, Willows, Water and the Way of Wonder; Rich in Small Wonders but We’re Poor in Seeing Them; Genesis, God and the ...

The writing of history is always in terms of a framework, a philosophical and ultimately religious conceptual structure in the mind of the historian. To the orthodox Christian, the shabby incarnations of the reigning historiographies are both absurd and offensive. A Christian historiography and a Christian revisionism are thus for him moral imperatives. These essays are studies in Christian revisionism. There purpose is to call attention those aspects of American history that are currently neglected.

In The Devil and Philosophy, 34 philosophers explore questions about one of the most recognizable and influential characters (villains?) of all time. From Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion to Bram Stoker's Dracula to Darth Vader to Al Pacino's iconic performance in The Devil's Advocate, this book demonstrates that a little devil goes a long way.

The Desire Factor proves that desire is the force behind every act of creation. It is the mechanism through which everything in this boundless spiritual universe is made manifest into physical, tangible form. Every aspect of our human experience - from the emergence of our most heartfelt aspirations to the fulfillment of our most basic physical and biological needs - is driven by the engine of desire.

A deeply thoughtful self-help series. In the third volume, we complete our models with some deep thoughts on religion. Ideas of a god, or gods, creating the Universe and interacting with humans have been part of human culture since its beginnings. Even today, with all the advances in modern science, most humans consider themselves to be religious. Come join our discussion as we add to our models ideas of how a Creator God, or gods, may interact with human beings. We will end with a heart, mind, body, and soul model of being human, as seen from a human soul’s perspective. The Outsider ...

Humans are embedded in rhythms and frequencies that determine their lives: Day and night, waking and sleeping, the seasons, the breathing rhythm, the heartbeat frequency and hormonal rhythms that determine our biological clock. Nowadays, some of these rhythms have become confused, and the relationship between tension and relaxation is often no longer correct. Due to our modern world we often do not experience the seasons intensively enough, we often work against the inner bioryhthmic clock e.g. in shift work and have little time for harmonization and energy reflux.

In Dzögchen Practice: The Path of Pure Awareness, Unlocking Your Buddha Nature, Valeria Cruz guides you through immersive meditations and reflections designed to reveal your boundless true nature.

The witch is an ancient archetype, alive and thriving in the deep unconscious of all. She is the phoenix, proof that what was once burned was never lost, only reborn from the ashes. Join Christian Witch Valerie Love as she unveils the magick of the witch. Unearth the witch's apothecary, delve into the witch's code, attain knowledge of an array of witchcraft traditions, and explore the sphere of spirits a witch operates within.

In October 2014, a group of mathematicians, physicists, ecologists, philosophers, and theologians gathered at a special conference in Berkeley, California, to present the results of a two-year research program dubbed “Project SATURN”. This program explored many of the rich avenues of thought found at the intersection of modern science and Christian theology. Chief among them is the possibility that certain processes in nature might be so complex that they do not have sufficient physical causes.

This audiobook is loaded with different nature sounds from sound of the raging ocean smashing on the rocks to a gentle flow brushing on the pebbles on the sea shores. You will love the different sounds produced, but this gentle but yet ferocious element/force of nature. In this audiobook for sleep and meditation, you will discover and experience the different forms and force of movement of this gentle, but yet ferocious element of nature called water.

In this two-book natural witchcraft therapy bundle from Sheila Paltrow, get both the guidebooks for green witchcraft and transforming yourself into a nature-based healer and a newbies' guide to picking candles, setting mindset, prepping, and spells, plus candle recipes. Learn to commune with your environment through the use of natural elements and objects such as gems and stones. The book teaches you ways to use the greens of the earth, such as herbs, flowers, and plants, to heal as well as seek the energy of nature for proper guidance.

Despite many warnings, the larger public has just now become aware that moderns are suffering from a crisis of meaning, in which everything we do and are can come to seem meaningless, futile, and absurd. We may doubt not only the meaningfulness of our lives, but whether meaning, value, and goodness exist at all.

God is a condition of Being, a pure and infinite field of energy potentiality, a timeless empty Awareness beyond the limitation of one and many, playing with itself through an infinite number of beings which are none other than itself. In this book I’ve tried to summarize in a very essential way how all the main theistic religions and the ancient Hermetic traditions point to the same non-conceptual Truth regarding Reality and Being, and in particular, how the field of phenomenal reality as self-perception is governed by unchanging Laws or Principles which can be known and utilized in ...

Since 2016, Chris Highland has written weekly columns for the Asheville Citizen-Times in North Carolina. Drawing from his own experience in ministry and chaplaincy in the San Francisco Bay Area, he now writes as a freethinker from a humanist perspective. He engages many subjects and issues that concern people of faith--any faith--especially topics and ideas that also matter to non-religious people. Highland Views includes over 50 essays published as columns in the Citizen-Times. Writing with a tone of invitation, Highland welcomes readers across the spectrum from Evangelical to Atheist as ...

In this latest book about my most recent metaphysical journeys, I had two ideas that I wanted to follow through on: I wanted to see and experience the great forests of Gondwanaland; and, I wanted to see and experience what existed on a higher frequency within the one hectare of garden that I currently call home. All the rest was spontaneous, as a greater metaphysical world reality revealed to me wonders of which I had never even dreamed.

Believers is a scientist's answer to attacks on faith by some well-meaning scientists and philosophers. It is a firm rebuke of the "Four Horsemen" - Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens - known for writing about religion as something irrational and ultimately harmful. Anthropologist Melvin Konner explores the psychology, development, brain science, evolution, and even genetics of the varied religious impulses we experience as a species.

Dreamlike Tonga! The melodies of the ocean - recorded at different times of the day on the lonely South Sea island of Tonga, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean: Ocean sounds with and without tropical birds for the relaxation of body, mind, and soul. Experience the sound of the ocean in the early morning and on a starry night. Over 5 hours of gentle to powerful ocean sound (without music) in HD stereo, recorded with state-of-the-art recording technology and featuring unique audio quality.

Building on the book by C.S. Lewis, award-winning author Casey Paul Griffiths joins the principles of love with the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to help illuminate the minds of Latter-day Saints so that they may better understand themselves, God, and their relationships with God and others.

The Misrepresented God tells the truth about who the Creator is. This book analyzes what religion says about God's heart and personality and measures it up to what God revealed about himself through his beloved son, Jesus Christ. So many Christians have been bombarded with confusing teachings and doctrines that their understanding and knowledge of God describes Satan rather than God. This book takes that twisted mess and replaces it with one soft, warm light of truth that anyone can embrace: God is love.

Immerse yourself in the natural symphony of the elements with "Thunderstorms and Rain Sounds." This exquisite collection of high-quality thunderstorm and rain recordings is your gateway to instant relaxation and rejuvenation. Crafted to provide an authentic experience of nature’s own lullaby, each track is a pristine auditory journey that encourages deep relaxation, alleviates stress, and promotes restorative sleep. From the gentle patter of raindrops on leaves to the profound rumbles of distant thunder, "Thunderstorms and Rain Sounds" captures the full spectrum of nature's tranquility.