Ritual Religion

Shiva is one of the most mysterious gods of the Hindu pantheon. His energy can be found in all things, yet his tranquil and fierce energy can seem out of reach for some. His images often depict him in a meditative state or in his most common form, the Nataraja, or the one who dances within the circular fires that represent creation and dissolution.

¡Aprenda todo sobre el paganismo nórdico y cómo incorporarlo a su vida! ¿Siempre ha sentido curiosidad por la magia y el mundo de los antiguos dioses nórdicos? ¿Se ha preguntado alguna vez qué secretos ancestrales esperan ser revelados en las runas? ¿Desea saber más sobre los dioses nórdicos antiguos, que han sido objeto de interés por parte de eruditos, artistas, historiadores y el público en general? Si su respuesta es afirmativa, ¡este libro es para usted! Aprenda más sobre los dos panteones principales de dioses, los Æsir y los Vanir, y los Jötnar. Descubra cómo se ...

Samhain - also known as Halloween - is the final spoke in the wheel of the year. At this time, the harvest has finished and the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. This guide tells you how to practice the serious work of divination and honoring the dead along with the more lighthearted activities of Halloween.

Sumérgete en un fascinante viaje hacia el mundo de la magia blanca y despierta tu conexión innata con los elementos primordiales: fuego, agua, aire y tierra. En este libro, encontrarás las herramientas necesarias para desplegar tu potencial mágico y utilizarlo de manera positiva en tu vida y en el mundo que te rodea.

Ganesha also known more commonly in the west as Ganesh, is one of the most beloved, if not the most beloved deities in Hinduism. He is best known for his ability to help people remove obstacles in their lives. Although this I my first book on Ganesh, I have taught people the Ganesh mantras and they have used it with great success. I have received several emails stating that the Ganesh mantra added that extra spark they needed in their lives.

Discover the healing power of Native American shamanism and how it can improve your life! What is Native American shamanism? What tools do you need to practice it? How do you perform healing rituals? This audiobook on Native American shaman spirituality provides information on the customs and tribal beliefs of indigenous peoples of North America. It also discusses the practical shamanic rituals that promote healing. If you’re a beginner to the practice of shamanism and are interested in learning more about the topic, then you’re in the right place.

Healing from sexual trauma is deep, transformative, and life-changing work. And when we begin the journey to address not just our own traumas but those borne by our ancestors, we heal across generations—finding wholeness and reclaiming erotic wellness for ourselves while lovingly tending the harm and trauma carried in our lineages. From altars to reverence practices, resilience plans to somatic resourcing, Tending the Bones holds you in care and power. Pavini Moray, PhD invites you to reconnect to the profound wisdom of your body—and your ancestors.

We need a sense of myth for our individual and collective equilibrium. Sanity itself may be tied to having some kind of lively imagination so that one can feel the strange fantasies that continue to insist themselves into consciousness in both waking and dreaming states.... – from the Foreword by Robert Sardello The essential paradox is this: Myth points to a baseline that can never be fully drawn; there exists no lowest layer for myth. – from the Introduction by Glen Slater and Dennis Patrick Slattery ... rituals in fact do not require complementary myths to ’explain’ them, nor is ...

This clear and contemporary guide explores the ritual use of smoke and scents to cleanse the energies of mind, body, and home. Here, aromatherapist and long-time herbalist Amy Blackthorn offers the essential tools for creating sacred space - a safe space free of negative energies - using herbs, incense, smoke, and other practices.

Amanda Held Opelt search for a way to process her grief led her to seek wisdom about how other people have made it through, and she found that generations past embraced rituals that served as vessels for pain and aided in the process of grieving and healing. Today, many of these traditions have been lost as religious practice declines, cultures amalgamate, death is sanitized, and pain is averted. In this raw and authentic memoir of bereavement, Opelt explores the history of human grief practices and how previous generations have journeyed through periods of suffering.

We all have a pineal gland located in our brains. There is a direct relationship between the third eye and the pineal gland. It is often referred to as the “seat of the soul” and is the gateway between the body and soul. Discover how you can tap into your hidden, spiritual being and open a floodgate of creativity.

Hace cientos de años, los yorubas de Nigeria y África Occidental fueron llevados a América como esclavos. Por suerte, consiguieron preservar su herencia y sus espíritus ancestrales disfrazando a sus deidades de santos católicos. En secreto, rindieron culto. El resultado es la religión de la nueva era conocida como santería, una mezcla de catolicismo y creencias tradicionales africanas.

The ultimate guide to help you expand mind power, relieve stress, end social anxiety, and boost your psychic abilities and positive energy! Are you looking for new ways to improve yourself and your quality of life? Do you want to avoid negative energy, feelings of excessive stress, social anxiety, and emotional suffering? If you want to unblock your chakras, increase the energy flow, and heal yourself through meditation, this six-in-one guide to all things relaxing is just for you!

Discover the hidden beauty in the Druid lifestyle and how it can bring peace and contentment to your life! Have you ever awakened, and you’re already tired just from thinking about your daily routine? Are you ready to learn how to improve your life? Do you want to make your time here have more meaning? Modern Druidry is not about dancing around Stonehenge in flowing white robes, chanting strange rituals. It’s about respecting nature and living life free of stress, strain, and worry. Now is the time to start living your life to your fullest potential.

With this handy little guide as your starting point, you will become an expert in the basics of Shakti and the Shakta tradition. Highly focused on the practical and the theoretical aspects of the Shakti, this book will teach you how to harness the power of Shakti to change your life for the better.

The journey of the Dark Goddess is a natural part of any difficult rite of passage. These transitions are often thought of as negative—death of a loved one, job loss, home loss, chronic illness, divorce—but even so-called "happy" transitions, such as marriage, the birth of a child, or retirement, can come with unexpected instability, grief, and a need for integration. In our culture, we may often feel like we should "move on" or "get back to normal." In studying myth, however, we come to understand that the purpose of challenging life transformations is not positive or negative.

Based on extensive cultural studies and long years of practice, Livia Kohn creates a new typology of meditation, based on six distinct ways of accessing the subconscious. In a special chapter on each type, she outlines the physiology, world view, and traditional practice as well as its modern medical adaptations and organizational settings. Providing a thorough theoretical framework combined with a comprehensive, analytical overview, the book greatly advances our understanding of meditation.

Yule—also known as the winter solstice—is celebrated when nighttime has reached its maximum length, and there is a promise of brighter days to come as candles are lit and feasts are enjoyed. This guide tells you how to perform rituals and work magic with the energy of rebirth and renewal that comes with the return of the light.

This work is designed to offer the context of the history of the woman's role in Islam from its inception, examining the conditioning of the sacred feminine over time. How deeply are the threads of religious identity sown?

Leila Slimani was in her native Morocco promoting her novel Adèle, about a woman addicted to sex, when she began meeting women who confided the dark secrets of their sexual lives. In Morocco, adultery, abortion, homosexuality, prostitution, and sex outside of marriage are all punishable by law, and women have only two choices: They can be wives or virgins. Sex and Lies combines vivid, often harrowing testimonies with Slimani's passionate and intelligent commentary to make a galvanizing case for a sexual revolution in the Arab world.